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From university to industry: technology transfer at Unicamp in Brazil.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Giorgio, Roberto Di Krattiger, Anatole Mahoney, Richard T. Nelsen, L. Thomson, J. Anderson Bennett, Alan B. Satyanarayana, Kanikaram Graff, Gregory D. Fernández, Carlos Kowalski, Stanley P. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | This chapter discusses how Brazil has dramatically increased technology transfer and innovation through the State University of Campinas, or Unicamp. The leader in patenting and licensing activities in Brazil and Latin America, Unicamp has vaulted to this position in the short span of two and a half years through its technology transfer office, Inova. Providing background information about Brazil’s legal framework and practices, especially as it concerns the ownership of intellectual property and benefit sharing, the chapter discusses government incentives for innovation in light of Inova’s impressive results. Two successful cases of technology transfer are presented as guides to realistic expectations about investments, terms of license, and royalties. HANDBOOK OF BEST PRACTICES | 1747 the same period, Inova applied for 153 new patents, 22 trademarks, and 24 software registrations. Additionally, ten companies from Unicamp’s business incubator have become self-sustaining. They may leave the university, after which they will pay Unicamp a percentage of their income for the next five years. Although Inova is still very young, in its first six months it achieved more results in technology transfer than had been achieved in Unicamp’s entire history. These outstanding results are unique for both Brazil and Latin America. The success of Inova has encouraged other Brazilian universities, as well as smalland medium-sized companies, to look to Unicamp as a management model. 2. PATenTIng ACTIVITIeS AT unICAMP Founded in 1967, Unicamp has, on average, 31,000 students; half of these are undergraduate students and half are graduate students. There are about 1,800 faculty members. With a total of 20 research units, Unicamp offers more than 50 undergraduate degrees and more than 100 graduate degrees. As a multidisciplinary university, Unicamp pursues a variety of technologies in many fields. Inova has assessed all of them and has aggressively pursued new patent applications CHAPTER 17.16 |
| Starting Page | 1747 |
| Ending Page | 1752 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ipmall.law.unh.edu/sites/default/files/hosted_resources/IP_handbook/ch17/ipHandbook-Ch%2017%2016%20Di%20Giorgio%20UNICAMP%20Brazil.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
