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How the PPP model can foster technology transfer
Riccardo Pietrabissa
Riccardo
Pietrabissa
President of Netval
Politecnico di Milano
Politecnico di Milano
photonics
The 21st century will be the
century of the photon – much as
th 20th century
the
t
was the
th century
t
of the electron.
Following the paradigm of the
rapid evolution of electronics that
followed the invention of the
transistor in the late 1940’s, over
the coming decades photonics will
impact most areas of our lives,
revolutionising societies and
industries around the globe.
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technology transfer strategy
pubblic
pubblic/private
scientific
research
knowledge
g
1
2
n
knowledge
transfer
(KT)
development
1
2
private
industrial
application
technology
transfer
(TT)
n
1
2
n
strategy
gy
new
knowledge
projects
models:
scientific,
cultural,
biological,
economic...
innovations:
technological,
medical,
cultural...
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product
technology
service
economic
impact
&
wealth
technology transfer: from KNOWLEDGE to IMPACT ON SOCIETY
public
private
scientific
research
development
industrial
application
pp
market
research
partnership
GAP
kknowledge
l d
&
education
iindustry
d tindustry
i d t
entry entry
research
research
h h
exit exit
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impact
p
on society
&
wealth
innovation stream
other knowledges
technologies
markets
future
f t
market
new
market
knowledge
market
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innovation stream
short time‐to‐market
safe process
known market, profit and impact
1
medium time‐to‐market
not safe process
new market, profit and impact
long time‐to‐market
risky process
unknown market, profit and impact
2
3
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innovation stream
money
wealth
(investment)
(challenges)
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photonics innovation stream
Patent applications
from 1950 to 2009
G02F = Optical devices or arrangements
F21V = Lighting ...
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complexity
tthe development of the future internet e de e op e t o t e utu e te et
infrastructure new manufacturing processes with extraordinary quality t
di
lit
light
radical new approaches to healthcare tech 1
tech 2
tech n
the transition in lighting from incumbent technology to low energy consumption
photonic sensing and imaging the full integration of organic (or hybrid) photovoltaic generation devices smart organic labels t
i l b l
?....?
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conclusion
Photonics, as a key enabling technology, could strengthen European
industrial leadership and improve Europe's
Europe s innovation potential and
competitiveness.
Photonics, from knowledge to market
Photonics
market, from science to product
product, will face a
complex task: to adress the technology through the market demands and to
anticipate future needs.
Simultaneously follower and driver
driver.
Technology transfer must be considered in this complex frame both in
protecting
p
g inventions (p
(patents)) and forming
g high
g tech companies
p
((start ups).
p )
The PPP approach will foster these goals if Europe will be able to define a
gy and to g
give tools and resources to finance research, development
p
strategy
and new companies in the next few years.
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