Agri-Food Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation Netval Winter School 1st March 2018 Background PhD in plant sciences n Zeneca Agrochemicals (now Syngenta) n 7 years industry research q 3 years business development/acquisition and q licensing Plant Bioscience Limited n 4 years technology transfer/ licensing q IP Pragmatics Limited n Co-founded in 2004 q Overview Management consultancy company specialising in: n Intellectual Property (IP) o Technology o 10 full time professional staff n Offices in London and Edinburgh o Subsidiary company in Sydney, Australia o Strategic partners in US (TechLink) and Japan (Japan IP n Network) Our expertise Pharmaceuticals / Human vaccines / Clinical diagnostics / spacing text HUMAN Medical devices / Biopharmaceuticals / Natural bioactives VETERINARY Veterinary diagnostics / Animal vaccines / Animal health / Aquaculture FOOD AND Plant sciences / Plant biotechnology / Agriculture / Food biotechnology AGRICULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL Environment / Cleantech SCIENCE LIFE SCIENCE Life science research tools / Microbial biotechnology RESEARCH INTELLECTUAL IP audits / Patent landscaping / Financial valuations / Patent strategy / PROPERTY Due diligence / Renewals / Patent management tools How we work with universities Opportunity Assessment Funding • Disclosure mining and departmental audits • Freehelp to access Pathfinder funding • Market research and competitor analysis • Follow on / translational funding • Industry validation and primary research • Pathways to Impact • Research capabilities assessment • Collaborative research –finding partners Licensing Spin-outs • Opportunity marketing • Business planning • Partner identification • Hands-on business development • Deal structure and valuation • Valuation • Contract negotiation • Technology or service based businesses Intellectual Property Team support • Patent landscaping and searches • IP and commercialisation training • Initial Freedom to Operate assessment • KEC strategy and policy • Renewals • Benchmarking of procedures • Validation and Nationalisation • Representation at conferences and meetings From Agriculture to AgTech – a changing landscape https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/precision-agriculture-almost-20-increase-income- possible-smart-farming Challenges Pre-farm gate value versus post-farm gate value n Business model innovation needed as well as q technology Value of UK wheat harvest - Value of wheat £1.6 bn breeding royalties in the UK £25 million Value at the consumer level 10 x this £16 bn Investment https://agfunder.com/ Five investment areas for growth https://www.gita.org.in/Attachments/Reports/Deloitte-Tranformation-from-Agriculture- to-AgTech.pdf
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