140 likes | 272 Views
EURECA Program ITMO-UCLA strategic partnership Results of the phase I. Nikolai R. Toivonen Nizhny Novgorod, November 28 th , 2012. ITMO-UCLA strategic partnership. 1. Framework: EURECA - Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Capacity
E N D
EURECA ProgramITMO-UCLA strategic partnership Results of the phase I Nikolai R. Toivonen Nizhny Novgorod, November 28th, 2012
ITMO-UCLA strategic partnership 1. Framework: EURECA - Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Capacity 2. Goal: to create and develop ITMO knowledge-based innovation hub for internationalization of technology transfer and commercialization 3. Areas of joint projects: • International IP protection • Marketing • Seed and venture funding 4. Implementation period: 2011 – 2012 5. Partnership budget: • USRF budget: 0,5 mln USD • ITMO contribution: 1,6 mln USD
ITMO-UCLA strategic partnership 6. Partnership progress: • MoU signed on May, 27th, 2011 • UCLA Chancellor Gene Block gave a speech at ITMO Academic Council on August 30th, 2012
Bureau on Strategic Planning and Development Department on Project Management Development Research administration, incl.: *Bureau on Intellectual Property and Scientific Information Center for Science & Technology Foresight Department on support for grant applications Center for Foresight "Information & Telecommunication systems” Department on cooperation with MIC Technology Park * Business Incubator “for adults” *Business Incubator for students “QD” * Center on rendering assistance to YI & TE * Center for Project Appraisal * Bureau on Marketing * InvestmentFund “QD” * Startup Accelerator iDealMachine ITMO R&D management system
Innovation infrastructure development “in-sync” New 2011 New 2011 New 2012 New 2012
International SUMIT Startup Lab • SUMIT • Weekend • 400 • 150 • SUMIT Marathon • 18 teams (USA, • France, Czech Rep., Finland, Belarus) • 30 trainings • 1200 • SUMIT • Invest Day • 15investors • 10 startups • 200 July 2012 2 days 39 days 2 days November 2012 Outcomes: Over 10 graduate startups raised seed and venture money Калининград, 19 октября 2012 г.
ITMO-UCLA R&D cooperation 1. Joint research activities between: • ITMO Department of Electronics and UCLA Engineering Institute for Technology Advancement (Agreement from October, 29th, 2012) • ITMO Department of Computer Photonics and Videoinformatics and UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (SkTech application, March 2012) • ITMO Department "Computer Technology" and UCLA Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology (Material Transfer Agreement) 2. Joint activities on entrepreneurship, incl.: • UCLA student startup VuPad participation in ITMO SUMIT Startup Lab (August 2012)
EURECA II perspective (2013-2016) ITMO Academic Council from October 20th, 2012: 1. approved ITMO results achieved under EURECA phase I 2. decreed to: • maintain productive cooperation with US partners to strengthen research, educational and entrepreneurial projects • create regional network of startup accelerators formed around leading Russian universities in innovative-oriented regions