Course ProgramASTP - Praxis, Lisbon 2005
“Fundamentals of Technology Transfer”
*: speakers confirmed
Tuesday 12th of April
18.30 – 20.00Registration and welcome cocktail
Wednesday 13th of April
Chair: Antonio Parada
09.00 - 09.15 Course Introduction
Antonio Parada*, Technology Transfer Manager,Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Portugal
09.15 - 10.15Evaluating Opportunities
Penny Attridge*,Independent consultant, United Kingdom
10.15 - 10.45 COFFEE BREAK
Case Study Exercise: evaluating inventions
Penny Attridge*,Former Senior Account BTG plc, Independent consultant, United Kingdom
10.45 - 11.15 Case Study Feedback
Penny Attridge*,Former Senior Account BTG plc, Independent consultant, United Kingdom
11.15 - 12.00 Research Grants and Contracts: our role in safeguarding IP rights for the university
Anne Maria Nuutila*,Financial Manager,VTTBiotechnology, Finland
12.00 - 13.00 IP Primer Patents: understanding the patenting process – and how to minimise costs
Carlos Pinto Correia*,Associate,Linklaters,Portugal
13.00 – 14.00 LUNCH
14.00 - 14.45 Non-Patent IP: copyright, design rights, trade marks – what they are, how important they are and how you get them
Antonio Parada*, Technology Transfer Manager, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Portugal
14.45 - 15.45 IP Primer: Contract Law: recognising the differing legislative environments within Europe
Maria Pina*, Associate, Linklater, Portugal
15.45 – 16.15COFFEE BREAK
16.15 – 18.00 Engaging Industry (inc Panel Questions and Answers):
What do our potential licensees want from us – and what are their frustrations in dealing with us?
José Antonio Salcedo*, CEO,MultiWave Photonics, Portugal
Jeff Skinner*, Commercial Director, UniversityCollegeLondon, United
Kingdom
18.30FORMAL COURSE DINNER: Guest speaker to be announced
Thursday 14th of April
Chair: Antonio Parada
09.00 - 11.00 Anatomy of a Licence:
How should a license be structured and what should it contain. Can you use standard templates, do you need lawyers, what are the critical clauses in a university context?
Paul van Grevenstein*,AdvisorTechnologyTransferLeidenUniversityMedicalCenter, Director STI Management, The Netherlands
11.00 - 11.30COFFEE BREAK
11.30 - 12.15 Case Study Exercise: ‘Peter Rabbit Goes Licensing – the tale of an innocent but well-meaning Technology Transfer manager who gets himself into all sorts of trouble’
Paul Labbett*,Director of Research Grants and Contracts, KingsCollegeLondon, United Kingdom
12.15 - 12.45 Case Study Feedback
Paul Labbett*, Director of Research Grants and Contracts, KingsCollegeLondon, United Kingdom
12.45 – 14.00 LUNCH
14.00 - 15.00Negotiation and Deal Making – the company perspective:
when to start the negotiation, who to negotiate with, elements of a good deal, closing deals.
t.b.a.
15.00 – 15.30 COFFEE BREAK
15.30 - 17.30Negotiation and Deal Making – the TTO perspective:
when to start the negotiation, who to negotiate with, elements of a good deal, closing deals
t.b.a.
EVENING: left free for informal networking in and around Lisbon
Friday 15th of April
Chair: Antonio Parada
08.30 – 09.00 Introduction
Antonio Parada*, Technology Transfer Manager,Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Portugal
09.00 - 10.00Marketing Technology: how to let licensees know that your technology exist and is good for them – market research, marketing materials, marketing channels, what to send our and when, when to use the investors
t.b.a.
10.00 – 10.30 COFFEE BREAK
10.30 - 13.00Case Study: the curious tale of the Photon Detecting Counter – taking a new technology from laboratory to market
Jeff Skinner*, Commercial Director, University College London, United
Kingdom
13.00 – 14.30WORKING LUNCH
Panel – Questions and Answers/ Clinic
14.30 COURSE ENDS