Connecting publicly funded agrifood research infrastructure to the market.
Objectives
Once completed, you will be able to:
Define commercial
services, identify key differentiators and value added of the agrifood
research infrastructure owned by the scientific institution.
Understand
the differentiated needs, values, and preferences of distinctive
partners/clients related to research infrastructure and how to prepare
marketing collateral using adjusted messaging for these audiences.
Identify
potential partners/clients by means of specialist industrial and patent
databases and initiate contacts with them through multiple channels and
platforms.
Understand how to analyse and mitigate
risks associated with using publicly funded research infrastructure for
commercial purposes and how to price offered commercial services using
different cost and pricing models.
Understand legal challenges
concerning funding agencies’ requirements and state aid rules as well as
principles of protection of intellectual property rights while using
publicly funded research infrastructure for commercial purposes.
The ideal team application for RIS RIN in 2022 should:
Composed of at least four members
working in scientific organisations and involve in management and
commercialisation of publicly funded research infrastructure (e.g.
scientist, manager/director, specialist/technician, researcher, visiting
researcher, research assistant, commercialisation specialist, IP
specialist, etc.);
Each team additionally could include up to
two representatives of the regional authority, national agency or
municipality who oversee publicly funded research infrastructure (e.g.
supervisory, funding, monitoring, policy-making, contact point for
research programmes of the EU, etc.);
Reside and work in one of the countries or regions covered by EIT RIS;
The university or research institute of team members owns publicly funded research infrastructure in one of the EIT Food focus areas,
including targeted nutrition, sustainable aquaculture, sustainable
agriculture, alternative proteins, digital transformation of
traceability, or circular food systems.
Advantages
This programme has the following advantages:
Training
based on highly interactive learning methods allows participants to
understand the agrifood sector needs and demands relevant to their
equipment and R&D infrastructure;
Lectures
offering insights on how to identify key technological assets and
leverage research infrastructure for the use in commercially oriented
activities, including contract R&D for the industry, joint R&D
projects, specialized services, or spinning off innovative companies.
An opportunity to develop profession-related competencies;
Dedicated support from leading experts in the agrifood research and innovation management;
Participants do not pay tuition fee;
Be awarded a professional training certificate.
Duration & Dates
EIT Food RIS Research Infrastructure Network will be held online on 7, 21 April, 12, 26 May, 9 June, 29 September, and 20 October with a final session on 29 November 2022.
Audience & Eligibility
Professionals in agri-food sector
Level
Advanced professional
Price
Free
Language
English
Registration Open & Seats
Open
Location
Online
Course soon available
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Structure & Modules
EIT Food RIS Research Infrastructure Network (RIS RIN) is a
capacity-building programme designed to support aspiring managers and
scientists working in scientific organisations that own publicly funded
research infrastructure related to the agrifood sector as well as
involve regional/national authorities who oversee such research
infrastructure from the countries covered by the EIT Regional Innovation
Scheme (EIT RIS). It provides participants with highly interactive
training and dedicated support by leading European experts in agrifood
research and innovation management (EIT Food Partner) based on best
commercialisation practices, tools and techniques to enhance their
research infrastructure's commercial use and visibility, identify
potential agrifood partners and stimulate the science-industry
collaboration.
EIT Food RIS RIN edition 2022 will focus on seven
substantive modules that address the interdisciplinary nature of
publicly funded research infrastructures commercialisation as follow:
The first module explains the methodology, what
potentially could be commercialised by the scientific organisations, the
roles of research infrastructures in agrifood industry innovation and
the key issues to focus on. The second module teaches how to analyse and identify the key commercially relevant research infrastructure. The third module
offers advice and techniques on how to develop marketing collateral to
promote the unique infrastructures and competencies. Using different
tools and techniques, in the fourth and fifth modules,
it elaborates on how to identify potential partners/clients by means of
specialist industrial and patent databases, initiating contacts with
potential partners through multiple channels including cold calling,
emails, LinkedIn and other platforms. The sixth module offers an in-depth look at how to price the use of publicly funded research infrastructure. Finally, the seven module
teaches how to set up operational plans for risk management,
intellectual property management, and how to deal with the challenges of
public aid related to the publicly co-funded research infrastructures
and legal modalities of specific countries and institutions. At the end
of the programme, participants will be able to use different
commercialisation mechanisms, tools, and techniques to enhance the
commercial use and visibility of their publicly funded research
infrastructure in the agrifood sector on regional, national, and EU
levels.
