Politecnico di Milano An attitude toward innovation since 1863 Emanuela Colombo, Rector’s Delegate to “Cooperation for Development” - Politecnico di Milano

Politecnico di MilanoAn attitude toward innovation since 1863

Emanuela Colombo,

Rector’s Delegate to “Cooperation for Development” - Politecnico di Milano

Gianluca Valentini

Rector’s Delegate to “Intellectual property and Spin off” – Politecnico di Milano

Colombo, Valentini - POLIMI – Workshop UNCHAIN Aleppo 4/11/10

Overview

The Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI):

An attitude toward innovation from 1863

Education, Research, Technology transfer

Two case studies: ASP and Eni

Policies and examples from Technology transfer office

TT models

Spin off examples


Italy, Science, Technology and Innovation

Italy has “some” traditions in coupling science with innovation

Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519)An artist and a scientist

Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)The father of modern science


Italy, Science, Technology and Innovation

Italy has “some” historical experiences in the application of research for achieving innovation

Engineering

(2000 years ago)

Architecture

DesignMore

recently


Politecnico di Milano is a Public State University founded in 1863 thanks to a strong cooperation established with the local industrial setting in Milano

Politecnico, Science, Technology and Innovation

Politecnico di Milano has always been linked with the industrial setting

Engineering (since 1863)

Architecture (since 1865)

Industrial Design (since 2000)


The logo originates from Raffaello’s

fresco The School of Athens,

Located in the Stanze Vaticane,

Roma

Politecnico, Science, Technology and Innovation

Politecnico di Milano has kept in its logo an original and creative attitude …


Some figures and dimensions:

Students 38.033Degrees/y

almost 5000/y

Professors 1.293

Tech-Administrative Staff1.122

PhD Students 883

Public Funding 300 Meuro/y

Funding(contracts, EU projects) 60 Meuro/yFrom applied research

Human Resources, Academic year 2007/2008

15° among European Technical Universities according to Times Higher-QS World University

1° in Europe and 8° worldwide for software engineering, according to the Association For Computing Machinery (ACM)


Vision and Mission

The Politecnico di Milano is a science and technology university preparing engineers, architects and industrial designers through a variety of innovative courses taking care of specific technical competences and devoted to all sides of education including deontological and ethical asset.

Today our vision is focused on two key tasks:

1. Promoting multidisciplinary projects and internal cooperation (INTERNAL).

2. Enforcing the partnership with stakeholders (EXTERNAL)

The original mission is focused on three pillars

1.Teaching and education

2. Research activities

3. Knowledge & Technology Transfer to industry/community


New Social challenges leads to a more extended vision

The 8 Millennium Goals are the frontiers of development

The role of Universities in the Third Millennium

The interdependency principles lead to the need of managing a global society

Universities have a role to play for global development

The aim at Sustainable development show the need of new paradigms for development The economic crisis confirm it!!!

A: Human development

B: Socio-Economic development

C: Knowledge & Technology development

D: Glocal development

Research, Education and Technology Transferat the Politecnico di Milano


Approach to Teaching and Research

Teaching is the natural framework for

spreading knowledge and generating competences

Teaching Research

Research is the added tools for updating knowledge, contributing to teaching, developing critical capability

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Knowledge and Technology Transfer is the indicator for

- proving the effectiveness of academic culture;

- assuring a long lasting cooperation with industry,

Tech Transf


84% of graduatesin Italy



Faculty & Students on 2008

Design

Architecture

Engineering

Professors & Researchers

Students329 10.187


Students101 4.63

0


Students888 23.216


Research Areas

Politecnico di Milano has 16 departments for research

• Biotechnology and Health• Information Communication Technologies• Materials, Micro and Nanotechnologies• Aeronautics and Space• Energy• Environment• Transport• Citizens, Enterprises and Governance• Built Environment, Infrastructures,Urban and Land Planning• Cultural Heritage• Industrial Products and Processes• Mathematics• Physics

“Our research must integrate analytical calculation

and numerical modelling with experimental approach

to obtain reliable results “

Prof Giulio Ballio, Magnificent Rector


Scientific research Innovation is a leverage for development and the scientific research is a

precondition to promote it for fostering relationships and building an autonomous development

Somewhere innovation aims more at overcoming the frontier of technology

Somewhere else innovation aims more at redesigning technology for the local

contest

Innovation is still an instrument to overcome frontiers…the geographical economic and social barriers limiting human and social development

Technology & Innovation in the Third Millennium need to rely on Human factors, Anthropological asset, Individual /Social Responsibility, Ethics to support the

civil society in the “challenge for global Development and human promotion”

Research Areas

Innovation is a challange but it ….

rely mainly on human attitude and capacity


Innovating the Education and Training Asset: multidisciplinary approach

for talented students

A focus on YOUNG PEOPLE

Performance indicators according to EU (Bologna Process)Knowledge and understanding >> lessons

Applying knowledge & understanding >> hands on session

Making judgements >> discussions, project

Communication skills >> presentations

Learning skills >> interactions


Alta Scuola Politecnica: innovating in teaching

The Alta Scuola Politecnica (ASP) is a school for young talents, with a passion for innovation. ASP selects 150 students per year, among the applicants to the Politecnico di Milano and Politecnico di Torino (PoliTo).

The official ASP language is English. Scholarship are given by the industrial partnersFinal project is on industry or community- driven problem

ASP was established in 2004 as a joint venture of PoliMi and PoliTo. The ASP Community is made up of passionate and motivated Students coming from about 20 different countries; more than 1/3 of them are women.

Innovation and knowledge are the core drivers of sustainable development. That’s why companies and public institutions are increasingly looking for talented engineers, architects and designers managing technology, but also understanding socio–economic assets and able to pursue complex innovation projects.

The mission of ASP is to provide high-profile graduates combining in-depth (vertical) disciplinary knowledge from their MSc program with interdisciplinary (horizontal) skills that are needed to work and contribute leadership in a truly multidisciplinary environment.


Innovating the Industry- University Partnership: Polimi & Eni E&P long

term program of cooperation

Innovation calls for innovation


Motivation

ENI’s side of the story

Why the strategy to address Italian universities:

Eni is looking for breakthrough or blue sky innovation (a change of mind!)

Eni needs partners to work together every day.

Eni needs “fresh” ideas and new approaches.

Eni is looking for strong complementary competences.

Eni would like to manage intellectual property.

The Technological Observatory of Eni E&P @POLIMI

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Breakthrough

POLIMI’s side of the story

The idea is in line with the POLIMI mission standing on three points

…. But it is challanging


VisionA proactive and effective three years cooperation between Italian industry (ENI) and Italian university (POLIMI) to create competitive advantage for a sustainable development of Technology and Market

Technology observatory ENI’s EYE@POLIMI since 2007

Missionto create a joint space for fostering breakthrough innovation focused on

- scientific competences

- multidisciplinary and creative approach

- bilateral cooperation

- individuals commitment

- team building

- proper coordination

- inner quality control



Structure and Strategic approach

ENI/POLIMI board

Coordinator

AREA 1 AREA 4AREA 3AREA 2

Admin staff

A strategic tensor may be identifiedTechnical competences in depth analysis of the specific problem

Team potential enforces commitment +takes advantage from multidisciplinarityMultilevel coordination quality assurance, monitoring and reporting.

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Technology observatory ENI’s EYE@POLIMI


INNOVATION/TECHNOLOGY BREAKTHROUGH

Needs and DREAM(ENI INPUT)

Thematic Workshops

Technological Observatory

Scientific Working Tables

Further Incubation

New Ideas

Interests and strategy(POLIMI INPUT)

New Researches

INPUT CORE OUTPUT OUTCOME

Working approach



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Those who are used to dream during the day know a number of things that are missed by those who dream only at night

Edgar Allan Poe

The only way to discover the true boundary of possible

is to proceed a bit further into the impossible

Blaise Pascal


Overview

The Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI):

An attitude toward innovation from 1863

Education, Research, Technology transfer

Two case studies: ASP and Eni

Policies and examples from Technology transfer office

TT models

Spin off examples


SELECTION

PROTECTION

PROTECTIONCOLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY

Company INCUBATION

Licences

Royalties

New productsNew technologies

Spin-offs

Start-ups

Seed capital

Research contractsIndustry funding Public funding

PublicationsRESEARCH(results, inventions, innovation)

EU research projects

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Education

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University and Industry do different things for different purposes

but they are not competitors

More concretely: the vision

Development

& Production

KT Profit

TOOL

GOAL

Source: Pietrabissa (2008)

they can collaborate


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U I

The Castle of the Innovation Line

Source: Pietrabissa (2008)

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Ti.Ve.T

Politecnico di Milano Spin-off Companies 19

http://www.resmon.it/index.html


Spin-off Companies @ Polimi


From research to business: TRE spin-off company

20 years of research in Signal ProcessingRadar Group, Electronic Dept. Politecnico di Milano.

May 1999: Permanent Scatterers Technique PatentIT, EU, USA, AUS (ext. Japan)POLIMI PS Technique™ - PSInSAR™

March 2000: TRE foundationfirst spin-off company of Politecnico di MilanoWorldwide exclusive licensee of the patent

Shareholders: 10% Politecnico, 90% the inventors

2009:4 exploited patents co-owned by PolitecnicoTurnover 5.3 M€


PS are radar targets exhibiting stable radar returns:

man-made objects, pipelines, poles, outcrops, rocky areas,...



PSInSAR™: main applications

Subsidence Landslides

Seismic fault Individual buildings


PS Data

Public AuthoritiesHazard mitigation

Oil&Gas Comp.Oil/gas field monitoring

Claim assessment

Civil ProtectionRisk/Hazard maps

Engineering Comp.Stability check - Track routing

Research & University

Insurance Companies


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MITOTech – Intellectual property management & trading


copyright 2009 MI.TO. Technology S.r.L. - all rights reserved

concept

• MITO is a privately-held company specialized in intellectual property management for public research institutions and private firms

• MITO is a joint-venture of Milan Polytechnic and three main Italian Universities (University of Calabria, State University of Milan, University of Padua)

• MITO is a NetVal sponsored project. NetVal is the Italian Network for the Valorization of Research (over 40 university members)

• several major Italian Universities and Italian and international companies are asking for MiTo services 34




mission

• to improve the ability of PRO’s and companies to transfer to the market their research’s results

• to become an internationally-recognized hub for the intellectual property management of public research institutions and private companies, reduce transaction costs for technology acquisition, improve access of firms to the best available technologies

• to generate deal flow and investment opportunities for potential investors in IP-endowed spin-off and start-ups

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activities

two main lines of business and departments:

• IP licensing and outsourcing of IP management services (MITO licensing)

• IP scouting, evaluation, due diligence (MITO consulting)

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expetected results

• to generate profits for partners and customers

• to become shortly the hub for IP exploitation with an international reach

• to generate a deal flow for investors in IP and technology

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Politecnico di Milano An attitude toward innovation since 1863 Emanuela Colombo, Rector’s Delegate to “Cooperation for Development” - Politecnico di Milano