Royal Academy

Innovation support day @ Cluj-Napoca

Regional view on tech transfer

28 septembrie 2022
 This presentation is based on the proposals of the
North-West RDA for the text of the North-West RP
2021-2027, as well as on the draft legal texts under
development at the national level and by the
European Commission.

Thus, the information provided through this

presentation may undergo changes. RDA NW cannot
be held responsible for the use of the information
presented.

The use of the information in this presentation can

only be done with the consent of ADR Nord-Vest.
Agenda

1. Regional level considerations & context

2. World Bank - Supporting Innovation in Romania’s Catching-up Region
3. Financing under ERDF – RP NW 2021-2027
1. Regional level considerations & context
o Elaboration and approval of Smart Specialisation Strategy for the North-West
Region

o Drafting the Regional Programme for 2021-2027

o Conducting together with the World Bank the initiative “Supporting catching up
regions”
2. World Bank - Supporting Innovation in Romania’s
Catching-up Region
Research Valorization Program (RVP)

Structured Contract Research Program (SCRP)

Technology Transfer Institutional Building Program (TTIBP)

Proof of Concept Program (PoCP)

 Conduct individualized
coaching Take stock and
Launch call for Screen and select Conduct RVP 2.0
mainstream
research projects applications workshops
Conduct funding call findings

Workstreams
Application & selection of research teams Follow-up coaching with RVP 1.0 & 2.0 research The organization of Demo Day for RVP
teams
Individual coaching delivered for research teams High potential teams have been selected that are
Commercialization needs established, individual almost ready commercialization. Provide follow up
action plans defined, and step-by-step coaching coaching
1) RVP Individual
conducted.
coaching of
research teams
Route to market established for research teams
Commercial markets of the research results are
assessed. However, biomedical projects need to go
through more steps to commercialize.
Research Valorization Program (RVP)

Structured Contract Research Program (SCRP)

Technology Transfer Institutional Building Program (TTIBP)

Proof of Concept Program (PoCP)

 Workstreams Progress Currently ongoing Next steps
Coaching delivered and internal resources, Labs’ commercial service offering Open Lab Day
processes, pricing models, and value Defining service offerings is An Open Lab Day in both regions will be organized to
propositions of the labs mapped required to address market match the labs with relevant industry players (NB:
Presentations with roadmaps increased the demands depending on travel restrictions).
support of the universities‘ management and
admin teams.
1) Training and
capacity building
Case studies on research-industry
activities
collaboration
(contract
Case studies are finalized, showing potential
facilitation)
areas of collaboration. Case studies to be
shared with RDAs

Status report on Labs’ progress

Status report is finalized and shared with DG
Regio and RDAs
2) Legal and State aid policy note Disseminating the results of the State aid policy note
institutional Note is finalized and shared with DG Regio, Together with MA COP, conducting a dissemination
framework RDAs and MA COP for their review. workshop for PROs, TTOs, RDAs, COP, ROP by Oct.

Developing methods for monitoring the commercial use

of PROs
3) Monitoring Draft methodology will be shared with PROs, TTOs, RDAs
methodology for
economic Piloting of the methodology at a select lab
activities The monitoring methodology will be piloted at a select
lab to fine-tune the final methodology
 Lessons learned for SCRP

• There is a need to increase the understanding and engagement at senior management level within the target
Universities. More support is needed for the lab teams from within their institutions.

• Better communication and awareness and challenges is needed with senior management within the institution.
This could help to solve problems quicker. It would be good to provide a brief overview of status/ achievements /
next steps on a regular basis to senior management.

• Support is needed for labs to get proper accreditation and licencing information as well as accounting informations
regarding the utilization of public infrastructure in economic contracts

• More coaching is needed on the market strategies and business planning, including preparation of NDIs and
standard contracts. More coaching is needed to help labs prepare business plans

• Coaching is needed to prepare presentation and promotion events; the teams respond very well to close working
relationship with the coaching team

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Research Valorization Program (RVP)

Structured Contract Research Program (SCRP)

Technology Transfer Institutional Building Program (TTIBP)

Proof of Concept Program (PoCP)

 Workstreams Progress Currently ongoing
Foundational training curriculum designed and Coaching TTOs
delivered to universities WB identified which template agreements are
The training covered global best practices on IP needed, to be customized when regional hub and
strategies, technology transfer, and TTO business spoke model is approved.
models. Foundational training handbook
1) Training and Handbook fully designed (pdf) and shared with DG
capacity building Regio and RDAs. To be printed and distributed
activities
IP landscape study
The study is finalized. WB presented findings to
the RDAs in July 2020. RDAs to share a list of people
who should validate the study by end of Sep. Final
comments needs to be incorporated
2) Legal framework
Interim report/ benchmarking TTO organizational Recommending an ideal TTO model
models WBG discussed the design for a regional TTO model
The TTIBP interim report is finalized including a with RDAs, but regional model got disregarded.
benchmarking on their organizational models and WBG to draft a generic outline / business plan for
3) Organizational shared with DG Regio and RDAs setting up a TTO to include operational processes,
models for TTOs standard sample agreements, roles and
responsibilities etc.
Next steps
High-level training for university management
Trainings on the potential of TTOs for the university
management will foster buy-in
Study trips to an EU country
Select beneficiaries, RDAs, and ROP MA will learn
from best practices on research valorization,
commercializing PRO labs, and TTO business models
Disseminating the results of the IP landscape study
WBG to create manuals and workshop materials for
dissemination according to different audiences:
TTOs, universities, PROs. Insights will be
disseminated in the wider private sector
Community of practice for TTOs
The insights of the TA will be institutionalized in a
community of practices for TTOs, functioning as a
peer-to-peer learning platform.
TTIBP Final Report
To be shared with RDAs, DG Regio.
Research Valorization Program (RVP)

Structured Contract Research Program (SCRP)

Technology Transfer Institutional Building Program (TTIBP)

Proof of Concept Program (PoCP)

 Workstreams Progress Currently ongoing Next steps
Private sector consultations Improving the MA ROP guidelines to encourage
Over 340 startups/SMEs were surveyed to agility and innovation
1) Consultations understand their innovation activities and to validate WB to organize a public-private design workshop to
with the public and the PoCP. A brainstorming session with seven non- collaborative improve the guidelines of the ROP MA
private sector financial intermediaries was conducted to discuss WBG to provide a report with recommendations for
potential areas of collaboration under the PoCP. next programming period incl. impact evaluation,
simplifying processes, outcome of the workshop by
PoCP Operations Manual The PoCP call will be launched WBG/RDAs to
A design workshop and a validation workshop was organize virtual launch event by end of Sep.
2) Operations conducted with RDAs, ROP MA and key private
Manual sector players to define the funding scheme and its
implementation.

Involvement of a non-financial intermediary (NFI)

3) Engaging non- 7 proposals received, currently under review to be
financial finalized
intermediaries

Providing technical advisors to support RDAs’ Study trip to an EU country

evaluation process RDAs and ROP MA will learn from best practices on
6 CVs received but none of them qualify. WB to innovative funding
directly recruit based on recommendations.
Technical advisors to conduct a training for RDA’s PoCP Final Report and handover
4) Capacity building
evaluators on how-to-use the evaluation matrix WB to organize a handover workshop for RDAs and
activities
ROP (including supervision of non-financial
M&E framework intermediary) Report to be shared with DG Regio
M&E approach/timeline is designed to assess the and Romanian counterparts
success of the program and the projects, to be
discussed with ROP MA
3. Financing under ERDF – RP NW 2021-2027
Cristian Otgon
Șef departament Specializare Inteligentă
cristian.otgon@nord-vest.ro

specializare.inteligenta@nord-vest.ro

OFFICE
Dorobantilor, nr. 3 , Cluj-Napoca
Mulțumesc pentru atenție!

Cristian Otgon
Șef departament Specializare Inteligentă
cristian.otgon@nord-vest.ro
specializare.inteligentă@nord-vest.ro