The Transfer Institute offers an online course focused on technology transfer and research commercialization, aiming to help professionals manage early-stage technologies and intellectual property within various organizations. Participants will learn essential skills such as identifying technological outcomes, developing market strategies, and negotiating licensing agreements. The course is designed for individuals at all experience levels in universities, research institutions, and startups, covering topics like IP protection, technology assessment, and spin-out creation.

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Technology Transfer and Research Commercialization
ONLINE COURSE
Learn how to manage the technology transfer process in universities, research organizations or companies to transform early technology opportunities into successful innovations.

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Why this online course? This online course is designed to provide a comprehensive and practical view of the processes of technology transfer and research commercialization in universities, research organizations, technology institutions, businesses and startups. Most knowledge-based organizations often have valuable results as intellectual property rights (IP), know-how or research competencies able to become innovation opportunities for establishing a rich industry relationships framework. However, the bottleneck is usually how to develop early stage technologies, as well as research capabilities, in collaboration with partners to finally transforming them into license contracts, new spin outs, research collaborations and others agreements, providing at the very end some economic, social and other benefits for the organization. What will you learn? This online course will give you the keys to:
•Identify outcomes of scientific research and technological development, transform them into intellectual property rights and other intangible assets, evaluate market opportunities for them and analyze the pathways to market.
•Develop early stage technologies to reach the market needs, find commercialization partners and create engagement with the market.
•Negotiate deals and draft contracts for licensing and others agreements, as well as outline business development plans for new spin outs. Who should attend? Professionals starting their career, new staff or experienced staff that need to face the technology transfer process, under an industry relationships framework, at Universities, Research Organizations, Technology Organizations, Research Hospitals, Science Parks, Consultancy Firms, Companies and Startups, Foundations, Government, etc. What is the course content? 1. Introduction to technology transfer
•Why to transfer technology?
•Overview of technology transfer process
•Overview of industry relationships around R&D, technology and innovation 2. Technology transfer mechanisms
•Technology transfer by licensing and spin-out (spin- off) creation
•Technology transfer by R&D (Research and Development) collaboration and other knowledge- based relationships (consultancy, technology alliances, joint ventures…).

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3. Identification of technology
•Identification of new technology (discoveries, inventions and know-how)
•Methodologies (invention disclosure, interviews, technology diligence, others) 4. Protection of technology
•Overview of intellectual property rights (IPR)
•Protection strategies and generation of IPR 5. Technology assessment
•Evaluation of new technologies from market perspective
•Paths to reach the market and commercialization strategies 6. Technology proof of concept
•Technology validation and proof of concept 7. Finding partners
•Finding commercialization partners
•Overview of marketing activities (promotional material, events, networking, internet, others) 8. Deal making and negotiation
•Deal making and negotiation (style, due diligence, goals, strategy)
•Fundamentals of valuation of technology opportunities 9. Technology transfer contracts
•Basics of drafting technology transfer contracts (non- disclosing agreements, licenses, collaborative R&D) 10. Spin-out creation
•Business plans and business development
•Fundraising and venture capital All course details at Details about price, methodology, dates… at: http://www.thetransferinstitute.com/en/online- courses/technology-transfer/ Who we are? The Transfer Institute is a private company specialized in online education and advising in the fields of innovation & technology management. www.thetransferinstitute.com Image credits DNA lab. (CC) Some rights by University of Michigan SNRE