RESEARCHERS PROGRAM Autumn

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1 RESEARCHERS PROGRAM Autumn

2 RESEARCHERS PROGRAM Chalmers Innovation is offering an introductory program for PhD-students, researchers and professors at Chalmers University of Technology and Gothenburg University. The Program is intended mainly for those who are interested in how technological results can transform into possible business innovations. The Program consists of three modules which will take place in three morning sessions. After the course the participant will have an understanding of how technology can be a potential business innovation, how to protect it and what options and resources there are for the researcher in the phase of transforming the technology into a company. Lectures from business developers specialized on business based on technology research Presentations from businesses based on research from Chalmers this is how we did it! Workshop in groups Reflections and discussion After participating in the course you will be able to answer the following questions: o What is innovation? o Is my technology an innovation? o Publish and/or Patent? o My role What do I do? o Venture capital a short introduction Objectives: The objectives with participating in Researchers Program are to learn and experience a method, a way of thinking, of transforming technology research into commercial value. Further, the objective is to facilitate for the participant to decide whether to patent or publish and what different roles a researcher can have when building a business. After having participated in Researchers Program the participants will know when and who to contact if they have a potential business idea. Each seminar/workshop takes approx. 4 hours. The group consists of participants. Workshops will be held in smaller groups of ~ 4 persons/group. Where: Chalmers Innovation, Conferensroom Kyrkan, When: Part 1: 19 October, Part 2: 8 November, Part 3: 22 November, Who can attend? PhD-students and researchers at Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet who has an interest in innovation processes. How to attend/apply Send the application regarding Researchers Program with a short description consisting of what you are doing and why you want to attend the program to: researchersprogram@chalmersinnovation.com Application: Name: Department, Research field & Supervisor Contact details; Phone, , Address The application is due the 10 Th of October, For questions please send an to the address above or dial Julia Hult on Cost = 0 SEK Participation is free of charge for PhD-students and researchers at Chalmers and Göteborgs Universitet.

3 Part 1: Protection Strategies When you have identified your technology as a potential innovation it is time to start to think about how you can protect and handle your innovation. After this module the participant will know which possible strategies there are and when it is time to implement them. Should I publish, patent or is the best solution to keep it as a trade secret, which means keep quiet about it. After participating in this module you will be able to answer the following questions: My rights as a PhD-student, researcher or professor, what are they? Who has the rights to my results? Teachers Exceptions Financiers Employment at foreign universities. Why protect innovations? Is the potential greater than the cost for the protection? Exclusive rights Claims in patents Costs and time How to protect an innovation? When is it time to apply for a patent? What does it mean to patent a technology? (Will I still be able to publish the results?) Examples This is how we did it! Examples from real life When Session number 1 will be held between at Kyrkan Conference Room, the 19 Th of October. Between , we will serve a breakfast board free of charge for those attending Researchers Program. The lecture will begin at How to attend Protection Strategies is the second module of the Researchers Program and participants will have to attend the three modules in order to receive a certificate. If unable to participate please contact Julia Hult: researchersprogram@chalmersinnovation.com or Lecturers/process leaders Linnéa Hult Chalmers Innovation business and research based start-ups Ulf Brogren Chalmers Innovation business and research based start-ups Protection Strategies is the first of three modules in Researchers program and participants will have to attend all three modules in order to receive a certificate. It is a four hour seminar with hands-on experiences. Linnéa Ulf

4 Part 2: Business Idea Identification You will be presented a new way of thinking concerning your technology. The process of transforming technology into commercial value will be discussed and will form the base of the workshop. Participants will receive an understanding of commercial value and will be able to transform technology and research to potential business ideas. After the course participants will be able to identify and quantify possible business opportunities through a unique process called Business Idea identification. Chalmers Innovation guides the participant through a process for identifying a possible business opportunity. This module will take the participant through three steps in order to reach a level of knowledge of how you can look upon your technology in a different way. Step 1: Specify your technical result. Step 2: Define the advantages with your result compared to other existing technologies Step 3: How can these advantages be expressed in terms of company/user profits The module begins with an introduction to the Business Idea Identification process. There will be cases and examples from real life on the process from where research could be transformed into a business idea. After the coffee break the participants will be divided into smaller groups with a work-shop leader from Chalmers Innovation in each group. You will discuss a case where research goes from being in step 1 to end in step 3. When Session number 2 will be held between at Kyrkan Conference Room, the 8 Th of November. Between , we will serve a breakfast board free of charge for those attending Researchers Program. The lecture will begin at How to attend Business Idea Identification is the second of three modules of the Researchers Program. If unable to participate please contact Julia Hult: reserchersprogram@chalmersinnovation.com or Lecturers/process leaders Andrzej Brud - Chalmers Innovation business and research based start-ups. Olle Stenberg - Chalmers Innovation CEO, business developer, experience from numerous knowledge and research based start-ups. Linnéa Hult Chalmers Innovation business and research based start-ups Andrzej Olle Linnéa

5 Part 3: Researchers Role The participant now has the knowledge of how to transform a technology into an innovation and to take the right actions to protect it. During this process the innovator has to think about what his or her role should be. After module 3, the participants are able to identify the various roles that exist in an innovation process. It will also be discussed when it is time to commercialize the innovation and where finance and guidance can be found. After participating in this module you will be able to answer the following questions: Commercialization of innovations Who are founder of the start-up? What impact does it have on the innovator, department and university? The role as a PhD-student/researcher/professor What does it mean to be a founder and owner of a start-up? What is the difference in academic research and commercial research/product development? Do I have to be active/employed in the startup? Are there any demands on the innovator? How to found a start-up What steps must/should be taken prior to start-up formation? What beurocratic steps must be taken while forming the start-up? Costs and time? This is a four hour Seminar with hands-on experiences. Session number 3 will be held between at Kyrkan Conference Room, the 22 November. Between , we will serve a breakfast board free of charge for those attending Researchers Program. The lecture will begin at How to attend Researcher Role is the third and last module of the Researchers Program. Participants will now, if all three modules have been attended, receive a certificate. If unable to participate please contact Julia Hult on researchersprogram@chalmersinnovation.com or Lecturers/process leaders Henrik Jansson - Chalmers Innovation business developer, experience from numerous knowledge and research based start-ups. Jörgen Hansson Chalmers Innovation business and research based start-ups. Examples This is how we did it! Researchers from Chalmers Innovation with various roles. Henrik Jörgen

6 Short introduction of Chalmers Innovation Chalmers Innovation is a Business Incubator that supports technology-based business ideas and growth companies from universities, colleges and industrial spin-offs. There are approximately 15 new start-ups in the Chalmers Innovation incubation process every year. When going through a Business Incubation process, which normally is between three and four years, you will be provided practical management assistance, access to financing and a shared office space with critical business or technical support services. Each start-up has its own business coach who will assist with expertise in areas like economics and financing, intellectual property rights and marketing communication. They also have a great network in all technological areas which facilitates when starting a new business. Chalmers Innovation also invests up to SEK in start-ups going through their incubation process. The Pre-Incubator The Pre-Incubator is offered to those who have a promising business idea with a good potential. Over a six-month period the requirements for building a new growth company are identified and verified while a business plan is drawn up. The Incubator The Incubator is offered to those who have an established business plan and have already completed initial verification of technical and marketing requirements. After being selected to be one of the start-ups in the incubator a company is formed and the partnership with Chalmers Innovation then continues for a maximum of three years. Assessment criteria Each partnership is preceded by an evaluation process during which Chalmers Innovation assesses your idea or your company. The Business Idea must: Be unique and technology-based, Have a high global growth potential, so that there is potential to create a growth company, Be open to finance from customers or from public or private sector, Already have or be prepared to accept entrepreneurial management.