Contents IP & Innovation Support for HPSS-NI

Contents
IP & Innovation Support
for HPSS-NI
David Brownlee
AHP Research Conference
17 October 2006
• What is Intellectual Property (IP)
• What is Innovation?
• Types of IP & innovation
• What do you need to protect Intellectual
Property Rights (IPR)
• CRSC assistance
• HPSS Innovations
Copyright © 2006 CRSC
What is IP?
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Intellectual Property (IP) is creative and
innovative ideas that are assets in the
same way that Physical Property is a
tangible asset
Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are the
rights obtained to use and protect
intellectual property
RGF – requires HPSS to identify, protect,
manage and exploit IP
What is Innovation?
• Innovation is the successful exploitation of
(new) ideas – IP
• The incorporation of new technologies,
design and best practice is the key business
process that enables organisations
including the Health and Personal Social
Services (HPSS) in Northern Ireland (NI) to
deliver improvements in the healthcare
sector.
Research
/Practice
Innovation
• Innovation occurs naturally in the HPSS through
the work of its employees.
• It could take a number of forms:
¾ novel treatment
¾ new diagnostic
¾ new or improved
device
¾ new drug or its new
use
¾ data
¾ software
¾ training material
¾ a treatment protocol
¾ a new management
system etc.
Intellectual Property
(IP)
Protect
Disclose
Technology Transfer
(Consideration)
Technology Diffusion
Innovation
Licensed, Assigned
Sale or JV
Healthcare Benefits
(Free)
Publication,
Conference,
WWW, etc
To develop innovations, IP must be available,
unpublished and protected
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Types of IP *
• Four main types:
– Patents
– Trademarks
– Designs
– Copyright
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CRSC
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Technology Pie
Many other types:
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Performance rights
Trade secrets
database rights
semiconductor
topographies
– Plant breeders rights
– conditional access
technologies
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Automated External
Defibrillator (AED)
Innovation in NI
• World’s first mobile defibrillator.
• 1965, Royal Victoria hospital, a team led by Prof Frank
Pantridge, converted a mains defibrillator to operate from
two car batteries in the back of an old ambulance – 70 kg
• Invention was the forerunner of the portable defibrillator saved the lives of “n” patients over the past 40 years.
• The technology had significant IP associated with it and
was protected by a family of worldwide patents.
• This IP protection contributed significantly to its successful
exploitation.
Health Innovations
• Health Promotion Agency (HPA) - licensed rights to
Chiron for manufacture of meningitis B vaccines
• Nutritional Guidelines - copyright, CD-ROM, sale is
generating revenue for Trust for further nutritional
developments
• Pupilometer - low cost, hand held device for monitoring
pupil size during brain surgery - North East England
• Hand Surgery Table
• Ultrasound Diagnostic technologies
• "My Diabetes" information pack
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Innovation Support
• CRSC (02) – advice & support for clinical research
• Advise, encourage and support the identification
and subsequent application and exploitation of IP
from the R&D base of HPSS and its Trusts
HPSS Innovations
• Promotion and awareness of IP and Innovation
• Advice on research contract issues (IP), CDA,
MTA
• To exploit innovations, IP must be available,
unpublished and protected
HPSS Innovations
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DTI PSRE 3 funding announced Jan 2006 - £1.6M
(£750K DTI, InvestNI <tbc> and HPSS)
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an innovation management service focusing on
innovations arising from HPSS bodies in NI.
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a recognized centre of capacity and expertise to
which staff and industry can direct their ideas and
innovations.
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develop and implement activities to support an
increased level of development of HPSS research.
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Acceleration of potential products to market and
revenue streams
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Links with the healthcare industry
Promoting and supporting
High quality Health and Social Care Research
In Northern Ireland
INNOVATION
FLOWCHART
Idea/Invention
Research & Dev.
Other areas
IP Protection
Assessment
Patent, Design,
Trademark,
Copyright
Due diligence, IP
position, market
Need *
Development
HPSS, Inventors
(Trust, University)
Revenue
Licensing, sale,
Joint venture,
company *
Benefits to
Healthcare
and society
Summary
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What is IP (types, protect & development)
and Innovation
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Addresses RGF and other policies
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How CRSC can assist you
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“HPSS Innovations” project establishes a
“live” process rather than support in theory
only
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Support for IP activities, identification,
advice, IP costs, market research,
prototyping costs etc.
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Contact Details
NHS Innovations AV
Promoting and supporting
High quality Health and Social Care Research
In Northern Ireland
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Dr David Brownlee
– E David.Brownlee@crsc.n-i.nhs.uk
– W www.crsc.n-i.nhs.uk
www.hpssinnovations.org
– T 028 9063 5794
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