An introduction to The University of Aucklands Knowledge Transfer Company

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An introduction to The University of Aucklands
Knowledge Transfer Company Dr Peter Lee, CEO
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Outline

• Who we are
• What we do
• Our Mission
• Company growth and revenues
• Who we work with
• Patent estate
• Future growth and new businesses ventures

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Who we are

• A company wholly owned by The University of
  Auckland
• Founded in 1987
• Employing over 500 professional researchers

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The University of Auckland

• Founded in 1883
• NZs largest
• 8 Faculties
• 3500 Faculty staff
• 21,000 Undergraduates
• 5,000 Graduate students
• Affiliated teaching hospitals
• Four campuses

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What we do

• We manage the Universitys commercial research
  contracts
• We manage contract education
• We own and commercialise the Universitys
  intellectual property estate
• We create new companies or commercial
  collaborations based on new knowledge

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Our mission
Our mission is to apply leading-edge research and
expertise at The University of Auckland to
client needs and business opportunities. This
activity enables organisations based on new
knowledge to grow. We support our researchers,
experts and departments to ensure that our
clients requirements are met with quality
outcomes and best commercial practice. In doing
so we expand and enhance the teaching capability
of the University and benefit the community at
large.
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Revenue growth 1994-2004
Revenues to year 2004 70.1 million
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How we Commercialise the Intellectual Capital of
The University of Auckland
OUTPUTS BENEFITS
INTELLECTUALCAPITAL
INPUTS
VALUE ADDING PROCESSES
Advice, problem-solving for business and others
sustains the future
CONSULTING
New products and processes, job creation
CONTRACT RESEARCH
Resources, skills knowledge of the University
of Auckland
Creation of critical mass of intellectual capital

UniServices processes to add value
Global licensing deals and new businesses, jobs
and new products
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Local and global contracts, enhanced resources,
jobs and revenues
EDUCATION TRAINING
NEW INVESTMENT IN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FURTHER
SOCIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO NEW ZEALAND
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Intellectual Property Management

• Important Decisions affecting
• Return on Investment
• Well Being of Principle Investigators
• Control of Asset and
• Protection of Interests
• Contract research

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Revenue by faculty

• Creative Arts Industries 1.0
• Arts 16.9
• Business and Economics 1.1
• Engineering 6.1
• Medical Health Sciences 58.8
• Science 12.9
• Education (from 1/9/04) 2.7
• Other 0.5

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Our clients

• New Zealand businesses 32.2
• Government (central local) 46.4
• Medicine (overseas) 16.4
• Engineering (overseas) 2.1
• Other (overseas) 2.9
• 150 clients in 27 countries

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Our collaborators

• Five other NZ universities
• Major Crown Research Institutes
• International centres in 11 countries
• Other subcontractors
• We paid them 8.3m in 2003

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Spin-off companiesfrom the University of Auckland
SynergenZ Bioscience
The New Zealand Seed Fund
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Our patent estate

• 175 patent families
• 40 new patents filed 2004
• 15 new licenses and options in 2004
• Total of 160 license agreements
• Basis for our spin-out companies

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