Partnerships in Technology Transfer: The NIH Experience Luis A. Salicrup, Ph.D. Senior Advisor for International Activities Office of Technology Transfer National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health & Human Services FLC Meeting September 14, 2005
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Partnerships in Technology Transfer: The NIH Experience
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Partnerships in Technology Transfer: The NIH Experience
Luis A. Salicrup, Ph.D.Senior Advisor for International ActivitiesOffice of Technology TransferNational Institutes of HealthU.S. Department of Health & Human Services
FLC MeetingSeptember 14, 2005
NIH Mission
To uncover new knowledge that will lead to improved
public health
National Institutes of HealthBasic Biomedical Research in Support of the Public Health
Funding
Training
Basic Research
Clinical Trials
Inventions
Policies
Importance of Global Health Research
Humanitarian Objectives
Globalization of Health Problems
and their Relevance to Domestic Health
Economic Development and Political Stability
Relevance of Technology Transfer to Institutions in Developing Countries
Innovation of all types
National, regional and global needs
Reduction of the burden of disease worldwide
10/90 GAP
New Trends in Health Entities in LDCs• Increase in public-private partnerships• Developing countries (India, Brazil,
China, South Africa) strengthening investments in biotechnology research of endemic and neglected diseases
• Developing country institutions entering various types of R&D agreements for transferring technologies
Partners for Global Health
NIH OTT currently active exploring ways to enhance the process of transferring technologies to institutions in: – Asia
– Latin America
– Africa
– Eastern Europe
Collaborative work with institutions in developing countries has revealed needs and opportunities for transfer of NIH technologies related to: