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Danish Techtrans and Innovative Experiments

Dr. Gert Balling, Special Advisor, Secretary General of the National Network for Technology Transfer, Denmark.

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University ownership and inventor compensation

Danish Bayh-Dole Act (L347) of June 1999 focuses on the increasing co-operation between research institutions and businesses to make new knowledge and competence available to Danish society.- 5 patent consortia- Techtrans offices

- Informal collaboration


http://www.videnskabsministeriet.dk/cgi-bin/doc-show.cgi?doc_id=20047&doc_type=22&leftmenu=1

The National Network for Technology Transfer

The National Network for Technology Transfer is an alliance between 14 public research institutions (all patent active research institutions in Denmark). Established 2005.

The Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation is co-funding the Network together with the member institutions

Based on patenting and commercialization of research results from public research institutions. Our focus is to- Set up competence developing events (1 a week. 2007: 59)- Manage website www.techtrans.dk, patent exchange www.patentbors.dk - Create visibility towards industry (branding/PR, think tanks, joint events, book

series etc.)- Expanding our international contacts- Contribute to the commercialization survey

Represented at the board of ASTP and ProTon Europe (two of the three large European Technology Transfer organisations).


http://www.techtrans.dk/

http://www.patentbors.dk/

WEF Global Competitiveness Report

2006-2007

1. Switzerland

2. Finland

3. Sweden

4. Denmark

2007-2008

1. US

2. Switzerland

3. Denmark

4. Sweden

5. Germany

6. Finland


Public Research Commercialization Survey, Denmark.- agreements licensing or assigning IPR- Spin outs


Comparative analysis of commercialization of public research results (based on latest available statistics)


2 initiatives

Patent Exchange

Nordic Tech Trans Network


Virtual Patent Exchange


The Danish Patent Exchange 2006- Background and objectives

Denmark consists of many smaller and middle-sized public research institutions organized under the National Network of Technology Transfer.

Wish to increase the effectiveness of the TT sales process

Wish to aid industry in finding the technologies it needs

The service was to be linked to the internet platform of www.techtrans.dk (one-stop-shop-Denmark) and base the patent exchange on an internet-based infrastructure



The Danish Patent Exchange 2006- Platform Issues

Important to present inventions in a way non-specialists can understand

Easy-to-use tool - based on customer needs and using categories from the earlier patent consortia that users were familiar with

Produce test site and test-subsites

Big usability test with different segments of the primary user groups to be sure that the final result matched the expectations of the actual user

The platform was to secure an easy quality control on update and searchability


Denmark- techtrans.dk


The Danish Patent Exchange 2006- Attention

3 examples on how to get attention to the patent exchange:

- Presence of the Secretariat at important conferences and market places giving business cards away and promoting the system with a live audience

- Automatic generation of data base information to other platforms like Flintbox

- Cooperation with big matchmakers like RTI, Competitive Technologies, IRC etc. based on the patent exchange


NTTN UMIPProton Europe Jan. 2008

Nordic Technology Transfer Network is based on Knowledge Pool System developed by Manchester University, UK. Supported by Nordic Technology Transfer Network

Nordic TT Network- Main objectives – Specific objectives

To increase the effectiveness of the TT process

To aid industry in finding the technologies it requires

To build value adding links and relationships that don’t exist at present

To generate opportunities for joint ventures and commercial collaboration

To bring the TT communities closer together by forming a Nordic regional TT forum

To base the Nordic Regional TT Network on an e-based infrastructure

To cross-fertilize the regional innovation environment


The Knowledge Pool is for:- Anyone commercialising technology - Anyone seeking technology- Anyone in between

4 rules:

1) Only one sentence allowed

2) Must be a question- Does anyone know….?

- Does anyone have….?

- Has anyone got….?

3) Replies to the questioning person only

4) No offers allowed


What kinds of question to ask:

Technology seeking- Has anyone got any technology that can …..?”

Company contacts- “Does anyone have a good contact at…?”

Experience- “Can anyone recommend a….?- “Has anyone heard of…..”

Market Knowledge - “Does anyone have any knowledge or market information of..…?”

Investor seeking- “Does anyone know of any investors who have investment interests in…..?”


Questions asked

Does anyone have a technology available for license for an environmentally friendly windscreen de-icer effective at -30 C that is not methanol, ethanol or isopropyl based?

Does anyone know a CEO candidate for a London based, Australian University - UK Investor, Start-up Company in the image search technology sector?

Does any one know the technology provider for environment friendly refractory aggregate binding technologies used for moulds and cores in the production of metal castings?


An asset for technology seekers – and others.Creates technology pull for us!


75 membersLatest corporate members come from:

Sarsia Seed Management AS (40 million Euro)

TietoEnator Corporation

Nokia

Sandvik

Statoil Hydro


www.techtrans.dk/nttn


Geographical spread & regional development

1. If you become a member of one of the networks you will have access to all other knowledge pools1. Listen to traffic2. Making requests

Content for this slide is produced by Manchester University for Knowledge Pool system promotion


Contact details

The national Network for Technology Transfer, Denmark

Secretary General Gert Balling

Phone: + 45 4525 1115

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: www.techtrans.dkwww.patentbors.dk


mailto:[email protected]


http://www.patentbors.dk/

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Documents

searchabilityproton

dkproton europe

finlandproton europe

danish patent exchange

public research results

ipr spin outsproton

earlier patent consortia

danish techtrans