Download Follow-Up on the Crystal Clear Collaboration Agreement

Follow-Up on the Crystal Clear Collaboration
Agreement
H. Hillemanns
May, 22nd 2007
History
The Crystal Clear Collaboration structure dates back to Jan. 2001
Objective:
• Cooperation for the development of inorganic scintillators for photon and electron detection for
HEP and bio medical imaging applications such as PET & SPECT, including the development
photo detectors, readout electronics, optical and mechanical assemblies and software.
Activities:
• At the Collaboration level:

Generic R&D in institutions
• At the CCC member level (with one or more members, and possibly third parties):
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Setup of projects for the exploitation of Collaboration Results and for further developments when
necessary
Current situations: 2 projects (ClearPET & ClearPEM)
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May 22nd 2007
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CCC: current IP issues
Restricted access of industrial partner to the IP of a CCC member. Transfer of IP
ownership to industrial partner, party to the development of a medical imaging
prototype is excluded under the present agreement.
No access restriction of CCC members to IP generated by industrial partner, party
to the development of a medical imaging prototype.
No access restriction of CCC members to pre-existing IP of a non-CCC member,
party to a core R&D project or to a prototype development project.
No access restriction of CCC members to results of a non-CCC member party to a
core R&D project or to a prototype development project.
Current revenue distribution scheme is on a pro-rata contribution of CCC
members to the Collaboration, irrespective of their effective contribution to the
medical imaging prototype that generated the same.
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May 22nd 2007
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Purpose of the new framework
(1) Freedom to research and wide dissemination of results
(2) Recognition and IP asset for academic partners
(3) Attractiveness for (industrial) partners
(4) Access to public funds
(5) Effective and fair management of financial return
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Proposed Structure
A 4-layer structure reflecting different types of interests:
• Collaboration
• Core Technology Development Projects (CTP)
• Product Development Projects (PDP)
• Product Industrialization (When industry partner to PDP does not commercialize product
directly; outside the model)
clear separation of academic and industrial interests to facilitate wide
dissemination (purpose 1)
IP (identification, ownership, access and protection) defined at each level
(purpose 2, 3, 4 and 5)
Terminology
• Core technology project: aims at developing technology which is not product-specific.
• Product development project: geared towards the development of specific product, with
involvement from industry – might be using previously developed generic technology(ies).
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Proposed structure for the Crystal Clear Collaboration – overview
of scenarios
Commercial ex.
Ind.
Product
Industrialization
PDP
Commercial
exploitation
Core
Technology
Project 3
CTP
Commercial
exploitation
Commercial
exploitation
Product
Development
Project 1
Product
Development
Project 3
CCC
Core
Technology
Project 2
Core
Technology
Project 1
Product
Industrialization
Collaboration
Commercial
exploitation
Groups of partners for
specific purpose
Product
Development
Project 2
Industrialization [no CCC
member]
Commercialization
IP flow
Result
Product
Industrialization
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May 22nd 2007
Industry involvement
Commercial
exploitation
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Revenue Distribution
Relative return to each party can be determined on the basis of:
• Financial contributions to the CTP;
• Pre-existing IP contributions to the CTP.
The distribution scheme can be renegotiated on completion of CTP (in particular when results in PDP)
Steps to take pre-CTP stage:
• Define pre-existing IP required for the CTP and its ownership
• Define sharing of revenue for jointly owned pre-existing IP
Steps to take at CTP stage:
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•
•
•
Define ownership of CTP Results
Define sharing of revenue for jointly owned CTP Results
Define relative importance of Results compared to pre-existing IP
Define relative importance of Results (for license to PDP)
Steps to take pre-PDP stage:
• Determine CTP Results required for the PDP and their ownership
• Define ownership of PDP Results
• Define relative importance of CTP Results compared to PDP Results
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May 22nd 2007
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Current Status
Consolidation of IP framework
Ok
Elaboration of HoT for:
Collaboration agreement
Ok
ClearPEM-Sonic (PDP)
in progress
Presentation of HoT collaboration agreement to CCC steering
committee
Ok
Elaboration of collaboration agreement
In progress
Elaboration of ClearPEM-Sonic agreement
To do
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May 22nd 2007
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Lessons Learned and Future Outlook
Collaborations are more and more complex
• Many different interests and agendas
• Different funding schemes, different success criteria
IP consideration at the beginning of projects/collaborations
Early consideration of potential industrial interests
Later application to other collaborations
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