Presentation of CERT-TTT-MWIPI Annual Forum 2008– Cardiff

Antoine DINTRICH- IEEPI

The “European Institute for Enterprise and Intellectual Property”

Created in 2004 by the French Ministry of Industry and INPI (French NPO) in order to provide training sessions on the economic and strategic issues of intellectual property (IP).

Promote "intellectual property awareness" within companies, focusing on SME / SMI.

Develops and organizes training sessions on the offensive aspects of IP and innovation

Is implicated in different European projects aiming at the development of IP awareness toward SMEs.

CERT-TTT-M…

• means Certified Transnational Technology Transfer Manager

• project within the FP6 programme of the EU• Based on key assumptions of European IPR

experts : Lack of TT skilled people No registered TT profession No TT education / training programme

recognised all over Europe

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CERT-TTT-M…

…addresses to the findings of CREST IPR expert group• Lack of holistic/integrated TT education programs• Lack of trans-national/international attitude of education• No sufficient assessment of TT-skills possible

(comparable)• No clear TT career structure / no accreditation for TT

professionals• No sufficient benchmarks on education TT

programmes in EU-27 (comparable)

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CERT-TTM…

To build up a blue-print education programme that possibly :

• Professionalizes TT on a trans-national level

• Covers all phases of the TT process

• Meets the need for an official recognized course

• Supports MS policy-makers

• Standardizes the skill-set of TT profession in Europe

• Is based on surveys on demand and supply

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CERT-TTT-M at a glance

• 11 partners of 7 Member States, 5 PROs, 7 policy makers (also CREST participants)

• Advisory Panel: IPR/TT relevant organisations• Budget: € 1,3 Mio.• 6 workpackages• Duration: 24 months (2007-2008)

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CERT-TTT-M Partner

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11 Participants from 7 Countries

Austria: AWS – MCI

Belgium / Flanders: IWT

France: IEEPI – MESR

Italy: ASTER – ERPDA

Latvia: LIDA

Netherlands: EZ – RSM

Sweden: VINNOVA

Advisory panel

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7 Members• European Patent Academy• LES France• LESI• ProTon Europe• Societas Rudolphina• The Institute of Knowledge Transfer• ASTP & PRAXIS

CERT-TTT-M: Big Picture

Steering Commitee

Inventarisa-tion of

Requirements

WP1

Survey of existing

programmes

WP2

Building upeducational & organisational

frame

WP3

Providing for Mutual

Recognition

WP4

Dissemination & Transfer

Training Award

WP5

Advisory Panel(European Patent Academy, LES, ProTon,

Societas Rudolphina, ASTP …)

Project Co-ordinationFinancial

Management

WP6

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The Policy Makers

1) Online Survey (1)

• Sample:• 561 European technology transfer professionals

• Key skills ranked:• Communication• Commercial Awareness (negotiation,KL of IPR, KL

of Licensing, networking)• New Business Development• Industry Specific Expertise

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1) Online Survey (2)

• Key training‘ interests ranked:• Most Interest:

• New Business Development• Knowledge on IPR & Licensing• Negotiation

• Second most interest:• Commercial awareness• Communication• Networking

• Least interest:• Industry specific expertise

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1) Online Survey (3)• Interest:

• Between 37% and 52% of respondents would be interested to receive training on at least one skill

• 83% indicated that their organization would be interested to receive training on at least one skill

• Market Size and Fee:• 22.700 Technology Transfer Professionals in Europe• 18.880 are interested in participating in such a training• Average tuition fee: 1800 Euros

• Certification:• 73% indicated that it is important to receive a European-wide

recognized certification

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2) Study on European TT Education Programmes & Benchmarking (1)

• Sample: 161 courses in 19 EU countries

• Skill rating by the existing TT education programmes:1) New Business Development

2) Commercial Awareness

3) Knowledge of IPR and Licensing

4) Networking

5) Industry Specific Expertise

6) Communication

7) Negotiation

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2) Study on European TT Education Programmes & Benchmarking (2)

• Duration Very large scope (3 days to 3 semesters)

• Fee Between 770€ (Workshop) and 8900€ (Master executive programme)

• Certification Only Master programme

• Participant number Average 25 persons

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3) Building up educational and organisational framework (1)

• Elaboration of the first scenarios of the training program• Identification of the different target groups the training program

can to be addressed• Analyse of each possible scenario• Definition of the ultimate target group • Specification of the educational framework

As primary target group : people with working experience in or outside the field

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3) Building up educational and organisational framework (2)

• Structure for the curriculum contains 3 consecutive levels:

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3. Executive level

2. Advanced, intermediate level

1. Basic requirements

Module 1

Module 2 …

Module 1

Module 2 …

Module 1

Module 2 …

Each level will be composed of different modules and each level will be completed after having passed required exams.

Technology Transfer Professional (TTP)

Senior Technology Transfer Professional (STTP)

Executive Technology Transfer Professional (ETTP)

3) Building up educational and organisational framework (3)

• The six different skills that were defined are:

1. Managing Communication, Information an networking

2. Understanding IPR & Licensing

3. Commercial Activities and Markets

4. New Business Development

5. Negotiating

6. Project management

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3) Building up educational and organisational framework (4)

• Expected duration of the curriculum:

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Skills \ Levels 1. Basic 2. Advanced 3. Executive Total

Managing Communication, Information an networking

3 – 4 days 3 – 4 days 1 – 2 days 7 – 10 days

Understanding IPR & Licensing

2 days 2 days 1 – 2 days 5 – 6 days

Commercial Activities and Markets

2 days 2 days 1 – 2 days 5 – 6 days

New Business Development 2 days 2 days 1 – 2 days 5 – 6 days

Negotiating 2 days 2 days 1 – 2 days 5 – 6 days

Project management 2 days 2 days 1 – 2 days 5 – 6 days

Total 13 – 14 days 13 – 14 days 6 – 12 days 32 – 40 days

Next steps :

• Identification of European training institutions interested in implementing the course (September 2008)

• Commitment of at least 5 institutions in 5 different countries to implement the training course (October – December 2008)

• Providing for Mutual Recognition aiming at an accreditation on a Europe-wide basis(October 2008 – January 2009)

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Project co-ordination:Gasteiger GeorgG.Gasteiger@awsg.at

European Commission Project Officer:Jan Larosse Jean.LAROSSE@ec-europa.eu

www.ttt-manager.eu

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Contacts

Thank you for your attention…

Antoine DINTRICH

WWW.ieepi.org

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