STOA WORKSHOPKnowledge Transfer from Public Research Organisations

European ParliamentBrussels

February 29th 2012

UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLESKnowledge Transfer Activities

• Founded in 1834

• Independent University: recognized by the government and publicly funded

• Comprehensive University: covering all disciplines and all study cycles 13 Faculties, Schools and Specialized Institutes

Law and Criminology, Social and Political Sciences, Institute of European Studies Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Education, Architecture Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management Science, Applied Sciences/Graduate School of Engineering Medicine, Motor Sciences, Pharmacy, School of Public Health

1 Teaching Hospital, 1 Cancer Institute and a Network of University Hospital Centres

Erasme Hospital: 900 beds, 29 000 inpatients per year Bordet Institute Brugmann, Saint-Pierre, Queen Fabiola University Hospital for Children

• 4 Campuses located in Brussels and the Walloon Region

• Teaching: 24 000 Students (32% from abroad) Bachelor, Master, Post-Master’s Degrees (60 interuniversity courses) Doctoral Programmes: 1 600 PhD candidates Graduates : 5 280 in 2010-2011

• Staff: 6 389 FTEs (including the teaching hospital) Teaching Hospital: 2 800 FTEs Academic Staff : 771 FTEs Research Staff : 1 500 FTEs (786 on doctorate scholarships)

• Budget: 634 M€ (including the teaching hospital)

• Total Research Budget: 140 M€ State Subsidies : 34 M€ (24%) Research Contracts: 74 M€ (53%) Research Allocations from FRS-FNRS : 28 M€ (20%) Own Resources: 4 M€ (3%)

• Awards: 4 Nobel Prizes : Medicine (2), Chemistry, Peace 3 Wolff Prizes: Mathematics, Physics 1 Fields Medal: Mathematics 1 Abel Prize: Mathematics 9 European Research Council Awards: Economics, Cellular Biology, Mathematics,

Artificial Intelligence, Political Sciences, Theoretical Physics 9 Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP): Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology,

Biomedicine, Parasitology, Genetics, Neurobiology, Neurosciences

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE – A PREREQUISITE FOR KT

• ULB-TTO: Close Proximity with the Academic Researchers Serving exclusively the University and its Hospital Embedded in the University Central Administration as a Service of the

Research Department 1 central office in Brussels and 2 local premises at the Erasme Hospital and

the Biopark Charleroi Brussels South Campus

• Governance and IP Policy Contributing to the definition and implementation of the University IP Policy Reporting to the Valorisation Board: Decision-Making Committee for KT

Representatives of the Finance and Research Departments (TTO) Special Advisor for KT matters to the University Chancellor and President Co-presided by the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Policy and Research and the Vice-

Chancellor for Institutional Relations and Knowledge Transfer

KT SERVICESTHE STRUCTURE

• Interdisciplinary Team of 18 Collaborators Management 8 Scientific Advisors (Ph.D. or Eng.)

Thematic Specialization: Life Sciences, Chemistry,

Engineering, Materials, Environment, Energy, ICT

3 Business Development Managers (Solvay Business School) 1 Legal Advisor (Law Degree) 1 Communication Advisor 1 Information Systems Specialist 3 Administrative Support Staff

• Strong Public Policy Support: Brussels and Walloon Regions European Social Fund (Mirval)

ULB-TTOTHE TEAM

• ULB-TTO: One Stop-Shop for the Full Range of Interactions with Industry Carrying the full range of KT activities – no information gap

• Mission 1: Fostering Collaborations with the Industry

R&D Contract and Service Agreements: 32 M€ in 2010 Publicly funded collaborative projects from the Brussels and Walloon

Regions having a strong focus on Innovation and involving industrial partners Plan Marshall, PPPs, Competitiveness' Clusters

Follow-up of the calls, information services

Support in project set-up

Consortium agreements negotiation/management

Bilateral collaborations with industries:

Strategic Alliances, Service Agreements Partnership scouting

Negotiation and contract drafting

ULB-TTOTHE MISSIONS 1

ULB-TTOTHE MISSIONS 2

Bi-otech/Health

66%Chem-istry7%

Mater-ials6%

Medical Device

10%

En-gin-

eering5%

Tic5%

• Mission 2: IP Management and Licensing

+ Transversal Mission: Raising IP Awareness in the University IP protection Inventions, Know-How, Software

Strong Regional Policy Support: Patent Fund Technology scouting

Invention disclosure

Technological and economic potential assessment

Patent filing, prosecution and enforcement

Licensing (44% of the active patents in the portfolio are licensed)

Licensing revenues distribution: 3/3 Rule

(University, Research lab, inventors)

Market studies

Technology marketing, licensing opportunities

Licensing

Post-licensing management

Patent families portfolio

With-drawn

34%

Trans-ferred19%

Letter Of Intent Signed4%

Under Negoti-

ation16%

Market Study Under

Progress27%

61%

39% Spin-offs

Existing companies

• Mission 3: Spin-Off Creation

In strong interactions with other supporting actors Co-Management of the Proof-Of-Concept calls for projects Strong Regional Policy Support: POCs Fund 500 000 €/Year (ULB-UMons)

Eligible costs: Prototyping, preclinical validation tests, market and feasibility studies, …

Selection committee: ULB-TTO, Umons-TTO, Incubators, Investment Funds

Support to Spin-Off creation Review of business plan

Licensing - Equity management performed through Theodorus

• Partners of the process Theodorus: dedicated Investment Fund (Seed Capital & Holding 5,4 M€)

Right of first refusal

3 Incubators

ULB-TTOTHE MISSIONS 3

Licence portfolio

(26 Spin-Offs and 225 jobs created)

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IMPACT OF KTPOLICIES

• University Policy: ❶ 1993 : ULB Patent Fund

University covers patent costs ❸ 2000: ULB owner of inventions

IP Policy in accordance with the Decree

❹ 2003: ULB Investment Fund

Dedicated Investment Fund for Spin-Offs

• Public Policy: ❷ 1997: Walloon Region’s Decree

Walloon ″Bayh-Dole Act″ like Decree

Region Patent Fund covering patent costs ❺ 2007: Mirval projectSupport from the Walloon Region and theEuropean Union for collective actions in

the LIEU Network

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NETWORK ANDPROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

LIEU: The Collaborative Network of KTOs Created by the Council of Chancellors in 2003 Operational network for KT activities Development of Common Tools

Invention Disclosure Form

Laboratory Notebook

Marketing Material – Thematic Brochures

Consortium Agreements

Organization of Common Events Lab’InSight

Common Position towards Stakeholders Position Papers: Pricing, IP in collaborative projects

Professional Associations: Best Practices Exchange

Research Institutes

Clinical Research

Technological Plateformes

Industrial Research

Life-Long Training

Knowledge Transfer

Quality

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