Strengthening Research-Industry Interaction through Technology Transfer, Commercialization and Intellectual Property Rights

at Shepherd hotel in Cairo, Egypt

7-8 Oct. 2009

 

The workshop aims at creating a platform for discussion between national and international experts on the recent development and trends in the areas of intellectual property and technology transfer and licensing, providing exchange of information concerning critical aspects of industrial collaboration and technology transfer, understanding of industrial needs and project management for industrial deliverables. Important objectives also include acquainting participants from R&D centers and universities with best practices, standard policies and common pitfalls in the areas of research-industry collaboration and technology transfer and providing them with methodologies of establishing R&I units and mechanisms of austerity.

TOPICS:
The topics to be covered during the workshop include:
            ·     Technology transfer mechanisms
            ·     Commercialization of research results, policies, partnership
            ·     Patent licensing, filing, incentives, ownership, IP protection, validation
            ·     IP management in joint research and scientific partnerships
            ·     Technology incubation, spin-offs
            ·     Technology assessment, viability for commercialization
            ·     Success stories (case studies) from research to commercialization
 

SPEAKERS
Distinguished speakers from USA, Germany, Japan,
Thailand, Malaysia and Egypt will highlight the
state- of- art in these areas and present case
and successes stories.

TARGET AUDIENCE
The workshop targeting participants from the following sectors:
            ·     Universities and R&D institutions
            ·     Industries
            ·     Inventors
            ·     Entrepreneurs

EXPECTED OUTPUTS:
Identification and exploration of best practices and
successful policies and procedures to implement
and grow industrial collaboration and technology
transfer programs which are the backbone
for establishment of industrial liaison office at CMRDI.