TU Dortmund University Knowledge and Technology Transfer
Agenda University at a glance Knowledge Transfer at TU Dortmund University Tasks and Organisation of the Transfer Office Inventions and Patents Spin-offs Recent Projects Networks in Tech Transfer
TU at a Glance Founded 1968 App. 23.000 students 16 Faculties Natural Sciences and Mathematics Engineering Sciences and Computer Science Planning, Building and Economic Sciences Humanities, Culture Studies and Social Sciences App. 230 million annual budget App. 40 million third-party funds p. a.
History Knowledge and Technology Transfer at TU Dortmund University Pilot project of the Ministry of Economics in 1976 for the establishment of transfer offices at universities. Dortmund University was part of this pilot project. By 1988, all 14 universities in NRW had established knowledge transfer offices Top-down-process
Knowledge Transfer at the TU Dortmund University Central activities of the Research and Knowledge Transfer Unit Invention and patent exploitation Knowledge transfer (regional SME) Coordination of KT networks Start-up support Research promotion
TEAM Michael Asche Head of Department Jessica Petranca Secretary Regional Networks Knowledge Transfer Patents and Inventions Fritz Krieger Patents Arjeta Gashi Patent Scout Dr. Joachim Kaiser ProVendis Sebastian Hanny Startup-Coach Angela Märtin Project Coordination Entrepreneurship Project Development
Organisation of the Knowledge Transfer Unit RECTORATE Knowlede Transfer Rector Chancellor Prorectors ADMINISTRATION Department 1 Department 2 ACADEMIA Mathematics & Natural Sciences Technology & Engineering Sciences Planning Science, Building, Economics Social Sciences & Humanities
Inventions and patents at TU Dortmund Aims Supporting TU Dortmund scientists through giving out information on topics such as inventions, patenting, and patent exploitation Mobilisation of invention disclosures, at present: 15-25 invention disclosures / year Generating revenues through licensing and sales Invention based university spin-offs
Inventions and patents Activities at TU university level Creation of an invention and patent culture Events, seminars, courses, PR Development of proceedings Applications and administration Third party funding based on inventions
The NRW concept of patents and exploitation of patents Central activities by PROvendis GmbH as a universities owned service-provider (since 2002) Evaluation of inventions Patenting Exploitation Decentral activities at university level Creation of an invention and patent culture Development of proceedings, rules and regulations
Spin-Offs Aims Raising awareness and creating an entrepreneurial culture Motivation and qualification of students, university staff and alumni Supporting spin-offs as an instrument of research exploitation Establishing a start-up network Generating third-party funds for university start-ups
Spin-Off Network TU Dortmund University University of Applied Sciences of Dortmund Five regional technology centres coordinated by TechnologieZentrumDortmund GmbH The City of Dortmund and the start2grow - start-up competitions
Spin-Offs Basic Instruments Entrepreneurship Courses - Chair for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at the TU Dortmund Start-up Coaching Events und public relations Pre-Incubator-Center (PINC) in the innovation and technology centres of the region Business plan competitions ( start2grow, www.start2grow.de)
Spin-Offs Start-up Coaching Information material Coaching in business planning Contact to external experts and potential investors Application for grants ( EXIST-Gründerstipendium, etc.) Supporting teams in business plan competitions
Spin-Offs Results 80 university spin-offs (students and staff) since October 2002 380 consultations for members of the university Over 1.000 students attended the study course Entrepreneurship Seed capital for the spin-offs worth of app. 7.5m Federal and regional grants worth of 4.5m for TU (projects and spinoffs)
Spin-Offs (examples)
Projects The Culturepreneurship Project (2007-2010)
Projects The Innovation Laboratory
Project The Start-Up University (2011-2015) - Campus Entrepreneurship School - TU Startup Fund - Entrepreneurial Culture - Co-Working Space - Startup-Clique
Networks in Tech Transfer International: - European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) National: Regional: - Research-based Spin-offs ( Existenzgründungen aus der Wissenschaft EXIST) - Federal Patent Exploitation Framework ( Verwertungsförderung SIGNO ) - Innovation Alliance NRW ( Innovationsallianz NRW ) - Dortmund and its Region as Location of Innovation ( Der Innovationsstandort )
Thank you for your attention TU Dortmund University Research and Knowledge Transfer Unit Angela Märtin 44221 Dortmund Germany Phone +49 231 755-5523 E-Mail: angela.maertin@tu-.de