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Experience of Polish Technology Transfer Center
in Promoting Industry Science Cooperation
Dariusz Trzmielak PhD Technology Transfer
Center, University of Lódz Director
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Lódz
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Tapping a Technology Network in Poland,
120 - High-Tech Incubators 18 Science and
Technology Parks 96 Technology Transfer Centers
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Current organizational model
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Background

• The University of Lodz since 2003 participated in
  the
• American Polish Program (indirect offset),
• contracted bythe Ministry of Economy of Poland
• US Partners (2003 )
• University of Texas at Austin
• IC2 Institute / Univ. of Texas (program
  management)
• Austin Technology Incubator
• Lockheed Martin Corporation (program funding)
• Know-how transfer from UT to University of Lodz
• developed a new center focused on
• Tech-transfer, technology commercialization
• Support for development innovative
  entrepreneurship and academic entrepreneurship
• Strengthening relations science business
  public sector
• Education in the area of innovative business,
  innovation and technology management

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Our programs and support for

• University of Lodz scientists, students and
  graduates
• Inventors, individuals and teams planning to
  start the innovative companies
• New and young companies operating in high-tech
  sector
• Small, medium size and micro companies
  implementing their own innovation or searching
  for innovation, partner, access to market in
  Poland and abroad
• RD institutes and universities planning to
  commercialize the results of research work and
  technologies

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Main Programs / Activities1. The commercial and
market potential evaluation of technology and
innovation

• Commercial potential estimation methods
• The analysis and verification of the market
  potential
• Commercialization strategy development
• Business plans development
• Specialist groups
• Training for teams and individuals in the
  commercialization potential review
• Showing the process and procedures in
  commercialization
• Support in the report development to set-up next
  commercialization levels
• Creativity evaluation
• Indication of new technology and innovation
  solutions and use recommendations to the
  customers
• Technology level / creativity level
• Additional benefits resulting from use
• Customers - for example Investment Funds
  (Polish/mixed capital seed capital / VC funds
  planning investment in high-tech),

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Main Programs / Activities1. The commercial and
market potential evaluation of technology and
innovation

• Commercial potential estimation methods
• The analysis and verification of the market
  potential
• Commercialization strategy development
• Business plans development
• Specialist groups
• Training for teams and individuals in the
  commercialization potential review
• Showing the process and procedures in
  commercialization
• Support in the report development to set-up next
  commercialization levels
• Creativity evaluation
• Indication of new technology and innovation
  solutions and use recommendations to the
  customers
• Technology level / creativity level
• Additional benefits resulting from use
• Customers - for example Investment Funds
  (Polish/mixed capital seed capital / VC funds
  planning investment in high-tech),

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Main Programs / Activities1. The commercial and
market potential evaluation of technology and
innovation

• Commercial potential estimation methods
• The analysis and verification of the market
  potential
• Commercialization strategy development
• Business plans development
• Specialist groups
• Training for teams and individuals in the
  commercialization potential review
• Showing the process and procedures in
  commercialization
• Support in the report development to set-up next
  commercialization levels
• Creativity evaluation
• Indication of new technology and innovation
  solutions and use recommendations to the
  customers
• Technology level / creativity level
• Additional benefits resulting from use
• Customers - for example Investment Funds
  (Polish/mixed capital seed capital / VC funds
  planning investment in high-tech),

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Main Programs / Activities1. The commercial and
market potential evaluation of technology and
innovation

• Commercial potential estimation methods
• The analysis and verification of the market
  potential
• Commercialization strategy development
• Business plans development
• Specialist groups
• Training for teams and individuals in the
  commercialization potential review
• Showing the process and procedures in
  commercialization
• Support in the report development to set-up next
  commercialization levels
• Creativity evaluation
• Indication of new technology and innovation
  solutions and use recommendations to the
  customers
• Technology level / creativity level
• Additional benefits resulting from use
• Customers - for example Investment Funds
  (Polish/mixed capital seed capital / VC funds
  planning investment in high-tech),

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Main Programs / Activities2. Education Master
of Science in Science and
Technology Commercialization

• Postgraduate studies (12 months course)
• Studies licensed by University of Texas at Austin
  to Univ.of Lodz
• Participants meet technology evaluation methods
  developed in NASA and University of Texas at
  Austin
• 4 editions of studies in 2004-2006 participants
  40 companies, 25 research institutions or
  science-technology parks, individuals

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Main Programs / ActivitiesEducation Master of
Science in Science and
Technology Commercialization,
other training programs (6 Module Training)

• Commercialization plans for the technologies
• prepared by the students of MSSTC and other
  training program
• Examples
• 3D Images new technology for film, TV, computer
  games (optics, IT)
• Bacterial Celulose wound dressing for burns,
  new material in cosmetology (biotech)
• Chomskys Supercharger Dust burning system in
  power boiler
• Plazar plazma burner (material ingeenering)
• Commercialization of absorbed aluminium solar
  trunk sewer
• Managament information system for transport
  sector (ICT)
• Implementation of image analysis for biological
  tests (ICT, biotech)
• Implementation of the innovative device for
  freezing food
• Food supplements for bakery goods

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Main Programs / Activities3. Partners Matching
Science Business / Industry
in Poland and abroad
(US, Europe)

• Offer for Polish companies,
• Universities, RD centers / institutes
• Searching partners for technology
  commercialization
• Searching access to markets through partnership
• Searching technologies for industry

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4. High-Tech Innovation Incubator at the
Management Faculty
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Main Programs / Activities4. High-Tech
Innovation Incubator

• Offer for Innovators and scientists from
  University of Lodz and other universities,
  other inventors, new and young companies
  (start-up, spin-off)
• Incubator Infrastructure modern, fully
  equipped offices, with internet access,
• in a friendly environment, at
  the university campus also Virtual Incubator
• \Incubator Advisory services
• Evaluation of innovation and market potential
• Business plan Commercialization plan
• Strategy for product/service development,
  Strategy for company
• IP protection
• Experts, Contacts, Promotion
• Access to markets (also to the US market, in
  cooperation with Univ.of Texas)
• Matching innovation and technology with investors
  (business angels, seed and VC)
• Support for Univ. of Lodz students and scientists
  for start-up companies
• Incubator Promotion of entrepreneurship, jobs
  creation
• Lowering risk connected with
  commercialization
• Increasing credibility of
  young/new companies

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Main Programs / Activities4. High-Tech
Innovation Incubator

• Offer for Innovators and scientists from
  University of Lodz and other universities,
  other inventors, new and young companies
  (start-up, spin-off)
• Incubator Infrastructure modern, fully
  equipped offices, with internet access,
• in a friendly environment, at
  the university campus also Virtual Incubator
• \Incubator Advisory services
• Evaluation of innovation and market potential
• Business plan Commercialization plan
• Strategy for product/service development,
  Strategy for company
• IP protection
• Experts, Contacts, Promotion
• Access to markets (also to the US market, in
  cooperation with Univ.of Texas)
• Matching innovation and technology with investors
  (business angels, seed and VC)
• Support for Univ. of Lodz students and scientists
  for start-up companies
• Incubator Promotion of entrepreneurship, jobs
  creation
• Lowering risk connected with
  commercialization
• Increasing credibility of
  young/new companies

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Programs / Current ActivitiesExamples of
stimulating and supporting innovative
entrepreneurship development in the Lodz
region

• 6. Organization and management of the annual
  (3rd edition) Competition for Innovative Ideas
  2008
• Dedicated especially for micro-companies,
  start-ups, spin-offs important participants
  students and graduates, scientists
• Organized in the cooperation with funding
  institutions, like venture capital and seed
  capital funds, business angel organizations,
  which want to invest in high-tech young
  businesses
• Organized in the cooperation with the local
  authorities (city of Lodz, regional authorities)
  and other partners (like the science technology
  Technopark Lodz)
• In 2007 edition 60 applications of innovative
  businesses, mostly students and graduates, some
  scientists, some inventors from outside of
  academia

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Innovating ideas submitting
Advisory in technology commercialization, etc.
Technology market evaluation
Incubator full services (infrastructure
advisory expertise searching funding)
Trainings, workshops, post-graduate studies
Funding for innovation and technology,
start-ups and SMEs
Experts network
Partners matching
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Innovating ideas submitting
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Innovating ideas submitting
Technology market evaluation
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Innovating ideas submitting
Technology market evaluation
Trainings, workshops, post-graduate studies
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Innovating ideas submitting
Technology market evaluation
Incubator full services (infrastructure
advisory expertise searching funding)
Trainings, workshops, post-graduate studies
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Innovating ideas submitting
Technology market evaluation
Incubator full services (infrastructure
advisory expertise searching funding)
Trainings, workshops, post-graduate studies
Experts network
Partners matching
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Innovating ideas submitting
Technology market evaluation
Incubator full services (infrastructure
advisory expertise searching funding)
Trainings, workshops, post-graduate studies
Funding for innovation and technology,
start-ups and SMEs
Experts network
Partners matching
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Innovating ideas submitting
Advisory in technology commercialization, etc.
Technology market evaluation
Incubator full services (infrastructure
advisory expertise searching funding)
Trainings, workshops, post-graduate studies
Funding for innovation and technology,
start-ups and SMEs
Experts network
Partners matching
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Main Programs / Activities Partners Matching
Science Business / Industry
in Poland and abroad
(US, Europe)

• Example scenarios of cooperation Distribution,
  Services, Licensing, Joint Venture, Outsourcing,
  RD Joint Venture,
• Role of Technology Tranfer Center
• Due diligence
• Consultancy in preparation of offer, business
  model, strategy
• Negotiations
• Lowering mental, business and cultural
  differencesbetween countries

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Mining Matching ProgramProgram Objectives

• To enable companies to benefit from the program
  by being able to quickly identify pre-qualified
  strategic partners on the market
• To enable companies to benefit from partner
  technology transfer or organizational improvements

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Scenario the incubated company seek partners
Application phase via internet or on office
meeting
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Scenario the incubated company seek partners
Needs analysis
Application phase via internet or on office
meeting
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Scenario the incubated company seek partners
Needs analysis
Due Diligence of company
Application phase via internet or on office
meeting
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Scenario the incubated company seek partners
Needs analysis
Strategy development
Due Diligence of company
Application phase via internet or on office
meeting
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Scenario the incubated company seek partners
Needs analysis
Strategy development
Due Diligence of company
Application phase via internet or on office
meeting
Due Diligence of potential partners
Offer preparation
Mining Matching
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Scenario the incubated company seek partners
Needs analysis
Strategy development
Due Diligence of company
Application phase via internet or on office
meeting
Due Diligence of potential partners
Offer preparation
Mining Matching
The assessment of cooperation fields
Conference calls meetings
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Scenario the incubated company seek partners
Needs analysis
Strategy development
Due Diligence of company
Application phase via internet or on office
meeting
Due Diligence of potential partners
Offer preparation
Mining Matching
The assessment of cooperation fields
Agreement
Conference calls meetings
Term Sheet
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Regional Programs / ActivitiesExamples of
partnership on the level of the city of Lodz and
the Lodz Region

• 1. Active partners in building clusters on the
  regional level example Lodz Media Cluster
• 2. Partners in building Incubator of Culture and
  Art in Lodz
• 3. Cooperation with the Technopark Lodz
• 4. Management of the Program of Matching
  Partners, in the field of Biotechnology
  Pharmacy and Nanotechnology,from the Lodz Region
  - and from Texas Region, USA
• 5. Consultancy and matching partners in the
  Government Program Initiative for Technology
  2007-2008 aiming at implementation of research
  results to industry, run by the Ministry of
  Science of Poland (USD 130 mln available in 2007)

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Our offer

• Technology Transfer Center of the University
  of Lodz

• Cooperation in RD with the Univ.of Lodz, or with
  other Lodz and Lodz region universities and
  institutes
• Cooperation in education
• Technology transfer and commercialization of the
  university innovation and high-tech
• Partners matching - Technology transfer between
  companies, RD institutes
• Technology and business experts network
• International projects focused on education, RD,
  innovative entrepreneurship, also direct
  investment etc. - we have established
  relationships with like-minded commercial and
  public sector organizations as well as academic
  sector throughout the world (USA, UE, CE Europe)
• Investment in innovative technologies development
  and in start-up companies etc.
• Education in innovation and high-tech areas
  (management, IP protection, project management,
  quality management, market research etc.)
• Organizing workshops, seminars, conferences
• You can use our competencies as your one source
• for accessing the people, talent, connections,
  and research
• that can accelerate your success

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Sources of funding for the activities of
Innovation Center - High-Tech Acceleratorand
Tech Transfer Center

• The Government of Poland Programs
• American-Polish offset Program University of Lodz
  University of Texas at Austin 2003-2006
  (funded by the Ministry of Economy)
• Ministry of Science programs, ex. supporting
  academic entrepreneurship
• Ministry of Economy programs, ex. supporting
  academic entrepreneurship
• The EU Funds, ex.
• 7 Framework Program RD Projects for science
  and business
• Regional Operational Programs for Poland
  2004-2006
• Regional Operational Programs for Poland
  2007-2013
• University of Lodz budget (Tech Transfer Office)
• Commercial activities (both The Foundation and
  the Tech Transfer Center) advisory services,
  tech transfer in Poland and internationally,
  finding and success fee

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Sources of funding for the activities of
Innovation Center - High-Tech Acceleratorand
Tech Transfer Center

• The Government of Poland Programs
• American-Polish offset Program University of Lodz
  University of Texas at Austin 2003-2006
  (funded by the Ministry of Economy)
• Ministry of Science programs, ex. supporting
  academic entrepreneurship
• Ministry of Economy programs, ex. supporting
  academic entrepreneurship
• The EU Funds, ex.
• 7 Framework Program RD Projects for science
  and business
• Regional Operational Programs for Poland
  2004-2006
• Regional Operational Programs for Poland
  2007-2013
• University of Lodz budget (Tech Transfer Office)
• Commercial activities (both The Foundation and
  the Tech Transfer Center) advisory services,
  tech transfer in Poland and internationally,
  finding and success fee

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The ResultsThe University of Lodz University
of Texas cooperation 2003-2007

• Education, trainings and conferences
• 68 graduates completed the 4 editions of the
  MSSTC program (post-graduate studies)
• 800 participants completed the training programs
  in tech transfer
• 830 participants of seminars and conferences
• 230 participants, from 19 countries - 8th
  International Conference on Technology Policy and
  Innovation held in Lodz, July 2005
• Tech transfer, science - business cooperation
• 400 innovation and technology projects evaluated
• 70 business plans drawn up for companies and RD
  institute
• 20 innovative companies in the UL Technology
  Incubator
• 19 agreements for international cooperation in
  tech transfer, RD, manufacturing signed in
  Partners Matching Program

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We are open for cooperation
Dr. Dariusz Trzmielak Technology Transfer
Center of the University of Lodz darekt_at_uni.lod
z.pl www.ctt.uni.lodz.pl