International Conference “University and Research Technology Transfer: The Challenging Path from Idea to Market Success”
On 22–23 November 2004, the International Conference “University and Research Technology Transfer: The Challenging Path from Idea to Market Success” was held in Moscow.
On 22–23 November 2004, the International Conference “University and Research Technology Transfer: The Challenging Path from Idea to Market Success” was held in Moscow. The event was jointly organized by the Licensing Executives Society Russia (LES Russia) and the Licensing Executives Society Germany (LES Germany).
Prior to the Conference, a practical workshop entitled “Fundamentals of Licensing in Russia and the CIS Countries” was held. The speakers included LES Russia members Natalia Karpova, Alexander Osokin, Lyudmila Borokhovich, Valery Medvedev, Elena Voytsekhovskaya and Sergey Dorofeyev.
The Conference was opened by Professor Natalia Karpova, President of LES Russia, and Dr Heinz Goddar, representing LES Germany. They highlighted the well-established tradition of holding joint conferences between the two societies. Dr Goddar also congratulated the participants on the 10th anniversary of LES Russia.
The opening presentation, entitled “Achieving Success in Technology Transfer: The US Experience and Future Prospects,” was delivered by Dr Eugene Buff, Director of yet2.com, USA. In his presentation, Dr Buff proposed several approaches to transforming “knowledge for knowledge’s sake” into “knowledge for profit.” He also addressed the issue of restrictions on researchers’ freedom to choose the subjects of their future work.
Jan Kuen de Guise, Director at Schlumberger Research, France, then presented the company’s experience of collaborating with Russian researchers. He emphasized that the company’s decision to establish a research centre in Russia and work with Russian scientists had proved to be the right strategic choice.
The final presentation on the first day was delivered by Dr Nikolay Rogalev, Vice-Rector for Innovation at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Using a specific case study, he demonstrated how Russian technologies could be introduced to the Chinese market. Dr Rogalev also discussed China’s national innovation policy, which focused on acquiring new foreign technologies to support the development of small and medium-sized private enterprises.
The first day of the Conference concluded with a discussion of the presentations and a question-and-answer session with the speakers.
The second day began with a presentation by Dr Heinz Goddar, Partner at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Germany. He explained how German legislation regulated the registration and transfer of employee inventions. His presentation attracted considerable interest from researchers, industry representatives and technology-transfer professionals. The participants generally agreed that German legislation in this area had achieved an effective balance between the interests of researchers and those of industry.
Dr Joachim Feldges, Attorney-at-Law, Germany, then discussed the specific features of technology-transfer agreements in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. He emphasized that agreements in these fields involved particularly high risks and longer periods before returns could be generated. He also noted that confidentiality was a crucial consideration when drafting licensing agreements in these sectors.
Dr Christian Kilger, Director of IPAL, Germany, presented the company’s successful experience in transferring university technologies to industry. He identified a long-term approach to cooperation as one of the company’s key operating principles.
Dr Kilger provided specific examples of joint research and development agreements between universities and industrial companies, as well as agreements covering the transfer of university-developed technologies to industry. The company’s extensive project portfolio helped to reduce its overall risk, while the professional expertise of its employees enabled it to develop optimal technology-transfer models.
Dr Christian Czychowski, Partner at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Germany, spoke about the “Berlin Agreement,” which governed relations between universities, researchers and industrial companies, balancing the different interests of all parties involved. He also presented a comparative analysis of technology-transfer agreements with reference to the new German legislation on university inventions.
The final presentation of the second day was delivered by Natalia Lobach, Head of the Russian side of the Russian-French Technology Transfer Centre at Bauman Moscow State Technical University. She discussed both the successes and challenges encountered by the Centre and highlighted the successful licensing of 15 Russian inventions to French companies.
Following the Conference, a reception was held, allowing participants to continue discussing the presentations and establish new professional contacts.
The Conference was attended by approximately 50 specialists from Germany, the United States, France, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.
Prior to the Conference, a practical workshop entitled “Fundamentals of Licensing in Russia and the CIS Countries” was held. The speakers included LES Russia members Natalia Karpova, Alexander Osokin, Lyudmila Borokhovich, Valery Medvedev, Elena Voytsekhovskaya and Sergey Dorofeyev.
The Conference was opened by Professor Natalia Karpova, President of LES Russia, and Dr Heinz Goddar, representing LES Germany. They highlighted the well-established tradition of holding joint conferences between the two societies. Dr Goddar also congratulated the participants on the 10th anniversary of LES Russia.
The opening presentation, entitled “Achieving Success in Technology Transfer: The US Experience and Future Prospects,” was delivered by Dr Eugene Buff, Director of yet2.com, USA. In his presentation, Dr Buff proposed several approaches to transforming “knowledge for knowledge’s sake” into “knowledge for profit.” He also addressed the issue of restrictions on researchers’ freedom to choose the subjects of their future work.
Jan Kuen de Guise, Director at Schlumberger Research, France, then presented the company’s experience of collaborating with Russian researchers. He emphasized that the company’s decision to establish a research centre in Russia and work with Russian scientists had proved to be the right strategic choice.
The final presentation on the first day was delivered by Dr Nikolay Rogalev, Vice-Rector for Innovation at the Moscow Power Engineering Institute. Using a specific case study, he demonstrated how Russian technologies could be introduced to the Chinese market. Dr Rogalev also discussed China’s national innovation policy, which focused on acquiring new foreign technologies to support the development of small and medium-sized private enterprises.
The first day of the Conference concluded with a discussion of the presentations and a question-and-answer session with the speakers.
The second day began with a presentation by Dr Heinz Goddar, Partner at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Germany. He explained how German legislation regulated the registration and transfer of employee inventions. His presentation attracted considerable interest from researchers, industry representatives and technology-transfer professionals. The participants generally agreed that German legislation in this area had achieved an effective balance between the interests of researchers and those of industry.
Dr Joachim Feldges, Attorney-at-Law, Germany, then discussed the specific features of technology-transfer agreements in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. He emphasized that agreements in these fields involved particularly high risks and longer periods before returns could be generated. He also noted that confidentiality was a crucial consideration when drafting licensing agreements in these sectors.
Dr Christian Kilger, Director of IPAL, Germany, presented the company’s successful experience in transferring university technologies to industry. He identified a long-term approach to cooperation as one of the company’s key operating principles.
Dr Kilger provided specific examples of joint research and development agreements between universities and industrial companies, as well as agreements covering the transfer of university-developed technologies to industry. The company’s extensive project portfolio helped to reduce its overall risk, while the professional expertise of its employees enabled it to develop optimal technology-transfer models.
Dr Christian Czychowski, Partner at BOEHMERT & BOEHMERT, Germany, spoke about the “Berlin Agreement,” which governed relations between universities, researchers and industrial companies, balancing the different interests of all parties involved. He also presented a comparative analysis of technology-transfer agreements with reference to the new German legislation on university inventions.
The final presentation of the second day was delivered by Natalia Lobach, Head of the Russian side of the Russian-French Technology Transfer Centre at Bauman Moscow State Technical University. She discussed both the successes and challenges encountered by the Centre and highlighted the successful licensing of 15 Russian inventions to French companies.
Following the Conference, a reception was held, allowing participants to continue discussing the presentations and establish new professional contacts.
The Conference was attended by approximately 50 specialists from Germany, the United States, France, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.
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