Workshop #6 with CMU: 8-10 November, 2009

Experiencing Technology Transfer: collaborating with Carnegie Mellon
November 8-21, 2009, at University of Coimbra
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UTEN Portugal in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, and the Carnegie Mellon׀Portugal Partnership, is conducting a Technology Transfer Workshop to be held on November 8-10, 2009 at the Instituto Pedro Nunes, Coimbra.

Featured speakers at the workshop include three experts in key areas of technology transfer from Carnegie Mellon University:

• Tara Branstad, Associate Director, Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC)
• Timothy P. McNulty, Associate Vice President for Government Relations
• Mary Beth Shaw, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel

The main objectives of the workshop are to present the Carnegie Mellon University model for technology transfer and entrepreneurship development and to provide training to Portuguese technology transfer offices (TTOs) in licensing issues, technology transfer models, skill development, and metrics to measure success.

The workshop will span two days. During the first day, the Carnegie Mellon experts will present the university’s overall approach to regional economic development and provide an overview of the university’s TTO, Office of General Counsel, and Office of Government Relations and the interface between those offices and other departments within the university. Portuguese corporate representatives will address the importance of technology transfer from their perspective. Following the general sessions, in depth presentations will focus on software licensing issues and start-up models and on TTO models, skill requirements and metrics to measure success.

The second day of the workshop will be limited to a select group of participants from TTOs within Portugal. It will consist of a presentation on Carnegie Mellon’s standard license and spin-off license templates and a discussion of common licensing issues and concerns. In addition, the experts will guide the participants though case studies illustrating key points of deal valuation and structure and license negotiation.

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More information:

Grasiela Almeida
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About CTTEC

The Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC) at Carnegie Mellon University is responsible for facilitating and accelerating the movement of research and technology out of the university and into the marketplace. Our collaborative and problem-solving approach working with our researchers to validate, challenge and extend their work fits well within the overall goals of commercialization. The founder of CTTEC made the following declaration in 1993, and it continues to guide our efforts every day. “At CTTEC, we are inspired by the passion of our inventors, continuously innovate our process, and strive to build connections with our extended community.”

CTTEC works closely with several academic and administrative departments and groups within Carnegie Mellon University, as well as regional, national and global organizations focused on early stage technologies to uncomplicate the transfer of research based technology and accelerate the commercialization of innovation throughout Carnegie Mellon University. The team consists of licensing specialists and business creation experts with skills in intellectual property management, technology commercialization, and business development. The team has a diverse set of experiences across a range of industries including medical devices and bioinformatics, data storage and server design, semiconductor and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMs) and advanced materials. The current team collectively holds 1 Ph.D., 3 MBAs, 2 master’s degrees, and 1 J.D.

With over 350 licenses, options and other agreements and 50 new company spin-out deals completed successfully over the past 5 years, we are the trusted partner for the Carnegie Mellon University community in assessing technology, mitigating risks and developing best business scenarios for value creation. For more information visit: http://www.cmu.edu/cttec/.