Home
Run Strategies: Finding, Nurturing, and Securing Maximum Revenues from Disruptive
University Technologies
Originally presented November, 2009
Statistics don't
lie, the saying goes. And when it comes to the time, money and effort spent
on patenting and licensing university IP, there's one real eye-opener: Just
a few technologies out of the thousands patented and licensed each year account
for 95% of the revenues generated by research commercialization activity. In
your entire portfolio, there may be one or two technologies that could become
part of this select group -- a "home run" that delivers big royalty or equity
dollars for years to come.
These elusive big
winners, regardless of the market or type of product, almost always share one
common characteristic -- they are disruptive technologies that are game-changing
in their space. In the current environment, it only makes sense to spend more
of your limited time and resources identifying, protecting, nurturing, and bringing
these home runs to market. That's why Technology Transfer Tactics Distance
Learning Division has scheduled a breakthrough audioconference that will
highlight Canada's leader in information and communication innovation, and its
proven model for nurturing disruptive technologies.
TRLabs' Vice President
of Research, Rainer Iraschko, PhD, will reveal the factors that dictate its
commitment to nurturing select disruptive technologies, review the lessons learned
in development and commercialization efforts, and delve into the inner workings
of the organization's "Disruptive Technology Challenge."
You'll walk away
from this 90-minute program knowing:
- How to identify
which emerging sectors are prime for disruptive research and development
- The details
of TRLabs' innovation roadmap for disruptive technology success
- How effective
industry partnerships can aid in your efforts
- Which innovations
could meet the "disruptive" label by following a project proposal checklist
- How to adapt
the "Disruptive Technology Challenge" -- how and why it was formed, what challenges
TRLabs faced, and the lessons they learned in implementation
- Steps to creating
an effective "disruptive team" including researchers, tech transfer staff,
marketing and sales, and VC and Angel investors.
About Your
Speaker
Dr.
Rainer Iraschko, Vice President Research
Dr. Rainer Iraschko holds a Ph.D. from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor
of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto.
Upon graduation in 1997, Dr. Iraschko joined MCI's Network Technology Development
group. Here he investigated methods to increase the survivability and efficiency
of MCI's North American transport network. When WorldCom bought MCI, Dr. Iraschko
moved to Silicon Valley to launch ONI Systems. As Senior System and Network
Architect, Dr. Iraschko was involved in the design and development of ONI's
optical transport equipment. Within 3 years he helped ONI grow from a small
start-up to a public company. Dr. Iraschko left ONI in 2001 to open an office
in Calgary, Canada for Network Photonics Inc. Two years later he started AccessNetware
Inc, a company focused on delivering broadband access solutions. In 2004, Dr.
Iraschko joined TELUS' Technology Strategy team as an Optical Networking Strategist
responsible for defining a strategy for the evolution of TELUS' transport network.
Who Should
Listen
Technology transfer managers and professionals, administrators and deans, research
commercialization directors, economic development officials, university CFOs,
licensing specialists, start-up managers, researchers and entrepreneurs, university
research VPs, IP consultants, and others with an interest in identifying and
nurturing disruptive technologies.