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Technology Transfer in Academia a brief history and look forward for UTSA

Technology Transfer in Academia a brief history and look forward for UTSA. Kenneth W. Porter, Ph.D. Asst VP for Technology Transfer Director OTV UTHSC/UT SA , UT B , UT PA 210.567.0150 kenneth.porter@utsa.edu. Johns Hopkins University (1 st US research university).

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Technology Transfer in Academia a brief history and look forward for UTSA

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  1. Technology Transferin Academiaa brief history and look forward for UTSA Kenneth W. Porter, Ph.D.Asst VP for Technology Transfer Director OTV UTHSC/UTSA, UTB, UTPA 210.567.0150 kenneth.porter@utsa.edu

  2. Johns Hopkins University (1st US research university) • 1879: Remsen (prof) and Fahlberg (fellow), through toluene research, discovered saccharin • 1884: Fahlberg (entrepreneur) patented and sold • Remsen (bitter university president) later denounced Fahlberg (fabulously wealthy businessman) Issuance of Fahlberg’s patent tied Pure Scientific Research to Profit/Loss i.e. Technology Transfer

  3. WARFWisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Founded 1925 • 5,200 Inventions • 1,600 Patents • 1,500 Licenses • $860,000,000 to fund research • WiCell Research Institute

  4. Government-Sponsored Research • Vannevar Bush • Science – The Endless Frontier (1945) • ONR: defense • NSF: basic science • NIH: health • Eventually 26 granting agencies with 26IP policies. In general, US govt assignment, licensed non-exclusively; waivers permitted, but process cumbersome. Many patents, few licensed, fewer products. Tragedy of the commons. Investment requires control, e.g. exclusive license.

  5. Bayh-Dole Act Patent & Trademark Act Amendment of 1980 • A recognition by Congress that: • Imagination and creativity are a national resource • The patentsystemis the vehicle for delivery of the resource to the public (Constitution provides for patents, CAFC established in 1982) • Stewardship best managed by contractors, eg universities and especially small business • Existing federal policy was placing the nation in peril at a time when IPR and innovation were becoming the preferred currency in foreign affairs Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act, 1980Federal Technology Transfer Act, 1986

  6. Academic Technology Transfer • Birth • Science transformed into business • Maturation • Federal research value captured • Codification • Bayh-Dole Act • Practice • Legitimate private use of public goods and resources • Challenges • Patent reform; level playing field for academic access to business market • Licensing standards; level playing field for business access to academic research

  7. Participants Technology Transfer Practice TTO Fruits ofacademic research Process tied to through Market, Patent system Inventor Industry Align interests IDF conveyedby Invention $$ Expertise Access License

  8. CU Summary Statisticshttp://www.cu.edu/techtransfer Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3

  9. An Introduction to CONNECT OUR MISSION CONNECT is the globally recognized public benefits organization fostering entrepreneurship in the San Diego region by catalyzing, accelerating, and supporting the growth of the most promising technology and life sciences businesses. http://www.connect.org/about/index.htm

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