IP Pragmatics Presentation (Netval 1st March 2018)

25 Pages·2017·3.24 MB·English

Agri-Food Knowledge Exchange
and Commercialisation
Netval Winter School
1st March 2018
Background
PhD in plant sciences
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Zeneca Agrochemicals (now Syngenta)
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7 years industry research
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3 years business development/acquisition and
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licensing
Plant Bioscience Limited
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4 years technology transfer/ licensing
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IP Pragmatics Limited
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Co-founded in 2004
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Overview
Management consultancy company specialising in:
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Intellectual Property (IP)
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Technology
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10 full time professional staff
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Offices in London and Edinburgh
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Subsidiary company in Sydney, Australia
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Strategic partners in US (TechLink) and Japan (Japan IP
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Network)
Our expertise
Pharmaceuticals / Human vaccines / Clinical diagnostics / spacing text
HUMAN
Medical devices / Biopharmaceuticals / Natural bioactives
VETERINARY Veterinary diagnostics / Animal vaccines / Animal health / Aquaculture
FOOD AND
Plant sciences / Plant biotechnology / Agriculture / Food biotechnology
AGRICULTURE
ENVIRONMENTAL
Environment / Cleantech
SCIENCE
LIFE SCIENCE
Life science research tools / Microbial biotechnology
RESEARCH
INTELLECTUAL IP audits / Patent landscaping / Financial valuations / Patent strategy /
PROPERTY Due diligence / Renewals / Patent management tools
How we work with universities
Opportunity Assessment Funding
• Disclosure mining and departmental audits • Freehelp to access Pathfinder funding
• Market research and competitor analysis • Follow on / translational funding
• Industry validation and primary research • Pathways to Impact
• Research capabilities assessment • Collaborative research –finding partners
Licensing Spin-outs
• Opportunity marketing • Business planning
• Partner identification • Hands-on business development
• Deal structure and valuation • Valuation
• Contract negotiation • Technology or service based businesses
Intellectual Property Team support
• Patent landscaping and searches • IP and commercialisation training
• Initial Freedom to Operate assessment • KEC strategy and policy
• Renewals • Benchmarking of procedures
• Validation and Nationalisation • Representation at conferences and meetings
From Agriculture to AgTech –
a changing landscape
https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/precision-agriculture-almost-20-increase-income-
possible-smart-farming
Challenges
Pre-farm gate value versus post-farm gate value
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Business model innovation needed as well as
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technology
Value of UK wheat harvest -
Value of wheat
£1.6 bn
breeding
royalties in the
UK £25 million
Value at the consumer level
10 x this
£16 bn
Investment
https://agfunder.com/
Five investment areas for growth
https://www.gita.org.in/Attachments/Reports/Deloitte-Tranformation-from-Agriculture-
to-AgTech.pdf