Day 2, Session 7, 30 November 2017, Istanbul, Bridging the Gap - Technology Transfer Capacity Building and Proof of Concept Instruments, Huseyin KEBAPCI Legal Adviser - Intellectual Property & Technology Transfer

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Bridging the Gap
Technology Transfer Capacity Building and
Proof of Concept Instruments
Istanbul, 30 November 2017
Huseyin KEBAPCI
Legal Adviser - Intellectual Property &
Technology Transfer

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2A few examples of
the JRC's output
JRC: EU Science Hub
The European Commission's Science and Knowledge Service
GMO detection
Robotic surgical arm Alpha-Immunotherapy
Reference materials
Toxicology &
Safety Testing
Realtime Radioactivity Mapping

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3IP&TT at the JRC
IP & TT at the JRC
A central reference point for specialist advice to the EU Institutions
Central IP Service TT Office
European TTO Circle
EU4TECH (TT Capacity Building)
Proof of Concept (Internal)
Support for Innovation Ecosystems
Patenting & IP Management
Licensing & Commercialisation
Entrepreneurship & Spin Offs
Support to Policy-making

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4EU4TECH (1/2)
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo FYR Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
EuropeAid/137885/DH/SER/Multi (January 2017-December 2019)
Objective
To support and strengthen the technology transfer and innovation ecosystems
in the Western Balkans
Actions
TT Training and Exchange of Best Practices
Contract Research
Science Parks and Incubators
TT Financial Instruments policy platform
Investor Readiness Training and Matchmaking
Technology Transfer Capacity Building for Western Balkans

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5EU4TECH (2/2)
EU4TECH Progress
Workshop: Investment Vehicles and Financial Instruments for Technology Transfer and Innovation
Belgrade, 1-2 March of 2017 / Over 500 participants
Workshop: Science and Technology Park Management and Incubators in Innovation Ecosystems
Thessaloniki on 23-24 of May 2017 / About 150 participants
Workshop: Needs for new financing mechanisms to support Proof of Concept in the Western Balkans
21-22 of September in Trieste
15 PROs selected for TT Training
Albania: Uni. of Tirana, Polytechnic Uni. of Tirana, Agricultural Uni. of Tirana
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Uni. of Sarajevo, Uni. of Banja Luka, Uni. of Mostar
FYROM: Ss Cyril and Methodius Uni. of Skopje, South East Europe Uni., Goce Delcev Uni.
Kosovo: Uni. Of Pristine
Montenegro: Uni. Of Montenegro
Serbia: Uni. Belgrade, Uni. Novi Sad, Uni. Kragujevac, Uni. Nis.

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6Valley of Death
Research Financing
Market-oriented Investment
Public/Private/Equity (…)
Proof of Concept Financing
Bridging the gap between research and commercialisation
by addressing the risk of failure and lack of financing.

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7PoC: Inside the JRC
Ongoing since 2000 (renamed as PoC Programme in 2012)
Selected projects receive between €10k to €80k
Finances prototyping, small-scale development, implementation, viability testing
62 projects financed as of 2016
Funds primarily derived from techtransfer royalties
Projects receive coaching, and patents are pursued for promising inventions

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8Role of PoC in
Innovation Ecosystems
Addresses the financing gap faced by early-stage innovative projects
Can incentivise intrapreneurship or support start ups, incubated companies or SMEs
Can be used as a precursor to other forms of financing (equity etc)
Central to the development of innovation ecosystems at local and regional levels

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9EDIF PoC
EDIF Proof of Concept Fund for Western Balkans
[Currently in Proposal Stage]
What is EDIF?
The Western Balkans Enterprise Development & Innovation Facility (WB EDIF),
funded by the EU, aims at improving access to finance for SMEs in Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, FYR Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia.
Objectives of the Proposed PoC Financing Instrument
JRC is currently involved in supporting the European Commission services towards
creating a dedicated regional PoC financing facility for Western Balkans within the
framework of EDIF. If implemented, beneficiaries will be PROs, SMEs and start ups.
Financing is intended to cover costs associated with prototyping, access to labs,
market and feasibility studies, FTO studies and IPR protection activities.

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