summary MVC

1. Creating Value from Science
Valorisation at Maastricht University
BioMIMedics Conference - 25 June 2015

2. Creating Value from Science
Definition
“The process of value creation from knowledge, by
making it applicable and available for economic or
societal utilisation, and by translating it in the form of
new business, products, services, or processes.’’
Report ‘Van voornemens naar voorsprong: Kennis moet circuleren - Voorstel voor een Nederlandse
valorisatieagenda’ (Waas, 2010)

3. Creating Value from Science
Valorisation Process

4. Creating Value from Science
Maastricht Valorisation Center
• Center for Entrepreneurship
• Contract Research Center
• MKB Portal
• BioMedbooster
• Valorisation Funds
• UM & MUMC Holdings
• BioPartner Center
• Brightlands Health Campus
• Clinical Trial Center
• Maastricht Instruments
• MVC Staff
 Teaching entrepreneurship
 Support contracts & subsidies
 Portal SME access UM/MUMC
 IP Fund
 Preseed and PoC Funds
 Participation, Venturing
 Incubator, Housing start-ups
 Acquisition
 Valorisation clinical studies
 Valorisation devices
 Science Business Development
MVC provides infrastructure and supports
scientists in achieving their valorisation goals

5. Creating Value from Science
Examples
THERAPEUTICS BIOMARKERS DIAGNOSTICS
(BIO)MEDICAL
DEVICES
(PLATFORM)
TECHNOLOGIES

6. Creating Value from Science
Take Home Messages
1. Contact MVC if you have an idea…
– for potential product, service , process, etc.
– for a collaboration, startup, patent or other IP
1. …well before you publish or disclose your data…
– in a journal, presentation, abstract, poster, to a company, etc.
– don’t decide on patentability yourself !
1. …so you and your research can benefit from it!
– UM/MUMC rule: two thirds of revenues go to research(er)

7. Creating Value from Science
Thank you for your attention!
Henri J.M. Theunissen, PhD
Chief Valorisation Officer
Maastricht Valorisation Center
h.theunissen@maastrichtuniversity.nl
www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/valorisation
Oxfordlaan 55, 6229 EV Maastricht, The Netherlands
T +31 43 388 5862
M +31 64 876 5405