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Netval and its role in exploiting
research results in Italy
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Netval mission
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Netval is the Italian association for the exploitation of the university research. It
has been founded in 2002 and became an association in 2007.
Netval mission is to be the “university interface” for Ministries and local
administrations, industrial associations and industries, venture capitalists and
financial bodies to promote the role of university research in the innovation
processes.
Netval general objectives are:
- in the short term: to protect and exploit research results
(education, dissemination, patenting, licensing)
- in the medium term: to improve the link between universities and industries
(networking, managing research and know how contract tools)
- in the long term: to generate new products and companies from academia
(spin-off, infrastructures, money)
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Netval particular objectives
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to identify roles and needs of the university about patentability and
exploitation of research results
to stimulate the exchange of best practices, procedures, tools and
contract models for the technology transfer processes
to link the “research world” with the “industrial world” promoting the
technology transfer processes
to organize training sessions, seminars and workshops to raise
awareness on IPR tools and TT best practices
to connect the Italian portfolio of patents and spin-offs at European
level
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Netval members (46)
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Politecnica delle Marche
Università dell’Aquila
Università di Bari
Università di Bergamo
Università di Bologna
Libera Università di Bolzano
Università di Brescia
Università di Cagliari
Università della Calabria
Università di Camerino
Università di Catania
Università Magna Grecia
Università di Ferrara
Università di Foggia
Università di Genova
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies
Università di Messina
Politecnico di Milano
Università Bocconi
Università di Milano
Università di Milano Bicocca
Università di Modena e Reggio
Università del Piemonte Orientale
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Università di Padova
Università di Palermo
Università di Pavia
Università di Perugia
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Scuola Superiore S. Anna
Università di Pisa
Università Mediterranea
Università di Roma La Sapienza
Università di Roma Tor Vergata
Università del Salento
Università di Salerno
Università di Sassari
Università di Siena
Politecnico di Torino
Università di Torino
Università di Trento
SISSA
Università di Trieste
Università di Udine
Università Ca' Foscari
Università di Verona
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - CNR
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the context (from Netval Survey 2009)
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n° universities
total (I)
Netval
84
45
n° students
total (I)
Netval
1.776.999
1.279.440
(53,6%)
n° researchers/professors
total (I)
62.768
Netval
47.264
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n° university patents
total (I)
Netval
1.949
1.867
n° university spin-off
total (I)
Netval
716
630
(72%)
(75,3%)
(95,8%)
(88%)
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Netval annual report (March 2010)
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Exploitation of public research results
grows: the challenge goes on.
Sixth annual report on research
exploitation in Italian universities
March 2010
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TTO establishing year
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Netval annual report 2009
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technology transfer policies
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full equivalent staffs working in TTO
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Netval annual report 2009
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patent applications in 2008
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patent portfolio
at 31th
Dec 2008 al
(average
number)2006
brevetti
presenti
in portafoglio
31 dicembre
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Netval annual report 2009
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spin-off and start-up companies portfolio at 31th Dec 2008
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Netval annual report 2009
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conclusions
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Innovation is development of new product/service/technology based on
research.
Public research is at the beginning of the innovation line, industry is at the
end, a part of the path should be shared in partnership. The tools should be
used in agreement.
The different own missions and roles should be seen as opportunities rather
than disadvantages.
The efficiency strongly depends on the participation of all of the four actors.
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