Nanotechnology - Nanotech Regulatory Document Archive - Arizona ...

State of the art on Nanotechnology and opportunity for DCs in the
medium and long term
Possible risks for Developing Countries in connection of the
development and utilization of nanotechnology
Financial schemes to fund nanotechnology development in
Developing Countries
Public support to nanotecnologies development in industrialized
countries
Publications produced as results of research programmes on
nanotechnologies
Portfolio of project proposal
Master Handouts Material
Business plan for Innovation Centre
Business plan for Local Venture Capital Fund
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GENERAL RECOMMENDATION
Innovation Centers as promoters of competitiveness
Creation of permanent mechanisms that integrate the
public, private and education sector
Territorial approach / SMEs cluster
Need of selective policies, organized by productive and value chains
Responds to the regional, industrial and education needs
SERVICES
Technology selection and assessment
Technology adaptation
Promotion of local technologies
Technology and financial management
Training
Applied research project
Promotion and presentation (demo)
Technology foresight
Licenses and patents
Mexican Investment Fund for high
technology
An annual portfolio of 100 projects
Participation of at least 30% en 5-10
projects/year
Start-up capital USD$30 million
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First of all, a new strategy for the innovation centers should be found, as to better reflect the
new and enhanced role that such institutions are called to play with the aim of bridging the gap
between academia and industry instrumental to the technology transfer activities. The focus must
nonetheless be on the industries, which are the final targets and end users of the basic and applied
research activities as well as innovations carried out by the Universities. Hence, industries should be
facilitated in accessing the new ideas, evaluating and testing them, in industrializing such ideas and
transforming them into process/products that can generate economic revenues.
In such a scenario, innovation centers become “innovation facilitators” which should have
the following characteristics:
Respond to the regional, industrial and education needs
Integration to a value chain / industrial cluster
Possess a clear and shared model and strategic vision
Offer a well structured panel of services, such as
Technology selection and assessment
Technology adaptation
Promotion of local technologies
Technology and financial management
Training Promotion and presentation (demo’ pilot plant)
Technology foresight
Licenses and patents
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