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Technology Transfer: Can I be an Inventor?A “Discussion” With Future

Inventors

Kiev and Kharkov, UkraineSeptember 24-30, 2008M. Guven Yalcintas, Ph.D. Vice President for Technology Transfer

Peace and Prosperity Through Science and Collaboration www.crdf.org

Outline• Brief description of SUNY and RF• Role of Bayh-Dole in Tech Transfer• Recent commercialization data• Describe thinking outside the box• Breaking the rules• Developing new habits• Practice thinking like Einstein and Leo• Test

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SUNY System

Centers of Excellence- Bioinformatics (Buffalo)- Nanoelectronics (Albany)-Wireless Internet &Information Technology (Stony Brook)

Centers of Advanced Technology– Ceramics (Alfred U.)– Integrated Electronics Engineering (Binghamton)– Biotechnology; Sensor Systems (Stony Brook)– Thin Film Technology (Albany)– Biomedical and Bioengineering (Buffalo)

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SUNY System

• 64 Campuses• 410,000+ students • 6,600+ fields of study

RF, Central Office

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TTO MISSION STATEMENT

•The mission of the Technology Transfer Office is to identify and protect University-developed intellectual property and serve as a catalyst for economic development by creating partnerships with business and industry to further research and license inventions for public use.

•Commercializing technologies that result from State University research can lead to the development of new industries and jobs for the public benefit.

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http://www.rfsuny.org/briefings/tto.htm• Technology Transfer at SUNY

Last updated: July 25, 2005

• Back to Table of Contents • TTO Corporate Indicators

• Introduction

• The five Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) of The Research Foundation of State University of New York identify and protect SUNY intellectual capital, help faculty market their inventions, and create partnerships with industry to further research and commercialize SUNY-developed technologies.

• Faculty at the State University of New York conduct some of the most sophisticated and complex research in the world. State University researchers pioneered nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, introduced time-lapse photography of forestry subjects, isolated the bacteria that causes Lime disease, and developed the first implantable heart pacemaker.

• SUNY's revenue sharing policy gives its inventors 40 percent of the gross royalty revenues received by the Research Foundation, with multiple inventors splitting the revenue based on the shares indicated on an invention disclosure.

• To a growing extent, the scientific and technical developments emanating from research are being translated into new American products, markets and jobs.

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http://www.rfsuny.org/briefings/tto.htm• Technology Transfer Facts

• In FY 2005 the Research Foundation was awarded 34 U.S. patents. Technology transfer staff executed 78 new licensing and option agreements, received 245 invention disclosures, and filed 193 patent applications.

• In FY 2005 State University of New York inventions generated $13.5 million in royalties.

• The State University of New York is ranked the 14th largest patent producer among all public and private universities, just behind Harvard University and Cornell University, according to the most recent Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) “Licensing Survey: FY 2003.”

• The State University of New York ranks 17th among U.S. colleges and universities for royalties received on inventions licensed to industry, according to the FY 2003 AUTM survey.

• In the FY 2003 AUTM survey, the State University of New York earned more income from royalties than Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, and Carnegie Mellon University.

• The Research Foundation (on behalf of SUNY) is ranked 10th among New York State organizations in number of patents received between 1999-2003, according to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The Research Foundation is ahead of Carrier Corp., Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, General Motors Corp., Lockheed Martin Corp., Bausch & Lomb Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

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Bayh-Dole Act

• Federally funded technologies• Disclose it to funding agency in two months• Elect to retain title in two years• Apply for a patent in one year• Return royalty income to university and inventor

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Recent National Data• 472 new products utilizing university technologies

introduced to market in 2003• Since 1993 total number is 2,230• Since 1993 26,000 licenses, 32,000 patents• Before Bayh-Dole 250 per year• Gross royalty income $1.31 Billion in 2003• $1.235 Billion in 2002

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R&D TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND COMMERCIALIZATION ISSUES:The Funding Gap

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The Funding Gap

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How to Think Like Einstein

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• Think out side the box

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• Think out side the box• Break the rules

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Breaking the Rules

• Rule breaking is a focused, deliberate way of finding solutions.

• If you have been unable to find a solution among all acceptable alternatives, then you must examine the impossible alternatives.

• You must break some rules.

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Breaking the Pattern

• Einstein was most successful when he was willing to consider anything, particularly ridicules ideas.

• Breaking patterns tears you out of your rut by generating the novel ideas that you are usually too practical to consider.

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Let Us Dream• To find the possibilities in impossible places

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• During our lifetimes we may come up with at least 10 inventions that go unrecognized.

• These intellectual properties may include software and literary and artistic works as well as new devices, methods and processes.

What Is Intellectual Property?

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DEFINITION OF A PATENT

• An idea• A process• An application• A product• An improvement• A new part of old gadget• ALL OF THE ABOVE

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How Does The Inventor Benefit?Inventors receive 40 percent of the gross royalty received by the Research Foundation.

• In fiscal 2003 royalties generated by SUNY inventions exceeded $13 million.

Inventors receive special recognition for submitting an invention disclosure and for being awarded a patent.

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Does My Invention Have Commercial Value?

•Submit your idea to the Technology Transfer Office for evaluation.

•The TTO will conduct a search for similar patents and prepare a Market Opportunity Analysis (MOA) to determine its commercial value and what companies may be interested.

•Based on the MOA and the industry contact, the TTO will apply for a patent.

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Develop Some Habits• Write it down• Answer need question

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Practice Following

• State initial problem• Why it must be solved• Define the hierarchy• Ignore limitations• Ignore old answers• Simplify• Eliminate barriers• Is the problem compelling and fun?

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Example Generic•State initial problem•Why it must be solved•Define the hierarchy•Ignore limitations•Ignore old answers•Simplify•Eliminate barriers

•Make more money•Pay kid’s school•Most important•List limitations•Other’s suggestions•Find simple way•Tear down

Is the problem compelling and fun?

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Example Specific•State initial problem•Why it must be solved•Define the hierarchy•Ignore limitations•Ignore old answers•Simplify•Eliminate barriers

•Pancreatic cancer •Live longer•Reduce pain-Nobel Price•Develop antibody •Cannot be done •Do it in Petri dish •Bring it to TTO

Is the problem compelling and fun?

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Your Brain

• Your brain is much better than you think• Use both lobs• If not enough create a third lob

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Greatest Genius in the World

The Book of Genius

By Tony Buzan and Raymon Keen

Dominance-in-Field, Universality-of-Vision,

Originality, Versatility, Stretgh and Energy

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Top Ten

10. Einstein 9. Phidias (Architect of Athens) 8. Alexander the Great 7. Thomas Jefferson 6. Sir Isaac Newton 5. Michelangelo 4. Goethe 3. The Great Pyramid Builders 2. William Shakespeare

THE NUMBER ONE:Leonardo Da Vinci

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Seven Da Vinci Principles• Curiosita-An insatiably curious approach to life and unrelenting quest for

continuous learning.• Dimonstrazione-A commitment to test knowledge through experience,

persistence, and willingness to learn from mistake.• Sensazione-The continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as

enliven experience.• Sfumato (literally “Going up in Smoke”)-A willingness to embrace ambiguity,

paradox, and uncertainty.• Arte/Scienza-The development of the balance between science and art,

logic and imagination. “Whole brain” thinking.• Corporalita-The cultivation of grace, ambidexterity, fitness, and poise.• Connessione-A recognition of and appreciation for the interconnectedness

of all things and phenomena, system thinking.

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Curiosita

• Keep notebook• Take adequate time to think• Read• Learn from little children• Love learning• Seek different perspective before decision making

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Dimonstrazione

• Willing to make mistake• Rarely make same mistake twice• Persevere in the face of obstacle• Adversity is and opportunity for growth

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Sensazione• Be alert• Picture things clearly in your mine• Doodle and draw• Be good in at describing a scene in detail• Look out into the far horizon or deep in the sky• Be a good listener• Good cook

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Sfumato

• Be comfortable with ambiguity• Constantly be with your intuition• Thrive with change• See a humor in life every day• OK to jump into conclusion• Trust your gut• Have a delight in paradox and be sensitive to irony• Believe conflict in inspiring creativity

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Arte/ScienzaLeft-Brained•Enjoy detail•Be always on time•Skilled at math•Rely on logic•Write clearly•Be articulate•Be organized an disciplined

Right-Brained•Be imaginative•Good in brain storming•Often do unexpected•Like doodling•Better in geometry then algebra•No detail, only big picture•Rely on intuition

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Corporalita• Aerobically fit.• Get stronger.• Flexibility improving.• Knowledgeable about diet and nutrition.• Be graceful.• Love to move.• Be well coordinated.• Learn to juggle.• Practice mirror image.

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Connessionne

• Make connections that others do not see• Well-developed sense of proportion• Develop some practices to improve your third lobe

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Resources

“How to Think Like Einstein”– Scott Thor. Barnes & Noble 2002.

“How to Think like Leonardo Da Vinci”– Michale J. Gelb. Dell Trade Paperback, 1998.

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Find Out More About Technology Transfer

M. Guven Yalcintas, Ph.D. Vice President for Technology TransferThe Research Foundation of State University of New York35 State StreetAlbany, New York 12201-0009Phone: (518) 434-7166Fax: (518) 434-9108E-mail: [email protected] site : www.rfsuny.org/tto

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