Technology Transfer Center of the University of Lodz High-Tech Accelerator - Innovation Center Foundation of the University of Lodz Bridging science and industry in the Lodz region, in Poland and internationally Building economy in the Lodz region and in Poland, based on innovation, high-technology and knowledge

Current organizational model Past organization – two units of the University Current organizational model Foundation Innovation Center - Accelerator Univ.of Lodz

Background Main Partners 2003 - 2006 University of Texas at Austin Austin Technology Incubator IC2 Institute / Univ. of Texas Ministry of Economy Know-how transfer from UT to University of Lodz And based on this know-how and cooperation: Building within University of Lodz two new centers focused on: tech-transfer, technology commercialization, support for development innovative (and academic) entrepreneurship, strengthening relations science – business, education in the area of innovative business

Programs / Activity High-Tech Accelerator – Innovation Center

Regulations in Poland helping universities in cooperation with business and industry According to the law – the IP rights to the innovations and technologies created at the universities belong to the universities… … however Universities: can share these rights and ownership very often implement their own regulations (focus: sharing profits in case of commercialization, transferring technologies to start-up companies, selling university technologies to the industry)

Technology Transfer Office of the University of Lodz Managing University of Lodz IP rights Helping University to prepare and make internal regulations (… still in a process) Communicating scientists with companies, „translating” the language of scientists („research”) into the language of business (usability of technology, market applications, level of innovation, …) Organizing tech transfer for the university Promoting IP protection, entrepreneurship based on innovation and high-tech (scientists, students); Educating Managing the High-Tech Incubator of the Univ.of Lodz (both for academia and inventors from „outside”) Helping Univ.of Lodz authorities in implementing technology commercialization (…partly implemented) and cooperation with business to the strategy of development of the university (… still in a process)

Commercial agreements Tech Transfer Office of the UL IP Protection activity – services for Univ.of Lodz Projects and for the companies Private inventors Universities Scientist PhD Students Employee agreements University agreements Commercial agreements

Innovation Center – High-Tech Accelerator The Foundation of the University of Lodz Foundation is more focused on business activity, more outside of the University, while TTO more focused on education and in-University activity Cooperating with business and industry Commercial activity: advisory in building innovative business, searching funding (cooperation with Venture Capital / seed capital funds) Undertaking activity on the regional level – in tech transfer, R&D and business cooperation etc. Undertaking activity on the international level – in tech transfer, R&D and business cooperation etc.

Our Support & Programs for University of Lodz scientists, students and graduates Inventors, individuals and teams planning to start an innovative company 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 R&D Institutes and universities planning to commercialize the results of research work and technologies Focus on the people and institutions in the Lodz region, Also operating in Poland and abroad

Programs / Activity 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 Train teams to the commercialization potential review Show the procedures in a theme of commercialization Support in the report development to harness in the next commercialization levels Creativity evaluation Indication on new solutions and use – recommendations to the customer 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, environment protection sector companies, Polish Agency for Entrepreneurship Development, Jagiellonian University, Technical Univ.of Lodz, others

Programs / Activity Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization Study specialization – innovations and advanced technologies, commercialization, know-how transfer Studies licensed byTexas University at Austin to Univ.of Lodz Participants meet technology review methods developed in NASA and Texas University at Austin 4 editions of studies in 2004-2006 – participants: 40 companies, 25 research institutions or science-technological parks, individuals Trainings, seminaries, workshops – theme: innovations and advanced technologies

Programs / Activity High-Tech & Innovation Incubator OFFER for Innovators, Scientists From University of Lodz and other universities, And other Inventors And for New Companies (Start-up, Spin-off) Incubator - Advisory services: Evaluation of innovation and market Business plan and Commercialization plan Strategy for product/service development, for company IP protection Experts, Contacts Access to markets, among others US market (in cooperation with Univ.of Texas University team) Matching innovation and technology with investors / Business Angels, Venture Capital/ Private Equity , Seed Capital Funds University of Lodz students – support of students for start-up companies Lowering the risk connected with commercialization Increasing credibility of young/new companies Plus advisory for SME in the above mentioned areas

Programs / Activity Partners Matching Science – Business / Industry in Poland and abroad OFFER FOR Polish companies and R&D centers / institutes, Searching partners for technology commercialization, Searching access to markets – through partnership Searching technologies for industry Example scenarios of cooperation: Distribution, Services, Licensing, Joint venture; R&D joint venture; Outsourcing, … ROLE of Accelerator – Innovation Center: Due diligence Strategy Offer preparation, business model Negotiations Lowering mental and business and cultural differencies between countries

Programs / Current Activity Examples of partnership on the level of the Lodz region Active partner in clusters on the regional level: Media Cluster – since November 2007 (film industry, movie production and education, cooperation between SME’s and academia/ Univ.of Lodz, High School of Movie and Theatre and local city of Lodz an regional authorities) Working on the UE project, inter-regional cooperation, dedicated to developing media sectors in selected areas of the EU Focus on promotion of the av-industry, development of the av-industry in the region, building of the model of managing of the media cluster and testing and implementing this model in the Lodz region Media Cluster Partner in building Incubator of Culture and Art in Lodz – since December 2007 Sharing our experience in building and developing incubators Sharing contacts and best practices Helping in building educational programs

Programs / Current Activity Examples of partnership on the level of the Lodz region Program of Partners Matching Lodz region - Texas, USA in the field of Biotechnology and Pharmacy & Nanotechnology – since 2008 Building the program of cooperation of universities and companies form Lodz region (and Poland) with the US partners – mainly from the Texas area Areas of cooperation: R&D, clinical trials, drug discovery, small lot manufacturing, drug manufacturing, compounds manufacturing (lab quantities) Role of our center – managing of the program, searching partners in the Univ.of Lodz and other universities in the region, searching and matching business partners in Lodz region and in Poland, helping in building partnership Cooperation with the Technopark Lodz (regional science and technology park) Our Incubator as the „pre-incubator” for the companies which will continue development in the Lodz Technopark

Programs / Current Activity Example of using national programs for development of regional scientific projects Program „Initiative for Technology” Initiative for Technology – 2007 Government Program aiming at implementation of research results to industry. Run by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education participants: Universities, scientific units, research and development centers and institutes, in cooperation with industry companies participants apply for financing for scientific research on the condition that they have an industry partner declaring to implement the research results, the Program puts stress on the implementation of the R&D results our role was to identify potential participants in academic environment, provide advisory on how to participate in the program, and support them in preparing application by carrying out the business analysis of the project viability two universities we helped write business plans of the projects received financing, one grant was 2 600 million PLN (ca USD 1 mln)

Programs / Current Activity Example of stimulating and supporting innovative entrepreneurship in the Lodz region Competition for Innovative Ideas (2006, 2007, planned – 2008) Especially for micro-companies, start-ups, spin-offs In cooperation with funding institutions, like venture capital and seed capital funds, business angel organizations, which want to invest in high-tech „young” business In cooperation with the local authorities (city of Lodz, regional authorities) In cooperation with the Technopark Lodz In 2007 – 60 applications of innovative businesses, mostly students and graduates, some scientists, some inventors from outside of academia Third edition of the Competition – in 2008

Support for science and business in all stages of technology/innovation commercialization process, starting with idea, … until implementation or starting new company Technology and market evaluation – for innovations, technologies, companies Advisory in technology commercialization, etc. Trainings, workshops, post-graduate studies Funding for innovation and technology, start-ups and SMEs Experts network (science, business; Poland, abroad) Partners matching (science, business; Poland, abroad)

Sources of funding for the activity of High-Tech Accelerator – Innovation Center American-Polish offset program University of Lodz – University of Texas at Austin – 2003-2006 (funded by the Ministry of Economy) EU Funds, ex.: 7 Framework Program Operational Programs for Poland 2004-2006 Operational Programs for Poland 2007-2013 University of Lodz budget (Tech Transfer Office) Ministry of Science programs, ex. supporting academic entrepreneurship Ministry of Economy programs, ex. supporting academic entrepreneurship Commercial activity (Tech Transfer Office, The Foundation): advisory services (tech transfer in Poland and internationally, trainings and post-graduate studies, incubator, research, etc.)

90-237 Łódź, ul. J.Matejki 22/26, POLAND We are ready to share our experience and to learn more ! Open for cooperation  Ewa Postolska epostolska@uni.lodz.pl Dariusz Trzmielak darekt@uni.lodz.pl Maria Głowacka mglowacka@uni.lodz.pl Innovation Center - High-Tech Accelerator Technology Transfer Office the Foundation of the University of Lodz of the University of Lodz 90-237 Łódź, ul. J.Matejki 22/26, POLAND tel.: +48 (42) 635 4983 tel.: +48 (42) 635 4987 tel.: +48 (42) 635 4984 fax: +48 (42) 635 4988 fax: +48 (42) 635 4985 e-mail: ctt@uni.lodz. e-mail: at@uni.lodz.p, ciat@uni.lodz.pl http://www.ctt.uni.lodz.pl http://www.ciat.uni.lodz.pl