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Session 3: Technology Commercialisation Brain Is Just Not Enough!

Prof. Dr. Chachanat Thebtaranonth

Senior Advisor, NSTDA

The 3rd ASEAN University Network Intellectual Property (AUNIP) Conference

16th -17th November 2010

Orchard Parade Hotel, Singapore.

The first technology hub for Thailand is now ready to serve the country with its world-class facilities and pool of talented people.

National Science and Technology Development Agency

STDB

(established 1985)

National Center for

Genetic Engineering and

Biotechnology

(established 1983)

National Metal and

Materials Technology

Center

(established 1986)

National Electronics

and Computer

Technology Center

(established 1986)

S&T Development Act

(1991)

National S&T Development

Board

National Science and

Technology Development

Agency

(Established 30 December 1991)

National

Nanotechnology

Center

(established 2003)

Technology

Management

Center

(established 2004)

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Market-oriented Research Promotion (Internal)

IP Registration

Technology Commercialization

Technology Licensing Office (TLO)

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1. From Lab to Market

2. From Market to Lab

Role of Intermediary is essential

Lab Market

Approaches to commercialization of R&D

(Create IP then transfer to industry)

(Research topic from industry, then create IP)

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Innovative Services

Lab(R&D)

Market(Industry)

Joint R&D

Contract R&D

Spin-off

Joint Investment

Licensing

Consultancy (iTAP)

Facilities (SP, SWP)

Testing, Training, Other Services

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Lab to Market

MECHANISMS:

• IP Protection of R&D

• Technology Licensing

• Spin-off Researchers

• Joint Investment (JV Company)

• Financial Support for TT

LicensingCommercialization of Dental Implant

• ADTEC (Advanced Dental Technology Center) is a

university spin off which carries out collaborative

research with NSTDA in TSP

• Wants to license technology for making titanium dental

implant (currently 100% imported)

• User of product needs service from dentist

• Dentist needs training in use of new product (implant by

surgery)

• TLO helps ADTEC license to local company and sign

MOU with 10 Dental Schools to implement workshops for

dentists and students

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Spin-off (+ licensing ) RFID Commercialization

• NSTDA researcher develops RFID technology

• Government procurement for RFID chips as animal tags

• NSTDA researcher spins off to set up company & NSTDA licenses technology to new start-up company

• NSTDA collaborates with start-up company to further develop RFID technology

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Joint Investment (in spin-off)Commercialization of Diagnostic Kits

• NSTDA funds university researcher in medical biotechnology

• Researcher develops diagnostic methods for Hepatitis B and C virus, Cholera, Dengue

• Researcher starts-up new company to produce diagnostic kits with NSTDA as co-investor (joint venture partner)

• New company continues research in new diagnostic methods

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Joint Investment Commercialization of Advanced Ceramics

• NSTDA dispatches researchers to carry out collaborative research in advanced ceramics in a company in the U.K.

• The U.K. company has very strong links with Cambridge University labs

• After 4 years the U.K. company decides to bring its production base of advanced ceramic products to Thailand

• NSTDA partners with the U.K. company to set up a joint venture Thai company which will be a breeding ground for further R&D collaboration as well as commercialization of the fruit of R&D

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Market to Lab

MECHANISMS:

• Contract R&D

• Joint R&D

• Consultancy (leads to contract R&D and Joint R&D)

• Facilities eg. SP, SWP, Incubators (lead to joint R&D and licensing)

Research and Development of

continuous rubber sheet production line Fish sauce powder

Selected lactic bacteria used in

fermented sour pickle

Developing a prototype system for the

production of commercial inoculum of

diatoms Chaetoceros sp. Continuous

culture for shrimp farms.

Contract R&D

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Joint R&D

• Joint R&D with private sector (in line with NSTDA’s strength) such as

– Novartis + BIOTEC

– Shisheido + NANOTEC

– Betagro + BIOTEC

– Siam Cement Group + MTEC

• NSTDA’s International Co-operation Office for co-ordinating international partners and Alliance Development Office for domestic partners

Ultimate goal in public-private partnership in R&D

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Joint R&D

BIOTEC & MITR PHOL (Rapid Test Kit for White Leaf Disease in Sugarcane)

BIOTEC & MITR PHOL(Prototype Equipment for Determining Sucrose in Sugarcane Juice)

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Consultancy Service

Industrial Technology Assistance Program

(ITAP)

• Diagnose production problems, source local or overseas experts to solve problems, subsidize expenses

• Attach local university people to overseas experts, help technology transfer to firms and universities

• Promote university researchers as experts, create industry-university linkage, encourage collaborative and contract R&D

“ …investigates and solves technical problems,

upgrades technology in firms...”

“ ... assists the private sector to search for, and

acquire appropriate technology...”

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Seminar: Create Awareness

Problem Diagnosis

Technology acquisition

Consultancy projects

Consultancy: Technology Development for Para Wood Industry Project

Regional Related Projects

Research Projects

1. Wood Cement 2. Thermo Wood 3. Oriented Strand Board

production 4. Solid Wood Bending 5. Glulam Production for

Construction

1,084 Companies (1,877 participants)

309 Companies

113 Companies (133 participants)

6 Times7 Countries

129 Projects

Related Industry Wood Industry Wood Products Composite Wood Wooden furniture

Job Creation > 200,000

Targeted industry for export

8,000 Factories involved in supply chain

Revenue Creation >1,400 Million USD/year

Area for Para wood planting > 10 Million Rai (4 m Acres)Para wood cutting 230,000 Rai/Year (92,000 Acres)

1. North ~ Teak wood2. East ~ Reed Mat3. Others ~ Other Tropical wood

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Facilities to Support R&D and

Commercialization

Thailand Science Park

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Tenants in Thailand Science Park

• National Research Centers:

BIOTEC, MTEC, NECTEC, NANOTEC

(Total 2,500 staff, R&D account for 65 %).

•60 companies,70% Thai, 30% International

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Collaborations between Tenants & NSTDA

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1. Encourage Thai researchers to think about

the market impact of their research

2. Encourage Thai businesses to build

technology into their competitive strategies

3. Build as many links as possible between

technology developers and businesses

TLO implements activities with the

following Goals:

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• A training program

• where multidisciplinary teams

(composed of researchers, technology

transfer people, and business people)

• go through a series of team building,

creativity, and problem solving exercises,

• culminating in a project presentation.

L2M BOOT CAMP

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Idea2Product Competition

• The Idea2Product –Asia Competition is held in

December.

• Co-hosted with the University of Texas at

Austin.

• Teams of researchers and business students

present to investors, lawyers, and business

people.

• Goal: find the best innovative solution to a

market need.

• See more info at www.ideatoproduct-asia.org.

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Technopreneurship Prizes

• Given to teams of business students and

researchers.

• Encourages use of NSTDA technologies at

major business plan competitions:

– Asia Moot Corp

– Bangkok Business Challenge

– Global Social Venture Competition

• Gets researchers thinking about the commercial opportunities of their research.

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Financial SupportCommercialization of Biogas Technology

• Tapioca flour mill needs appropriate technology for their waste water treatment

• NSTDA has technology for Biogas Generation from mills waste water

• NSTDA partners with bank to provide low interest loan to enable flour mill to invest in the waste water treatment technology (approx. $1.5m)

• After demonstrating the viability of this technology, NSTDA is able to commercialize the technology to many more companies

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Incubator’s role in Commercialization

IT Security

May 2010

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Thai Business Incubator and Science Park

Association

Thai-BISPA Day 15 January 2010

Exhibition: 41 Technologies

Incubatees meet Investors: 32 meetings

Researchers meet Industry: 28 meetings

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Thank You