Technology Transfer activities 2003 2012 Dott Giuseppe Rossi

Technology Transfer activities (2003 – 2012) Dott. Giuseppe Rossi Technical coordinator rossi. lio@unical. it

Li. O - the Liaison Office • The Technology Transfer Office of the University of Calabria • First organized activities in 2001 • Formally constituted in 2003 together with • • University IPR and spin-off regulations Rector’s delegate for TT Coordinated by a civil servant Staffed with 3 (part-time) external collaborators • Constantly growing • 7 permanent staff + 3 collaborators (<5 yrs exp)

Functions and activities • Diffusion of innovation culture • Communication • Networking • Development of a university-industry interface • Joint project development and mgmt • Valorisation of research results • Patents and IP management • Mentoring and Services for Spin Off and Start Up companies

Diffusion of innovation • Communication • Li. O Newsletter • active weekly for 10 years, 3000 subscriptions • new service “for startuppers only” • Web sites, FB • www. lio. unical. it technest. unical. it • Seminars and workshops • fundraising, IPR, company creation

Networking • Net. Val - Italian Association of Universities with a TTO (52 univ + 3 R&D) • Unical is founder and board member • Proton - European Association of Universities with TT activities • Board member for 5 years • APRE – Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea • Mi. To Tech srl • Founder and board member

Fundraising and industrial research – recent results • National projects • PON R&C (Call 01/Ric 2010) • 22 + 5 projects approved • PON R&C (Call 03/Ric 2011) • 2 large R&D infrastructures funded (20 M€) • EU projects • FP 7 2007 -2013 projects • 25 funded projects + 1 under negotiation • Overall budget (Dec. 2011) • 52 M€

Intellectual Property • University patents • 2003: No patents in portfolio • 2012: 61 patents / 18 agreements • 43 national, 9 EU, 6 International patents (PCT), 3 US. • 15 licensed patents, 3 assignments. • IPR services • Preliminary analysis, Patent mgmt • Brokerage, Licensing • Accredited for IP evaluation with Mi. SE

Spin-off and start-up creation • Start-up accelerator programs with scouting, training, mentoring, prizes • 2004: ORACOLO, coaching 10 ideas • 2006: ORACOLO 2, coaching 10 ideas • 2007 -11: CRESCITA • 1 accelerator program for 21 ideas • 1 start-up program for 18 companies • Tech. Nest, the Academic Business Incubator • 2009 -12: 4 Start Cup Calabria editions

Spin-off and start-up creation • 24 Research spin-off ICT • EXEURA SRL • PLATONET SRL • ECHOPRESS SRL • ITACA SRL • UNICLUST SRL • DLVSystem SRL • DIGICAL SRL • ITHEA SRL • IDUM SRL QUALITY OF LIFE • CHT SRL • MACROFARM SRL • SENSYSCAL SRL • TIFQLab SRL NEW MATERIALS • CALCTEC SRL • DELTAE SRL • ELCHROM SRL • DIARCO RESTAURO SRL ENERGY • CRETA"ENERGIE SPECIALI" SRL • ECO 4 CLOUD ENGINEERING • 3 D RESEARCH SRL • META INSTRUMENTS SRL • SISMLAB SRL • IES CONSULTING SRL • APPLICON SRL

Spin-off and start-up creation • 15 high-tech start-up companies ICT • Altilia srl • Artemat srl • DLV System srl • Ithea srl • Open knowledge technologies srl • Spintel srl NEW MATERIALS • Notredame srl ENERGY • Sintenergy srl • Eco 4 Cloud srl Quality of life & Health • Biomicroshear srl • Calabrian Biomedical Research srl • Easyanalysis srl • Macrofarm srl • Naturextra srl • R&DCal srl • Sensys. Cal srl

Tech. Nest the nest of technologies • Facilities • 2000 m 2, 20 offices, meeting space, IT • Priority areas • ICT, materials & nanotech, quality of life & health • Policy • Access based on competitive selection • 3 years incubation program • Training and networking services

Current economic impact • Licensing • Limited but increasing • Spin-off and start-up • 50 highly qualified jobs • 1. 5 M€ turnover • 2 M€ from VC funds (2011 -12) • Industrial research • About 60 post-doc and young researchers • Settlement of external companies

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