The document summarizes the goals, structure, and activities of the Technology Commercialization Center at Nizhny Novgorod State University in Russia. The university has over 30,000 students across 19 departments and focuses on developing the "knowledge triangle" of education, science, and innovation. The Technology Commercialization Center helps screen and package university technologies for commercialization, and supports innovation projects through various departments like patenting, legal support, proof of concept evaluation, and business development. It has partnerships with US universities to help Russian technologies enter global markets. An innovative development center is also under construction to support medical and biotech startups.

1. Technology
Commercialization
Center
Goals, Focus, Structure & Activities
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
March 2014

2. One of the leading universities in Russia
- Over 30,000 students,
- 19 departments,
- 136 chairs and,
- 6 research institutes
Our University at a Glance
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3. UNN offers educational programs in:
- 52 specialties;
- 32 Bachelor’s programs,
- 28 Master’s programs, and;
- 13 programs for intermediate professional education.
- 61 programs for postgraduate & postdoctoral students,
- and 17 dissertation councils awarding doctoral degrees
(Candidate or Doctor of Sciences) in 35 fields of studies.
Leading National Research University with Strong
Fundamental Sciences Background
UNN also offers a wide spectrum of innovative forms of
training that are in great demand in the society. These
include short-term and accelerated programs for those
who want to obtain a second higher education degree
and for those who receive higher education on the basis
of intermediate professional education.
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4. Strong history of International Relations & long term partnerships
UNN is a recognized participant in the international
university network:
European University Association
Deans European Academic Network
Direct contractual relations with over 50 foreign
universities and academic institutions
UNN jointly with other European universities making
part of appropriate consortia has completed and
continues to implement a number of projects of the
European Commission:
18 Tempus projects (starting from 1994)
Erasmus Mundus projects
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5. International Best Practices in Tech Commercialization
European Accelerators and pre
seed funds are also emerging
rapidly
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Accelerators are also
operating across the US and
well known
Who benefits from these programs?
- Angel Investors: reduced need for DD, Networking with founders & VC investors
- Venture Capital Investors: Improved deal pipeline, Networking, idea sourcing
- Large Technology Firms: talent scouting, new customers for platforms & services,
- Other Start-Up Founders: talent scouting & networking w/customers & investors
- Service Providers: new customers
Proof of Concept Centers (POC)
are well established in the US
Early stage support programs are
also starting to emerging in
Russia

6. Strategic goals for UNN’s innovation activity
- Focus operations on developing the ‘knowledge triangle,’ including
emphasis on; (1) education, (2) science, & (3) innovation;
- Focus on creating UNN Competitive Advantages in training a highly
competent cadre of creative innovators with strong entrepreneurial skills;
- Focus on developing a comprehensive innovation support ecosystem;
- Focus on developing collaborative partnerships with corporate customers,
including large government-owned companies, offering them contract-based
R&D and commercializing scientific research products;
- Focus on establishing a growing number of successful small innovative
companies, with priority given to developing new medical devices and high
tech biomedical technologies.
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“UNN 2020” - Long Term Development Plans:

7. Key stages in Russia’s innovation ecosystem
R&D
Concept
development &
check
Preseed stage
Market potential
evaluation,
Commercialization
strategy
development
Preseed stage
Prototype
development
Product development
Seed stage
Stage of the company & of the project
Company stage & product stage
Time
Product introduction
on the market
Start-up
Company
foundation
Product sale
Growth
Fundsrequirements,MioRub
Technology transfer centersPoC Centers Business accelerators,
Techno parksBusiness incubatorsLaboratories
Bortnik Fund (START
program), Regional grants &
subsidies, Branch grants
Business angels, Seed investors
(RVC FSI)
Venture investors & funds
Finance sources deficit
Funds application directions
Infrastructure of support
Finance sources
Innovation development phases
Assumed new
link
Sponsor funds, RFFI funds,
Regional grants & scholarships,
UMNIK program etc.
Project
appearance
From Russian Technologies to Global Markets
UNN
Technology
Commercialization
Center
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UNN Innovation Ecosystem
Innovation
company
Innovation
company
UNN Rector
Center of technology
commercialization
Center of innovation
entrepreneurship
development for young
scientists
UNN Student
Business-Incubator
UNN-Marchmont
Venture Lab.
Innovation
company
Vice-rector for
innovations
Innovation
company
Innovation
company
Innovation
company
Selection of innovation
projects and company
founding
Promotion and support of
innovation companies
Innovation ideas generation
and project initiation
Coordination of
innovation
activities
Faculties
Faculties
Faculties
Innovation
centers/labs
Innovation
centers/labs
Departments
Departments
Departments
Research Institutes
Research Institutes
Research Institutes
Innovation
centers/labs
Innovation
centers/labs
Branches
(campuses)
Branches
(campuses)
Branches
(campuses)
Center for network
integration
Innovation Lab. of
Prototyping
Coordination of
innovation
activities
UNN Innovation Commercialization Support Structure

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UNN Technology Commercialization Center Structure

10. Putting together Viable Technologies Register
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Sources: Results:
Reports
Developers
(at their initiative)
R&D leaders
(upon results of communication) Database
Of potentially
advanced
technologies
Area of responsibility
1. Tech Transfer Center - IP Analysis Department
Collection of information about university know-how and its screening to make sure it’s good
enough to have related IP rights documented and registered.

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Primary functions
2. Tech Transfer Center - Patenting & Licensing Dept.
• Preparing applications for patents on inventions and useful
models
• Applying for certificates of government registration of software and
databases
• Monitoring status of university know-how
• Preparing contracts for transferring IP rights to third parties
• Consulting services for developers, processing paperwork for
author contracts

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Development strategy
• Preparation and analysis of licensing agreements
• Cross-border international patenting
• International transactions in transfer of technologies
• Development of a patenting strategy and optimization of UNN’s patenting
costs
• Buildup and management of UNN’s patent portfolio
• Due diligence in the IP field
• Broader consulting services to developers from UNN and other
organizations
Tech Transfer Center - Patenting & Licensing Dept.

13. Main objectives
• Legal support of the setup of a new small innovation company (including those
set up under Federal Law 217), assistance in their organizational issues.
• Legal support in registering IP rights for a small company’s know-how and other
proprietary items.
•Legal assistance in interaction with investors and institutional SME support
structures.
•Legal support of a small company’s contractual activity.
•Preparation and conducting of training sessions, seminars, workshops, etc.
elucidating legal support issues in innovation activity.
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3. Department of Legal Support of Innovation

14. Main objectives
• Management in the process of analyzing, screening and packaging innovation
projects for investment.
• Development and adoption of mechanisms of monitoring and support for
innovative projects, including the following aspects:
• development of internal project environment (incl. assistance in setting up
small innovative companies under Federal Law 217);
• packaging of projects;
• development of a promotion program;
• search for potential investors.
• Preparation of UNN-originating innovation projects for participation in the US-
Russia Innovation Corridor (EURECA II).
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4. Proof-of-Concept (POC) Department

15. Assessment, screening and packaging
of innovation projects
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16. US-Russia Innovation Corridor: 2013 results
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In October 2013, five UNN companies visited the International Business Incubator at the
University of Maryland. PoC assisted them in preparing presentations to showcase their projects.
The trip has resulted in the following:
• ROSE (Lasens): a preliminary agreement has been reached with GenProMarkers, a U.S.-based biotech
company, to conduct clinical trials of the ROSE complex in the U.S. and Russia as required by FDA and Russian law.
A clinical trial program drafted by Lasens is currently being considered by GenProMarkers Inc.
• METEO: A demo version of the METEO system may be mounted on the University of Maryland campus
(perhaps supported financially by the MIPS grant program). Collaboration launched with the company “Earth-
networks” (global meteorological business project “WeatherBug”); an NDA signed.
• AlteroZoom: Maryland students tested AlteroZoom’s alpha version and found it user-friendly and an
interesting IT product. Participation in the MIPS program planned in partnership with Dr. Zhou in an effort to distribute
the AlteroZoom product among students at the University of Baltimore.
• RiCo: Further collaboration mapped out with PrimeTime and Golden Island, companies engaged in sales of
medical equipment in China and India. U.S.-based clinical trials scheduled in partnership with Physiotherapy.
• WIM: In October 2013, the company registered its U.S. subsidiary, WirelessInMotion LLC.
Proof-of-Concept (POC) Department

17. US-Russia Innovation Corridor: 2014 participants
Proof-of-Concept
Department
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In April 2014 4 UNN companies and 2 companies from Perm
National Research University will visit the business-incubator in the
University, State Maryland :
«KROKS-NN» LLC (Phys.Fac.UNN): XFormer – adaptive
modules for mammography
«Biotechnological Center «In vitro»LLC (Biolog.Fac.UNN):
Biotechnology of the micro-clonal reduplication for
orchids for medicinal raw
«Тectum» LLC(Chem.Fac., Biolog.Fac.UNN): «Теctum» -styptic
agent
«Radio Lab NN»LLC (Radio and Pfys.Fac. UNN): Software
package for the simulation of mobile communication systems
3G/4G/4G+
«Center ELT»LLC (PNRPU): Monitoring and operational control of
electron beam welding
“FM Diognostics" (Chem.and Biolg.Fac. PNRPU) Device
"Microtest" and methods to assess the mechanism of endothelial
regulation of vascular tone in small animal models in vivo

18. Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for 2014
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KPI 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q
TOTAL
2014
Number of projects receiving consulting
services from PoC (project
application/booklet and/or preliminary
consultation)
25 35 20 20 100
Number of projects approved by PoC for
further joint effort in raising funding 5 7 4 4 20
Number of innovation projects that have
raised funding with assistance from PoC - 2 3 5 10

19. Main objectives
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5. Department for Innovation Business Development
• Search for new and screening of existing educational and training programs aimed
at developing special skills and knowledge in the field of innovation
entrepreneurship, and dissemination of relevant information among UNN innovators.
•Organization of expert support with mentors and experts (training, consulting,
ongoing mentoring).
•Organization of events for networking and innovation project promotion:
 Assistance in putting together a network of partners and experts;
 Fostering mutually beneficial interaction among innovators (scientists), businesses, the
investment community, and society.
• Promotion of innovation as an activity.

20. KomTech 2014
КоmTech 2014
Master-class program PitchNITE program
Aimed at developing special skills and
knowledge in innovation
entrepreneurship and disseminating
related information among innovators
and other ecosystem players.
Aimed at training innovators in best
project-pitching techniques for them to
be able to speak “a common language”
with investors, and at creating a
platform for interaction between
innovators and investors.
A series of KomTech 2014 innovation sessions planned for this year
With support PartnersCo-organizer

21. КоmTech 2014
Organizers
- UNN TCC
- UNN Faculties
Coaches
-Speakers
- Experts
Partners
- Investors
- Members of
business community
- Sponsors
KomTech
Innovation project
developersAudience
Panel of experts
-Angel investors
-Corporate experts
- VC fund managers
With support PartnersCo-organizer

22. Target audiences
With support PartnersCo-organizer
Developers and owners of innovation projects;
Entrepreneurs;
Investors, business angels;
Researchers, postgraduates, students;
Players from innovative SMEs;
Experts.

23. Project Assessment & Packaging – Stages of Work
From Russian Technologies to Global Markets
1.Initial
evaluation of the
project’s idea &
selection
2. Technology
& market
evaluation
3.Team building &
training
4.Commercialization
strategy & business
plan development
5.Project professional
packaging
Projects on different development stages
Raising of early stages
finance by the project
Proof of Concept Stage 6. Assistance in investment
search
(for some projects)
Russian Experts
Foreign Russian
Innovation
Diaspora
External Expertise
7.Project
assistance
Raising of next
stages finance by
the project
8. Business LAB
exit from the
projectInnovation Project Ideas Packaged Business Plans
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24. New Innovative Development Center
25 000 square meters to be dedicated to the development UNN
infrastructure and the establishment of joint R&D facilities and
laboratories together with corporate partners
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25. General agreement of collaboration for creation the
Growth zone for medical equipment development and
biomedical high technologies between region government
and UNN was underwritten in September 2012.
The Growth zone is a biomedical cluster created to
support development of medical facility industry and
innovation activities in Nizhniy Novgorod region and Volga
federal district.
Collaboration between the Local Government and UNN
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26. Lobachevsky State University is a participant of the FTP
“Development of Russian Federation pharmaceutical & medical
industry for the period until 2020 and further perspective”
UNN Development Plans Supported by Federal Target Program
Source of funding 2011 - 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015
Federal budget 1130 113 136 381 500
Non-government sources 400 - - - 400
Total: 1530 113 136 381 900
Innovative
Development Center
25 000 square meter

27. Innovative Development Center - Current Construction
Current project situation.
Construction of IDC building will have been finished by the end of 2015.

28. The EURECA program and its partners have developed a new Innovation Corridor which can
help to speed up the entry of viable Russian technology products into the US market.
From Russian Technologies to Global Markets
EURECA Program Innovation Corridor 2013 – 2014
The Technology Commercialization Center and its Venture LAB partners will pre-screen
and package projects in the advanced medical diagnostics and devices sector for further
development in the Maryland State University International Incubator
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Technology
Commercialization
Center

29. THANK YOU!
Any questions?
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