overview of technology transfer offices in the czech republic Table of Contents
Centre for Transfer of Biomedical Technologies 04
Technology Transfer Office of the Czech Academy of Sciences 06
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Technology Transfer and Innovations Office 08
Institute of Physics of CAS, Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer 10
IOCB TTO Ltd. 12
Academic Centre for the Transfer of Technology at the University of South Bohemia 14
Masaryk University, Technology Transfer Office 16
Mendel University in Brno, Center of Technology Transfer 18
Technical University of Liberec, Center for Technology Transfer 20
Technology Innovation Centre Ltd. 22
Charles University, Centre for Transfer of Knowledge and Technology 24
University of Pardubice, Centre for Technology and Knowledge Transfer 26
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Technology Transfer Centre 28
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Project and TT Center 30
Science and Technology Park at Palacky University in Olomouc 32
VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Innovation Support Centre 34
Brno University of Technology, Technology Transfer Office 36
University of West Bohemia, Project Centre, Department of Technology Transfer 38 Foreword
Dear readers,
you are holding in your hands a handbook of the Transfera.cz association, the goal of which is, after the fashion of other European countries, to provide an overview of the individual transfer offices in the Czech Republic.
The members of Transfera.cz protect the interests of the transfer community in the Czech Rebublic and take part in the development of technology and knowledge transfer. We are united by our belief that besides education and basic research – which represent an integral part of the role of universities and research institutions – there is a broad array of research with an applica- tion potential which should, in layman‘s terms, „get out of labs and be put into practice“. Developing social and economic impact of research results is another way science can contribute to the society and spread the good name of the given academic institution.
While making every effort to provide a comprehensive list, this handbook cannot have the ambition to compare the performance of the individual technology transfer offices, mainly because the offices are parts of larger institutions. They focus on various fields and their competencies differ, as well as the way data are processed at the individual parent institu- tions. Therefore, the numbers and the charts that you will find in this brochure represent the performance of the parent institutions to which the transfer offices contribute.
We believe this handbook will be one of the tools which will, by providing a basic overview of the transfer offices, help interconnect universities and research institutions with commercial companies or public administration as well as the transfer offices among themselves. At the same time, it can serve as a report on the current position of tech- nology and knowledge transfer in the Czech Republic and the ways it can be advanced and developed. With the ever-increasing stress the state puts on applied research and innovations, it definitely poses a challenge we shall address in our future endeavours.
RNDr. Eva Janouškovcová, Ph.D., LL.M. chairwoman 04 05
Centre for Transfer of Biomedical Technologies
Administrative information
Name Centre for Transfer of Biomedical Technologies
Parent institution/s University Hospital Hradec Králové University of Hradec Králové Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defense
Director/head Mgr. Lucie Bartošová, Ph.D. e-mai: [email protected] tel.: +420 495 832 925
Address Sokolská 581 500 05 Hradec Králové
Year of establishment 2012
Number of employees 3
Number of scientists at parent institution 604
Member of Transfera.cz since 2015
Type of membership associated
Website http://ctbt.cz/
Membership in Other organizations
AUTM | ASTP-Proton Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
5
4 4
3 3 3
2
1 1
0 0 0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
90 000 500
89 592 89 600 400
89 200 300 88 929 88 800 200
88 400 100
0 0 88 000 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 06 07
Technology Transfer Office of CAS
Administrative information
Name Technology Transfer Office of the Czech Academy of Sciences – CeTTAV
Parent institution/s The Czech Academy of Sciences CeTTAV is a coordination TT centre serving all CAS departments; implementation of the TT process is not its primary concern.
Director/head Ing. Lenka Scholzová e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 221 403 890
Address Centre of Administration and Operations of the CAS, v. v. i. Vodičkova 40 110 00 Praha 1
Year of establishment 2015
Number of employees 5
Number of scientists at parent institution 3 283
Member of Transfera.cz since not a member
Type of membership not a member
Website http://av21.avcr.cz/CeTTAV/ Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
The following data represent a summary of all the CAS departments.
100 91 89 90 88 80 70 63 60 50 40 30 20 10 7 7 0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
230 000 3 500 000 2015 219 500 2 997 000 220 000 3 000 000 2014 2 500 000 2 410 000 210 000 2 000 000 200 000 190 900 1 500 000 190 000 1 000 000
180 000 500 000
170 000 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 08 09
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Technology Transfer and Innovations Office
Administrative information
Name Technology Transfer and Innovations Office
Parent institution/s Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Director/head Ing. Gabriela Jirátová e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 734 170 904
Address Kamýcká 129 165 21 Praha – Suchdol
Year of establishment 2012
Number of employees 4
Number of scientists at parent institution 607 academic (FTE)
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership associated
Website www.citt.czu.cz
Membership in Other organizations
CESNET Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
18 17 16
14
12 10 10
8 6 6 6
4 3
2 1
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
12 000 250 230 9749 10 000 200 7800 8000 150 6000 100 4000
50 2000 20
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 10 11
Institute of Physics of CAS, Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer
Administrative information
Name Centre for Innovation and Technology Transfer
Parent institution/s Institute of Physics of CAS, v. v. i.
Director/head Ing. Aleš Hála e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 702 004 931
Address Za Radnicí 835 252 41 Dolní Břežany
Year of establishment 2012
Number of employees 5
Number of scientists at parent institution 651
Member of Transfera.cz since 2015
Type of membership regular
Website www.citt.cz
Membership in Other organizations
HEPtech | ENET Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
12 11
10 9 9
8
6
4 4
2
0 0 0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
4000 3737 500
3200 400
2377 2400 300
1600 200
800 100
0 0 0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 12 13
IOCB TTO Ltd.
Administrative information
Name IOCB TTO Ltd.
Parent institution/s IOCB of CAS, v.v.i.
Director/head prof. Ing. Martin Fusek, CSc. e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 220 183 510
Address Flemingovo nám. 2 166 10 Praha 6
Year of establishment 2009
Number of employees 5
Number of scientists at parent institution 600 (450 FTE)
Member of Transfera.cz since not a member
Type of membership not a member
Website www.iocb-tto.cz
Membership in Other organizations
ASTP-Proton Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
30 28
25 24
20
15 13 11 10
5 5
0 0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
500 3 500 000 2 981 695 3 000 000 400 2 500 000 2 384 395
300 2 000 000
200 1 500 000 1 000 000 100 500 000 0 0 0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 14 15
Academic Centre for the Transfer of Technology at the University of South Bohemia
Administrative information
Name The Academic Centre for the Transfer of Technology at the University of South Bohemia
Parent institution/s University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Director/head RNDr. Růžena Štemberková e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 702 027 182
Address Branišovská 1645/31a 370 05 České Budějovice
Year of establishment 2012
Number of employees 8–9
Number of scientists at parent institution academic 663,74 FTE scientists 93,7 FTE
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014 (originally a member of AKTOP)
Type of membership regular
Websites www.jctt.cz | www.jcu.cz
Membership in Other organizations
AIP ČR – Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship | L.E.S. ČR – Licensing Executive Society of the Czech Republic | ITTN – International Technology Transfer Network Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
8 7 7
6 5 5
4 3 3 2 2 2 2
1
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
15 000 14 270 350 334
300
250 10 000 197 200 6516 150 5000 100
50
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 16 17
Masaryk University, Technology Transfer Office
Administrative information
Name Technology Transfer Office
Parent institution/s Masaryk University
Director/head RNDr. Eva Janouškovcová, Ph.D., LL.M. e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 549 494 654
Office Address Komenského nám. 2 602 00 Brno
Mailing Address Žerotínovo nám. 617/9 601 77 Brno
Year of establishment 2005
Number of employees 14 (11,9 FTE)
Number of scientists at parent institution 2 901 academicians, scientists and specialists (by 2015)
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership regular
Website http://www.ctt.muni.cz/
Membership in Other organizations
CESNET | South Moravian Innovation Centre | South Moravian Centre For International Mobility Brno Regional Chamber of Commerce | Confederation of Industry of the Czech Republic (selected organizations relevant to TTO; the entire MU is the member of these organizations) Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
16 14 14 14 12 12 10 10
8
6 4 4 3
2
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
70 000 500 59 630 60 000 398 400 50 000 40 928 40 000 300
30 000 200 173 20 000 100 10 000
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 18 19
Mendel University in Brno, Center of Technology Transfer
Administrative information
Name Center of Technology Transfer
Parent institution/s Mendel University in Brno
Director/head MVDr. Ing. Václav Trojan, Ph.D. e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 545 133 389
Address Zemědělská 1 613 00 Brno
Year of establishment 2013
Number of employees 6
Number of scientists at parent institution 694 (by 2015)
Member of Transfera.cz since 2015
Type of membership associated
Website http://ctt.mendelu.cz/ Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
16 15
14 13
12
10
8
6 5
4 3
2 1 1
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
30 000 27 489 3000 2547 25 000 2500 1990 20 000 2000
14 400 15 000 1500
10 000 1000
5000 500
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 20 21
Technical University of Liberec, Center for Technology Transfer
Administrative information
Name Center for Technology Transfer
Parent institution/s Technical University of Liberec
Director/head prof. Dr. Ing. Pavel Němeček e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 602 429 519
Address Studentská 2 461 17 Liberec 1
Year of establishment 2014
Number of employees 5
Number of scientists at parent institution 521
Member of Transfera.cz since 2016
Type of membership associated
Website http://cptt.tul.cz/
Membership in Other organizations
Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic | ARR - Regional Development Agency | Association of Deans of Technical Faculties | Association of Textile-Clothing-Leather Industry (ATOK) | Czech Demographic Society Czech Marketing Association | Czech Economic Society | Czech Society for Operations Research Czech Political Science Association | Czech Society for Systems Integration | Czech Statistical Society Czech Technology Platform for Textile | Czech Technology platform of mechanical engineering Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform | ČNK CIE – International Commission of Illumination | ERSA – European Regional Science Association | CLUTEX – Cluster of Technical Textiles | Regional Economic Chamber in Liberec Regional Contact Organization within VUTS Liberec, a. s. | Automotive Industry Association | CENEN - Czech Nuclear Education Network | Czech Society for Mechanics | Association for Engineering Mechanics Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
30
25 24
20 20 18
15
10 9
5 5 3
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
50 000 7000 46 472 6301 6000 40 000 34 097 5000
30 000 4000
20 000 3000 2000 1489 10 000 1000
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 22 23
Technology Innovation Centre Ltd.
Administrative information
Name Technology Innovation Centre Ltd.
Parent institution/s –
Executive head Mgr. Daniela Sobieská e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 739 015 609
Contact person Ing. Daniel Hajda e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 734 443 877
Address Vavrečkova 5262, budova 23 760 01 Zlín
Year of establishment 2005
Number of employees 0,5
Number of scientists at parent institution 0
Member of Transfera.cz since 2016
Type of membership associated
Website www.ticzlin.cz
Membership in Other organizations
The Innovation Infrastructure of the Zlin Region | Science and Technology Parks Association of the Czech Republic | AIP ČR, z. s. Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
10
8
6
4
2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
500 500
400 400
300 300
200 200
100 100
0 0 0 0 0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 24 25
Charles University, Centre for Transfer of Knowledge and Technology
Administrative information
Name Centre for Transfer of Knowledge and Technology
Parent institution/s Charles University
Director/head Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Kosová e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 224 491 508
Office address Petrská 1180/3 110 00 Praha 1
Mailing address Ovocný trh 560/5 116 36 Praha 1
Year of establishment 2006
Number of employees 7 (by 2014)
Number of scientists at parent 4 657 (by 2014) institution
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership regular
Website www.cppt.cuni.cz
Membership in Other organizations
AIP ČR – Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship | EUKTS Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
30 26 25
20 19
15 11 10 9
5 5 3
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
20 000 140 133 17 087 120 15 000 100
80 10 000 9009 60
40 5000 20 4 0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 26 27
University of Pardubice, Centre for Technology and Knowledge Transfer
Administrative information
Name University of Pardubice Centre for Technology and Knowledge Transfer
Parent institution/s University of Pardubice
Director/head Ing. Michal Svoboda e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 466 037 531
Address Studentská 95 532 10 Pardubice
Year of establishment 2012
Number of employees 5
Number of scientists at parent institution 600
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership associated
Website https://vav.upce.cz Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
18 17
16
14 13
12
10 9
8
6 5
4
2 1 1
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
15 000 120
12 242 100 11 643 100 12 000
80 9000 60 50 6000 40
3000 20
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 28 29
Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Technology Transfer Centre
Administrative information
Name Technology Transfer Centre
Parent institution/s Tomas Bata University in Zlín
Director/head Ing. Ivana Bartoníková e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 576 038 138, +420 734 792 686
Address Univerzitní institut Nad Ovčírnou 3685 760 01 Zlín
Year of establishment 2008
Number of employees 9
Number of scientists at parent institution 64
Member of Transfera.cz since 2015
Type of membership associated
Website www.utb.cz | www.isctt.utb.cz www.inovace.utb.cz/
Membership in Other organizations
AIP ČR – Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship | Science and Technology Parks Association of the Czech Republic | European Patent Institute | Chamber of Patent Attorneys Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
20 18 18 16 14 12 11 10 10 10 8 6 6 5 4 2 0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
19 000 18 788 140 119 120 18 000 100
80 17 000 60 16 313 40 16 000 28 20
15 000 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 30 31
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Project and Technology Transfer Center
Administrative information
Name Project and Technology Transfer Center
Parent institution/s University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno
Director/head Kateřina Jabůrková e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 607 082 475
Address Palackého tř. 1946/1 612 42 Brno
Year of establishment 2011
Number of employees 2–3
Number of scientists at parent institution 266,6 FTE (by 2015)
Member of Transfera.cz since 2015
Type of membership associated
Website www.vfu.cz/vyzkum-vyvoj/projektove-centrum-vfu/ Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
2,5
2 2 2 2,0
1,5
1,0
0,5
0 0 0 0,0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
4000 6 3380 5 5 5 3000 4
2000 3
2 1000 832 1
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 32 33
Science and Technology Park at Palacky University in Olomouc
Administrative information
Name Science and Technology Park at Palacky University in Olomouc
Parent institution/s Palacky University in Olomouc
Director/head Ing. Jiří Herinek e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 585 631 400
Address Šlechtitelů 21 783 71 Olomouc
Year of establishment 2009
Number of employees 4
Number of scientists at parent institution 2 333
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership regular
Website www.vtpup.cz
Membership in Other organizations
Science and Technology Parks Association of the Czech Republic | National Cluster Association Additive Manufacturing Cluster | Enterprise Europe Network (assoc.) | Tuesday Business Network Czech Innovation | Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship | Licence Executive Society Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
30
25 24 22
20 16 15
10 7
5 4 2
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
20 000 18 788 3500 2959 3000 15 000 2500
10 297 2000 10 000 1500
1000 5000 500 170 0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 34 35
VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava, Innovation Support Centre
Administrative information
Name Innovation Support Centre – Commercialization of R&D results
Parent institution/s VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava
Director/head Mgr. Martin Duda e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 597 329 022
Address Centrum podpory inovací, útvar 9720 17. listopadu 15/2172 708 33 Ostrava-Poruba
Year of establishment 2012
Number of employees 13 (9 FTE)
Number of scientists at parent 213,9 FTE scientists institution 904,95 FTE academicians
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership regular
Website http://cpi.vsb.cz
Membership in Other organizations
EBN Innovation Network | Science and Technology Parks Association of the Czech Republic AIP ČR – Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
45
40 39
35
30 25 25 20 21 20
15
10 6 5 5
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
600 140 000 544 116 296 120 000 500 100 000 87 096 400 80 000 300 60 000 200 40 000
20 000 100 56
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 36 37
Brno University of Technology, Technology Transfer Office
Administrative information
Name Technology Transfer Office of BUT
Parent institution/s Brno University of Technology
Director/head Ing. Dagmar Vávrová, MBA e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 541 144 223
Address Antonínská 1 601 90 Brno
Year of establishment 2002
Number of employees 10 (7,1 FTE)
Number of scientists at parent institution 1 489 (1 330 FTE)
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership regular Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
45 42 38 40 38
35
30 27
25
20
15 9 9 10
5
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
200 000 350 302 166 000 300 150 000 250
200 174 100 000 90 000 150
100 50 000 50
0 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK 38 39
University of West Bohemia, Project Centre, Department of Technology Transfer
Administrative information
Name Department of Technology Transfer
Parent institution/s University of West Bohemia
Director of the centre Mgr. Jaroslav Šíp e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 377 631 080
Head of the department Mgr. Petra Krupková e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 377 631 086
Address Univerzitní 22 306 14 Plzeň
Year of establishment 2013
Number of employees 6 (3,7 FTE)
Number of scientists at parent institution 358 researchers (275,59 FTE)
Member of Transfera.cz since 2014
Type of membership associated
Website http://transfer.zcu.cz
Membership in Other organizations
AIP ČR – Association of Innovative Entrepreneurship | ASTP-Proton | AUTM – Association of University Technology Managers Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic
institution’s performace
25
20 20
15
10 10 7 6
5 3 3
0 number of applications filed number of patents granted number of licences sold
65 000 6000 5500
64 000 5000 64 000
4000 63 000 3000 2300 62 000 61 400 2000
61 000 1000
60 000 0 contractual research in th of CZK total financial income from licences in th of CZK Is a unified functional platform protecting the interests of the Czech transfer community; its objective is to advance and strengthen technology transfer.
Overview of Technology Transfer Offices in the Czech Republic Published by Transfera.cz in October 2016. Redaction: Filip Šuster and Iveta Zieglová, graphic design, setting and translation: Jakub Vémola (cube-studio.cz).