✨ Technology Transfer Policy
COMMERCIALISATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SUPPORT
The Innovation Board can use Objective Two of this investment tool when making funding decisions.
POLICY OBJECTIVES
The objective of this tool is to increase the benefit to New Zealand derived from publicly funded research, science and technology outputs.
OBJECTIVE
The objectives of this tool are to improve the ability of:
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research organisations to commercialise the results of their research, science and technology
- via existing businesses and industry organisations, or
- in the absence of a well-established industry, through the creation of new commercial entities; and
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research users to access the skills, knowledge and results generated by publicly funded research, science and technology.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
For Objective 1:
Research organisations are eligible to receive funding under this tool to support activities that develop publicly funded research, science and technology to an ‘investor ready’ point, including:
- Experimental development and related pre-commercial activities
- Activities that raise research providers’ commercial capabilities and skills
- Activities that improve links between publicly funded research providers and potential private sector partners.
For Objective 2:
Research, science and technology users are eligible to receive funding under this tool to support:
- improved science input from research organisations to their activities, including decision making;
- an increase in their engagement with the RS&T sector; and
- greater collective engagement between research users and the science system generally.
PARAMETERS SPECIFIC TO THIS TOOL
- For Objective 1, co-funding is required for funding going to research organisations and their offices
- Research users may include regional councils
- Some activities funded under this initiative may be devolved to research organisations.
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