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Overview

Technology-based organisations need to innovate on ever-shorter timescales; governments need to create economic impact from research. How can organisations most effectively find, evaluate and process these innovative technologies to realise their commercial value?

This course is aimed at those in translation or innovation roles in technology and research orientated organisations.

It will introduce delegates to the systems and context behind open innovation, licensing, accessing markets and patent/ IP strategy, based on Isis Innovation experience of helping clients commercialise technology and IP in over fifty countries around the world.

Note that this course is part of a series of one-day courses for Engineers, Scientists and staff in hi-tech industries:

Applying Knowledge Management

Successful Change Management for Engineers, Scientists & Staff in Hi-Tech Companies

Essentials of Project Management for Engineers, Scientists & Staff in Hi-Tech Companies

Advanced Project Management for Engineers, Scientists & Staff in Hi-Tech Companies

Further course details to be confirmed.

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Programme details

This one-day course covers the essential knowledge for technology commercialisation.

It provides an overview of the organisational dynamics in acquiring and transferring technologies to the market. Participants will also develop their legal, technical and negotiating skills to build innovation capacity in their organisation.

• Open innovation vs traditional approaches
• Organisational and process factors
• Licensing technology and negotiation
• Intellectual property strategy
• Exploring technology markets

Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship

• To define Innovation
• To go through models of innovation
• Understand disruptive innovation

• Understand the link between competitiveness and innovation
• Understand how disruptive innovation is creating new markets

IP Management

• What is IP?
• Can you and should you protect using IPR?
• What are the evaluation tools to help decision making

• Appreciate the complexity of the patenting process
• Be aware of the resource and strategic implications of patenting
• Ability to evaluate beyond the technical evaluation criteria

Introduction to Licensing

• An overview of the licensing process
• Decisions around the circumstances in which licenses are appropriate
• What is required of licensor and licensee

• Understanding of the purpose of licensing
• Nature and dynamics of partnerships that support licensing
• Knowledge of partner needs in the license process

Finding Markets

• Market research techniques
• Functional analysis of technologies
• End user and customer needs
• Market research processes for radical technologies

• Be able to analyse technologies in context of finding customers
• Gain practical experience of analysing end user needs
• Understand the difference between market data and market research
• Be able to manage the specific needs of disruptive or innovative technologies that are creating new markets

Open Innovation

• The knowledge economy argument for Open Innovation
• How does it work?
• Principle v practice: barriers and constraints in implementation
• Legal structuring around the deal
• How to establish connectivity to enable Open Innovation

• Understand the differing organisational needs for those involved
• Become literate in the types of frameworks and agreements that commonly support Open Innovation
• Gain knowledge of how to implement an open innovation strategy
• Be aware of the expectations and performance measures that work across multiples interests

Staff

Dr Costas Chryssou

Role: Speaker

Managing Consultant , Isis Enterprise, University of Oxford

Costas has over 15 years experience in the photonics and telecom...more industries involved in technology innovation, research and product development as well as in the creation of intellectual property.

He has worked for academia and world-class multinational corporations such as Alcatel Submarine Networks. He also had the opportunity to work for a high technology start-up that span out from the University of Southampton, from its initial stages until its floatation in the AIM stock market, where he managed technology development projects for the defence and telecoms sectors.

Prior to joining Isis, Costas worked for Pera Innovation as an Innovation Projects Manager where he managed and delivered business consulting services to commercial organisations and government departments specifically in operational improvement and high growth strategic management.

Costas has a degree in Physics from the University of Athens and an MSc in microwaves and opto-electronics and a PhD in opto-electronics from University College London. He also gained his MBA from the School of Management at the University of Bath. Costas joined Isis Enterprise in January 2010.

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Certification

Participants who satisfy the course requirements will receive a Certificate of Attendance. The pdf sample above is an illustration only, and the wording will reflect the course and dates attended.

Accommodation

Accommodation is available at the Rewley House Residential Centre, within the Department for Continuing Education, in central Oxford. The comfortable, en-suite, study-bedrooms are rated 3-star, and come with free high-speed internet access and TV. Guests can take advantage of the excellent dining facilities and common room bar, where they may relax and network with others on the programme.

Payment

Fees include course materials, tuition, refreshments and lunches. The price does not include accommodation.

All courses are VAT exempt.

Register on all five business skills courses at the discount fee of £1925 (standard total fee £2135).

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Standard course fee: £495.00

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Programmes including this module

This module can be studied as part of these programmes:

• Management and business skills