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Knowledge Exploitation
Presentation by John ThompsonDirector of Knowledge Exploitation
29th April 2009
What is Knowledge Exploitation? QUB IP Portfolio Exploitation of QUB IP KEU
Our Role Our Structure Our Team Our Process
Presentation overview
Knowledge exploitation is the process of the commercialisation of new discoveries and innovations resulting from research.
Knowledge captured in patents , copyright material or know how.....taking the research into the commercial domain.
Intellectual Property Guidelines captured in the THEROS guide. Available from Derek Weir ext 4180
What is Knowledge Exploitation
IP usually generated as result of significant Research Council , Charity or Government fundingStrategic relationships with some funders
Early stage in development process. High risk, protection and development is capital intensiveA commercial focus is paramount from the start
Exploitation needs to take account Full economic cost –v– returns, revenue potential
QUB Intellectual Property
QUB own the IP. The policy is to share the returns with the inventors
Currently managing 119 active patent families (not including QUB Ionic Liquids Laboratory)
43 in analysis / drafting 13 at Provisional Application stage 25 at PCT stage 38 at National / Regional Phase 28 individual patents granted 159 individual patents pending
QUB IP Portfolio
Options available are Licensing , Assignment , Spin-outs. Case dependent based on commercial potential QUB active in all areas
65 active licences and assignments 22 mainly pharmacy & mechanical engineering
related 43 in Green Chemistry
Licensing revenue approx £500k
QUB IP Exploitation
Spin-out Activity One of the first UK universities to spin-out Qubis Ltd established in 1984 52 companies created 1st in UK & Ireland in revenues of spinout Spin-out sales of £89M £60.2M from outside investors Employ 1029 people, mostly NI 3 new last year, 3 predicted this year
QUB IP Exploitation
Capturing intellectual property (IP) and providing advice to the inventors
Assessing the IP Technical viability Commercial viability Protectability
Protection of the IP with Patent Agents Commercialisation of the IP Managing the returns from the IP
KEU - Our Role
IP training and awareness Proof of Concept translational research funding Management and advice for all research contracts Industry interaction ,seek partners and present
value Negotiations with companies of contract terms and
licensing Consultancy KTP programmes Innovation Voucher scheme Northern Ireland Technology Centre
KEU - Our Role
KEU – Our Structure
UMB / UOB
KEIG
KEU
Contracts, Patents & Licences
Business Development &
Commercialisation
Consultancy & Technical Services
Knowledge Transfer Centre
QUBIS
Knowledge Exploitation Implementation Group Members-Bursar James O’Kane-Profs Gerry McCormac-Heads of School David Wolfson, Richard Harrison Robbie Burch.-Finance Director.-QUBIS CEO-Research and Regional Services Director
KEU – Our Team
John ThompsonDirector
Kerry McCormick
Jennifer Curran
Derek WeirHead of Contracts, Patents & Licences
Paul DonachyHead of Bus Development
& Commercialisation
Tom EdgarHead of Consultancy &
Technical Services
Mary FlynnHead of Knowledge
Transfer Centre
William Montgomery
RoisAine Hamill
Vincent Farrelly
Paschal McCloskey
Michael McCleave
vacant
Lorraine Marks
Joan Grieve
Jane Marcus
June Feeney
Innovation Disclosure Form. Analysis of patent potential Analysis of commercial potential Protection
UK provisional application PCT National / regional phase
Develop/Licence / assign or spin out
KEU - Our process
Key Contacts
John Thompson [email protected] ext 4348
Derek Weir [email protected] ext 4180
Dr. Paul Donachy [email protected] ext 4725
Dr. Mary Flynn. Knowledge Transfer Partnerships and Fusion
Mr. Tom Edgar. Consultancy and Technical Services
Thank you for you attention
