In January 12 this year at 10 a.m. at the University of Life Sciences in Poznań (College of Runge - st. Polish Army 52) will be an open meeting for profesors doctors, students, graduate students and entrepreneurs (investors) interested in building technology companies. On the fourth meeting Open Code Transfer we are going to talk about "Academic Spin-Offs: opportunities and threats ".

The creation of technological company and achieving business success on the market is a real challenge. Experience shows that technology companies that have achieved such success, successful roll-out a new product technology have to be better than the prvious processes and activities - then you can actually think about building an effective advantage. Spin-Off is a project that is created during the researches, but to make it successful it needs an isolation and good management.

In light of the new academic regulations set-uping companies should be entrusted to the specialists of transfer or commercialization of technology. How can handle scientist, if the possibility of such support are limited? Many researchers have developed technologies that (as inventions or know-how) are able to support the advantages, many people are even able to devote their time to create their own effectively business. What support should be given to those who have to handle with formal procedures?

For these and other problems associated Spin-Offs corresponds to the model Open Code Transfer - a set of different paths and ways of technology transfer supported by the web application and mobile - www.opencodetransfer.pl . Project experts and interested ones have an opportunity to see the first results and take part in testing of proposed solutions and reporting problems in which the flexible set of solutions and tools may help.

You are welcome - registration at: http://www.uczestnicy.pl/event/iv-spotkanie-otwarte.

Agenda:

09.30-10.00 Registration

10.00-10.15 Welcoming the participants - representative of the University of Life Sciences: Vice-Rector for Science and International Relations: prof. dr hab. Jan Pikul/ przedstawiciel projektu Open Code Transfer – dr Zbigniew Krzewiński

10.15-11.00 Vision of Spin-Off’s companies at the University of Life Sciences - the potential benefits for shareholders - dr inż. Karol Wajszczuk, mgr Jacek Wawrzynowicz, mgr inż. Edward Lorenz

11.00-11.45 Technology company – what you need to know at the start – dr Zbigniew Krzewinski

11.45-12.00 Coffee break

12.00-12.45 The Open Code Transfer Application - the practical effects of the first months of testing – Paweł Polcyn

12.45-13.30 Protection of intellectual property rights and bringing them into Companies Spin-Off - Paweł Waszak

13.30-13.45 Break for discussion

13.45-14.30 License or Aport - the formal conditions of formation of a Spin-Off - Paweł Gabriel

14.30-15.15 Company Spin-Off, but how? The possibilities of creating different kinds offs in light of new legislation - Pawel Łączkowski

15.15-15.45 Lunch and discussion