AUTM Presentation Taltech

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AUTM Presentation - Taltech

• John Fraser
• AUTM, Immediate Past-President
• Executive Director, Commercialization
• Florida State University

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What is AUTM?

• The professional association that brings together
  3500 technology transfer professionals in more
  than 30 countries to define, develop and promote
  leadership excellence in academic technology
  transfer
• 66 are employed in academic technology transfer
  offices. 33 are in corporations, service
  businesses or government.
• 80 reside in the US, 9 in Canada and 11 in
  other countries.
• 2050 attendees at AGM in San Fran from 36
  countries

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What do we do ?

• We impact the economy by partnering with the
  private sector to develop products that save
  lives, improve the quality of life and increase
  productivity and competitiveness.

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The real Mission

• To enhance the reputation of our institution by
  helping them achieve their goals of education
  research and community service by facilitating
  research partnerships with the private sector to
  the long term benefit of all.
• Build the research base !
• The strategy is to assist development of products
  which save lives, improve the quality of life and
  enhance productivity and global competitiveness.

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• I will talk about
• What we do.
• and
• How well we do it.
• Outcomes, not inputs and outputs.

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Sequential model of development and funding
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Outcomes Growing volume of US academic
technology transfer

• 41 billion in US RD expenditures (FY05)
• 4,932 new licenses
• 28,349 current active licenses
• 527 new products introduced in the market
• 3,641 new product introductions in last 8 years
• 628 new spinout companies
• 5,171 new spinouts since 1980.

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Outcomes Save Lives, Improve the Quality of life
and increase Competitiveness and Productivity
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Where is the Action ?
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• The Annual Survey tells
• What we do.
• The Better World Report tells
• How well we do it.

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AUTMs Better World Project

• Telling the story of the outcomes of technology
  transfer in human terms
• An e-database of stories from Canada, the US, the
  UK.
• A publication (and e-version) with 100 Stories
• A publication (and e-version) with 25 case
  studies highlighting social and economic impact
• Of the 125 stories, 20 were products developed
  by university licensed start-up companies.

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Why is AUTM doing this?

• To communicate the value
• of academic technology transfer

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TPMT Diagnostic Test to Tailor Drug Dosage to
Genetic Profile St. Jude Children's Research
Hospital
Sponsored Programs Database Western Kentucky Univ.
KY
Tactical Mobile Power Technology 10-kilowatt
Vehicular Power Source (VPS-10K) Mississippi
State Univ.
Restasis Univ. of Georgia
TN
Falconview Georgia Inst. of Technology
MS
Optigrate Inc. Method of Developing Holograms
Univ. of Central Florida
AL
GA
FoodSource Lures Auburn Univ.
Chirp Sonar to Locate Underwater Buried Objects
Florida Atlantic Univ.
FL
AU MEDS Auburn Univ.
Partners for a Healthy Baby Home Visiting
Curriculum Florida State University
Helping Emphysema Victims Breathe Again Univ. of
Florida
Underwater In-Situ Mass Spectrometer Univ. of
South Florida
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• Diverse Markets
• Agriculture 28
• Biotechnology 23
• Chemical 9
• Computer 8
• Construction 5
• Educational 18
• Electronics 23
• Environment 9
• Food 7
• Health Services 12
• Information Services 6
• Machinery 3
• Medical 102
• Miscellaneous 29
• Pharmaceuticals 57
• Software 18
• TOTAL 357

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Macro Success Factors

• Innovation Climate (Start-Ups)
• - treatment of entrepreneurs
• - financial environment
• - risk tolerance
• - liquidity of investments
• - demographics of country/city
• Innovation Climate (Existing Companies)
• - NIH, globalization

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AUTM Data FY 1991-2000
From Disclosure to Patent Royalties
200B Research
2M 1 disclosure

• Commercial potential
• Technical advantages
• Protectability
• Inventor profile

100,000 disclosures (discoveries)
Opportunity Assessment (Triage)
50 do not move forward
50,000 Patent Applications
(10 lics / 2.5 discl.)
License Income (0.5)
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2,500 Start - ups
25,000 Licenses 50 lt10k cum.
125 gt 1M/year
Positive exit (liquidation)
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Gardeners in the Garden with Tools over Time
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More information

• www.autm.net
• Jfraser_at_techtransfer.fsu.edu