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Transversal Programmes
Industrial Transfer Programme
In 2015 four Spanish patents, one Italian, two Eu- ropean patents and three PCT extensions were ap- plied for and five patents went into national phases in several countries. Seven Spanish patents were granted and two licensing contracts were signed.
Three cooperation agreements were signed for car- rying out transfer projects with three companies fi- nancing them. With the financing received in early 2015, a further two transfer projects were got un- der way, whose agreements with the companies involved were signed in late 2014. One last transfer project also received the second yearly sum of its financing. In all the cases, the companies undertake to co-finance half of the budget for the research pro- ject, while CIBER-BBN provides the other half.
In late 2015 a new strategic measure for further- ing technology transfer started to be implemented, working with nine consultants. The latter will provide any of their contacts and customers (companies and investors) interested in our technologies, which will cooperate and invested in our projects, spin- offs, and acquire the licences for our patents. The CIBER-BBN research groups have been distributed among the consultants in keeping with the affinity of the working subjects and the work area and cus- tomer portfolio of those advisors. Each company
will promote the technologies of the groups that they have been assigned and the CIBER-BBN will establish the framework for cooperation and invest- ment with the companies and investors interested in the development and transfer of these technologies. Cooperation with these consultants has started by signing the relevant confidentiality agreements. In early 2016 the proper service-rendering contracts will be signed and the consultants will start their work.
With the advice of a specialised consultant, a study has also been made for prioritising and valorisation of 11 technologies (patents and projects), based on their transfer potential. The process consists of three phases: (a) analysis of eleven and selection of five technologies; (b) detailed analysis of these five and selection of the one with greatest potential for transfer to industry; (c) preparation of a develop- ment plan for this, intended to facilitate licensing it to an industrial partner. Each technology was valued from the standpoint of the technology offer (degree of development and technological competitiveness) and of the business demand (market needs, size of the market, value-generating potential).
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