A National Research University in Eurasia

a national research university, Eurasia Oxford Oracle presentation on technology transfer (Aug 2019) During August 2019 Oxford Oracle's senior consultant participated in a workshop run by a national research university with the title Interaction of Science & Business. The consultant was one of two international speakers invited by a national research university to discuss their experiences in technology transfer from the UK and North America. The principal elements covered in the course of the workshop were as follows: 1. The main models of interaction between science and business at Oxford University. Which discussed: 2. The main principles of successful commercialisation of R&D which discussed how R&D outputs arising at the University of Oxford are commercialised through Oxford Oracle (Oxford Oracle).

• Technology transfer
• Consulting
• Collaborative research

Oxford Oracle has established a professional technology transfer operation via four principal components, comprising: 3. Recommendations on providing effective interactions between science and business to increase the number of commercialisation projects. This highlighted that to increase the number of projects being commercialised it is important that a process is implemented that maximises both the engagement of researchers (Internal Marketing) and the engagement of appropriate industry partners (External Marketing). With Critical elements of Internal Marketing comprising: Critical elements of External Marketing comprise: Oxford Oracle has been operational in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries since 2015. 1) a national university, in the analysis of their patent portfolio, the development of an IP policy for the university, and the delivery of bespoke training and mentoring of two team members within the Patent Office.

• Effective and defined policies and processes
• Professional and dedicated technology transfer staff
• A significant budget for patenting innovations
• The provision of funding to support prototyping and proof of concept
• Policies that incentivise researcher engagement
• A proactive and visible Technology Transfer office
• Credible and professional Technology Transfer staff
• The selection of commercialisation projects that satisfy a clear market need
• Market research to identify and assess potential partners
• Marketing communications that promote opportunities to industry
• Professional deal making and negotiation, KOC and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries
• Evaluating and prioritising patent-based projects for commercialisation, delivering support in the form of training, mentoring and expert commercialisation consultancy
• International benchmarking to develop an optimum operational model for the Knowledge Transfer and Commercialisation Centre at the university to position the university as a development partner for Open Innovation.

2) the national chamber of commerce and Industry to deliver a four-day workshop for MENA SMEs.

• Including the provision of project-specific advice on building new ventures around intellectual property exploitation. 3) A national fund for SME development in the MENA region to deliver two, two-day workshops for MENA entrepreneurs, one delivered in partnership with a regional federation of industries
• Focusing on building technology ventures to create impact from the exploitation of scientific research
• Mentoring the development of commercialisation plans for new technologies. 4) A prominent regional foundation for the advancement of sciences in the delivery of a three-day capacity building workshop, entitled Technology Commercialisation: Theory to Practice
• Equipping researchers, commercialisation professionals and innovation specialists from the private sector with the key skills required to evaluate, protect and market new innovations from scientific research
• Building the innovation culture in research and commercial organisations throughout the MENA region. Oxford Oracle is committed to working in partnership with relevant institutions to build the knowledge economy and support the creation of science and technology ventures for MENA entrepreneurs. We have recruited an in-country Associate to forge links with the innovation ecosystem and assist in the negotiation of contracts with the public and private sectors to deliver capacity building services for innovation.