Presentation at CUBCCE Conference 2019, Budapest

1. Technology Transfer
at the Eötvös Loránd University
Melinda HOSSZÚ
innovation manager
ELTE Innovation Center
E-mail: innovacio@innovacio.hu;
hosszu.melinda@innovacio.elte.hu
Phone: +36 1 411 6500 / 2161

2. Process of TT

3. Finding
IP
Understand
the market
Secure PoC
funding
Valuing the
technology
Find proper
contacts
Persuade
comoanies
to take risk
Confidentiality
„Publish
or perish”
High costs
Secure
license
deals

4. Challenges regarding people
Source

5. Too early
stage
Not ready
for VC
Not ready
for market
High risk
Conflict of
interests
Regulation
issues
Challenges regarding the IP and the process

6. Our good practices
Invention Risk Fund
Well-defined processes
Board of Inventions
Scouting activities 60% of income to inventors
Flexibility in agreements
Multidisciplinarity
Broad focus
Spread the spirit of innovation

7. Results
Invention disclosure to the Innovation Center
Board of Inventions Assignment to researchers
Patent application Trade secret
Assignment/license agreementPatent
Assignment/license agreement
Distribution of income
If NO utilization then
assignment to
researchers
No
NoYes
Yes

8. • Nr. of IP disclosures
• Nr. of license agreements
• Nr. of spin-off companies
• Nr. of patent applications
Results

9. Create interest
Maintain researcher confidence
Be flexible – different techniques for different departments
Speed – able to act quickly so as not to hinder publication
Speed – able to act quickly to protect IP assets
Monitor and analyze results
Suggestions/1

10. Suggestions/2
Positive motivation
Keep in touch
Show real cases, share experience
Predictability, transparency
Give first, then ask. Never lead with an ask before you've given value.
Build trust

11. Continuous learning
Learn from the ones in the same league
Involve external experts in your practice
Knowledge-sharing

12. • IF:
• early stage
• enough results only for a paper or patent
• struggling to find a customer
• worried that the breadth claimed in your patent cannot be
supported with real examples
• you sell it now you will only make a small amount of money
The answer is PoC!
Suggestions – bridging the funding gap
People
PoC
Patent
Budget

13. Thank you for your attention!
innovacio@innovacio.
elte.hu