Innovation

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5Number of SpinOffs approved (*)
1.5 M €Revenue from innovation activities (**)
9Number of new Collaborations (***)
13Number of calls granted 
(*) In 2020, VHIR’s Board of Trustees (Patronato) approved the constitution of five companies participated by VHIR.
(**) Income generated by the activities of the Innovation Unit (royalties and ufront payments from licenses, OHs from collaboration agreements and competitive grants, etc.)
(***) Research collaborations between research groups at VHIR and companies

Evolution of Income for innovation activity (*)

Evolution of Income for innovation activity

(*) Evolution of Income for innovation activity. The activities are described in the section: “Revenue collected by type of innovation activities”

Spin-off’s approved in 2020 (*)

5 SPIN-OFFS APPROVED IN 2020 BSURE
ENDOLIPID THERAPEUTICS
MIMARK
TENSORMEDICAL
ABCDX

 

(*) In 2020, VHIR’s Board of Trustees (Patronato) approved the constitution of five companies participated by VHIR.

Patents 2020

Patent applications (*)            2
Utility Model (**)            1
International Patent Aplication (PCT) (***)           13
Patents entering national phases (****)            2
Patents licensed to companies (*****)            2

 

(*) Patent families applied in 2020
(Patent families are the set of patent applications that derive from a first priority patent application)

(**) Utility Model Families in 2020
(Families are the set of applications that derive from a first Utility Model)

(***) Patent application processed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) that allows the application of protection for an invention simultaneously in a large number of countries by filing an “international” patent application.

(****) National patent applications arising from an international PCT application.

(*****) “Families” of Patents for which an exploitation agreement has been signed with a company (in this case called a licensee)

In total, Patents of VHIR

Patents applied (*) 111
of which licensed patents 31

 

(*) All patent families applied for from 2010 to 2020 inclusive

Revenue colected by type of inovation activities

Licenses (license options, upfronts, royalties, etc.) (*) 55 575 €
Spin-Off’s (licenses, services) (**) 310 883 €
Collaborative Projects (***) 666 849 €
Other Innovation Income (****) 512 280 €

 

Revenue colected by type of inovation activities
55 575€ | 4%Licenses (license options, upfronts, royalties, etc.)*
310 883€ | 20%Spin-Off’s (licenses, services)**
666 849€ | 43%Collaborative Projects***
512 280€ | 33%Other Innovation Income****

(*) Revenue from assets that have been licensed to other companies.

(**) Revenue from SpinOffs in which the VHIR participates

(***) Revenue from companies or other institutions, which goes to research groups and the institution

(****) Revenue from activities such as advice, innovation activities or income intended to finance the staff of the unit.

Other resources captured and confirmed during 2020

Confirmed income for 2021 for collaborative projects with companies (*) 1 357 255 €
Funding raised by staff and Innovation activities (**) 493 350 €

 

(*) Revenue collection are confirmed for 2021

(**) VHIR is the statewide institute that has raised the most ISCIII funding in staffing and activities of the innovation unit.