Prince of Songkla University and Industry: The Connection

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1 Prince of Songkla University and Industry: The Connection Perapong Tekasakul, Ph.D. Vice President for Research System and Graduate Studies Tel: Facebook: Perapong Tekasakul Presented at: Global Conference on Educating the next generation of workforce: ASEAN perspective on innovation, integration and English June 2013, Bangkok, Thailand

2 At a Glance... 1st University in Southern Thailand, est Campuses 40,000+ Students Surat Thani Phuket Hat Yai Trang Pattani

3 Thailand GDP (2010) 3,500,000 Million Baht 3,000,000 2,500,000 Manufacturing 2,000,000 Agriculture 1,500,000 1,000, ,000 0 Personal & Household Goods Agriculture Mining and Quarrying Manufacturing Electricity, Gas and Water Supply Construction Personal and Household Goods Hotels and Restaurants Transport, Storage and Communications Education Health and Social Work

4 GRP South (2010) Million Baht 300, , ,000 Agriculture Agriculture dominance 150,000 Manufacturing 100,000 50,000 0 Hotels & Restaurants Agriculture, Hunting and Forestry Fishing Mining and Quarrying Manufacturing Personal and Household Goods Hotels and Restaurants Transport, Storage and Communications Education Health and Social Work

5 Raw material production Low value enhancement Need Research and Innovation

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7 Goal: Development of Industrial-based Economy Knowledge-based Economy Manufacturing Service Industry Agro-Industry Agriculture

8 FTI-S Strategy

9 Key Issues Natural Rubber & Wood Palm Oil Innovation Penninsula Seafood Emerging Technology

10 U&I Connection through Research and Innovation

11 PSU Approaches

12 Strategical Research Focus 1. Palm Oil, Biodiesel and Energy 2. Natural Rubber 3. Food 4. Health Sciences 5. Natural Disaster Management 6. Southern Border Provinces 7. Marine and Coastal 8. Social Development Toward ASEAN 9. Tourism 10. Songkhla Lake Basin 11. Logistics

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14 Palm Oil PSU Biodiesel Genomics and Bioinformatics/ Tissue Culture A National Palm Oil Research Product University

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17 From U to I

18 PSU Scheme Upstream Initial contact Researcher matching Grant matching Contract signing FTI Large Corporate SMEs COE/RC Department Grad School Research Institute Downstream IP management D&I Project funding Technology transfer Incubation Innovation research facility Pilot plant Commercialization

19 Where Science and Technology Harmonizes with Business

20 Current Status of 8 Technology Business Incubators Phuket Software Park 4 University partners 9 Networking alliances

21 Key Activities for Innovation Promotion IP awareness promotion Patent searching and patent mapping Targeted research initiation IP protection (i.e. patent drafting and filing) IP valuation and commercialization Negotiation and licensing agreement Business plan development for entrepreneurs Introduction of supporting infrastructures and facilities to promote research and innovation adoption and technology transfer

22 Current Services of Business incubation In wall & Out wall (101 incubatees) Intellectual Property Training, Protection, Commercialization R&D Access to laboratories & equipments & HR Collaborative or contract research (56 projects) In-house R&D strengthening program Joint R&D center

23 Current Services of Industrial Technology Assistant Program : ITAP (70 projects) Company Directed Technology Development Program : CD (9 projects)

24 Incubatees &

25 What s next? Full development of infrastructures in Phases II and III R&D Centers Incubators Pilot plants Design Centers Service Centers Expansion of services

26 Prince of Songkla University Science Park

27 Product Examples

28 Facial mask from rice Heel soother TMTD Easy kit ZnO Easy kit Hb extract

29 Extract of Phyllanthus acidus (Linn.) -aminobutyric acid-producing lactic acid bacteria for fermented sausages Edible water-soluble gelatin pouch

30 Thank You