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1 Institut de Recherche pour le Développement To foster socially responsible marketing and technology transfer strategy Stéphane RAUD Director Industrial Partnership, tech transfer and consulting department 44 boulevard de Dunkerque, F Marseille cedex 02 Département

2 Institut de Recherche pour le Développement IRD around the world (> 50 countries) Africa Indian Ocean : 490 researchers Latin America Caribbean : 200 researchers Asia Pacific Ocean : 228 researchers

3 Socially responsible Tech Transfer strategy To promote the sharing (50%) of patent ownership and revenues with developing countries partners, To foster technology development and use within developing countries, To promote ethical and deontology guidelines when dealing with partners, To favor research partnership and tech transfer with developing countries SME s and industries, To maintain bio-equity for biodiversity and natural resources uses To support capacity building, To ease start up creation for local economical development.

4 About 100 patents 14% 14% HIV Maladies Négligées 6% 12% 23% Cosmétique Nutrition / Alimentation Dépollution / Environnement / Bioremédiation Aquaculture 14% 14% 3% Génétique Végétale / Agronomie Sciences de l'ingénieur

5 Plumpy Nut Plumpy Nut developed in partnership with NUTRISET: For severe malnutrition (mainly children) In case of humanitarian catastrophe RUTF (ready to use therapeutic food) No need for intensive care High energetic value, each bag of 92g represents 500 kcal (2,1 MJ), while 100g of dried milk contains 100 kcal. Production of 15 tons/year Used by NGO s such as Doctors without Borders (MSF), UNICEF, Save the Children This is a revolution Franchising network for local production «Plumpyfield»

6 CANILEISH 1 st efficient vaccin against canine leishmaniasis From animals to humans 4st killing infectious pathology around the world. IRD Patent VIRBAC - BVT IRD co-development

7 Département Minilarvae of insect Hermetia illucens as new pet-food and live food for fish Patent Application n PCT/FR2009/ Waste and agricultural by-products Palm kernel meal Fresh Fruit Bunches Elaeis guineensis using natural enzymes secreted and excreted from insect larvae Black soldier fly Hermetia illucens Palm Kernel Oil eggs Minilarvae The bioconversion aims at valorising the locally produced PKM to produce animal proteins that can contribute solving the issue of alternative protein sources to imported fish meals

8 Minilarvae of insect Hermetia illucens as new pet-food and live food for fish Industrial Applications Pilot unit 1000m 2 in Indonesia Potential capacity production of many tons of Minilarvae / months Mass production of minilarvea Minilarvae body size from 1.5 to 4mm large Live food for ornamental fish Big Maggot from 5 to 7mm of body diameter Live food for fish / alternative of fishmeal

9 Method of cleaning heavy metals-containing soil using the lead-hyperaccumulator plant Cistus libanotis Patent Application n EP Lead extraction and treatment provide heavy metal containing residues responsible for health and environmental issues method for removing heavy metals in the environment by growing a plant that absorbs and accumulates heavy metals in soil Fonderie, Oued Himer, Maroc Cistus libanotis: has the high ability to specifically accumulate lead (>1000ppm) presents the great advantage of being perennial Use of Cistus libanotis for lead phytoremediation Cheap and Eco-Friendly process C. libanotis = perennial, grows rapidly and does not need to be planted every year C. libanotis = adaptation of the genus to Mediterranean environments C. Libanotis = has little chance to enter the food chain since the plant is usually not ingested by animals Cistus libanotis Phytoremediation of polluted soil using the plant Cistus libanotis

10 From Patenting to tech transfert Pre-maturation To analyse technological feasability (external expertise, testing, load book) To analyse Market potential (flash market analysis ) Maturation Proof of concept, scale-up, prototyping, preindustrial steps IRD Maturation tender : 750K - 60 projects, ANR émergence Bio, ANR Tech Santé, OSEO Market analysis and market teasing Industrial Partenship for pre industrial development

11 From Patenting to tech transfert Marketing and communication To Communicate To promote Develop diffrent type of marketing and communication tools (flyers, posters), tech offer flyers ) Professionnal Press Release, WWW, Specific web site and database Direct : B2B meeting, Business meeting, phoning, mailing Indirect : business workshop, international professionnal meeting, dedicated IRD forum Non scientific but technico economic messages! Do no forget your scientists industrial network!

12 Référencement WEB Département

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14 Publireportage, communiqué presse, interview TV, émission radio Département

15 IRD 2009 Revenu : 4,2 Millions (licensing, industrial partnership, expertise) Licensing revenue are superior to patent portfolio anuities 50% of our patents are shared with southern partners Strong potential to increase industrial partnership

16 IRD Tomorrow Members : CIRAD, Institut Pasteur, INSERM, French university network, CNRS, IRD VALORSUD : a solution to protect, to mature, to promote and to licence technology dedicated, adapted for tropical regions and developing country. Service proposed to the french public research community and our international partners Potential being adressed : 1500 patents, researchers Partners : CIRAD, IRD, Oversea Universties

17 Stéphane Raud

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