ELIAVA TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION OFFICE - COOPERATION FOR SUCCESS !!! EAPP: CONFERENCE "EU4INNOVATION: FOSTERING RESEARCH-INDUSTRY LINKS"

Eliava Technology Commercialization
               Office

            Cooperation for Success !!!

   EaPP: Conference “EU4Innovation: Fostering Research-Industry Links”
                         Tbilisi, October 1, 2018

About Technology Commercialization Office

   oEliava Technology Commercialization Office (ETCO) was created at Eliava
    Institute (Tbilisi, Georgia) with the financial support of the US DTRA and
    CRDF Global / GRDF.
   o Main goal - to support the scientists in commercialization of their innovative
    product/service, choosing the correct strategy and getting the maximal profit
    from their projects
   oStrategy - to select the promising inventions and innovations for the effective
    business results
   oETCO offers commercialization of the project/product/service on local, as
    well as global markets
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Scientific Research Grant Projects

• 1994-1995, NSA 8000 Soros Foundation
• 1995, 1998, NATO linkage grant
• 1999-2003, INTAS, CRDF
• 2000 - 2010, CRDF, NATO, ISTC, BTEP, STCU, CDR, DTRA, GRDF,
  GNSF, BII, Greece-Georgia (bilateral)
• 2010-2013, IRES, FP7
• 2010 – 2017, ISTC, STCU, DTRA, IRES-FP7, SBFF-SCOPES, RNSF
• 2017-2021, Horizon 2020, FETOPEN (CURE)

Commercialization Experience
  List of selected finished and ongoing commercialization projects at Eliava Institute

  • Project: Creation of phage preparations against the infections caused by the S. aureus and P.aeruginosa bacterial
    strains (ISTC G510)
          • Status : Staphylococcal bacteriophage (Now it is produced by “Eliava Biopreparations” LTD; The
            Preparation has been studied in detail under the project)
  • Project: The micro flora of infection processes of chronic prostates and the opportunities of phage therapy (ISTC G
      1369)
          • Status: Specific bacteriophage preparation prepared that was used in international clinical trials
  • Project: Defining the efficiency of use of phage therapy against the mastitis in cows and validation (BTEP 84/ISTC
      G-109)
          • Status: Treatment methodology is being used in the local (Georgia) farm. Under negotiation with
            the Asian countries to sell the bacteriophage preparation against mastitis in cows
  • Project: Creation and developing commercial prototypes for dairy products, based on the use of indigenous lactic
    acid bacteria (GRDF A-60792)
          • Status: The product is tested on industrial scale. Under negotiation to implement a product into the
            manufactory for diary products

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What we offer:

   •   Analysis of commercial potential of innovation
   •   Strategy determination of the intellectual property protection
   •   Support to protect the intellectual property
   •   Creation an effective commercial plan
   •   Research of potential markets
   •   Development of competitiveness strategy
   •   Business modeling
   •   Legal consultation
   •   Creation a business proposal for investors
   •   Find and attract commercial partners

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How to use the services provided by Eliava Technology Commercialization Office?

                Contact Person (first name, last name, ID number):
                Organization:                                                    Fill the application form:
                Contact details (Tel., E-mail):
                Other:
                                                                                 • Webpage: www.tco.ge
                                                                                 • Send it by e-mail: info@tco.ge
                Project proposal description:
                Innovation:                                                      • Send it by post: 3, Gotua str., Tbilisi 0160,
                Technical and commercialization expectations:                       Georgia

                Intellectual Property:
                The competitiveness analysis:
                Commercialization plan:

           For any additional questions please contact us by phone: +(995 32) 2 37 02 15

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ETCO activities

• Group – 5 persons (3 scientists, 2 business development background)
• 2 workshops organized (Tbilisi, Batumi)
• Analysis of 17 innovative projects
• 4 projects have been selected
• Consulting provided by our team, as well as consultant from the US
• About 30 NDA signed
• Performed: patent search, market analysis, segment selection, search for
  potential partner and customer, support in prototype development, business
  strategy selection

Workshops

                1st workshop in Tbilisi   2nd workshop in Batumi
                   March - 11 -2016           November - 18 -2016

  Attendees: 37
                                                                Attendees: 47
  Duration: 3h
                                                                Duration: 3h
  Collected applications: 18
                                                                Collected applications: 7
  Chosen projects: 4
                                                                Chosen projects: -

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The options to cooperate with Eliava Technology Commercialization Office

                                       The fixed fee for service

                                 Creation of a joint venture company for
                                      specific project development

                                Commission fee from the income of the
                                               project

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Problems/Challenges

 • Self-financing, sustainability of the office

 • Low number of projects with commercialization potential

 • Not realistic/wrong understanding of commercialization potential of
   projects by the scientists

Thank you for your attention

                            Webpage: www.tco.ge
                            E-mail: info@tco.ge
                            Tel. : +(995 32) 237 02 15

Tbilisi, 2017                                     Eliava Technology Commercialization office www.tco.ge