Presentation of CERT-TTT-M

WIPI Annual Forum 2008 – Cardiff Antoine DINTRICH- IEEPI

The “European Institute for Enterprise and Intellectual Property”  Created in 2004 by the French Ministry of Industry and INPI (French NPO) in order to

provide training sessions on the economic and strategic issues of intellectual property

(IP).

 Promote "intellectual property awareness" within companies, focusing on

SME / SMI

.  Develops and organizes

training sessions

offensive aspects of IP and innovation on the  Is implicated in different

European projects

aiming at the development of IP awareness toward SMEs.

CERT-TTT M…

• means Certified Transnational Technology Transfer Manager • project within the FP6 programme of the EU • Based on key assumptions of European IPR experts :   

Lack of TT skilled people No registered TT profession No TT education / training programme recognised all over Europe

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CERT-TTT M…

…addresses to the findings of CREST IPR expert group • Lack of holistic/integrated TT education programs • Lack of trans-national/international attitude of education • No sufficient assessment of TT-skills possible (comparable) • No clear TT career structure / no accreditation for TT professionals • No sufficient benchmarks on education TT programmes in EU-27 (comparable ) 3

CERT TTM…

To build up

a blue-print education programme

that possibly : • Professionalizes TT on a trans-national level • Covers all phases of the TT process • Meets the need for an official recognized course • Supports MS policy-makers • Standardizes the skill-set of TT profession in Europe • Is based on surveys on demand and supply 4

CERT-TTT-M at a glance

• 11 partners of 7 Member States, 5 PROs, 7 policy makers (also CREST participants) • Advisory Panel: IPR/TT relevant organisations • Budget: € 1,3 Mio.

• 6 workpackages • Duration: 24 months (2007-2008) 5

CERT-TTT-M Partner 11 Participants from 7 Countries

Austria:

AWS – MCI

Belgium / Flanders:

IWT

France:

IEEPI – MESR

Italy:

ASTER – ERPDA

Latvia:

LIDA

Netherlands:

EZ – RSM

Sweden:

VINNOVA 6

Advisory panel

7 Members

• European Patent Academy • LES France • LESI • ProTon Europe • Societas Rudolphina • The Institute of Knowledge Transfer • ASTP & PRAXIS 7

CERT-TTT-M: Big Picture

Advisory Panel

(European Patent Academy, LES, ProTon, Societas Rudolphina, ASTP …)

Steering Commitee

WP1

Inventarisa tion of Requirements

WP2

Survey of existing programmes

WP3

Building up educational & organisational frame

WP4

Providing for Mutual Recognition

WP5

Dissemination & Transfer Training Award

WP6

Project Co ordination Financial Management The Policy Makers

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1) Online Survey (1)

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Sample:

• 561 European technology transfer professionals •

Key skills ranked:

• Communication • Commercial Awareness (negotiation,KL of IPR, KL of Licensing, networking) • New Business Development • Industry Specific Expertise 9

1) Online Survey (2)

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Key training‘ interests ranked:

• Most Interest: • New Business Development • Knowledge on IPR & Licensing • Negotiation • Second most interest: • Commercial awareness • Communication • Networking • Least interest: • Industry specific expertise 10

1) Online Survey (3)

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Interest:

• Between 37% and 52% of respondents would be interested to receive training on at least one skill • 83% indicated that their organization would be interested to receive training on at least one skill •

Market Size and Fee:

• 22.700 Technology Transfer Professionals in Europe • 18.880 are interested in participating in such a training • Average tuition fee: 1800 Euros •

Certification:

• 73% indicated that it is important to receive a European-wide recognized certification 11

2) Study on European TT Education Programmes & Benchmarking (1)

• Sample: 161 courses in 19 EU countries • Skill rating by the existing TT education programmes: 1) New Business Development 2) Commercial Awareness 3) Knowledge of IPR and Licensing 4) Networking 5) Industry Specific Expertise 6) Communication 7) Negotiation 12

2) Study on European TT Education Programmes & Benchmarking (2)

• Duration  semesters) • Fee  € (Workshop) and 8900€ (Master executive programme) • Certification  • Participant number  13

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (1)

• Elaboration of the first scenarios of the training • • • • program Identification of the different target groups the training program can to be addressed Analyse of each possible scenario Definition of the ultimate target group Specification of the educational framework  As primary target group : people with working experience in or outside the field 14

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (2)

• Structure for the curriculum contains 3 consecutive levels: 3. Executive level Module 1 Module 2 … 2. Advanced, intermediate level Module 1 Module 2 … 1. Basic requirements Module 1 Module 2 … 

Executive Technology Transfer Professional (ETTP)



Senior Technology Transfer Professional (STTP)



Technology Transfer Professional (TTP)

Each level will be composed of different modules and each level will be completed after having passed required exams.

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3) Building up educational and organisational framework (3)

• The six different skills that were defined are: 1. Managing Communication, Information an networking 2. Understanding IPR & Licensing 3. Commercial Activities and Markets 4. New Business Development 5. Negotiating 6. Project management 14

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (4)

• Expected duration of the curriculum:

Skills \ Levels Managing Communication, Information an networking Understanding IPR & Licensing Commercial Activities and Markets New Business Development Negotiating Project management Total 1. Basic

3 – 4 days 2 days 2 days 2 days 2 days 2 days

13 – 14 days 2. Advanced

3 – 4 days 2 days 2 days 2 days 2 days 2 days

13 – 14 days 3. Executive

1 – 2 days 1 – 2 days 1 – 2 days 1 – 2 days 1 – 2 days 1 – 2 days

6 – 12 days Total

7 – 10 days 5 – 6 days 5 – 6 days 5 – 6 days 5 – 6 days 5 – 6 days 32 – 40 days 14

Next steps :

• Identification of European training institutions interested in implementing the course (September 2008) • Commitment of at least 5 institutions in 5 different countries to implement the training course (October – December 2008) • Providing for Mutual Recognition aiming at an accreditation on a Europe-wide basis (October 2008 – January 2009) 16

Contacts

Project co-ordination: Gasteiger Georg

[email protected]

European Commission Project Officer: Jan Larosse

[email protected]

www.ttt-manager.eu

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Thank you for your attention…

Antoine DINTRICH

WWW.ieepi.org

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