IPN, Innovation and Knowledge Tranfer

Carlos Cerqueira, Innovation Director

IPN CONTEXT

140.000

inhabitants

Instituto Pedro Nunes

Coimbra University

› 720 years old

› Tradition in Law and Medicine

› Strong in IT&Electronics, Biotech and Materials

› 23.000 Students

Fac. Science & Technology

› 8000 undergraduates

› 1000 post-graduates

› 650 teaching & research staff

Business /Institutional Environment

› Emerging cluster of Tech-based industries

› Excellence in the Health Sector

IPN location

› Located in the Technology Campus

of Coimbra University (POLO II)

› Very near to the faculties of engineering and

other research institutes

› In front of Politechnic Institute of Coimbra

Instituto Pedro Nunes

Created in 1991 by the

University of Coimbra

Promotes innovation and

technology transfer between

academia and business.

TRAINING

RTD INCUBATION

RTD LABORATORIES

SOME FIGURES (1996-2010)

. RTD projects and technology

transfer contracts > 200

· Number of clients > 350

· Weight of international projects

2000 – 17%

2010 – 43%

BUSINESS INCUBATOR

RESULTS (1996-2010)

· Total firms supported

(Dez. 2010) > 150

· % of firms in activity > 80%

· Anual Turnover (2010) > 70 M

% exports > 35%

· Direct Jobs created > 1.500

TRAINING

· Disseminating new technologies - workshops

· Training for entrepreneurs

· Diagnosis / action for training needs

and consultancy (40 SMEs / yr)

Instituto Pedro Nunes

R&TD Laboratories

R&TD INCUBATION

TRAINING

› LAS –Laboratory for Automation and Systems

› LED&MAT – Laboratory for Wear, Testing and Materials

› LIS - Laboratory for Informatics and Systems

› LEC – Laboratory for Electroanalysis and Corrosion

› LABGEO - Geotechnical Laboratory

› LABPHARM - Laboratory for Pharmaceutical Sciences

Need

Solving the tarnishes silver problem,

with particular emphasis on the filigree.

This has caused a considerable

decrease in Portuguese exports.

In Japan, the volume has decreased

around 60%.

I&DT

R&TD LABORATORIES – CASE STUDY #1 SILVER

Strategy

R&TD project in consortia with

IPN (LED&MAT – Laboratory for Wear, Testing

and Materials)

and

filigree producer Ferreira Marques & Irmãos ,

funded by national programe IDEIA - Agência

de Inovação.

I&DT

R&TD LABORATORIES – CASE STUDY #1 SILVER

Results

A type of silver-based coating that

can prevent the tarnished surface.

Protection process that does not

change the material chemistry base

composition.

Pieces tests at real scale

I&DT

R&TD LABORATORIES – CASE STUDY #1 SILVER

I&DT

Need

Develop methodology for testing paper abrasion

Develop qualitative methods to analyze the paper surface

at the Laboratory Quality Control

Strategy

RTD contract: Instituto Pedro Nunes (LED & MAT) and

Soporcel

Customized solution for client

Results

New testing methodologies (patented)

Functional prototypes

New knowledge about the paper’s behavior

R&TD LABORATORIES – CASE STUDY #2 PAPER ABRASION

KNOWLEDGE VALORIZATION AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT

VCI – KNOWLEDGE VALORIZATION AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT

Support across all units

Stimulate cohesion and boost synergies

I&DT INCUBAÇÃO

TRAINING

VCI

R&TD INCUBATION

Support to spin-offs creation - promotion of tech-based entrepreneurship

from researchers, students and other members of the National

Innovation System;

Tech Commercialization - Support in the technology transfer and

product development (contract licensing, financial management, etc.);

Funded R&D – National and communitarian R&D project’s.

Intelectual Property - Support to firms, researchers, students and other

members of the National Innovation System, enterprising and

companies in Industrial Property issues;

VCI

VCI – KNOWLEDGE VALORIZATION AND INNOVATION DEPARTMENT

ENTREPENEURS INVESTORS START-UPS

STUDENTS

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC

ORGANIZATIONS

TECHNICAL STAFF

GENERAL PUBLIC BUSINESS SECTOR

RESEARCHERS

TRAINING

IPN ENVIRONMENT

RTD INCUBATION

TICE.PT · TICE.Health

· TICE.mobilidade

. International links

Health

Cluster

Portugal · DHMS

· AAL4all

TOOL NET (moulds)

· Tooling Edge INOVcluster (agro-industrial)

. InovWine

RIERC Network for

Entrepeneurship

and Incubation

INOV.C (innovation

ecosystem

around UC)

GAPI Network of

Intelectual Property

Offices

NATIONAL & REGIONAL

NETWORKS

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS

EARTO European Association

of Research

and Technology

Organisations

TII European

Association

for the

Transfer of

Technologies,

Innovation

and

Industrial

Information

PROTON

Europe European Intelectual

Property Association

INCUBATOR

FORUM

EBN European

Business

& Innovation

Centre

Network

UTEN University Technology

Enterprise Network

IPN ENVIRONMENT

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THE FUTURE

R&TD INCUBATION

TRAINING

R&TD IINCUBATION

TRAINING ACCELERATOR

BUSINESS ACCELARATOR

BUSINESS ACCELARATOR

Location

• University Pole II

• High Concentration of Technology Infrastructures

(Academic, R & TD, Technology Transfer)

• Integrated in the city

Area to build: 8,000 m2

Objective

Accelerating business growth for high-tech high-

grwoth firm’s that aim global markets.

INSTITUTO PEDRO NUNES

Associação para a Inovação

e Desenvolvimento

em Ciência e Tecnologia

Rua Pedro Nunes

3030-199 Coimbra

PORTUGAL

INSTITUTO PEDRO NUNES

Association for Innovation

and Development

in Science and Technology

Rua Pedro Nunes

3030-199 Coimbra

PORTUGAL

Tel +351 239 700 962

Fax +351 239 700 965

http:// www.ipn.pt

vci@ipn.pt

Carlos Cerqueira Dep. de Valorização do Conhecimento e Inovação