Technology Transfer and EEN

Horizon2020 Awareness Seminar June 5th 2014

P.J. O’Reilly Enterprise-Ireland / EEN IRELAND

European CommissionEnterprise and Industry

What is Technology Transfer

Two ways to acquire technology;

• Internally through R&D

• Externally through Technology Transfer

- Licence Agreements

- Joint Ventures

- Collaboration Agreements

TT vs R&D

Simple scenario – first company to build a wind turbine

Do you build from first principles?

Do you import technology from a propeller company?

TT vs R&D-------- pros

Faster return on InvestmentAlready developed – proven in another

marketTechnical assistance Possible access to innovation and

marketsTechnology licensing can enable a firm

to enter a foreign market quickly

Technology Acquisition Process

Licensing Strategy

Define/Identify Targets and Technology Specification

Search Activity

Evaluation and Due Diligence Negotiation and Contracts

Sign Deal

Implementation

A “one-stop shop” to meet all the information needs of Small & Medium Enterprises in Europe. Part of the Competitiveness & Innovation Framework Programme

590 partner organisations in

52 countries

Geographical Spread of the Network

Recent - USA, MexicoRussia, ChinaSouth KoreaTunisiaJapan Brazil

PartnershipsPartnerships

SMEslarger EnterprisesUniversities / ITs of Applied ScienceResearch Centres& Institutes

SMEsR & D CentresLarge Corporations

“TechnologyOffers”

“TechnologyRequests”

Supply Demand

Technology* Transfer

Market Pull

Technology Push

*Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organisation

How does it work?

Together we put up your technology Offer or Request This gets into the Network Database visible to all our

Partners and SMEs in 52 countries EOIs will be presented to you before you decide who

to partner with We help you to finalise the deal and manage any IP

issue with you

An extensive database of current partnering opportunities:

13250 Opportunities in total 6310 Technology Opportunities 6800 Business Opportunities 140 Local partnering opportunities

EEN – Secure Database platform

Small and Medium Enterprises Entrepreneurs Business Start-ups Research Centres Universities & Institutes of Technology Business Support Organisations – e.g. LEO’s, Chambers of Commerce etc.

Who can use EEN services?

Thank You