Technology Foundation STW

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Technology Foundation STW. Funding agency Finance research at universities and some selected knowledge institutes Applied sciences in NL . Cyclox ® -diesel from plantmaterial. Nereda ® -water purification. Precision spraying. 2/17. Universities. S T W. Industry. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Technology Foundation STW

• Funding agency

• Finance research at universities and some selected knowledge institutes

• Applied sciences in NL

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Nereda ® -water purification

Cyclox ® -diesel from plantmaterial

Precision spraying

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Science Technology

FundamentalScientificResearch

TechnologicalResearch

ProductDevelopment

Effo

rt

Universities

Industry

S T W

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Technology Foundation STW

Our goal / missionAchieving knowledge transfer between academic researchand users in general and industry in particular

How?• Fund excellent, application-oriented, academic research

• Evaluate evenly on scientific quality and the utilisation plan

• Bring researchers and potential users together from the start

• Guide all projects towards optimal opportunities for the transfer of knowledge

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Income and Expenditure

Co-financing & IP

Income ExpenditureFiscal year 2012

NWO

OCW

Contribution EZ

Open Technologieprogramma

Vernieuwingsimpuls

Perspectief

a.o. Partnership &Valorisation Grant

Overhead

90M€

8 M€

22M€

10M€

50M€

89M€

18M€

10M€

31M€

24M€

6M€

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Ecosystem of STW

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±500 project leaders

±750 researchers

> 600 companies in user committees

2500 actual user relations

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STW instruments• Open Technology Program (20%) open competition for projects up to k€ 750

• Perspectief program for the Topsectors (35%) open competition between programs M€ 2 - 4

• Partnership program (17%) tailored programs, STW M€ 1,5 + industrial partner M€ 1,5

• Valorisation Grant (6%) start-up subsidy for commercialization of an invention, 3 phases

• Vernieuwingsimpuls (11%) personal subsidy for scientific career development

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Bringing parties togetherEvery STW-project is monitored

by a user committee (UC)

In the UC meeting participate:– applicant(s)– users (minimum is 4 of which 50%

companies)– personnel temporarily appointed to the

project– program officer STW, supported by:

• management assistant • legal department• financial department

User committees in action8/17

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Role of the user committee

• platform for interaction between knowledge (technology) providers and (technology) users.

• Keep focus on the application of the results – maximise the possibility of knowledge transfer

• Give advice on the technology development, e.g. pitfalls, ‘hands-on’ know-how.

• Creation of a network that endures beyond the project period.

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Outcome of STW-projects– Well educated researchers– Scientific output / Know how (publications, theses)– Idea– Concept– Proof-of-principle / Proof-of-concept– Guidelines - policy– Prototype– Pre-series– Production– Sales– Follow up investments– Patents

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Knowledge transfer

Two strategies depending on the outcome and sector

1. Protect the knowledge To enable technology transfer / to protect the interests of the

companies involved the knowledge developed is strictly confidential

File a patent / know how agreement

2. “Spread the news”Workshop with all stakeholdersResearcher / user presentationsOpen source softwareNon-scientific publications

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Publicity is important !!

Volkskrant 13 October 2012

Example:

Adding activated coal to contaminated sediments

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Intellectual property policyStarting points:

• Confidentiality

• Ownership IPR and know-how jointly to STW and university

• Members of the UC will have a preferential position, but are not automatically entitled to apply the results

• Companies → discuss results internally, but no commercial activities → consult STW

• A financial or in-kind contribution to the project does NOT imply the right to use results - however an option agreement is possible

• User’s exclusivity only in exchange for a substantial contribution, option agreement required

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Perspectief ProgramsFrom Waste to Resource (W2R)

Recovery of resources from organic side streams

5 projects4 M€, including 1 M€ cofinancing

BioGeoCivil

Bio-Based Geo & Civil Engineering for a Sustainable Society

5 projects4.8 M€, including 1.3 M€ co-financing

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Perspectief ProgramsGSPT Green and Smart Process Technologies

Development of sustainable alternatives

7 projects6.4 M€, including 1.7 M€ co-financing

Learning from Nature

Use natural reservoir of plant defense mechanismsTo obtain better crops

7 projects6 M€, including 1.3 M€ co-financing

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Perspectief ProgramsSMARTSep

Smart separation technologies for complex systems

7 projects4.7 M€, including 1.3 M€ cofinancing

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Partnership ProgramsRijk Zwaan BV

Meiosis, managing meiotic recombination in plant breeding

5 projects3 M€, including 1.5M€ by Rijk Zwaan BV

Electrons e-products

Fatty Acids(C2/C3/C4)

Biopolymers

Alcohols

Biogas BiomethaneIndustrial WW

Solid biomass(organic waste,

agriculturalresidu, etc.)

MCFA(C6/C8)

Algae(waste)

Prod

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tes

Etc.

VFA

PLATFORMWWT sludge

(e.g., municipal)

Paques BV

The VFA Platform

5 projects3 M€, including 1.5M€ by Paques BV

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Other Programs

STW – EZ Protein Innovation Programme

5 projects3 M€, including 0.3 M€ co-financing

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Open Technology ProgrammeBreeding eels in aquaculture

Ecology and genomics of Lysobacter species: toward the development of new disease control strategies

Galactofuranose biosynthesis in Aspergillus niger provides new opportunities for industrial applications in the field of red and white biotechnology

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