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Patents and knowledge bank programme
Published on 03 July 2018
Spain
Comunitat Valenciana
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About this good practice
Valencia Region has five public universities and a great number of R&D&i institutions. However, their results hardly reach the economy and the consumer due, among other reasons, to a scattered technology offer and a productive structure where 95.5% of enterprises are SMEs, with less than 50 employees.
The Patent Bank consists of a website (www.bancodepatentes.gva.es) and a whole set of activities to attract SMEs, mainly technology transfer forums and brokerage events where the Patent Bank profits from the strong communication channels of the regional government. The webpage was launched as a platform to integrate any patent, development, capacity or research likely to be adopted by any company in its search for innovative tools that can help to improve its productivity and to become more competitive in an increasingly global environment.
The main stakeholders of the practice are the five public Universities of Valencia Region, Higher Council for Scientific Research, Prince Felipe Research Center, Network of Technological Institutes (REDIT), Valencian Institute for Agrarian Research (IVIA), Health Research Foundations INCLIVA and FISABIO and La Fe Hospital Health Research Institute (IIS LA FE). The beneficiaries are any enterprise, entrepreneur or entity interested in exploiting a patent or a capacity developed by the mentioned entities.
The Patent Bank consists of a website (www.bancodepatentes.gva.es) and a whole set of activities to attract SMEs, mainly technology transfer forums and brokerage events where the Patent Bank profits from the strong communication channels of the regional government. The webpage was launched as a platform to integrate any patent, development, capacity or research likely to be adopted by any company in its search for innovative tools that can help to improve its productivity and to become more competitive in an increasingly global environment.
The main stakeholders of the practice are the five public Universities of Valencia Region, Higher Council for Scientific Research, Prince Felipe Research Center, Network of Technological Institutes (REDIT), Valencian Institute for Agrarian Research (IVIA), Health Research Foundations INCLIVA and FISABIO and La Fe Hospital Health Research Institute (IIS LA FE). The beneficiaries are any enterprise, entrepreneur or entity interested in exploiting a patent or a capacity developed by the mentioned entities.
Expert opinion
Translating academic research and R&D results into practical market applications continues to be a challenge all over Europe. One of the reasons is that relevant information on patents, developments, research etc. that could have commercialization potential tends to be fragmented. In response, Valencia Region has developed a systematized online Patent Bank platform to collect all the relevant information from universities and R&D&I institutions and try to match these opportunities with SMEs interested in turning the research results into new products and services that can be offered on the market. The solution has high replication potential, but needs good coordination between the universities and research centres to offer input and keep the information up to date.
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Resources needed
The practice involves partially the tasks of 3 members of staff and around 90.000 € yearly budget. Each University and research centre allocates the necessary technology transfer staff to their participation in the Patents and Knowledge programme.
Evidence of success
Currently, the Patents and Knowledge Bank has 147 patents classified according to the RIS3 axes. Patents and capacities obtained by the research entities involved in the programme can be found in the mentioned webpage.
As for number of visualization of the web site www.bancodepatentes.gva.es, in 2016 were accounted 18.151 entries, from 10 different countries, mainly from Europe and South America
As for number of visualization of the web site www.bancodepatentes.gva.es, in 2016 were accounted 18.151 entries, from 10 different countries, mainly from Europe and South America
Potential for learning or transfer
This practice can be easily transferred and provides as immediate positive results the coordination of public universities and research centres, the systematization of the information included and the collection of patents and capacities in the same online platform. The use of the webpage is very intuitive due to the pictures' gallery acting as access to information on each patent. There is also a direct contact to link interested beneficiaries to patents' providers.
Before the implementation of this platform a study on round 15 similar initiatives worldwide was made, including some from the European Union, like European Network of Living Labs, Euris programme and Openinnovation.
Before the implementation of this platform a study on round 15 similar initiatives worldwide was made, including some from the European Union, like European Network of Living Labs, Euris programme and Openinnovation.
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Good practice owner
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Organisation
Regional Government of Valencia
Spain
Comunitat Valenciana