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Project Title
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Promoting innovation and valorization of research results from the faculties and Research institutions of Universidade do Porto
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Funding institution
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UPIN
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Project duration
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01.10.2005 - 30.06.2006
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Project Description
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In order to enforce an innovative culture and a successful commercialization attitude, the project generated a supportive climate at the leadership level of universities and research institutes. The common vision was to initiate a positive “innovation spirit” and therefore an economic success of the innovations made in the high technology areas. The commercial exploitation of newly developed technologies is a desirable result of UP’s research & development activities.
By developing and implementing technology commercialization process elements the INI-Novation helped UPIN to strengthen UP’s competitiveness and to promote the economic development in general.
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Project Partners
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n/a
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Role of INI-Novation
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Innovation management and technology transfer consulting and technical assistance to build technology commercialisation processes at the university
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Services Provided by INI-Novation
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Preparation of a Technology-Transfer Process to be established at the University of Porto and to be performed by UPIN:
· Delivery of awareness workshops in the faculties
· Set up of questionnaires for technology screening
· Definition of key performance indicators
· Set up evaluation manuals
· Prepare and deliver workshops for technology presentations
Support in setting up an internal management to sustain the process:
· Define contact persons
· Define further qualification measures
Assist decision and ranking of technologies to be fostered
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Experts
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Veneta Ivanova
Wolfgang Kniejski
Marion Mienert
Jose Teixeira
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Results
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Implementation of the Technology-Transfer Process in collaboration with UPIN.
· Early scanning of RTD results with international market expertise: scan commercialization option for patenting, licensing or business cases
· Market analysis: study size, competition, costumer buying power, supplier adequacy etc. to estimate commercialization success and related costs
· Entrepreneurship training: “elevator pitch concept” for short precise presentation of technology driven business cases
Spin-off support (Preparing business plans, seeking funds, seeking partners, further RTD)
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