afc café stst - bart de moor (ku leuven)
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Professor, vice-rector and co-founder of six spin-offs at the KU Leuven, Bart De Moor explained the entrepreneurship ecosystem at the university.TRANSCRIPT
“Exploitation of research,
technology and know how transfer”
Bart De Moor, chairman IRF (IOF)
General Assembly Industrial Research Fund Fuel for Future Tech Transfer 29 May 2009
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Then needed +230 mio euro/year from 2010 !
Lisbon: R&D investments in % GRP
Human research potential
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# researchers / 1000 employees (2003) Higher education share / 100 adults (25-64) (2003)
STEM masters / 1000 20-29 year (2003)
Entrepreneurship
European paradox: Research excellent,
Tech transfer insufficient !
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Total Entrepreneurial Activity (GEM)
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ValorisationPatents
Licenses
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IOF FP6/7
SME
Direct ContractResearch
KULResearch
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FFF BA/VC
founders employees
Fase 1
From basic research to tech transfer
Fase 2
IPTEC Award
2006 Stanford
2007 Tsinghua
2008 Leuven
Examples of technology transfer
Research collaboration: results
• 95 million euro income from research collaboration• 1,263 new agreements (2010)
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Intellectual property: results
• 146 patent applications in 2010– 454 active patent families– 44 PCTs
• 53 million euro license-income
In numbers 2010
Reported findings 180
Priority submissions 146
New patents 22
Spin-off companies: results (1)
• 92 spin-off companies started, 80 still active; together +/- 3,000 employees (numbers 2010)• 6 successful flotations (IPOs)
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Cumulative number of spin-offs created
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Spin-off companies: results (2)
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Networks
• Stimulating knowledge exchange and partnering with other high-tech businesses (both SMEs and large
companies) and innovation actors
Networks
• Vertical networks:– DSP Valley– LSEC
• Thematic centres:– CD3– L-MRC– L-MTC– LICT– PharmAbs– NERF
Science parks, business centres & incubators
• Science Park Arenberg• Science Park Haasrode• Science Park Termunck• Science Park Waterschei - Genk • Science Park Tienen• Ubicenter • Campus Remy• Business Centre Leuven • Bio-Incubator Leuven • Biogenerator Tienen• Innovation- & Incubation Centre KU Leuven (I&I)• Innovation- & Incubation Centre Kortrijk (IICK)
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FP7
IOF
KennisplatformenHefboomprojecten
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IDEASPEOPLE COOPERATION
SMEs CIP
OT
IDO
GOA IWT – O&O
IWT - OZM
IWT - SBO
IWT – SBOvoortraject (m. f.)
General: IOF - parameters
DecreeFlemish Government
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Weight ’04 %
Scientific. Staff
Spin-offs
Patents
EU FP
IWT projects
Public/cit.
Doctorates
IOF Parameters
General: IOF - parameters
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IOF Parameters
Project types:- leverage platforms- knowledge building platforms
People:- industrial research fellows
IOF / IRF
Industrial Research Fellows
• Support strategic basic research, research plan with valorisation initiatives, industry bridger, TTO - research group(s) linker
Specific • PhD, preferably 2 years postdoc experience
• Valorization expertise and supportNetworking, IP follow up, innovation initiator, negotiations
• Project application and management– IWT projects with industry– EU projects (7th FP)
Period Permanent position Budget € 125 000 / year, bench-fee incl.
Next submission date 2 x / year
Industrial Research Fellows
• New type of long-term research/management profile !• Support innovative research• Undertake valorization initiatives which lead to
– Patent applications and grants– Spin-off creation– Contract / licensing / service agreements ~ industrial
revenues– Contacts and collaboration with industry
• Guarantee continuity via project financing en follow-up– Industrial and IWT projects– EU projects
… in agreement with promoter
Industrial Research Fellows
• Selection– Call
• General application procedure• IOF-vacancy call
– Criteria– Pre-selection– Defence & final selection
• Permanent position– Evaluation procedures – Promotion possibilities (up to high level ~ professorship)
Leverage projects
• Short-term feasability studies • Bringing scientific concept or technology to point of
transferability
Specific • Focused and Feasible • Clear valorization potential • Direct follow-up financing or return
– Patent application - licensing– Spinoff : ready to start business plan– Create potential for industrial collaboration or large EU initiative– Leverage to Knowledge Platform– Other
Period 1 year Budget € 50 000 - 100 000
Next submission date X 2 / year
Knowledge Platforms
• Multidisciplinary consortia• High level strategic basic research
Specific • Knowledge consortium with valorisation potential
• Answer to industrial demand or new market
• Interaction platform with market / users
• Role postdoc(s)
Period 4 years Budget € 150 000-200.000 / year
Next submission date Intention & Application: 2 x / year
Calls vs Grants
Applications Grants
IOF Fellows
Call 2005 40 8
Call 2006 6 3
Call 2007 9 4
Call 2008 14 7
Total M 69 21
Applications Grants
Leverage projects
Call 2006 41 14
Call 2007 54 16
Call 2008 30 10
Call 2009 17 4
Total Leverage Projects
142 48
Knowledge Platforms
Call 2006 21 6
Call 2007 10 4
Call 2008 10 5
Total KP 41 15
° one terminated due to ZAP position
Appl ProjectsApprox.
budget %
LP 142 48 16
KP 41 15 47
M 69 21 37
Total 252 84 100
Total budget 2004-2008: 23,5 Mj Euro
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