1. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Facilitating successful technology transfer in Ireland Alison Campbell OBE PhD RTTP Director, Knowledge Transfer Ireland NRI Conference 9 May 2016

2. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com 2 “Knowledge Transfer” (KT) & “Technology Transfer” (TT)

3. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com “Ireland” 3 4.6 M population 1.6% GDP spent on R&D Source OECD €732M HERD Source Forfas 2011 €531M RPO research expenditure Source AKTS 2014

4. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com 4 Innovation ecosystem

5. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Ireland’s TT policy & practice timeline Pre-2000Higher Education Agency (HEA), Irish Research Council (IRC), Enterprise Ireland (EI), IDA Ireland 2000Science Foundation Ireland established 2006Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation 2007Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative 1 (TTSI1) 2012TTSI2 2012National IP Protocol issued 2014KTI launched 2015National IP Protocol updated New Strategy for Science, Technology & Innovation

6. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com 6 Enterprise Ireland Technology Transfer Offices Technology Ireland Business Research Performance Organisations / Higher Education Institutes Research funders KTI Investors Entrepreneurs Professional services Trade associations Department of Jobs Enterprise & Innovation State agencies Irish Universities Association Industry Advisory Board Knowledge Transfer Stakeholder Forum KTI role within the innovation ecosystem

7. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Ecosystem funding available to support commercialisation from research TYPEFROM Proof of concept: Commercial Feasibility Commercialisation grant TIDA Enterprise Ireland SFI Collaborative research awards with industry: Innovation Vouchers Innovation Partnerships Technology Centres (R&D) Enterprise Partnerships Research Centres & Spokes Strategic Partnerships Enterprise Ireland IRC SFI Industry Fellowships – academia and industrySFI Employment based postgraduate programmeIRC TT infrastructure - TTSIKTI 7

8. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com KTI’s role: Knowledge Transfer System in Ireland Strengthening the National Knowledge Transfer Framework Supporting the Irish Knowledge Transfer Infrastructure Developing Ireland’s Knowledge Transfer System Responsible for the National IP Protocol. Produce and provide Practical Resources for Industry. Work with industry and research partners to support knowledge transfer activity Build capacity and capability within Ireland’s knowledge transfer system through targeted funding. Share Best Practice within the knowledge transfer community in Ireland. Recognise Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Support the KT Profession in Ireland Monitor knowledge transfer activity taking place within Irish publicly funded research organisations. Report on the performance of Ireland’s knowledge transfer economy, its successes, opportunities and challenges. Co-ordinate activity within the knowledge transfer system. Work with Ireland’s knowledge transfer stakeholders. 8

9. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Strengthening the national KT framework  National policy and practice  Connecting with industry & advisors 9

10. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com 10 Builds from the first IP Protocol 2012 The IP Protocol 2016 comprises two volumes: 1.The Policy document National policy The framework underpinning research collaboration and access to intellectual property from state- funded research 2.The Resource Guide National IP management guidelines Links to the wealth of resources such as Model Agreements, Practical Guides and pro-forma templates

11. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Summary of national policy The State’s objectives for the commercialisation of publicly funded research include:  The purpose of commercialisation of results and intellectual property (IP) arising from State funding is to maximise the economic and societal benefits and returns to Ireland from its public investment in research.  The opportunity shall be taken to commercialise such IP in all possible fields, applications and territories where it is consistent with achieving Ireland’s objectives.  All enterprises, from start-ups and small and medium enterprises (‘SMEs’) to multi- national corporations, should be able to access and exploit IP quickly, on terms that provide fair value to all parties, and in ways that are predictable and consistent from one negotiation to the next.  Commercialisation shall also benefit the Higher Education Institutes and State Funded Research Organisations (“Research Performing Organisations”, RPOs) and provide incentives to the researchers involved in creating the IP.  RPOs shall have published policies and procedures in place that enable them, to the extent that is reasonable, to give industry an acceptable and consistent level of confidence around the management of IP arising from their research. Full policy objectives are in Chapter 1 11

12. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com IP benefits from collaboration – a summary 12

13. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Decision Tree to understand IP benefits and help choose the right collaborative research agreement 13

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17. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Supporting the KT infrastructure  Capacity & capability  Best practice  Recognition 17

18. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com The EI Technology Transfer Strengthening Initiative (TTSI) programme  Direct support for TTOs/KTOs  Programme cycle: Proposal, evaluation, award Mid- and end of programme monitoring  Performance against targets Quarterly & Annual reporting System KPI Managed by KTI 18

19. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com TTSI1 2007-12 TTSI2 2013-16  € 30M to develop Ireland’s national technology transfer system  10 Technology Transfer Offices funded  Funding for: 32 new posts operational costs Highlights  LOA increased 7 fold  Spin-outs increased 450%  Culture change  Skilled profession developed  State was able to measure activity  €22M to scale the tt system  8 TT consortia of universities and Institute of Technology across Ireland TTSI3 2017-21  €34.5M  Core  Patent  Managed consultancy TTSI programme development

20. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Developing the system: best practice 20 Tony Hickson, Imperial Innovations KTI symposium on spin-out company creation, 2014

21. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Professionalism of knowledge transfer  International credentialing Alliance of TT Professionals RTTP status has now been awarded to 26 KT professionals in Ireland http://attp.info/ 21

22. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com Developing the KT system  Monitor  Report  Co-ordinate 22

23. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com 23 Monitoring and system KPI

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25. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com 25 International trends

26. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com KTI commissioned study on KT policy & practice: 7 Small Advanced Economies ( Technopolis, 2015)  KT is seen as a public good  There is a case for ongoing public support for KT  Most countries have come to see KT as a valid cost centre  Successful national KT systems develop over time Most schemes are now in their second or third ‘generation’  Countries are placing more weight on monitoring and evaluation  The 7 countries have chosen different approaches to supporting KT, reflecting underlying conditions 26

27. Connect at knowledgetransferireland.com One size does not fit all  Models: At least two distinct types of national approaches have been shown to perform well A distributed approach in Denmark and Israel universities to drive KT A coordinated approach in Ireland, Scotland and New Zealand, where national resources are made available to individual KTOs  Scale: KT is more cost-effective where there is a large research base to draw from. In some systems, where there are large universities, institutional TTOs dominate; in countries where there are larger numbers of small universities, there is more collaboration and national structures  History and culture: Israel has an established tradition of pursuing knowledge transfer, whereas in other countries, ‘traditional’ academic culture is more entrenched and a KT ‘culture’ needs to be built up 27

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