Innovation in Universities

Innovation in Universities USC experience

Danilo LargoUniversity of San CarlosCebu City

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Generally, universities are where:

New knowledge are generated R&D activities are found

In dedicated units, research facilities/institutes Dissemination of knowledge and information are formally

conducted Talents and expertise are developed

Students doing their thesis Faculty doing research supported by grants or privately

commissioned Innovations are hatched, developed, refined and commercialized, mainly in partnership with industry

Most Philippine universities are challenged in terms of resources to engage in meaningful research

Lack of facilities and equipment to do cutting edge research Few faculty have graduate degrees (at least a masters), hence wanting in

critical mass of qualified personnel to lead in research S&T that leads in innovation works is not usually a priority program Publish-or-perish is still the prevailing mindset and not on Patenting

inventions Enabling policies are not sufficient to encourage research

Lack of incentives

Research in universities ALONE rarely results in innovative technologies and products that are marketable INDUSTRY and UNIVERSITY are the two most

powerful engines that can generate innovation.

Government support to R&D and Innovation Increase funding on R&D in S&T (e.g. DOST- PCHRD, PCIEERD, PCAARRD,

CHED) Policy initiatives that promote innovation, e.g.:

IP Code of the Philippines Technology Transfer Act of 2009 Establishment of Innovation & Technology Support Offices (I.T.S.O.) in

universities External support to Philippine innovation movement, e.g.:

WIPO: IP Hub-Spoke USAID STRIDE: KTTO Development

Launched in March 22, 2012, I.T.S.O. is a project of the Intellectual Property of the Philippines that capacitizes the academe to protect intellectual properties, esp. patents, that are generated from R&D activities

WIPO Director General Francis Gurry

Innovation capacity of universities is supported by the Innovation & Technology Support Office (I.T.S.O.) initiative of IPOPHL


It has the skill to determine the patentability of an invention thru: Searching in the Patent Database

that contains almost a 100M patent documents

It has the skill to draft patent claims and prosecute the patent until it is granted by the state

Since 2010, IPOPHL, in partnership with WIPO, has provided countless trainings to the ITSO members (there are currently 185 universities with ITSO; Cebu has 6 ITSOs: USC, USJR, UC, CT-U, UP Cebu, UV)

ITSO assists researchers in: patent searching, patent claims drafting, filing of patent application, and patent prosecution until such

time that the patent is granted (in 3-5 years)

ITSOs also performs other tasks like Conducting IP awareness and

capability-building seminars/training to its stakeholders

Giving advice on IP management and IP commercialization


Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office (KTTO) in the University- simply, Tech Transfer Office, Tech Transfer & Licensing Office Established in universities where there is an active research in Science,

Technology and Engineering

Research in STE often results to new innovations/inventions – in the form of new technology, process, product, or improvement of an existing technology, process or product

Invention – is a technical solution to a problem

Knowledge and Technology Transfer Office (KTTO) in the University- simply, Tech Transfer Office, Tech Transfer & Licensing Office facilitates interaction between university and the private sector;

it serves as the interface between the talent and technology housed in the academic institute and the broader community.

a conduit for connection and collaboration to facilitate new relationships and partnerships resulting in research and technology development that fuels the local, regional, and national economies.

powers the innovation economy; knowledge and technology transfer activities lead to job creation, life-saving innovations, improved productivity, and new solutions to local and global challenges that improve the human condition.

BY CONNECTING THE ASSETS OF THE INSTITUTE TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THEIR COMMUNITY, THEY ARE THE FIRST STEP IN TRANSFORMING INVENTIONS INTO COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE.

I.T.S.O. and K.T.T.O. provide for an efficient Innovation Ecosystem in the university

ITSO helps protect intellectual property – i.e. knowledge, creative works, designs, technology, etc.

KTTO finds the right partner to bring technology from laboratory to the market

KTTO looks for a win-win solution to mutually benefit the industry-academe partners

USC KTTO Structure

Alumni & Scholarship

VP AdminVPAA

Director for Basic Educ. Education

VP Finance

School of Architecture, Fine Arts & Design

Office of Research

ITSO

PRESIDENT

BOT

School of Education

School of Engineerin

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School of HealthCare Professio

n

School of Business & Economics

School of Arts &

Sciences

School of Law &

Governance

USC KTTO

INDUSTRY/ PUBLIC

The role of industry to university

collaborative benefits to a university include: increased opportunities for research funding; infrastructure for technological development; having more proximity to community needs being a potential source for receiving monetary rewards that

may go back to unrestricted R&D; providing an industrial connection leading to sponsored

research funds; opportunities for consulting; assistance in student success via internships and employment

opportunities; and provision of PR and prestige to its affiliated university.

Patent landscape of RP(Source: IPO Phil)

Country % Granted to ResidentsYear 2005

Japan 90%U.S. 52%Taiwan 44%India 41%China 39%Thailand 11%Singapore 7%Indonesia 5%Malaysia 1%Philippines 0.9%

Commercializing a technology developed from R&D is a BIG CHALLENGE !

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110

1,0002,0003,0004,000

2,76

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3,03

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3,24

8

3,09

7

2,82

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3,22

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2,85

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210

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225

216

172

167

170

2,97

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3,26

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3,47

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3,31

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Patent Filings

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Patent landscape of RP(Source: IPO Phil)

2005

Only 210 local patent applications out of total of 2972 applications 7.1%

Only 15*1 local patent granted out of a total of 1653 granted 0.9%On patents granted - No Universities, 1 RDI (IRRI)*

2006


Only 24*1 local patent granted out of a total of 1215 granted 2%On patents granted - No Universities, 1 RDI (PCHRD-DOST)* on sambong (“gabon”) herbs

2007


Only 28*1 local patent granted out of a total of 1814 granted 1.5%On patents granted - No Universities, 1 RDI (ITDI-DOST)

I.T.S.O. services in universities has started to change the patent landscape of the Philippines.

As of July 2016, a total of 145 patent applications have been filed at the Bureau of Patents of IPOPHL.

Why IP is important:

IP as the oil of the 21st century IP in the knowledge-based economy IP’s contribution to the national economy Technology Transfer Act as an enabling law

on IP use by universities ITSO and Tech Transfer Office as important

support units in university - bringing research from laboratory to the market

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USC’s first startup from research

Turning waste into Gold!

Seeds into flour Peels into pectin and polyphenols

USC has proven that research pays and can generate local employment. TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE for a university

that has a traditional mindset of PUBLISH-OR-PERISH !

USC is developing its KTTO to manage its IP from R&D

GEMS has become the “poster boy” of IPOPHL on IP commercialization

South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation, July 27-28, 2016

Innovation ecosystem in universities:

4. Partner/investor

2. ITSO & KTTO in place

1. ResearchChampions

3. Supportive Administration

Learning from U.S. Study Visit to universities with KTTO (Feb.21-Mar. 6, 2015)

Research universities in the U.S. is an inspiration of how important a KTTO is, if only TO MAKE UNIVERSITIES BE MORE RELEVANT TO SOCIETY THRU THE INVENTIVE TECHNOLOGIES WE MADE, though not forgetting our main role as a GENERATOR OF KNOWLEDGE.

@ Johns Hopkins University


U.S. research universities have many things in common:1. Strong support by the university’s management for R&D2. A disclosure mechanism of their inventions3. An IP Policy delineating IP protection, ownership and

royalty sharing scheme in technology commercialization4. Strong relationship with industry5. An entrepreneurial mindset6. Well-established KTTO


Annual meeting of the Association of University Technology Transfer Managers (AUTM), New Orleans, Feb. 22-24, 2015:

a vibrant community of university tech transfer managers, ‘technopreneurs’ and researchers/scientists/engineers which has cultivated the KTTO mechanism of universities in the U.S. and other countries.

Innovation Ecosystem in universitiesBuilding the Tech Transfer and Licensing Office

Philippine universities are in for an exciting development in technology innovation, if only we develop:

a strong research culture an entrepreneurial mindset a strong relationship with industry

Important elementsfor a KTTO

Thank you for listening.

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