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Evaluating the Commercialization of Health Research – Methodological Challenges

Evaluating the Commercialization of Health Research – Methodological Challenges. Marc Turcotte, Nicola Lauzon & Laura McAuley Strategic Policy and External Relations Canadian Institutes of Health Research November 5th, 2011 marc.turcotte@cihr-irsc.gc.ca. Presentation Overview.

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Evaluating the Commercialization of Health Research – Methodological Challenges

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  1. Evaluating the Commercialization of Health Research – Methodological Challenges Marc Turcotte, Nicola Lauzon & Laura McAuley Strategic Policy and External Relations Canadian Institutes of Health Research November 5th, 2011 marc.turcotte@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

  2. Presentation Overview Project Details • Rationale • Purpose & Objectives • Literature review • Methods • Challenges Encountered • Resolutions • Next Steps & Feedback

  3. Project Details • Project Rationale • CIHR's Strategic Priorities • Invest in world class research • Address health and health system research priorities • Accelerate the capture of health and economic benefits of health research • Achieve organizational excellence, foster ethics and demonstrate impact

  4. Project Details • Purpose • To evaluate the extent to which publically funded health research discoveries are commercialized by Canadian researchers. • Objectives • To describe the type, extent and value of intellectual property (IP) protection and commercialization; • To describe the facilitators and barriers to IP protection and commercialization; • To describe the range of support available to researchers from university or university-affiliated technology transfer offices (TTO).

  5. Project Details • Literature Review • No existing survey applicable to this project • Protection of intellectual property (IP) is an important first step in the commercialization process • Motivators, facilitators and barriers differ by discipline

  6. Project Details • Methods • IP database review • Electronic survey • Telephone interviews • Environmental scan of TTO support services • Case studies

  7. Challenges Encountered:Patent Database Review • Purpose of database review • To identify health related patents and Canadian inventors • Database classification • International Patent Classification (IPC) • Challenge • IPC system does not classify patents into a “health” category

  8. Resolution: IPC to identify ‘health’ • Percent of patents related to health within each IPC section

  9. Challenges Encountered:Electronic Survey Sample • Generating a sample • Search query • IPC codes in Sections A, B, or C • Canadian inventor or assignee • Granted between January 1st, 2001 and January 1st, 2011 • Granted by the USPTO or EPO • 16,791 Canadian inventors or assignees • Challenge • No personal contact information

  10. Resolution:Cross-referencing names • Cross-reference with CIHR database • Contact information from CIHR applicants • 2011 CIHR researchers • Challenge • Small sample size • Is John Smith in CIHR database the same John Smith in the patent database?

  11. Conclusions • Questions & Feedback

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