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Entrepreneurship and tech transfer educational offering at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Marc Goldchstein Tech Transfer Officer VUB Knowledge and Technology Transfer Interface KTI
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Agenda
• technology entrepreneurship courses organized for Master students and PhD’s by the Faculty of Economics • (Advanced) Starter Seminars organized by the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Department • the ‘jungle book’
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Best practices on entrepreneurship education according to the European Commission
• making entrepreneurship education accessible to all students • mixing students from economic and business studies with students from other faculties and with different backgrounds • programs and courses should be adapted to different target groups • creating teams for the development and exploitation of business ideas
VUB bridge project technology -­‐
entrepreneurship 2007-­‐2009
• Financed by Flemish Government and partner companies • 3 years, 500.000 euro for educational project • to train ‘business engineers’ in technology and entrepreneurship. • to train ‘technology engineers’ in business management and entrepreneurship • sectoral focus / cross fertilization /practice
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Technology and entrepreneurship in the curriculum Business Engineering
Generisch
1 BA
Technologisch
Ondernemerschap
2 BA
Ingenieurstechnieken en
-processen
3 BA
1 MA
Biotechnology
Photonics and
Micro-electronics
Materials
Software
Bedrijfsinformatica
Chemie
Basisconcepten
en -processen
van de biologie
Elektriciteit,
elektronica en
fotonica
Mechanica van de
materialen
Biotechnology
Techn. and appl.
of microelectronics and
photonics
Materiaalkunde en
Innovatie
Business Aspects
of Biotechnology
Business Aspects
of Microelectronics and
Photonics
Business
Business Aspects of
Aspects of the
Innovation in
Software
Materials
Industry
IT modelering
en economie
Entrepreneurship
2 MA
Technology Business Development Project (6sp)
Verplicht
Keuze: 1 uit 4 OOs
Keuze: 1 uit 3
praktijk OOs
in the curriculum IR and WE
Faculteit WE
Bio-ingenieurs Biologie,
wetenschappen geografie
Faculteit IR
Computer
wetenschappen
(bachelor)
Fotonica
software
Microelectronics
and
photonics
Microelectronica
en ICT
Chemie en
materialen
Biomedische
ingenieurstechnieken
Werktuigkundeelektrotechniek
Bouwkunde
Inleiding tot het
bedrijfsbeheer/
intro to business
business aspects
of...’
Biotechnology
Microelectronics
Materials,
and
biotechnology
photonics
Technological
business
development
projects
Master class
Entrepreneurship
mandatory
optional
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Technological business development projects
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Intensive trainings ‘entrepreneurship in …’
• Same content, different target group and format – “entrepreneurship in photonics” – Business and biotechnology” • Same set of courses – Introduction to business – Business aspects of... • Different target group – ‘young professionals’ from industry and academia – Researchers, employees of technology firms • Different time frame – Modular, concentrated in 4 to 8 days • Organized in collaboration with industry actors – EUFP7 projects – VIB, FlandersBio, IMEC 8
Starter Seminars Introduction to Entrepreneurship for dummies and PhD’s Organized by KTI Target group: researchers, PhDs, others Yearly, 11 weeks 6-­‐9PM
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Starter Seminars participants
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Content Starter Seminars
• Session 1: Understanding business ecosystems •
Marc Goldchstein • Session 2: Innovadon •
Marc Goldchstein • Session 3: Formuladng strategies 1 •
Marc Goldchstein • Session 4: Formuladng strategies 2 •
Marc Goldchstein • Session 5: Legal aspects •
Elke Janssens -­‐ NautaDudlh • Session 6: Finance 1 •
Marie-­‐Laure Vandenhauhe • Session 7: Finance 2 •
Marie-­‐Laure Vandenhauhe • Session 8: Finance 3 •
M.L. Vandenhauhe + M Goldchstein • Session 9: Markedng •
Marc Goldchstein • Session 10: IP rights •
Hugo Loosvelt • Session 11: Team aspects •
Ingrid De Clercq -­‐ CONGAZ • Session 12: The socializadon of entrepreneurship 11
Starter Seminars 2015
• **NEW** Session 12 -­‐ Dec 15: The socializadon of entrepreneurship • The final session will be organized by Crosstalks. It will zoom out to innovadve entrepreneurship that benefits society in general, no maher if the area of focus is educadon, technology, human or workers’ rights, transport, environment, economic development, agriculture, etc. Creadng new products and services is in its credo but profit maximizadon is not. • Moderator: Marleen Wynants • Agenda: 18:15 -­‐ Keynote lecture by Peter Wollaert (United Nadons Insdtute for Training & Research -­‐ UNITAR, Antwerp-­‐ITCCO, .extenz bvba) • 19:00 -­‐ Q&A • 19:15 -­‐ Cases: •
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Olivier Van den Eynde (Close the Gap) Marc Bontemps (New B) Peggy Bovens (PB calc & consult bvba) 20:00 -­‐ Debate with speakers and pardcipants • 20:45 -­‐ Drinks and networking
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Advanced Starter Seminars
• The Advanced Starter Seminars are destined for people who are in a further stage of starting up a company. We treat a number of specific topics more in-­‐depth. • Session 1 -­‐ Oct 1 • Marc Goldchstein of TTI will recap the key concepts that the entrepreneur has to master in his thinking about his venture. • Session 2 -­‐ Oct 8 • Michael Truyen of Eubelius will discuss the elements that a potential investor will raise when negotiating with you: valuation of your startup, different types of shares and clauses, exit preferences... • Michael Truyen is Associated Partner at Eubelius, Belgium's largest independent law firm.
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• Session 3 -­‐ Oct 15 • In this session Guy Huylebroeck, representadve of QBIC, the Venture Capital Fund related to a/o the VUB, will address the following topics: how does QBIC evaluate the potendal of a project and of a team? • how does QBIC valuate the project and its contribudon? • which specific clauses may QBIC want to include in the shareholder agreement? • how will QBIC spread the investment over different stages? • moreover the speaker will present the Venture Capital Fund QBIC •
• Session 4 -­‐ Oct 22 • In this session Marc Goldchstein will discuss how to write and present a business plan. • Thomas Crispeels will discuss the tools a Venture Capitalist uses to valuate a business plan.
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• Session 5 -­‐ Oct 29 In the fourth session Hugo Loosvelt of the VUB TTI will discuss the reality of licensing Intellectual Property from the VUB. • Hugo Loosvelt is a technology transfer officer at the Technology Transfer Interface. He manages the patent porvolio of the university •
• Session 6 -­‐ Nov 5 In the fiwh session Wouter Van Roost will discuss the challenges of assembling a func@onal team. • Wouter Van Roost is Founding Consultant of FACTOR
+, the creators of a management methodology called "PIM" (Pahern Interpretadon and Management) to improve the way people and teams work together.
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• Session 7, (8) -­‐ Nov 12, (Nov 19) •
During this session, you will get the opportunity to pitch your project and get feedback from professionals such as Marc Goldchstein and Jacky Boonen, Spin off Tech Transfer Officer of VUB TTI, as well as your fellow future entrepreneurs. • Session 7 -­‐ Nov 13 •
The closing session consists of a panel discussion with technology entrepreneurs: •
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Daniël van Nieuwenhove, CTO SowKinedc, co-­‐founder Optrima Felix Van de Maele, CEO/co-­‐founder Collibra Toon Vanagt, Internet entrepreneur & technology consultant/coach, alumnus Solvay Business School VUB Moderator: Marc Goldchstein, TTI VUB The discussion is followed by end-­‐of-­‐sessions networking drink.
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C’est arrivé près de chez vous…
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Knowledge, innovation and technology transfer issues. Finding your way through the jungle
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"The Jungle Book"
• What is knowledge transfer? • From research to knowledge transfer • Meet the Technology Transfer Interface (TTI) • Types of research funding • Technology transfer & the Industrial Research Fund • Schematic overview of research funding • Before you take off • Obtaining intellectual property rights • Alternative ways of IP protection • Some thoughts and guidelines on publishing • Collaborating with third parties and contract research • Starting a spin-­‐off company • Funding (the preparation of) spin-­‐
offs • With a little help from our incubators • Sharing is caring: Technology Transfer Interface events • Contact details and useful websites
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