Technology Transfer Institutional Building Program (TTIBP)

North-West & North-East Regions

Strengthening the institutional and operational model in which technology transfer takes place

Given the low capacity of the EITT in the two regions, World Bank experts have proposed the introduction of a new program to increase institutional capacity within these structures. In the North-West Region, the Center for Technological and Knowledge Transfer within the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca was selected as a pilot entity. Activities under this program include familiarization with good practices at the international level, development of policies on the management of intellectual property rights within the university, etc. Activities for the next period include:

generation of a set of documents: draft intellectual property policies, NDA forms, model licensing agreements, etc.

advice on specific issues identified

development of medium and long-term action plans on the activity of technology transfer entities.

BENEFICIARIES

Technological Transfer Offices (TTO), departments within universities with TTO functions

POTENTIAL RESULTS

IP landscape better known ; Number of changes in practices and internal regulations within universities, new processes or structures implemented in universities; Number of TTOs participating in a community of practice; Number of TT certification obtained by TT Officers; TTOs have toolkits to use for commercialization; Better awareness of European and Global TTO practices; Better capacity in TTOs to assess and select project applications

IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENT

Training series on

Benefits of technological transfer
Role of TTOs in establishing functional IP policies, building pipeline of projects with commercialization potential, negotiating commercial deals

IP Landscape Study*
Testing Organizational Models for TTOs
Study visits to other EU countries (TBD under current travel restrictions)

*IP Landscape in ROMANIA

BACKGROUND

During the initial phase of the TTIB project, the WB team and Regional Development Authorities

identified a poor understanding of the IP landscape in general, as a key constraint for the comercialisation of IP generated in the publicly funded research organizations (PROs).

OBJECTIVE

The IP landscape study aimed at identifying which are the gaps in knowledge and in the legislation to help foster accelerated commercialisation of such IP.

IMPLEMENTATION

The key findings of the study must be correlated with the practical approach of various PROs, or TTOs, specific examples from the field, as well as valuable input from various stakeholders.