Grant and Innovation Office presentation

COME MEET US!

Meetus!

GiosuèZurzoloLEARandF.SignEuropenGrantsGrantandInnovationOffice

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•  EducationDegreeinAudioprostheticTechniquesforHearingDisorders

FedericoII-Napoli

ProfessionalCertificateinBusinessandManagement

OpenUniversityMiltonKeynesUK

ProjectManagementasCoordinator/PartnerfortheLegalFinancialandAdministrativetasks:

•  Call’sanalysisandrulestofollow•  BudgetOrganization/UnitCostsevaluation•  GrantAgreement/ConsortiumAgreement/FinancialAgreement•  Amendment•  MemorandumofUnderstanding•  FinancialReportandtheManagementofExternalAudits

•  Professionalexperience

EducationandExperience

ExpertiseinEUprojects

FP4

IndividualProjects

FP5CooperativeProjects

FP6NetworkofExcellence

FP7CombinationofScientificandInfrastructureProjects

H2020InfrastructureProjectsversusERIC

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Expertiseinotherprojects

FIRB–PRIN–SIRNational

PON–PORNational

ENPI/MEDInternational

LifeInternational

FoundationsInternational

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Myroleinafewwords

•  LegalFinancialandAdministrativesupportfromthesubmissiontothefinalreport

•  Costanalysisandbudgetpreparation•  Preparationandanalysisofdocumentsforthesignature•  Interfacebetweenfunders,coordinators,partnershipand

centraladministration•  Creativeproblemsolving

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Meetus!

MariannaMeaGrantandInnovationOffice

Previousexperience

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•  EducationBachelorDegree–Biology–RomeMasterDegree–MarineBiology–AnconaPh.D.–MarineBiology&Ecology–AnconaMaster–EuropeanProjectManagement-Rome

-  ProjectManager-  PersonalAssistant-  Consultant-  EventManager-  ScienceCommunicator-  Webdesigner-  Webmanager

•  Professionalexperience

MyroleatSZN

•  Proposalpreparationsupport

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Identificationand

understandingofthecall

Networking Evaluation Proposalwriting

Proposalsubmission

MyroleatSZN

•  Projectmanagement

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Coordinationandreporting Planning Dissemination Outreach Reporting

MyroleatSZN

•  Newsletterpreparation

-  Implementinginternalcommunication-  InformingSZNstaffaboutnewfundingopportunities-  Creatingnetworksamongdifferentcategoriesstaff-  PromotingGIOsupportingactivities

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MyroleatSZN

•  ManagementofpublicationsdatabaseandGoogleScholarprofile

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IMPORTANT Please, send all new publications to

marianna.mea@szn.it (cc-ing gio@szn.it)

All SZN staff is requested to use the following affiliation (followed by the address) when preparing a publication:

Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn followed by the postal address and/or affiliation to specific SZN territorial centers/departments

5randomfactsaboutme

-  IamaMarineBiologistwhodoesn’tliketosnorkel-  Iloveknitting,cookingandbaking-  Iworkedasvendoratfireplacesexhibitions-  Iamazerowaster-  Iammomofatoddler

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Meetus!

OrnellaPapalucaGrantandInnovationOffice

MyroleatSZN

Postdoc(since2016)-Defineanddevelopaninnovationmodelfortheexploitationoftheresearch

productsoftheSZN

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MasterDegree-BusinessAdministrationPh.D.-BusinessandTourismManagement

Previousexperience

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•  Education

•  ProfessionalexperiencePostdoc-ProximityMarketingPostdoc-Innovation,SustainabilityandSocialNetworkAnalysisTeachingAssistant–BusinessManagementandBusinessCreation

Dataanalyst-identifyingnewpartners;carryingoutpromoteactivities

Consultantforsettingupandgrowthofstart-upsandspin-offs

S ome s c h o o l o f r e s e a r c hmethodology in quantitative andqualitativesciences

Patentinglicensing,propertyrightandinnovationadvice

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Anew inventionthat impliesan inventiveactivityand iscapableofhavinganindustrialapplication.

•  Whatcanbepatented?

An invention refers to the creation of a completely new device,product,methodorprocedureor,moresimply,itcanrepresentanimprovementofacertainproductorprocedurealreadyexisting.

•  Whatisaninvention?

It is a title that confers a temporary monopoly (20 years) onexploitationoftheinventionthatprotects.

•  Whatisapatent?

Patentinglicensing,propertyrightandinnovationadvice-HowcanIsupportyou?

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InternalStep Strategicstep

Exploitationstep

•  Patentlicensingprocess

•  Definitionofnewidea•  Preparationofresearch

report•  Relationshipwith

PatentCommittee,CdAandexternalconsultants

•  Patentfiling

•  Meetinventorstodefinepotentialbusiness

•  Decidepromotionandexploitationpolicy

•  Findpotentialstakeholderinterested

•  Decidethenegotiationpolicy(license,transfer,etc.)

•  Internalreportingprocess

•  RelationshipwithPatentCommitteeandexternalconsultantstotakethebeststrategicdecision

•  Managementofstepsfollowingfiling

•  RelationshipwithDGforfinaldecision

SZN Patent Portfolio, new patent request and newpatentunderapplication

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Nutraceutical,Pharmaceutical,Cosmeceutical Aquaculture UnderApplication NewRequests

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Patentinglicensing,propertyrightandinnovationadvice-Resultsinthelastyear

Internalphaseofpatentfilingprocess

(Newrequests)

Researchreportsubmitted

(Pendingpatents)

SZNPatentPortfolio:

5Activepatents(2ITA,2PCT,1EP)

Institutionalexternalcontracts

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•  Thesecontractsareusedtoobtainotherresearchfunding

•  When these contracts are institutional, theyinvolve different entities and structures of SZNand are not referred to specific researchactivities.

•  SZN canparticipate as coordinator or asaffiliateinagroupofpartner

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Exanteorpre-tenderphase

(ifany)

Participationinthetender

Post-awardphase

Consultingandadministrativesupport

•  De f i n e p o s t - awa r ddocumentations and todefine/verifycontract

•  Establishment of theContractorGroup(ifany)

•  Budget, administrativeformal documentationandapprovaloftheCdA

Administrativesupport•  Examinationofthecallforapplications•  Assignmentoftasks(andtoidentifytheappropriatepartners,ifany)•  Preparation of documentation and its submission (also for the

partners,ifany)andproductionofanyadditionaldocumentation

Consultingsupport•  Technicalandlegalsupport•  Managementofreportsandpreparationofeconomicoffer

Coordinationactivitiessupport•  Coordinationofpartners(ifany)andworkgroups•  RelationshipwithSZNofficesandmanagementofexternalrelations•  Coordinationofthetasksanddeadlines

•  Institutionalexternalcontractsprocess

Institutionalexternalcontracts-HowcanIsupportyou?

Threenewinstitutionalexternalcontract

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Institutionalexternalcontracts-Resultsinthelastyear

Rule:CoordinatorofRTIObjectofactivities:OffshoreenvironmentalmonitoringDuration:3yearssince2018

Rule:AffiliateofRTIObjectofactivities:OffshoreenvironmentalmonitoringDuration:3yearssince2019

Rule:AffiliateofRTIObjectofactivities:Environmentalmonitoring-SESorrento-SECapriDuration:5yearssince2019

Meetus!

GiorgioCarpinoGrantandInnovationOffice

BackgroundBiomedicalengineerwithstrongexpertiseinimplementation,managementandreportingofinternational,Europeanandnationalresearchprogrammesandprojects.ü  Education:–  BSinBiomedicalEngineering@UniversitàdiNapoliFedericoII,December2005–  MSinBiomedicalEngineering@UniversitàdiNapoliFedericoII,February2008–  PhDinBiomedicalEnginnering@UniversitàCampusBio-MedicodiRoma,April

2012ü  Currentprofessionalexperience:–  FromJune2018:Post-doctoralResearchFellow@GrantandInnovationOffice–  FromOctober2015:ScientificProjectOfficer@MIUR(Departmentforhigher

educationandresearch)–  FromJanuary2012:Post-doctoralResearchFellow&TeachingAssistant@

UniversitàCampusBio-MedicodiRoma

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Strategicadviceforyourresearch

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Databasecreationforthescoutingofinternationalandnationalcalls,callforexperts,trainingprogrammes,eventsinterestingfortheSZNresearch

community.

GIOMonthlyNewsletterDatabaseitems(calls,callforexperts,events/conferences):•  TopicName•  FundingAgency•  TopicIdentifier•  TypeofAction•  Pillar•  DeadlineModel•  SubmissionDeadline•  BudgetScheme•  Contact•  Link•  TopicDescription

Itisalwaysimportantforustoreceiveyourinputsaboutcalls,events,workshopsthatwemissedintheNewsletterinordertosetabidirectionalcommunicationflowwithalltheSZNstaff.

PONPRIMA

•  CallforProposalsfortheawardingofgrantsaimedtoenhanceresearchinfrastructures,pursuanttoActionII.1oftheNationalOperationalProgramme(PON)–ResearchandInnovation2014-2020

•  RelatedResearchInfrastructure:EMBRC–ERIC•  Duration:32months•  Startdate:TBD•  GIOcontactpointfortheOR(ObiettivoRealizzativo)leaders•  Monitoringoftheprojectlifecycleandactuationoftheproject

proposalwithrespecttothetimescheduleoftheexpenditures

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Externalcontracts

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Researchactivitiescanbeconductedintheframeworkofexternalcontractswithpublicandprivateinstitutes.Thesecontractscanbereferredtospecificresearchactivities.GIOstaffwillsupportseveralactivities,forexample:•  Preparingtheadministrativedocuments•  Definingthebudget•  Definingthecontracts

Requestforresearchactivityorservice

• Receivedfromtheresearcher/technologistresponsiblefortheresearchactivityatleast21daysbeforethenextmeetingoftheGoverningBoard(CdA).

Draftingofthecontractproposal

• ThecontractproposalisdrawnupbyGIOattherequestoftheserviceprovider(Annex1totheSZNThirdPartyRegulations).

• ThecontractproposalissenttotheDGbyGIOtogetherwiththe"subscriptionrequest"containingthetablewiththecostelementsand,inadditiontothefixedquotaitems,thedeterminationofthequotaallocatedtostaffandotherdirectcosts.

ExaminationbytheGoverningBoard(CdA)forapproval

• TheDGverifiesthedocumentationsubmittedandsendsittotheGoverningBoard(CdA)

• FollowingtheapprovalbytheGoverningBoard(CdA),theDGisauthorisedtosign.

• Aftertheapproval,thedocumentationissenttoGIO.

• GIOpreparestheformaladministrativedocumentationfortheadministrativefollow-up.

Externalcontracts–Specificresearchactivities

Thankyouforyourattention!