Technology Transfer and its Business and Legal Aspects: case study of the ELMO Helmet in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v16i2.50114

Keywords:

Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurial University, Triple Helix.

Abstract

This work aims to contribute to the management of technology transfer between Scientific and Innovation Institutions, government and companies, cooperating with the alignment between legal certainty and negotiation in the process. To support the research, a case study was carried out on the licensing of the ELMO helmet, a technology developed by the Federal University of Ceará and five other legal institutions distinct from the Ceará innovation ecosystem. The triple helix model and the concept of Entrepreneurial University were adopted as theoretical foundations. As the main methodology, participant observation was used. The results showed that the main obstacles in the management of technology transfer were the cultural and mission differences of the partners, the absence or outdatedness of their innovation policies and the lack of knowledge about the Legal Framework for Science, Technology and Innovation. On the other hand, the good practices identified showed that the thematic division of working groups for leveling and alignment favored communication and trust during the business and legal stages of the technology.

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Author Biographies

Ana Carolina Ferreia Matos, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

She is the manager of the UFC's NIT (2019 to date) - Technological Innovation Coordination (UFC Inova) and of the Projects and Partnerships Office (EP) of the same institution in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Condominium (CEI). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the UFC Technological Park (PARTEC) and president of the university's Executive Committee (COMIT). She is also a member of the Thematic Council of Innovation and Technology of Ceará - COINTEC (FIEC – Federation of Industries of the State of Ceará) and vice coordinator of Redenit/CE. Master's student in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (PROFNIT/IFCE). Graduated in Law from UFC (laureate). Postgraduate in Constitutional Law. As successful cases, she was responsible for the negotiations and legal instrumentation of the first patent licensing of invention by UFC (Natchup, 2018) and Elmo, in the midst of the pandemic (2022).

Juliana Corrêa Crepalde Medeiros, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil

He holds a PhD in Technological Innovation (2020), a Masters in Public International Law (2010), both from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais (2001). She works as Executive Coordinator of the Coordination of Technological Transfer and Innovation (CTIT) at UFMG. He has experience in the area of ​​Technological Innovation, in the following subjects: legal framework for science, technology and innovation, intellectual property, management of the Technological Innovation Center, university-company partnership, technology transfer contracts, partnership agreements in Research, Development and Innovation (P,DI), innovation-promoting environments, among others. She is a collaborating professor of the Professional Master's in Innovation at UFMG and Technical Director of FORTEC - National Forum of Managers of Innovation and Technology Transfer (2021-2022 management).

Tecia Vieira Carvalho, Center for Studies and Research of the North and Northeast, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

She holds a Post-Doctoral degree from the Federal Education Science and Technology of Ceará - IFCE, a PhD in Biotechnology from RENORBIO - Federal University of Ceará - UFC (2010), Master's in Tropical Marine Sciences - Federal University of Ceará - UFC (2006), MBA in Business Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas - FGV (2007) and a degree in Industrial Chemistry from the Federal University of Ceará - UFC (1992). Was President of the Network of Business Incubators of Ceará RIC (2012-2016), Deputy Director of the Technological Development Park PADETEC (2006 -2018), General Coordinator of the Forum of Innovation and Technology Transfer Managers FORTEC-NE (2012-2014). He is currently President of the Center for Studies and Research in the North and Northeast NEPEN, scientific, technological and innovation director of the Academic Association of Intellectual Property and vice coordinator of the professional master's degree in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation - PROFNIT. He works in the areas of chemistry and environmental technologies and also in the area of ​​Entrepreneurial Management, Innovation Management and Innovative Project Management.

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Published

2023-03-15

How to Cite

Matos, A. C. F., Medeiros, J. . C. C. ., & Carvalho, T. V. (2023). Technology Transfer and its Business and Legal Aspects: case study of the ELMO Helmet in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cadernos De Prospecção, 16(2), 390–404. https://doi.org/10.9771/cp.v16i2.50114

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Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) e COVID-19