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Technology Transfer CenterTechnology Transfer Centerof the University of Lodzof the University of Lodz
High-Tech Accelerator - Innovation CenterHigh-Tech Accelerator - Innovation CenterFoundation of the University of LodzFoundation of the University of Lodz
Bridging science and industryBridging science and industryin the Lodz region,in the Lodz region,
in Poland and internationallyin Poland and internationally
Building economy in the Lodz region Building economy in the Lodz region and in Poland, based on innovation, and in Poland, based on innovation,
high-technology and knowledgehigh-technology and knowledge
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High-Tech Accelerator +
Innovation Center
University of Lodz
Incubator (non-academic) Partners matchingCommercialization plansTechnology and market evaluationTrainings, Seminars Funding innovations (Equity and others)
Incubator (academic)Studies – Science &Technology Commercialization Commercialization UL technologiesIP protection
Technology Transfer OfficeUniv.of Lodz
Current organizational model
FoundationInnovation Center - Accelerator
Univ.of Lodz
Past organization – two units of the
University
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BackgroundMain Partners 2003 - 2006
University of Texas at Austin Austin Technology Incubator IC2 Institute / Univ. of Texas Ministry of Economy
Know-how transfer from UT to University of Lodz
And based on this know-how and cooperation:
Building within University of Lodz two new centers focused on: tech-transfer, technology commercialization, support for development innovative (and academic)
entrepreneurship, strengthening relations science – business, education in the area of innovative business
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TechnologyINCUBATOR PARTNERS MATCHING
Science – business/industryin Poland
and international (ex.Poland-USA/UE)
Advisory inCOMMERCIALIZATION
of technology and innovation
SeminarsConferences
ResearchTrainings
& workshops for companies
Post-graduate STUDIES
Science & Technology Commercialization
Support in Support in FUNDING FUNDING
for Innovationfor Innovation(business angels, (business angels, VC, seed capital)VC, seed capital)
Business plansCOMMERCIALIZATION
PLANS
Technology and Market potencial
EVALUATION
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Programs / ActivityHigh-Tech Accelerator – Innovation Center
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Regulations in Poland helping universities
in cooperation with business and industry
According to the law – the IP rights to the innovations and technologies created at the universities belong to the universities…
… however Universities: can share these rights and ownership very often implement their own regulations (focus: sharing profits
in case of commercialization, transferring technologies to start-up companies, selling university technologies to the industry)
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Technology Transfer Officeof the University of Lodz
Managing University of Lodz IP rights Helping University to prepare and make internal regulations (… still in a process) Communicating scientists with companies, „translating” the language of scientists
(„research”) into the language of business (usability of technology, market applications, level of innovation, …)
Organizing tech transfer for the university Promoting IP protection, entrepreneurship based on innovation and high-tech
(scientists, students); Educating Managing the High-Tech Incubator of the Univ.of Lodz (both for academia and
inventors from „outside”) Helping Univ.of Lodz authorities in implementing technology commercialization
(…partly implemented) and cooperation with business to the strategy of development of the university (… still in a process)
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Private inventors
Universities Scientist
PhDStudents
Tech Transfer Office of the UL IP Protection activity – services for Univ.of
Lodz Projects and for the companies
University
agreements
Commercial agreements
Employee
agreements
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Innovation Center – High-Tech Accelerator The Foundation of the University of
Lodz Foundation is more focused on business activity, more outside of
the University, while TTO more focused on education and in-University activity
Cooperating with business and industry Commercial activity: advisory in building innovative business, searching
funding (cooperation with Venture Capital / seed capital funds) Undertaking activity on the regional level – in tech transfer, R&D and
business cooperation etc. Undertaking activity on the international level – in tech transfer, R&D
and business cooperation etc.
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Our Support & Programs for University of Lodz scientists, students and graduates Inventors, individuals and teams
planning to start an innovative company New and young companies operating in high-tech sector Small, medium size and micro companies
implementing their own innovation or searching for innovation, partner, access to market in Poland and abroad
R&D Institutes and universities planning to commercialize the results of research work and technologies
Focus on the people and institutions in the Lodz region,Also operating in Poland and abroad
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Programs / ActivityThe commercial and market potential
evaluation of technology and innovationCommercial potential estimation methods The Analysis and verification of the market potential Commercialization strategy development Business plans development
Specialist groups Train teams to the commercialization potential review Show the procedures in a theme of commercialization Support in the report development to harness in the next commercialization levels
Creativity evaluation Indication on new solutions and use – recommendations to the customer
• Technology level / creativity level• Additional benefits resulting from use
Customers: for example: Investment Funds (Polish/mixed capital – seed capital/VC funds planning investment in high-tech, environment protection sector companies, Polish Agency for Entrepreneurship Development, Jagiellonian University, Technical Univ.of Lodz, others
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Study specialization – innovations and advanced technologies, commercialization, know-how transfer
Studies licensed byTexas University at Austin to Univ.of Lodz Participants meet technology review methods developed in NASA
and Texas University at Austin 4 editions of studies in 2004-2006 – participants: 40 companies, 25
research institutions or science-technological parks, individuals Trainings, seminaries, workshops – theme: innovations and
advanced technologies
Programs / ActivityMaster of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization
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Programs / ActivityHigh-Tech & Innovation Incubator
OFFER for Innovators, ScientistsFrom University of Lodz and other universities,
And other InventorsAnd for New Companies (Start-up, Spin-off)
Incubator - Advisory services: Evaluation of innovation and market Business plan and Commercialization plan Strategy for product/service development, for company IP protection Experts, Contacts Access to markets, among others US market (in cooperation with Univ.of Texas
University team) Matching innovation and technology with investors / Business Angels, Venture Capital/
Private Equity , Seed Capital Funds University of Lodz students – support of students for start-up companies
Lowering the risk connected with commercialization Increasing credibility of young/new companies
Plus advisory for SME in the above mentioned areas
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Programs / ActivityPartners Matching
Science – Business / Industryin Poland and abroadOFFER FOR
Polish companies and R&D centers / institutes,Searching partners for technology commercialization,Searching access to markets – through partnershipSearching technologies for industry
Example scenarios of cooperation: Distribution, Services, Licensing, Joint venture; R&D joint venture; Outsourcing, …ROLE of Accelerator – Innovation Center:
Due diligence StrategyOffer preparation, business model NegotiationsLowering mental and business and cultural differencies between countries
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Programs / Current ActivityExamples of partnership on the level of the Lodz region
Active partner in clusters on the regional level:Media Cluster – since November 2007 (film industry, movie production and education, cooperation between SME’s and academia/ Univ.of Lodz, High School of Movie and Theatre and local city of Lodz an regional authorities)Working on the UE project, inter-regional cooperation, dedicated to developing media sectors in selected areas of the EUFocus on promotion of the av-industry, development of the av-industry in the region, building of the model of managing of the media cluster and testing and implementing this model in the Lodz region Media Cluster
Partner in building Incubator of Culture and Art in Lodz – since December 2007
Sharing our experience in building and developing incubatorsSharing contacts and best practicesHelping in building educational programs
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Programs / Current ActivityExamples of partnership on the level of the Lodz region
Program of Partners Matching Lodz region - Texas, USA in the field of Biotechnology and Pharmacy & Nanotechnology – since 2008
Building the program of cooperation of universities and companies form Lodz region (and Poland) with the US partners – mainly from the Texas areaAreas of cooperation: R&D, clinical trials, drug discovery, small lot manufacturing, drug manufacturing, compounds manufacturing (lab quantities)Role of our center – managing of the program, searching partners in the Univ.of Lodz and other universities in the region, searching and matching business partners in Lodz region and in Poland, helping in building partnership
Cooperation with the Technopark Lodz (regional science and technology park)
Our Incubator as the „pre-incubator” for the companies which will continue development in the Lodz Technopark
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Programs / Current ActivityExample of using national programs for development
of regional scientific projects Program „Initiative for Technology”
Initiative for Technology – 2007 Government Program aiming at implementation of research results to industry. Run by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education participants: Universities, scientific units, research and development
centers and institutes, in cooperation with industry companies participants apply for financing for scientific research on the condition
that they have an industry partner declaring to implement the research results, the Program puts stress on the implementation of the R&D results
our role was to identify potential participants in academic environment, provide advisory on how to participate in the program, and support them in preparing application by carrying out the business analysis of the project viability
two universities we helped write business plans of the projects received financing, one grant was 2 600 million PLN (ca USD 1 mln)
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Programs / Current ActivityExample of stimulating and supporting
innovative entrepreneurship in the Lodz region
Competition for Innovative Ideas (2006, 2007, planned – 2008) Especially for micro-companies, start-ups, spin-offs In cooperation with funding institutions, like venture capital and seed
capital funds, business angel organizations, which want to invest in high-tech „young” business
In cooperation with the local authorities (city of Lodz, regional authorities)
In cooperation with the Technopark Lodz In 2007 – 60 applications of innovative businesses, mostly students
and graduates, some scientists, some inventors from outside of academia
Third edition of the Competition – in 2008
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Support for science and business Support for science and business in all stages of technology/innovation in all stages of technology/innovation commercialization process, starting commercialization process, starting with idea, … until implementationwith idea, … until implementationor starting new companyor starting new company
Support for science and business Support for science and business in all stages of technology/innovation in all stages of technology/innovation commercialization process, starting commercialization process, starting with idea, … until implementationwith idea, … until implementationor starting new companyor starting new company
Technology and Technology and market evaluation – market evaluation – for innovations, for innovations, technologies, technologies, companiescompanies
Trainings, Trainings, workshops, post-workshops, post-graduate studiesgraduate studies
Experts network Experts network (science, business; (science, business; Poland, abroad)Poland, abroad)
Partners matching Partners matching (science, business; (science, business; Poland, abroad)Poland, abroad)
Funding for Funding for innovation and innovation and technology, start-technology, start-ups and SMEsups and SMEs
Advisory in Advisory in technology technology commercialization, commercialization, etc.etc.
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Sources of funding for the activity ofHigh-Tech Accelerator – Innovation Center
American-Polish offset program University of Lodz – University of Texas at Austin – 2003-2006 (funded by the Ministry of Economy) EU Funds, ex.:
7 Framework Program Operational Programs for Poland 2004-2006 Operational Programs for Poland 2007-2013
University of Lodz budget (Tech Transfer Office) Ministry of Science programs, ex. supporting academic entrepreneurship Ministry of Economy programs, ex. supporting academic entrepreneurship Commercial activity (Tech Transfer Office, The Foundation):
advisory services (tech transfer in Poland and internationally, trainings and post-graduate studies, incubator, research, etc.)
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We are ready to share our experience and to learn more !
Open for cooperation
Ewa Postolska [email protected] Dariusz Trzmielak [email protected]
Maria Głowacka [email protected]
Innovation Center - High-Tech Accelerator Technology Transfer Office the Foundation of the University of Lodz of the University of Lodz
90-237 Łódź, ul. J.Matejki 22/26, POLAND
tel.: +48 (42) 635 4983 tel.: +48 (42) 635 4987tel.: +48 (42) 635 4984 fax: +48 (42) 635 4988fax: +48 (42) 635 4985 e-mail: [email protected]: [email protected], [email protected] http://www.ctt.uni.lodz.plhttp://www.ciat.uni.lodz.pl
