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Innovation and creativity
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Innovation objectives
• Driving force for adaptation and sustainable innovation.
• Internationally outstanding within research-based innovation and collaboration with the private and public sectors.
• Participation throughout NTNU's academic breadth.
• Well-functioning internal system for innovation.
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NTNU – Innovation and Creativity
Shares knowledge, expertise and R&D results. Contributes to improving the business community and society at large.
DISSEMINATION
innovation R&D
new knowledge TEACHING
expertise
Developing new technology. International cooperation.
Education for academic and professional purposes.Training.
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Innovation and business development
Entrepreneurs Investors University Innovation and change require
interaction
between: •
Investors
, who finance new projects.
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Entrepreneurs,
generate ideas.
who •
Business and industry
, as the owner and customer.
Businesses •
Universiteties
, with an active role in developing new business activities.
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Innovation – I
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Gløshaugen Innovation Centre
(18 companies in-house, April 2012) • Several courses related to entrepreneurship • • •
Centre for Entrepreneurship NTNU Technology Transfer Office AS
– Help and support for people with business ideas – Search for business ideas among academic groups
Start NTNU
– a student-run organization for innovation •
NTNU Discovery
finances R&D results with commercial potential • Cooperation agreements with industry • Events (
Venture Cup
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Technoport Awards
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Innovation – II
NTNU 4th globally as the university with most interaction with industry.
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Results 2011
83 business ideas 45 patents registered 10 spin-off companies formed 6 licence contracts
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Commercialization of technology
NTNU Technology Transfer AS helps transform new knowledge into new commercial opportunities.
Results 2004 –2011
794 800 600 400 200 0 325 76 Registered ideas Patent applications Business deals
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Regional activity
• NTNU wants to be a vital contributor to innovation and business development in the region.
• “Partners for Innovation”: NTNU, Sintef, SpareBank 1 SMN og NTE. • The partners are promotors at interaction between business and research in the region.
• Annual meeting of regional business leaders and prominent scientists from NTNU and Sintef.
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Gløshaugen Innovation Center
• Norway’s first on-campus incubator for innovation in business and industry • Incubator for companies from NTNU and Sintef • 18 companies (April 2012)
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NTNU Technology Transfer AS
• Wholly owned subsidiary of NTNU.
• Creates business activities from research at NTNU and Central Norway Regional Health Authority (including St. Olav’s Hospital).
• Establishes spin-off companies and licenses new technology.
• Win-win cooperation among scientists, companies and investors.
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NTNU and industry
• Approx. 700 major research projects in cooperation with industry, the public sector and various funds.
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• EUR 27.5 mill. to NTNU from industry and organizations in 2011.
• Many of NTNU’s ca. 200 adjunct professors (20 % positions) are connected to industry.
• Extensive offers in continuing and professional development, such as the annual industrial seminars at NTNU each January.
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NTNU and industry – II
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• Student trainee placements and project work in industry conveyed through www.ideportalen.no
• International placement projects through IAESTE and EC programmes.
• Formal agreements among NTNU ’s faculties, businesses and industry to stimulate cooperation.
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NTNU and Sintef vital R&D institutions for Norwegian industry
Norwegian companies rank NTNU and Sintef on top as providers of R&D.
An impressive 96 % rank NTNU or Sintef as their main R&D partner.
From an investigation by Federation of Norwegian Industries among 380 member companies.
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