1. Academia and Industry: Finding the Balance;
Danish TT and spin-outs based
on public research results

2. PRO landscape
17 PROs – 13 with IP activities:
- 8 Universities – 7 with IP
- 5 Regional Hospitals – 4 with IP
- 4 Gvt. Research Inst. – 2 with IP

3. Research commercialisation
Key figures 2010
328 Invention disclosures
122 Patent applications
103 LOAs
11 spinouts

4. Direct and Indirect measures from
central administration since 2000
Direct: Indirect
• IP Ownership regime • Increased investment in
research base
• Refund of university
patenting costs • University management
reform’
• Development of
Improved • Reform of institutional
technology transfer
structures
exploitation structure
of university
• Proof of Concept Funding IP • University performance
contracts
• Training of technology
transfer officers • Individual appraisal and
reward systems
• Guidelines and model IPR-
contracts • Support for universty spin
outs
• Annual commercialisation
survey • IP training for students

5. Licensing and spinouts
2000-2010

6. TTO staff educational profile
2006-2010
FT E s
70,0
9,5 10,3
60,0
9,0 8,0
8,4 17,9
50,0 10,3 19,2
10,9
40,0 15,4
9,3 13,3
18,2 20,2
30,0
13,7
20,0
28,0 26,6
16,7 19,4 20,3
10,0
0,0
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Lawyer Business Science Other

7. KTO Staff 2008. Other
(Proton Europe) EU DK Italy Spain countries
No. of % of No. of % of No. % of No. of % of No. of % of
KTOs KTOs KTOs KTOs of KTOs KTOs KTOs KTOs KTOs
KTOs
0-1 9 6.5% 5 38.5% 3 6.4% 1 1.6% 0 0.%
1-2 25 18.1% 1 7.7% 17 36.2% 5 7.9% 2 13.3%
2-3 14 10.1% 1 7.7% 8 17.% 4 6.3% 1 6.7%
3-4 16 11.6% 2 15.4% 10 21.3% 3 4.8% 1 6.7%
4-5 12 8.7% 0 0.% 3 6.4% 6 9.5% 3 20.%
5-6 4 2.9% 0 0.% 1 2.1% 3 4.8% 0 0.%
6-8 14 10.1% 2 15.4% 2 4.3% 8 12.7% 2 13.3%
8-10 9 6.5% 1 7.7% 2 4.3% 5 7.9% 1 6.7%
10-15 14 10.1% 1 7.7% 1 2.1% 12 19.% 0 0.%
15-20 7 5.1% 0 0.% 0 0.% 6 9.5% 1 6.7%
20-30 6 4.3% 0 0.% 0 0.% 4 6.3% 2 13.3%
> 30 8 5.8% 0 0.% 0 0.% 6 9.5% 2 13.3%
Total number of KTOs 138 100.% 13 100.% 47 100.% 63 100.% 15 100.%
Total FTEs 1,335.0 54.2 179.9 811.2 289.8
Average FTEs per KTOs 9.7 4.2 3.8 12.9 19.3

8. Goal & ressources of Copenhagen Spin-outs
Overall goal:
To increase the exploitation of research results and thereby
increase the number of sustainable biotech companies
through an intensified collaboration between key players
Specific goal:
To deliver 21 sustainable biotech spin-outs by end of 2014
(double up the national output) [month 10: 21 projects in
development phase]
Budget: 5,4 Mill EUR
[EU Regional fund (2,7 Mill EUR), Growth Forum (1,1 Mill EUR),
Partners (1,6 Mill EUR)]

9. The partner group consists of all TT
players, from initial idea to spin-out
Research institutions:
University of Research parks:
Copenhagen
Copenhagen Bio Science
Capital Region’s Park (COBIS)
hospitals Scion DTU
Technical University of Symbion
Denmark
Branch organisations: Seed Funds:
Danish Biotech (Investor 2)
The Danish Association
of the Pharmaceutical NOVO SEEDs
Industry (LIF)
SEED Capital
Innovation incubators
(Investor 1): Mentors:
CAT Innovation Volunteer mentors with
DTU Symbion Innovation high spin-out
competences from the
Biotech industry

10. Phase 2
Securement of IP rights
Assembly of team
Courses, ‘clinics’ (Accelerace)
Establishment of local mini Proof of Concept program
Preparation of Business Plan
Evaluation phase
Commercialisation phase
0-2 mdr 2-30 mdr
Mentors from
TTO Project
Researchers
Tech Scout
Investors
industry
Pilot
Research 10
Parks

11. 5 Points in Academia-Industry
collaboration adressed by CSO
• Change of mindset among scientists
– Introduce and support entrepreneurship culture
• Secure resources at the TTO for spin-outs
– Hire people enough with proper qualifications, long term
basis.
• Earlier involvement of industry via collaboration
– Early involvement, but with a clear and transparent policy
• Setting the team and picking the roles in the Spin-out
– competences, driving factors, expectations
• Keep the pace up and the bureaucracy down
– Momentum is important as well as diminishing unnecessary
administration

12. Thank you for listening
www.copenhagenspin-outs.dk
Project manager
Gert Vilhelm Balling
gert.balling@adm.ku.dk