Technology Transfer and EEN Horizon2020 Awareness Seminar June 5 th 2014 P.J. O’Reilly Enterprise-Ireland / EEN IRELAND European Commission Enterprise and Industry
Jul 14, 2015
Technology Transfer and EEN
Horizon2020 Awareness Seminar June 5th 2014
P.J. O’Reilly Enterprise-Ireland / EEN IRELAND
European CommissionEnterprise and Industry
What is Technology Transfer
Two ways to acquire technology;
• Internally through R&D
• Externally through Technology Transfer
- Licence Agreements
- Joint Ventures
- Collaboration Agreements
TT vs R&D
Simple scenario – first company to build a wind turbine
Do you build from first principles?
Do you import technology from a propeller company?
TT vs R&D-------- pros
Faster return on InvestmentAlready developed – proven in another
marketTechnical assistance Possible access to innovation and
marketsTechnology licensing can enable a firm
to enter a foreign market quickly
Technology Acquisition Process
Licensing Strategy
Define/Identify Targets and Technology Specification
Search Activity
Evaluation and Due Diligence Negotiation and Contracts
Sign Deal
Implementation
A “one-stop shop” to meet all the information needs of Small & Medium Enterprises in Europe. Part of the Competitiveness & Innovation Framework Programme
590 partner organisations in
52 countries
Geographical Spread of the Network
Recent - USA, MexicoRussia, ChinaSouth KoreaTunisiaJapan Brazil
PartnershipsPartnerships
SMEslarger EnterprisesUniversities / ITs of Applied ScienceResearch Centres& Institutes
SMEsR & D CentresLarge Corporations
“TechnologyOffers”
“TechnologyRequests”
Supply Demand
Technology* Transfer
Market Pull
Technology Push
*Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organisation
How does it work?
Together we put up your technology Offer or Request This gets into the Network Database visible to all our
Partners and SMEs in 52 countries EOIs will be presented to you before you decide who
to partner with We help you to finalise the deal and manage any IP
issue with you
An extensive database of current partnering opportunities:
13250 Opportunities in total 6310 Technology Opportunities 6800 Business Opportunities 140 Local partnering opportunities
EEN – Secure Database platform
Small and Medium Enterprises Entrepreneurs Business Start-ups Research Centres Universities & Institutes of Technology Business Support Organisations – e.g. LEO’s, Chambers of Commerce etc.
Who can use EEN services?