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Innovation and creativity

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Innovation objectives• Driving force for adaptation and

sustainable innovation.• Internationally outstanding within

research-based innovation and collaboration with the private and public sectors.

• Participation throughout NTNU's academic breadth.

• Well-functioning internal system for innovation.

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NTNU – Innovation and Creativity

R&D new

knowledgeTEACHING expertise

Shares knowledge, expertise and R&D results. Contributes to improving the business community and society at large.

Education for academic and professional purposes.Training.Developing new technology.

International cooperation.

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DISSEMINATION innovation

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Innovation and business development

Investors

University

BusinessesEntrepreneurs

Innovation and change require interaction between:

• Investors, who finance new projects.

• Entrepreneurs, who generate ideas.

• Business and industry, as the owner and customer.

• Universiteties, with anactive role in developing new business activities.

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Innovation – I• Gløshaugen Innovation Centre

(18 companies in-house, April 2012)• Several courses related to entrepreneurship• Centre for Entrepreneurship• NTNU Technology Transfer Office AS

– Help and support for people with business ideas– Search for business ideas among academic groups

• Start NTNU – a student-run organization for innovation

• NTNU Discovery finances R&D results with commercial potential

• Cooperation agreements with industry• Events (Venture Cup; Technoport Awards)

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Innovation – II

NTNU 4th globally as the university with most interaction with industry.

Results 2011• 83 business ideas • 45 patents registered• 10 spin-off companies formed • 6 licence contracts

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Commercialization of technology

Registered ideas Patent applications Business deals0

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Results 2004–2011

NTNU Technology Transfer AS helps transform new knowledge into new commercial opportunities.

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Regional activity• NTNU wants to be a vital contributor to innovation

and business development in the region.• “Partners for Innovation”:

NTNU, Sintef, SpareBank 1 SMN og NTE. • The partners are promotors at interaction

between business and research in the region.• Annual meeting of regional business leaders and

prominent scientists from NTNU and Sintef.

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Gløshaugen Innovation Center

NÆRINGSLIV OG NYSKAPING

• Norway’s first on-campus incubator for innovation in business and industry

• Incubator for companies from NTNU and Sintef

• 18 companies (April 2012)

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• Wholly owned subsidiary of NTNU.• Creates business activities from research

at NTNU and Central Norway Regional Health Authority (including St. Olav’s Hospital).

• Establishes spin-off companies and licenses new technology.

• Win-win cooperation among scientists, companies and investors.

NTNU Technology Transfer AS

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NTNU and industry – I• Approx. 700 major research projects

in cooperation with industry, the public sector and various funds.

• EUR 27.5 mill. to NTNU from industry and organizations in 2011.

• Many of NTNU’s ca. 200 adjunct professors (20 % positions) are connected to industry.

• Extensive offers in continuing and professional development, such as the annual industrial seminars at NTNU each January.

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NTNU and industry – II• Student trainee placements

and project work in industry conveyed through www.ideportalen.no

• International placement projects through IAESTE and EC programmes.

• Formal agreements among NTNU’s faculties, businesses and industry to stimulate cooperation.

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NTNU and Sintef vital R&D institutions for Norwegian industry Norwegian companies rank NTNU and Sintef on top as providers of R&D.

An impressive 96 % rank NTNU or Sintef as their main R&D partner.

From an investigation by Federation of Norwegian Industries among 380 member companies.

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