The role of a technological development center: lessons for success

Instituto de Capacitación e Investigación del Plástico y del Caucho

The role of a technological The role of a technological development center: lessons for development center: lessons for

successsuccess María del Pilar Noriega, Ph.D.María del Pilar Noriega, Ph.D. – Technical Director – Technical DirectorDr.-Ing. Alberto Naranjo – General DirectorDr.-Ing. Alberto Naranjo – General Director

STI Global Forum, Washington, February 14th, STI Global Forum, Washington, February 14th, 20072007


ICIPC BackgroundICIPC Background On April 21, 1987, the On April 21, 1987, the "Foundation "Foundation

Rubber and Plastic Institute for Training Rubber and Plastic Institute for Training and Research - "ICIPC"and Research - "ICIPC" was founded as a was founded as a non-profit organization aimed at non-profit organization aimed at meeting the increase in meeting the increase in competitiveness, productivity, quality of competitiveness, productivity, quality of products and innovation of the products and innovation of the industrial sector of plastics and rubber industrial sector of plastics and rubber in Colombiain Colombia . .

The opening date for activities was The opening date for activities was February 22nd, 1993.February 22nd, 1993.


ICIPC BackgroundICIPC Background

Its three founder members are the Its three founder members are the following Colombian organizations: following Colombian organizations:

The The EAFIT UNIVERSITYEAFIT UNIVERSITY, the , the Colombian Association of Plastic Colombian Association of Plastic Industries, Industries, ACOPLASTICOSACOPLASTICOS; and the ; and the Colombian plastic company, Colombian plastic company, FORMACOL.FORMACOL.


MISSION Short MISSION Short StatementStatement

Converting knowledge in Converting knowledge in wealthwealth


ICIPC Driving StrategyICIPC Driving Strategy

Innovation in products and Innovation in products and services of high added value in services of high added value in materials science, plastic products materials science, plastic products and polymer processing. and polymer processing.


ICIPC ServicesICIPC Services Formal education (M.Sc. Program Formal education (M.Sc. Program

with EAFIT University) and training with EAFIT University) and training (In house courses and seminars for (In house courses and seminars for the industry). the industry). Ph.D. Program Ph.D. Program currently in evaluation by ICFEScurrently in evaluation by ICFES..

Specialized consulting and Specialized consulting and technical advice technical advice

Lab testing and analysisLab testing and analysis Projects of applied research (R&D) Projects of applied research (R&D)

and technological development. and technological development.


Quality AssuranceQuality AssuranceISO 9001/2000 for all the ISO 9001/2000 for all the services of the instituteservices of the institute ISO 17025 for Lab TestingISO 17025 for Lab Testing


ICIPC ResourcesICIPC Resources Technical Division: 13 Technical Division: 13

highly qualified highly qualified professionals professionals (Specialists, M.Sc. (Specialists, M.Sc. And Ph.D.)And Ph.D.)

Management Division: Management Division: 7 professionals and 7 professionals and support personnelsupport personnel

Intranet, PCs, Intranet, PCs, workstations, workstations, specialized software, specialized software, support library, support library, specialized data specialized data bases, etc.bases, etc.

Laboratories:Laboratories:


National NetworkNational Network

ICIPC

SENA ACOPLASTICOS

U. de A.Dpto. de Química

UniversidadEAFIT

U. P. B.CIDI

CTAPROANTIOQUI

A

Universidadde los Andes

RCTCOLCIENCIAS

UniversidadNacional Medellín


Univ. delPaís VascoInstituto de

NuevosMateriales

International NetworkInternational NetworkGERMANYGERMANY USAUSA

ICIPC

IKT IKV Univ. deWisconsin

DIK Madison Group

ASSOCOMAPLASTITALYITALY

CIDAUT

SPAINSPAIN

CYTED

ASEPLAS

ECUADORECUADOR

VDI


Research Fields and FundingResearch Fields and Funding

Characterization Characterization and modification of and modification of polymer materialspolymer materials

Product designProduct design Polymer processingPolymer processing Modelling and Modelling and

simulation in simulation in polymer processingpolymer processing

Biodegradable Biodegradable polymer materials polymer materials (new field)(new field)

Selling services to Selling services to the industries of the industries of the plastics and the plastics and rubber sector in rubber sector in Colombia and Colombia and neighbor countriesneighbor countries

Research grants Research grants from Colciencias from Colciencias and Sena in and Sena in ColombiaColombia

International International research grants: research grants: VW foundation, VW foundation, Cyted, etc.Cyted, etc.


Research Fields and FundingResearch Fields and Funding

Since 1988 support is being Since 1988 support is being received from received from GTZ, a German GTZ, a German Technological Cooperation SocietyTechnological Cooperation Society and later on, since 1996, from the and later on, since 1996, from the Colombian government through Colombian government through COLCIENCIASCOLCIENCIAS and and SENASENA in projects in projects of applied research, technology of applied research, technology transfer and product development.transfer and product development.


Decisionmaking on Research Decisionmaking on Research Orientations and ServicesOrientations and Services

Demand driven research and servicesDemand driven research and services: inputs : inputs from the companies, from the founder from the companies, from the founder members, from the industrial associations, members, from the industrial associations, from the public sector, from pair institutes, from the public sector, from pair institutes, etc.etc.

ICIPC driven research and servicesICIPC driven research and services: inputs : inputs from the strategic plan of the institute, from from the strategic plan of the institute, from the state of the art searches, from the the state of the art searches, from the national and international networks, from national and international networks, from visits to national and international technical visits to national and international technical fairs and specialized seminars or fairs and specialized seminars or conferences, etc.conferences, etc.


ICIPC driven research and ICIPC driven research and services - Patentsservices - Patents

P: in process - A: aproved - N: deniedP: in process - A: aproved - N: denied

TRÁMITEDESCRIPCIÓN DEL REGISTRO

X

Patente. No. 030 10433 radicada ante la SIC, 10/02/2003: Método y celda de medición para la determinación de la difusividad térmica de materiales durante los procesos de transferencia de calor por conducción con rápidos cambios de temperatura que pueden incluir cambio de fase. Inventor: Alberto Naranjo C.

X

Patente No. 10/775,822 radicada en Estados Unidos, 10/02/2004: Method and device to determine the thermal diffusivity of materials, such as thermoplastic polymers, during non-stationary heat transfer processes. Inventor: Alberto Naranjo C.

NAPTRÁMITEDESCRIPCIÓN DEL REGISTRO

X

Patente. No. 030 10433 radicada ante la SIC, 10/02/2003: Método y celda de medición para la determinación de la difusividad térmica de materiales durante los procesos de transferencia de calor por conducción con rápidos cambios de temperatura que pueden incluir cambio de fase. Inventor: Alberto Naranjo C.

X

Patente No. 10/775,822 radicada en Estados Unidos, 10/02/2004: Method and device to determine the thermal diffusivity of materials, such as thermoplastic polymers, during non-stationary heat transfer processes. Inventor: Alberto Naranjo C.

NAP



X

Patente No. 050 88703 radicada ante la SIC, 05/09/2005: Dispositivo desviador de vuelo de aves y su sistema de sujeción a cables o alambres aéreos. Solicitante: Interconexión Eléctrica S. A., ISA, Inventores ICIPC: Mauricio Ramírez, Alberto Naranjo y María del Pilar Noriega Escobar e Inventores ISA: Miguel Angel Luna, Luis Fernando Cadena y Apolinar Alzate

X

Patente No. 030 12620 radicada ante la SIC, 14/02/2003: Método y dispositivo para visualizar en línea y cuantificar la fusión de polímeros en máquinas de plastificación con tornillo sin afectar significativamente su régimen térmico. . Inventores: María del Pilar Noriega Escobar, Alberto Naranjo Carvajal, Tim Andreas Osswald y Nicola Ferrier

X

Patente No. 10/780,290 radicada en Estados Unidos, 14/02/2004: Method and device to visualize in-line and quantify the polymer melting in plasticating screw machines without significantly affecting its thermal regime. Inventores: María del Pilar Noriega Escobar, Alberto Naranjo Carvajal, Tim Andreas Osswald y Nicola Ferrier.


X

Patente No. 050 88703 radicada ante la SIC, 05/09/2005: Dispositivo desviador de vuelo de aves y su sistema de sujeción a cables o alambres aéreos. Solicitante: Interconexión Eléctrica S. A., ISA, Inventores ICIPC: Mauricio Ramírez, Alberto Naranjo y María del Pilar Noriega Escobar e Inventores ISA: Miguel Angel Luna, Luis Fernando Cadena y Apolinar Alzate

X

Patente No. 030 12620 radicada ante la SIC, 14/02/2003: Método y dispositivo para visualizar en línea y cuantificar la fusión de polímeros en máquinas de plastificación con tornillo sin afectar significativamente su régimen térmico. . Inventores: María del Pilar Noriega Escobar, Alberto Naranjo Carvajal, Tim Andreas Osswald y Nicola Ferrier

X

Patente No. 10/780,290 radicada en Estados Unidos, 14/02/2004: Method and device to visualize in-line and quantify the polymer melting in plasticating screw machines without significantly affecting its thermal regime. Inventores: María del Pilar Noriega Escobar, Alberto Naranjo Carvajal, Tim Andreas Osswald y Nicola Ferrier.

NAP

ICIPC driven research and ICIPC driven research and services - Patentsservices - Patents

P: in process - A: aproved - N: deniedP: in process - A: aproved - N: denied



XMatPlast DB: Base de datos de materiales plásticos. Clase 9 C.N. Resolución No. 34228 de diciembre 20 de 2005

XInyecTools: Herramientas computacionales para cálculos en el proceso de inyección. Clase 9 C.N. Resolución No. 34227 de diciembre 20 de 2005

XExtruTools: Herramientas computacionales para cálculos en el proceso de extrusión. Clase 9 C.N. Resolución No. 33835 de diciembre 19 de 2005

XPERMEASOFT®: Programa para el diseño, cálculo y simulación de empaques de barrera. Clase 42. Resolución No. 22090 del 29 de junio de 2001


XMatPlast DB: Base de datos de materiales plásticos. Clase 9 C.N. Resolución No. 34228 de diciembre 20 de 2005

XInyecTools: Herramientas computacionales para cálculos en el proceso de inyección. Clase 9 C.N. Resolución No. 34227 de diciembre 20 de 2005

XExtruTools: Herramientas computacionales para cálculos en el proceso de extrusión. Clase 9 C.N. Resolución No. 33835 de diciembre 19 de 2005

XPERMEASOFT®: Programa para el diseño, cálculo y simulación de empaques de barrera. Clase 42. Resolución No. 22090 del 29 de junio de 2001

NAP

P: in process - A: approved - N: deniedP: in process - A: approved - N: denied

ICIPC driven research and ICIPC driven research and services - Trademarksservices - Trademarks


Demand driven research and Demand driven research and servicesservices


Technology transfer to SMEs Technology transfer to SMEs and big companiesand big companies

By means of the successful use of the By means of the successful use of the international patents system and international patents system and specialized data bases specialized data bases ( uspto, esp( uspto, esp@@cenet, cenet, PAJ, Science Direct, Dialog, etc.), PAJ, Science Direct, Dialog, etc.), ICIPC has ICIPC has transfered know-how to the companies of transfered know-how to the companies of the plastics and rubber sector in Colombia the plastics and rubber sector in Colombia and neighbor countries for:and neighbor countries for: Innovation in products and processesInnovation in products and processes Technology transferTechnology transfer Technical monitoring of a specific Technical monitoring of a specific

industrial segment, process or productindustrial segment, process or product State of the art in technology, products State of the art in technology, products

and processesand processes


EvoluEvolution oftion of CDTs CDTs (Technological Development (Technological Development

Centers) in ColombiaCenters) in Colombia

CGT

CDT

InfrastructurInfrastructure resourcese resources

Action scenariosAction scenarios

Source: COLCIENCIASSource: COLCIENCIAS


EvoluEvolution oftion of CDTs CDTs (Technological Development (Technological Development

Centers) in ColombiaCenters) in Colombia

Source: ColcienciasSource: Colciencias

InfrastructureResources

Management Services

Strategic Position


Main learned lessons from Main learned lessons from a a technological development technological development

centercenter SSpecialized competencepecialized competencess (high level of (high level of

education and skills of the researcherseducation and skills of the researchers: : M.Sc. And Ph.D.M.Sc. And Ph.D.) in ) in a specific a specific technological field are required, in our technological field are required, in our case, case, polymer materials and processingpolymer materials and processing..

Very close relationship to the industry, Very close relationship to the industry, that the center attends, is necessary for that the center attends, is necessary for success and for matching the supply and success and for matching the supply and the demand.the demand.

Portfolio equilibrium between applied Portfolio equilibrium between applied research and technology transfer research and technology transfer services for the companies is required.services for the companies is required.



centercenter In situ infrastructure resources are very In situ infrastructure resources are very

important for a center and key for important for a center and key for knowledge generation.knowledge generation.

In situ high qualified personnel is key for In situ high qualified personnel is key for success and for guaranteeing the success and for guaranteeing the confidentiality that the industry requires.confidentiality that the industry requires.The profile of an employee at ICIPC: The profile of an employee at ICIPC: researcher (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) + professor + researcher (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) + professor + consultant + social and marketing skills.consultant + social and marketing skills.



centercenter National and international networks in National and international networks in

operation are extremely important: “win-operation are extremely important: “win-win” clear agreements.win” clear agreements.

Avoid “discovering the wheel” by doing Avoid “discovering the wheel” by doing state of the art searches prior to any state of the art searches prior to any research or technological service.research or technological service.

Focused portfolio to avoid dispersed Focused portfolio to avoid dispersed activities (driven by financial needs)activities (driven by financial needs)

A technological development center is a A technological development center is a “technological based company”: on time “technological based company”: on time delivery of products, quality control, delivery of products, quality control, contracts, customer satisfaction, among contracts, customer satisfaction, among others, are required.others, are required.


National and International National and International RecognitionsRecognitions

ICIPC has a research group of “A” ICIPC has a research group of “A” category in Colciencias (Colombian category in Colciencias (Colombian Institute for Science and Technology)Institute for Science and Technology)

ICIPC together with Acoplásticos has ICIPC together with Acoplásticos has become a study case at the Harvard become a study case at the Harvard business school (Nº N9-703-437, 2003)business school (Nº N9-703-437, 2003)

TheThe GTZ GTZ ( (German Technological German Technological Cooperation Society)Cooperation Society) presented ICIPC as presented ICIPC as a successful casea successful case, , in its publication ofin its publication of FFebrebruaryuary 2003 “ 2003 “ICIPCICIPC – – An example of An example of successful successful cooperationcooperation between the between the industry and the science”industry and the science”


Thank you !Thank you !Questions Questions

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The role of a technological development center: lessons for success