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Portugal and the University-Technology Enterprise Network (UTEN)

Portugal and the University-Technology Enterprise Network (UTEN). Cliff Zintgraff President, Innology LLC UTEN UT-Austin Program Manager. Your Impressions of Portugal?. Nice Kitty. Only European country where the growth of creative jobs was negative for the period 1995-2000.

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Portugal and the University-Technology Enterprise Network (UTEN)

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  1. Portugal and the University-Technology Enterprise Network (UTEN) Cliff Zintgraff President, Innology LLC UTEN UT-Austin Program Manager

  2. YourImpressionsof Portugal?

  3. Nice Kitty

  4. Only European country where the growth of creative jobs was negative for the period 1995-2000.

  5. Creative Occupations as % of total employment: 13%

  6. BUT growth is promising …

  7. SUMMARY: They don’t want to be left behind.

  8. The UTEN “Network” • Ministry of Science and Technology • 15 Portuguese universities • Technology transfer office • Incubators and science parks • Large Portuguese companies • Innovation leaders • UT Austin, IC2 Institute

  9. UTEN Goals • Technology venture access Austin, U.S., and Global Markets • Internshipsfor Portuguese Emerging Entrepreneurs and OTIC and GAPI Staff – MSSTC and internships - Training and Workshops • Institution Buildingcreatingglobally competitive and sustainable projects, processes, and program • Baseline & metrics for success

  10. Strategy

  11. March through September Pilot Phase September forward Full-Scale Execution & Continuous Learning 1 1 PILOT Test & adapt for Portugal 2 Portuguese Partners and IC2 Institute Full scale execution with National Competitions 2

  12. UTEN Pilot Phase – “Think & Do” 42 Reviews 12 RapidScreens 4 MarketLooks Readiness Assessment Where YOU think you are RapidScreen Where WE think you are Integrated Portfolio & History MarketLook Where the MARKET thinks you are

  13. UTEN Pilot Phase – “Think & Do” Six established companies with products or services Two early stage companies Four university IP for license or venture formations One Energy One Bio Two Medical Three Microelectronics One Nano One Packaging Two Software One Telecom

  14. Case Study Inventor / Entrepreneur José Carlos Lopes Company Type Established Industry Nanotechnology Description Mixing technology with high level of control; capacity for high volume

  15. Case Study Interviewed scientists, incubators, potential partners

  16. Case Study “After a few minutes I knew Zvi was exactly the person we needed to be talking to.” José Carlos Lopes, Founder & CEO, FluidInova Dr. Zvi Yaniv CEO, Applied Nanotech, Inc., Austin Fellow, UT Austin IC2 Institute Meeting Dr. Lopes in Frankfurt November 24

  17. Case Study Inventors / Entrepreneurs Helena Vieira Company Type Startup / Established Industry Biotechnology Description High throughput fail-fast drug screening platform

  18. Case Study Interviewed scientist / incubator, professor, potential partners

  19. Case Study “I think that being part of the UTEN programme has been of great interest to us! It opened our minds to new business possibilities and has strengthened our existing connections with the USA!” Helena Vieira, CEO, Bioalvo Dr. Mary Pat Moyer CEO, INCELL Corp., San Antonio President, TEKSA Innovations (incubator) Interested in partnering for U.S. activities

  20. What’s wrong with this picture?

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  22. RapidScreen Analysis Categories

  23. Takeaways • Technology is everywhere. • Tech transfer is a contact sport. • Mix progress with analysis. • Think and do.

  24. www.techportugal.com

  25. Portugal and the University-Technology Enterprise Network (UTEN) Cliff Zintgraff President, Innology LLC UTEN UT-Austin Program Manager

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