University innovations Ilkka Kouvonen Business Development 25th May 2012

1. Innovation System at the university of turku and other Finnish Universities 2. innovation development process at the university of turku 3.five disiplines of innovation

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Purpose of the university innovation system: To counsel and support: •

Scientists / Research groups / Students

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University

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Protection

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Commercialization

of reseach based knowledge including: •

Inventions, software, databases

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Materials (antibodies, cell lines, animal models, etc)

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Service concepts

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Business ideas etc.

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Key features of the Finnish university innovation system LEGISLATION / RULES:

Dual ownership of inventions: •

Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (369/2006)

Dual ownership of copyright: •

Copyright act (404/1961)

EU Framework Programs / General conditions (Annex 2) Tekes funding / General conditions

The University Act (558/2009) •

"The 3rd task” (2004) , corporations under public law 28.5.2012

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Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (369/2006) Unofficial English translation: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=254493 Scope: Inventions made by: •

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A person employed by the University or Employed by the Academy of Finland, if the person is seated at the University

Inventions, which are patentable in Finland

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Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (369/2006) Classification:

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OPEN RESEARCH

1. Performed without outside funding and external contractual partners 2. Performed with the funding of an external party but which does not imply any provisions other than publication of results 3. Agreed with co-operation partner beforehand that it is open research 28.5.2012

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Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (369/2006)

B) CONTRACT RESEARCH

1. Research performed for companies or other clients 2. Collaborative research i.e. at least one external party, who participate as a co-actor of the research, sponsor or any other participant (e.g. Tekes, EU, Akademy of Finland) and there are obligations concerning exploitation of the results.

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Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (369/2006)

C) INVENTIONS GENERATED IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES

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Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (369/2006) Obligation to submit an Invention Disclosure:

Required: •

information about the invention, the inventors and their opinion whether the invention was generated in open research, contract research, or in other circumstances

If the Invention Disclosure does not include all required information, the university shall without delay inform in writing the inventor about it.

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Act on the Right in Inventions made at Higher Education Institutions (369/2006)

The inventor is entitled to a reasonable remuneration when the university claims title and right to the invention.

The Act also contains provisions on publishing an invention. Publication is not allowed before a patent application is filed and there are time limits for university to file a patent application 28.5.2012

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Contact information Ilkka Kouvonen, PhD. Business Development Manager Mauno Kangasaho, Lic.Phil. Innovation Manager Eliisa Särkilahti, PhD. Senior Adviser

Project and Innovation Services, 20014 Turun yliopisto

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Tekstiä

OTSIKKO

FACULTIES §

Faculty of Humanities

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Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science

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Faculty of Medicine

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Faculty of Law

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Faculty of Social Science

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Faculty of Education

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Turku School of Economics

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SPEARHEAD SECTORS FOR COMMERCIALIZATION •

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Diagnostics, bioimaging, materials, drug development Health and nursing technology and services Training and education technology and services

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Tuli - from research to business

Initial evaluation – up to 5.000€/case Various expert services can be provided in order to evaluate the initial of an idea.

commercial potential

Evaluation – up to 20.000€/case Further expert services to outline and develop a commercialization up new prospects for turning the idea into a product or service.

path for the idea and open

Refinement – up to 30.000€/case Challenges in the way of commercialization solved in the areas of product testing

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development and

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Tili - from science to business Targeted applied research in order to create international growth companies Supported by Tekes (a Finnish Funding Agency for Technology an Innovations)

LAITOS/YKSIKKÖ HALUTESSA

Start-up N=2 Financing application N=2-3

Proof of Consept (IKK 3) Financing application

Targeted Applied Research (IKK 2)

N=4

Financing application N=12

Assessment jury (IKK 1) Innovation

N=100

Education, Activation, Awareness

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Executive team Hannu Kokkonen, chairman of the board (UTU) Harri Lönnberg , vice rector (UTU) Antti Paasio, professor (UTU) Harri Ojansuu, senior technology adviser (Tekes) Ilkka Kouvonen, business development manager (UTU)

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Assessment jury (IKK 1) Consists on business development and substance professionals (UTU), national and international professionals and repr. of Tekes Chair is vice-rector from UTU Business opportunities, customer needs, competition, IPR Research and development plan, preliminary commercialization plan and financing application to be sent to Tekes for IKK 2 Max. 90 k€

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Ikk 2 Management team (development and commercialization) Tarketed applied research Identication of relevant inventions IPR strategy Assessment of business possibilities Application for funding (Tekes)

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IKK 3 Management team shall be strenghten Commercialization team shall be strengten Preliminary business plan, patenting, freedom to operate, inlicencing Seed financing plan Shareholders (UTU, team members, others) Shareholder agreement plan GO/NO GO

START-UP

Incubator,Vigo,etc.

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Assessment jury 1 Harri Lönnberg, pj Ilkka Kouvonen Mauno Kangasaho Jari Hovinen Aki Koponen Olli Hietanen Reima Suomi Helena Leino-Kilpi Jukka Hyönä Pasi Malinen

LAITOS/YKSIKKÖ HALUTESSA

Harri Ojansuu Tekes Timo Teimonen Newentures Oy

Jussi Holopainen JFP Executive Search Oy

Esa Tervo

Neoxen

Systems Oy

Juhani Reiman Lingsoft Oy

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Assessment jury 2 Harri Lönnberg, pj

Harri Ojansuu Tekes

Ilkka Kouvonen

Risto Lammintausta

Mauno Kangasaho

Hormos Medical Oy

Jari Hovinen

Antti Iitiä LS-Link Oy

Aki Koponen

Tom Palenius

Jyrki Heino

Jussi Holopainen JFP

Pentti Huovinen Olli Hietanen Pasi Malinen LAITOS/YKSIKKÖ HALUTESSA

Executive Search Oy

Biocelex Oy

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Disciplines of innovation (source SRI-international)

Important Customer and Market Need

Innovation Champion

Innovation Team

Value Creation

Organizational Alignment

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1. Important customer and market need

Important to your customers, not just interesting Large, growing opportunity in the ”white space”

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2. Innovation champion Passionate, articulate driver of the initiative Exemplifies all five disciplines of innovation

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3. Innovation team

Shared vision, unique, complementary skills and shared rewards Achieve, involve and empower Respect, integrity and generosity of spirit

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4. Value creation

Customer and market focused Iteration Innovation plans and elevator pitches Value creation forums

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5. Organizational alignment

Create and deliver the highest customer value Align people, metrics, processes, and resources Continiously improve, remove barriers and eliminate all non-value adding activities

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