Transcript Riga Technical University Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre Technology Transfer Office Technology transfer activities in Riga Technical University Renars Reklaitis, Head of Technology Transfer Office, Riga.

Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
Technology transfer activities in Riga Technical University
Renars Reklaitis,
Head of Technology Transfer Office,
Riga Technical University
EIROPAS SAVIENĪBA
Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
General information
Founded
1862
Students
~ 17.000
Academic staff
767
Researchers
502
Graduates
~ 100.000
Academic and professional study
programmes
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate
- Doctoral
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Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
Structure
Riga Technical
university
Science and
Research
department
Intellectual property
department
Innovation and
Technology transfer
centre
Technology Transfer
Office(TTO)
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Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
Technology Transfer Office
The main tasks:
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Identifies commercial potential;
helps bringing the inventions and new technologies to market ;
prepares technology offers;
protects and develops intellectual property;
maintains data base of scientific competences;
consults entrepreneurs and researchers;
organizes seminars and conferences;
builds local and international cooperation.
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Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
Intellectual property in Riga Technical university
80
70*
70
60*
60
51
48
50
38
40
Applications in Latvia patent office
33
30
30*
PCT or Europe
30
20
14
13
10
7
7*
1
1
1
1
1
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
3
3
2010
2011
0
2004
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2012
2013
* Estimated data
Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
Key facts
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No evaluation for LV patents;
PCT or regional patent applications are evalutated by TTO;
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Individual applications;
Competition.
20% of LV patents are filed by RTU;
IPR policy is aprooved by senate in 2008;
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Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
Key facts (2)
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Shareholder of 4 Competance centers
15 Spin-Off’s established in 2011 (state research centre program);
Research agreements with enterprises - 398
Research projects with enterprises - 611
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Riga Technical University
Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre
Technology Transfer Office
Thank you for attention!
Renars Reklaitis
e-pasts: [email protected]
www.rtu.lv
EIROPAS SAVIENĪBA