Analysis of Technology Transfer Process of a University from the Point of View of Lean Systems

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https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v11i5.26980

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Technology transfer, Lean system, Technology transfer office.

Abstract

This paper presents an analysis of the process of technology transfer from the academia to the productive sector from the point of view of lean systems. The goal is to identify improvement opportunities at the mechanisms used to make the approach between university and society. The analysis was carried out at the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Methods and tools adapted from Lean Systems were used. A Value Stream Map was developed for the entire technology transfer process. The process was organized in five possible stages: (i) results generated by the applied research, (ii) intellectual property protection, (iii) generation of startups, (iv) approaching aiming the technology transfer, and (v) interaction for the development of technology those involved. The focus of the study is based on the identification of the different mechanisms used to make the approaching between these actors and their efficiency in terms of effecting the transference.

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Jaime Roberto Pohlmann, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (1998). He has extensive experience in the field of numerical simulation as a tool for the implementation of new methodologies for analyzing and solving problems, obtaining an increase in efficiency, in industrial processes of companies. He is currently a technology prospecting agent at the Technological Development Secretariat - SEDETEC, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS, where he participates in a Technological Prospecting project, developing methodologies for the analysis and evaluation of technologies, as well as the creation of approximation mechanisms. university/industry, aiming at transferring the university's intellectual property to the productive sector, through licensing, research and development partnership or start-up company generation.

Ana Paula Matei, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Graduated in Business Administration (UFPel - 2004); Master in Production Engineering (PPGEP-UFRGS, 2010); PhD in Rural Development (PGDR-UFRGS, 2015). Federal Public Servant at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Coordinator of Interaction and Technology Transfer at the Department of Technological Development of UFRGS (Nucleus of Technological Innovation - NIT). Since 2006, he has been working in the areas of NIT Management, University and Society Interaction, Prospecting and Technological Approximation (UFRGS/SEDETEC), participating in research and technological development projects, fostering innovation and entrepreneurship, rural and regional development. Experience in the areas: project management, innovation management, cooperative projects, innovation systems, intellectual property, technology transfer, university-company-society interaction, business incubators, technology parks, regional development, rural development, institutional environment, agro-industries relatives. Permanent Professor at ProfNIT.

Sabrina da Rosa Pojo, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Doctoral student in Business Administration at PPGA/EA/UFRGS in the area of ​​Innovation, Technology and Sustainability, Master in Business Administration at PPGA/EA/UFRGS (Concept 7 Capes). Researcher at GPEI - Research Group on Strategy, Internationalization and Innovation at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. He participated in the Technological Innovation Management Nucleus (NITEC/UFRGS) and in the Innovation Paths project in RS (PRONEX). Graduated in Business Administration - Emphasis in Marketing from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2007). Specialization in Public Management at UAB/UFRGS in 2012. Since 2009, she has been a public servant at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, in the position of Administrator, working on matters related to intellectual property.

José Luis Duarte Ribeiro, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil

Teacher at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, he has a master's and doctorate in Engineering from UFRGS (1989) and a postdoctoral degree from Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey (1993). He currently coordinates the Technological Development Secretariat (SEDETEC/UFRGS), coordinates the PPGEP/UFRGS Product and Process Optimization Laboratory and acts as an ad-hoc advisor to CNPq, MEC and CAPES. In his past role, he was President of the Graduate Council of the School of Engineering at UFRGS, Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Production Engineering (2013-2016), Head of the Department of Production and Transport Engineering at EE/UFRGS (2009-2012), Member of the Advisory Committee of CNPq (2010-2012), Member of the Advisory Committee of CAPES (2002-2005) and President of the Brazilian Association of Production Engineering for two consecutive terms (1998-2001). He has experience in the area of ​​Production Engineering, working mainly on the following topics: Product Development, Quality Engineering, Reliability and application of quantitative methods in Maintenance Management, Risk Management, Service Management, Technology Management, Innovation Management, Competency Management and Corporate Sustainability.

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2018-12-10

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Pohlmann, J. R., Matei, A. P., Pojo, S. da R., & Ribeiro, J. L. D. (2018). Analysis of Technology Transfer Process of a University from the Point of View of Lean Systems. Cadernos De Prospecção, 11(5), 1239. https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v11i5.26980

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Vol. 11 No. 5 (2018): Edição Especial - VIII ProspeCT&I 2018 - Congresso Internacional do PROFNIT/FORTEC

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Propriedade Intelectual, Inovação e Desenvolvimento

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