OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

¦  Team of customer-service oriented professionals with broad expertise in business development, patent law, and research

¦  Service unit of NC State providing technology development and intellectual property support to faculty, staff and students

¦  Recruit, reward and retain faculty, staff and students interested in seeing their ideas / technologies advanced

¦  Facilitate exchange of materials and information with partners ¦  Promote economic development and advancement of NC’s knowledge-

based economy ¦  Promote the application of scientific research for public use and benefit

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Office of Technology Transfer

Bayh-Dole Act was passed in 1980: ¦  Gives universities ownership of inventions made by their researchers

using federal funds ¦  Actively promote and attempt to commercialize the invention ¦  Give preference to US businesses and small businesses

¦  Provide financial incentives to inventors to encourage innovation ¦  Use remaining income for research and education

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Bayh-Dole & the Emergence of Technology Transfer

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Service Focused Model

Promote Culture of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Triage Opportunities

Strategically Protect

Identify Partner

Deal

Benefits Maximized

¦  4,000+ Invention Disclosures ¦  730+ Issued US Patents ¦  150+ Products to Market ¦  80+ Start-up Companies Launched ¦  6,500+ jobs created with 3100+ in North Carolina

¦  $1.46 Billion in Financing Raised

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Office of Technology Transfer Impact

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Diversification & Growth of Regional Economy

Textiles

Pharmaceuticals

Animal Health Advanced Materials Human Health

80+ Companies 6,500+ Jobs $1.5B = Capital Raised

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College of Veterinary Medicine Activity

FY07   FY08   FY09   FY10   FY11   FY12    (so  far)   Totals  

IDF   11   6   8   9   8   3   45  

Patents  Filed   1   2   2   3   4   0   12  

Patents  Issued   3   2   7   0   4   1   17  

Total  Agreements   14   52   61   56   76   25   284  

Licenses   2   1   1   0   3   0   7  

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

100

FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 (so far)

Licenses

Agreements

Patents Issued

Patents Filed

IDFs

¦  Fees Increased on Sept. 16, 2011 (Prioritized examination available) ¦  New micro entity results in 75% fee reduction ¦  Post grant and procedural changes in effect starting Sept. 16. 2012 ¦  Change to first-to-file system effective March 16, 2013

Significant changes to how patents are prosecuted, enforced, and litigated

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Patent Reform

¦  Launched by Chancellor Woodson in 2010 ¦  Network provides services and support for inventors and entrepreneurs

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Springboard Initiative

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Invention!Evaluation,!IP!Protection,!and!Licensing!

Technology Licensing Triage and Assessment IP Protection Licensing Information/Material Exchange

Technology!Development!

Proof of Concept Services Chancellors Innovation Fund Daugherty Endowment Wolf Ventures Research Development Prototyping Services

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Startup!Company!Formation!

New Venture Services NC State Fast 15 Mentoring Education

!Industry!Partnerships/Collaboration!Royalty!Revenue!Research!Funding!!New!Companies!Job!Creation!

ACT!SBTDC!

Partnership!Office!IESBIS!!

ACT!Innovalyst!KIETS!RDO!

Garage!(EI)!

HiTEC!Technology!Incubator!

EI!KIETS!IESBIS!BEN!

Office!of!Technology!Transfer!

¦  Chancellor’s Innovation Fund www.ncsu.edu/ott/cif.html ¦  NC State “Fast 15” ¦  Service Partner Collaborations ¦  New Team Members ¦  eDisclosure www.ncsu.edu/ott/resource.html

¦  Innovators Portal www.ncsu.edu/ott ¦  REACH NC/Partnership Concierge www.reachnc.org

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New Resources

¦  Ethylene inhibition technology that helps the commercial produce and floral industries maintain the freshness and quality of fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants

¦  Exclusively licensed to Rohm & Haas, a subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company

¦  Launched new subsidiary, AgroFresh, Inc. ¦  A true “home run” technology – created 100+ jobs and four new

products, generates revenue, provides recognition for NC State and its inventors, improves consumer products

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Licensing Patent Rights to an Existing Company

¦  Drug development company investigating new drugs for the treatment of pulmonary diseases and disorders associated with the over-secretion of mucus and pulmonary inflammation

¦  Commercialized the most sensitive test for Bartonella infection in patients with healthy immune systems (veterinary and human health markets)

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Economic Development Impact L a u n c h i n g N e w C o m p a n i e s

University’s Role ¦  Establish a clear intellectual

property policy ¦  Incentivize and encourage

innovation and entrepreneurship

¦  Provide proof of concept funding ¦  Provide recognition during PRT

process ¦  Education our creative students

OTT’s Goals ¦  Partner with the right

organizations for the right reasons ¦  Identify industry needs / market

pull

¦  Champion the opportunity ¦  Provide outstanding service and

support ¦  Promote culture of innovation and

entrepreneurship

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Expanding Our Ecosystem

Billy B. Houghteling Executive Director Billy_houghteling@ncsu.edu

www.ncsu.edu/ott 919-515-7199

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THANK YOU F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t :

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