1. EU – Israel Seminar on Technology Transfer
Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, 25-26 November 2012
Support of Science and
Technology Transfer in Slovakia
Ján TURŇA
Ľubomír BILSKÝ
Slovak Centre of Scientific
and Technical Information

2. Content
 Overview of R&D in Slovakia
 Role of SCSTI in support of science and
knowledge transfer
 Building the national infrastructure for
supporting technology transfer in Slovakia
 Good practices

3. R&D in Slovakia
 Universities
– 20 public
– 3 state
– 12 private
 Slovak Academy of Sciences
– Physical, Space, Earth, and Engineering Sciences
(15 Institutes)
– Life, Chemical, Medical, and Environmental Sciences
(21 Institutes)
– Social Sciences, Humanities, Arts, and Culture
(20 Institutes)
– Specialised and service institutions (13)
 Public & private research institutions

4. Slovakia 2010 (preliminary data)
Total R&D expenditure: 0.63%
Source: Statistical office of the SR

7. Slovak Centre of Scientific and
Technical Information / SCSTI
national information centre and
specialised scientific library of the
SR focused on natural, technical,
economic and social sciences
www.cvtisr.sk

8. SCSTI mission
 Library and information services for scientific community
 Building and administration of complex information systems
for R&D
– Central Information Portal for Research, Development and
Innovation
– SK CRIS (Current Research Information System)
– Central Registry of Publication Activity
– Central Registry of Theses and Dissertations and Antiplagiarism
system
 Support in the process of evaluation of Slovak R&D
organisations
 Popularisation of science and technology

9. SCSTI functions
 National scientific library and information centre
 Depository Library of the OECD, EBRD and WIPO
 National Centre for Popularisation of Science and
Technology in Society
 Technology Transfer Centre with nation-wide operation
 Centre of Patent Information of the SR – PATLIB
 Implementation of national & international projects
(EU funds)

10. National infrastructure for technology
transfer support in Slovakia – NITT SK http://nitt.cvtisr.sk
OBJECTIVE
Creation and implementation of national system for support of
RTD results application in social and economic praxis
IMPLEMENTATION
June 2010 – December 2014
BUDGET
8 234 571,17 €
Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

11. TT support activities | 1
 Awareness raising on IP and technology transfer
 Promotion of Slovak R&D organisations, their competencies
and results
 Evaluation of science and research performance
 Support of science community in the process of IPR
protection and TT
 Marketing of research results and searching partners for their
commercialisation
 Support in negotiating and signing the licensing agreements
Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

12. TT support activities | 2
 Assistance in the TTC establishment at universities and R&D
institutions and their methodical support
 Building and operation of integrated system of support services in
area of ICT infrastructure for R&D activities and TT processes
 Acquisition and access to specialised electronic information
sources and literature
 Organisation of conferences, seminars, workshops
 Creation and administration of National portal for technology
transfer
Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

13. Slovak NPTT recently launched
Supporting research in Slovakia / Project co-financed from the EU funds

14. Proposal of national TT system
IPO SR
EPO
ITERNATIONAL
WIPO
TT NETWORKS
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
NATIONAL INNOVATION
CLUSTERS
TT CENTRE
INDUSTRY
CENTRES
LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL LOCAL
TTO1 TTO2 TTO3 TTOn
S&T PARKS TECH CENTRES INCUBATORS
SOCIETY / ECONOMY

15. Proposal of national TT system
 NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER CENTRE
– TTC at SCSTI
– Universities
– Slovak Academy of Sciences
– Co-operation with local TT centres
 NATIONAL PATENT FUND
– IPR protection financing (national and PCT applications)
– Financing of consulting and expert services
 MEANS FOR OPERATION
– State budget vs. EU structural funds
– Sustainability uncertain

16. Good practices in clean tech | 1
 Organisation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SAS
 Invention: Laboratory hot press
 Inventors: Šajgalík, P., Hnatko, M., Pánek, Z.
 Support provided by the SCSTI using the state budget means
– Patent attorney fees
– PCT application fees
– Fees for marketing plan elaboration
– Fees for technical documentation preparation
 In co-operation with Institute of Technology SAS

18. Good practices in clean tech | 2
 Organisation: Polymer Institute SAS
 Invention: Biologically degradable and compostable polymers
with high deformability
 Inventor: Chodák I.
 Support provided by the SCSTI within the NITT SK
– Technology Marketing
– Licencing
 In co-operation with Institute of Technology SAS

20. Good practices in clean tech | 3
 Organisation: Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics,
Comenius University in Bratislava
 Invention: THE METHOD OF EXHAUST TREATMENTS AND THE
EQUIPMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD
 Inventor: Morvová, M.
 Support provided by the SCSTI within the NITT SK
– Technology Marketing
 In co-operation with TTO at Comenius University

21. THE METHOD OF EXHAUST TREATMENTS AND THE
EQUIPMENT FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD
The exhaust containing at least CO2, N2 and H2O are first enrich with the aerosol
consisting liquid water microdroplets, then the mixture so formed is influenced by
direct current but spontaneously pulsing electric discharges with an operating
voltage of 1-25 kV stabilized by electric resistance in the range 1 to 10 MΩ and
residence time of gas inside system between 1-2 seconds. The applied specific
energy is 2-15 Wh/m3. The gas is influenced also by the autocatalytic effect of the
organo-metallic layer formed on electrodes.
Ex post analysis
On line analysis
Discharge system HV electrode system
with aerosol production

22. Contact
CVTI SR
Lamacska cesta 8/A
811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
prof. Ján TURŇA, PhD.
director
Ing. Ľubomír BILSKÝ
head of director’s office
Tel: +421 2 69253 102
Fax: +421 2 69253 180
E-mail: cvti@cvtisr.sk
www.cvtisr.sk