About the Center

"Over almost a hundred years of its history our university has accumulated vast experience and immense intellectual capital both in fundamental sciences and their practical applications in the world's most cutting-edge technology fields. And I believe it's no accident that it is on the premises of Lobachevsky UNN that the Volga region's pioneering Technology Commercialization Center has been established. Our students, postgraduates and professors have a lot to offer to enrich innovation markets in Russia and globally as we actively plug ourselves into international scientific collaboration. Industry awaits innovative technologies, and the new center we have now is expected to do exactly this:
bridge the gap between lab sciences and their manifestations in our daily life.”
Evgeny V. Chuprunov
Rector, Lobachevsky UNN
  
 
 
TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION CENTER (TCC) GOALS:
 
I.  Establishing a systemic approach to Tech Commercialization
  • Building an effective local innovation eco-system, connected into the global business community;
  • Developing LT strategic JV R&D partnerships with business enterprises seeking to solve complex technological problems;
  • Encouraging cross disciplinary collaboration within the university and across business partnerships in commercializing university know-how;
  • Position UNN as an engine of entrepreneurial innovation, attracting the best in solving cutting edge global tech problems;
     

II.  Support small innovation companies established under FZ 217 

  • Create a sustainable pipeline of new high tech start ups with effective teams & business models able to attract investors & grow the LT value of UNN’s portfolio of IP Assets;
  • Develop global Commercialization Road Map strategies for each new innovation project, including IP protection strategies and partner searches;
  • Monitoring and growing the value of UNN spin out companies & corporate partnerships in order to maximize the value of the university’s portfolio of IP assets;  
 
What the TCC can do to help UNN in realizing its goals
 
There must be a pivotal element in UNN’s innovation infrastructure to be able to help evolve interesting innovative ideas originating from the university’s students and professors. The focal areas are as follows: 
  1. Analysis of innovative project idea uniqueness & IP protection options;
  2. Determination of the project’s competitive advantages & global market potential;
  3. Development of the project’s commercialization RoadMap strategy;
  4. Determination of a realistic financial valuation range;
  5. Training & coaching for innovation leaders and Venture Managers; 
  6. Teambuilding and/or setup of a company;
  7. Development of specific business models, financial models & business plans;
  8. Search for sources of funding, introductions & assistance in negotiations.

 

24 ноябрь 2014 12:50