An introduction to The University of Auckland’s Knowledge Transfer CompanyDr Peter Lee, CEO

Outline

• Who we are

• What we do

• Our Mission

• Company growth and revenues

• Who we work with

• Patent estate

• Future growth and new businesses ventures

Who we are

• A company wholly owned by The University of Auckland

• Founded in 1987

• Employing over 500 professional researchers

What we do

• We manage the University’s commercial research contracts

• We manage contract education

• We own and commercialise the University’s intellectual property estate

• We create new companies or commercial collaborations based on new knowledge

Our mission

Our mission is to apply leading-edge research and expertise at The University of Auckland to client needs and business opportunities.

This activity enables organisations based on new knowledge to grow.

We support our researchers, experts and departments to ensure that our clients’ requirements are met with quality outcomes and best commercial practice.

In doing so we expand and enhance the teaching capability of the University and benefit the community at large.

Revenue growth 1994-2004

Revenues to year 2004 = $70.1 million

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How we Commercialise the Intellectual Capital of The University of Auckland

Resources, skills & knowledge of the University of Auckland

Creation of critical mass of intellectual capital

UniServices’ processes to add value

CONSULTING

CONTRACT RESEARCH

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

EDUCATION & TRAINING

Advice, problem-solving for business and others sustains the future

New products and processes, job creation

Global licensing deals and new businesses, jobs and new products

Local and global contracts, enhanced resources, jobs and revenues

NEW INVESTMENT IN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH & FURTHER SOCIAL & ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO NEW ZEALAND

INPUTSINTELLECTUALCAPITAL VALUE ADDING PROCESSES

OUTPUTS & BENEFITS

Intellectual Property Management

Sell

Out License

Augment Existing Business

Cross license

Other

Joint Venture

StrategicPartnership

Spin Out new Company

New Business

Important Decisions affecting:

•Return on Investment

•Well Being of Principle Investigators

•Control of Asset and

•Protection of Interests

•Contract research

New Knowledge

Develop, Patent& Protect

Intellectual Property

Commercialize

Revenue by faculty

• Creative Arts & Industries 1.0%

• Arts 16.9%

• Business and Economics 1.1%

• Engineering 6.1%

• Medical & Health Sciences 58.8%

• Science 12.9%

• Education (from 1/9/04) 2.7%

• Other 0.5%

Our clients

• New Zealand businesses 32.2%

• Government (central & local) 46.4%

• Medicine (overseas) 16.4%

• Engineering (overseas) 2.1%

• Other (overseas) 2.9%

• 150 clients in 27 countries

Our collaborators

• Five other NZ universities

• Major Crown Research Institutes

• International centres in 11 countries

• Other subcontractors

• We paid them $8.3m in 2003

Spin-off companiesfrom the University of Auckland

The New Zealand Seed Fund

SynergenZBioscience

Pacific GEM

Our patent estate

• 175 patent families

• 40 new patents filed 2004

• 15 new licenses and options in 2004

• Total of 160 license agreements

• Basis for our spin-out companies