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Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation G. Anelli, CMS CB Networking Event, 09.12.2013
Knowledge Transfer @CERN
Giovanni AnelliHead of Knowledge Transfer Group
CERN
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KT: one of CERN’s missions
Matter
Molecule
Atom
Electron
Proton
Quarks
Nucleus
CERN Mission
Push back the frontiers of knowledge in nuclear research
Develop new technologies for accelerators and detectors
Train scientists and engineers of tomorrow
Unite people from different countries and cultures
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CERN’s areas of excellence
Accelerating particle beams
Detecting particles
IT technologies
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CERN Core Competences
Cryogenics (1.9 K)
Vacuum(10-12 Torr)
Super-conductivity(13kA, 7MJoules)
Magnets(10 T)
Very high performancedetectors and electronics Data
processing
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CERN’s Technology Portfolio
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Technology Portfolio - statistics
• ~200 TT cases (40% open, 20% protected by patent)• ~40 new disclosures per year• Exploitation level: ~50%
TRL Simplified Definition
1 Technology application formulated and basic concept demonstrated
2 Functional validation in laboratory environment
3Representative prototype fully qualified (technology ready to transfer)
Technology Portfolio - General Statistics
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KT FundFunding Innovation
• The KT Fund is a financial instrument which helps bridging the gap between CERN and society
• The requests are evaluated by a Committee composed by all the Department Heads and members of the KT Group
• The 12 projects submitted in 2011 and 2012 were all judged excellent by the committee and financed
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KT Fund 2011 project:Flame/smoke detector and Rn detector
• Two demonstrators have been built and tested
• Comparison with best commercial devices shows at least a factor 10 improvement
• A number of companies interested in the technologies, two patents filed
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• NEG (Non-Evaporable Getter thin film coatings)
Technology used to create and maintain ultra-high vacuum in the accelerator vacuum chambers.
From high vacuum…
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• License and partnership with a start-up company
Development of a commercial product able to use diffused or indirect light and reach very high temperatures of up to 300 degreesDevelopment of a prototype production chain
… to solar energy!
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Vacuum is an excellent insulator!
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• Civil-engineering company opened a new solar power plant
Environmentally friendly "solar field" heats close to 80,000 cubic metres of bitumen to 180 degrees.
Solar panels plant
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Installation at GVA airport
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• Hybrid silicon pixel detectors for tracking applications in High Energy Physics
153 high energy particle tracks flying through a telescope of half a million pixels in the WA97 experiment back in 1995
Silicon pixel detectors (SPDs)
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Medipix• A family of single photon counting
integrated circuits used in Hybrid Silicon Pixel Detectors
• The Medipix collaborations (close to 20 institutes) contributed to the development and dissemination of the technology
• A good example of how (fundamental) science fosters innovation which can be transferred to society… and back!
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(courtesy of MARS Bioimaging Ltd)
• MARS project Colour CT X-ray scanner based on the Medipix technology
Application: Medical imaging
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• Partnership and license agreements with a company to build a X-ray diffractometer
Application: Material analysis
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Hadrontherapy
charged hadron beam
that loses energy in matter
tumour
target
Photons ProtonsPhotons ProtonsX rays
protons orcarbon ions
GSI
Hadron beams: new treatment opportunities for deep-seated tumours
C ions: 24 times more energy than protons
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CNAO• CNAO started
treating patients with proton beams in September 2011
• Ion Beam Therapy and Research Center
• Protons (1H+) and carbon ions (12C6+)
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Other ways of dissemination• The Technology Transfer process:
invention disclosure IP protection license to a company
is difficult, especially for the world of particle physics. Collaborative R&D (with industry and other research institutes) is key for a successful transfer.
• Other ways of dissemination are also very important for the Organization
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CERN@school allows students to use a Timepix chip in the lab to visualise radiation
Langton Ultimate Cosmic ray Intensity Detector uses 5 Timepix chips to monitor the radiation environment in Space
Data from LUCID and CERN@school detectors will be uploaded to the Grid and made available for students to analyse
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CERN Easy Access IP
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CERN Open Hardware Licence
A legal framework to facilitate knowledge exchange across the electronic design community.
In the spirit of knowledge and technology dissemination, the CERN OHL was created to govern the use, copying, modification and distribution of hardware design documentation, and the manufacture and distribution of products.
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KT implementation ways
Transfer to Existing Companies
Creation of New Companies
Market Pull
Technology Push
Spin-Off Support
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CERN Business Ideas Accelerator
CERNPre-Incubator
CERN STFC BIC
NATIONAL BIC
NATIONAL BIC
NATIONAL BIC
NATIONAL BIC
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Turning CERN technologies into new business opportunities
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Incubators in the MS
• The STFC CERN BIC is a pilot scheme which we plan to replicate in other Member States
• Integration into existing structures is crucial• To “fill” these incubators, we are working on
a “pre-incubator” concept: CERN technologies + (external) fundings + (external) entrepreneurs new companies generation
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The STFC-CERN BIC in a nutshell
• The STFC - CERN Business Incubation Centre (BIC) pilot scheme will support businesses and entrepreneurs in taking CERN innovative technologies and know how from technical concept to market reality.
• A very efficient and highly visible way to transfer technologies. • STFC provides:
• Funding: Accompanied technical visits to CERN + 40.000 GBP per company• Access to expertise at STFC• Business support (which may include advice on business planning, investment fund
raising, finding collaborative partners)
• CERN provides:• Use of CERN IP at favourable conditions• Use of the “CERN Technology” and “CERN Spin off” labels• Access to expertise at CERN – up to 40 hours free access to technical expertise and
facilities (subject to availability)
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Knowledge Transfer through People
Every year, hundreds of students come to CERN to contribute to our research programs
An opportunity for young people to learn in a multicultural environment
Not only for physicists! Also engineers, computer scientists, administrative students…
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More info / Contacts
www.cern.ch/knowledgetransfer