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KT Training Examples of Technology Transfer CERN, September 9 th, 2014 Eduardo del Castillo Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

EXAMPLES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER 1. Production license on Medipix 3 2. Supply and License High Precision Time to Digital Converter Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Production license Medipix 3 Technological and commercial context • Hybrid pixel technology • Noise free imaging • Imaging applications Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Production license Medipix 3 Technological and commercial context • Medipix Collaborations • Family of chips: MPX 1/2/3, TPX, … Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Production license Medipix 3 Technological and commercial context Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Production license Medipix 3 Setting up the license agreement • Trigger • External • Generation of the draft ü Use restrictions ü Warranties/liabilities ü Duration/termination Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Production license Medipix 3 Setting up the license agreement • Negotiation of the draft ü Non-exclusivity ü Technical assistance ü Payment conditions q Lump sum q Royalties ü No royalties members of the collaboration ü No royalties valid licensees ü Sales reports • Current status: license agreement signed Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Supply and license High Precision Time to Digital Converter Technological and commercial context • Time of flight detectors for LHC experiments • HPTDC is an ASIC developed at CERN • Start-stop measurement and time-tagging • Commercial activity in the past • External company interested in this ASIC Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Supply and license High Precision Time to Digital Converter Setting up the license agreement • Trigger • External • Generation of the draft ü Use Restrictions ü Warranties/liabilities ü Duration/termination Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

Supply and license High Precision Time to Digital Converter Setting up the license agreement • Negotiation of the draft ü Non-exclusive ü Field of commercialization ü Price per chip q Royalties included ü Initial amount of chips and supply later q Aging of the chips ü Right of first refusal ü First transaction delayed a few months • Current status: first shipping recently done Knowledge Transfer | Accelerating Innovation Eduardo del Castillo KT Training 09/09/14

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