Innovation Centre at University of Latvia: structure and costs

advertisement

Innovation Centre at

University of Latvia: structure and costs calculation

BSRUN Warsaw

2011

Facts about University of Latvia

Faculties – 13

Institutes – 21

Study programmes – 140

• Undergraduate 56 (40%)

• Graduate – 60 (43%)

• Doctoral – 24 (17%)

Students – 19 095

• Undergraduate 14 339 (75%)

• Graduate – 3 903 (20%)

• Doctoral – 853 (5%)

Staff – 2954

• Academic staff – 797 (45%)

• Administration – 207 (6%)

• Other staff – 1 950 (49%)

Budget – 71 173 775 EUR (int.al. 17 772 015 EUR balance at beginning of year)

Income structure of the UL budget, million EUR, 2006-2010

70

60

50

3

10

3

12

3

8

4

10

40

30

20

10

3

7

34

47

51

42

45

0

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Other revenue (including rent)

Research projects

Study income- revenue from tuition fees, state funding for higher education, EU structural funds and other projects

10

8

6

14

12

4

2

0

Research income structure of the UL budget, million EUR, 2006-2010

1,25

5,59

1,05

8,88

0,88

10,74

0,50

7,04

0,42

9,28

2006 2007 2008 2009

Revenue from commercial research activities

Revenue from non-commercial research activities

2010

32%

Research income structure of the UL budget, million EUR, 2010

0%

4%

EU structural funds 5 006 355 €

12%

State funding for research activities 3 101

338 €

International funding 1 157 469 €

52%

Commercial contracts works 421 346 €

Other revenue 17 679 €

21%

Research expenditure structure of the

UL budget, million EUR, 2010

5%

5%

1%

Wages, social insurance allocations 6 554 254 €

Services 1 983 996 €

Travel and subsistence 509 388 €

68%

Materials and supplies 501 384 €

Fixed assets and intangible assets

119 820 €

University of Latvia applied and approved patents 2006.-2010.

8

6

4

2

0

16

14

12

10

2

2006

2

14

11

8

4 4 4

2007 patent applications

2008 2009 approved patents

4

7

2010

Patent cost calculation

I. DIRECT COSTS

1. Wages, social insurance allocations

2. Travel and accommodation costs

3. Materials and supplies

4. Services (including patent application costs)

II. DIRECTLY ALLOCATED COSTS

1. Equipment costs (depreciation)

2. Facilities / building depreciation costs and premises-related running costs (electricity, rent, supply, water supply and sewerage, heating, waste disposal, taxes, service staff remuneration):

III. INDIRECT COSTS

1. Faculties and institutes administration and support costs (wages, social insurance allocations, supplies, services, equipment, facilities, etc.)

2. University central administration and support costs (wages, social insurance allocations, supplies, services, equipment, facilities, etc.)

IV. PROFIT

1.

Patent cost calculation example

I. DIRECT COSTS 44 783.41

Wages 37 008.41

1.1.

Wages

1.2.

2.

1.1.1. Head researcher

1.1.2. Researcher

1.1.3. Laboratory assistant

State social insurance contributions

2. Travel

2.1. Brazil

3.

Materials, including:

4.

3.1. Lab materials

3.2. Computers

Services and other expenses, including:

4.1. Telecommunication services

4.2. Technical Maintenance

4.3 Intellectual poperty protection

Proportion

One hour of rate Ls / h Productive productive hours hours x 3 230 x

10

8

4

1 050

1 380

800

82%

82%

90%

Working hours 29 823.85

3 852

1 280 12 804.88

1 683 13 463.41

889 3 555.56

7 184.57

Unit cost, Ls

1000

Amount

2

2 000.00

2 000.00

Unit cost, Ls Amount 600.00

20

500

5

1

100.00

500.00

Unit cost, Ls

15

50

5000

Amount

5

2

1

5 175.00

75.00

100.00

5 000.00

Patent cost calculation example

(continued)

II. DIRECTLY ALLOCATED COSTS

5.

6.

Equipment costs (depreciation) UL inventory number

Costs Ls per 1 hour

Working hours

0.25

1750 5.1. Measuring instrument 111224

5.2.

Facilities / building depreciation costs and the premises related running costs

(electricity, rent, supply, water supply and sewerage, heating, taxes, service staff wages):

Room costs for 1FTE hour, Ls

6.1. Kronvalda St. 4, room 312 0.29

6.2.

Working hours

3 852

1 554.67

437.50

437.50

0.00

1 117.17

1 117.17

Patent cost calculation example

(continued)

III. INDIRECT COSTS

7.

Faculties and institutes administration and support costs (wages, social insurance allocations, supplies, services, equipment, facilities, etc.)

8.

Cost driver-1 Ls

University central administration and support personnel costs (wages, social insurance allocations, supplies, services, equipment, facilities, etc.)

Cost driver-1 Ls

% of overheads

5%

% of overheads

6%

TOTAL (I.+II.+III.)

Profit 5%

Contract Price

VAT 22%

The contract price including VAT 22%

Direct costs

44 783

Direct costs

44 783

4 926.18

2 239.17

2 239.17

2 687.00

2 687.00

51 264.26

2 563.21

53 827.47

11 842.04

65 669.51

UL Innovation Centre / general information

Innovation centre of Technology transfer office

Since 2006th

As part of MoE financed project to make TTO network in Latvia

Structural unit in Planning and Development department

4 employees competent in: innovation management; biology, chemistry, physics; microbiology, pharmacy; IPR management

The average age of employees 34 years

UL Innovation Centre / functions

− Management of internal environment (IPR

management, innovation support services to researchers, internal communication, education to researchers etc.)

− Marketing (to companies)

− Supporting the development of innovative ideas

− Initiating commercialization processes

UL Innovation Centre / the main results

• Date base of Competences - information about

82 groups of researchers

– Marketing tool for selling contract research projects)

– we have visited every group of researchers

• 124 potentially commercialable ideas, technologies

• 25 seminars and contact/brokerage events

– 3 spin offs have been established

• 23 commercialization proposals

UL Innovation Centre / IPR

− Registered IPR

− 1 international patent

− 3 European patent applications

− 11 Latvian patent applications

− IPR management regulations: elaborated and introduced

− IPR belong to University of Latvia

− researchers have to inform IC about the potential IPR

− IC evaluates the commercial potential before granting support to protect IPR

− Revenue sharing model - 50:50

UL Innovation Centre revenue / expenses structure

Revenue

ERDF

ESF UL budget

Co-financing

IC administration

Intellectual poperty protection

Conferences and travel

Expenses

UL Innovation Centre revenue / expenses structure 2006.-2010. EUR

Revenues

UL budget

Ministry of Economics

ESF projects

ERDF projects

Expenses

IC administration

Conferences and travel

Intellectual poperty protection

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

76 764 120 944 93 948 99 610 110 843

69 003

-

7 761

55 492

48 336

17 116

12 806

-

-

14 229

-

-

-

-

-

81 142 85 381 110 843

76 266 107 484 103 187 91 320 110 771

57 769

9 960

8 537

78 713

9 533

19 237

83 409

7 826

11 952

71 699

8 964

10 657

92 167

5 976

12 628

Challanges

Weak cooperation between industry and researchers;

Commercial vs ‘academic’ value of patent;

Project results (IP) belongs to financer;

ERDF for non-commercial research projects;

In time IPR expenses increase and value decrease;

Thank you!

Download