2014 Crash Course on Research Funding, Intellectual Property and Start up Creation

The Crash Course on Research Funding, Intellectual Property and Start up Creation arrived at its 6^th edition.

It has the objective to provide to Phd Students, young researchers, entrepeneurs and R&D staff of private companies with the fundamental concepts and tools for knowledge transfer: intellectual property and patent protection, research funding (e.g. HORIZON 2020 industrial leadership scheme and SME Instrument), business planning and start up creation models.

The Course is organised by the University of Trento Research and Technology Transfer Support Division in collaboration with the Research and Innovation Area of Confindustria Trento.
The initiative is open to students, startuppers, researchers coming from Trento University and other research institutions, R&D staff from private companies.

Programme

Monday, 14 April (14:00 – 17.00) - Povo 2 Room B104
Managing Knowledge for Growth in an ageing Europe: Public research Programmes for Business and Academia
Speaker:  Giorgio Clarotti, Research Policy Officer, European Commission

Tuesday, 15 April (09:00 – 12:00) - Povo 1 Room A212
Managing Knowledge for Growth in an ageing Europe: Public research Programmes for Business and Academia
Speakers:  Giorgio Clarotti, Research Policy Officer, European Commission – Fabrizio Gardiol, Sales Director, I'm Watch (www.imsmart.com)

Thursday, 17 April (09:00-12:00)- Povo1 Room A212
Introduction to intellectual property and start up creation
Speaker: Lino Giusti, Research and Technology Transfer Support at University of Trento 

Tuesday, 6 May (09:00 – 13:00) - Povo1 Room A221
Copyright, digital age, and Open Access to Scientific Knowledge
Speakers: Paolo Guarda and Valentina Moscon, Post-doc Researchers, Faculty of Law and Research and Technology Transfer Support Division, University of Trento  

Monday, 12 May (09.00-13.00 ) - Povo 2 Room B105
Best practices for a successful patent protection: the interaction between the inventor and the patent attorney
Speaker: Cristina Freyria Fava, patent attorney, Studio di consulenza in proprietà industriale Buzzi, Notaro e Antonelli d’Oulx

Thursday, 15 May (09:00 – 11:00) - Povo 2 Room B105 (*)
HORIZON 2020: introduction and financing for SMEs
Speaker: Vanessa Ravagni, Manager Research and Technology Transfer Support at University of Trento 

Tuesday, 20 May (10.00 – 12.00) - Povo 1 Room A221
A case study of Academic start-up:  XTENSA
Speaker: Mattia dal Doss, Xtensa srl (www.xtensa.it)

Thursday, May 22 (09.00-12-00) - Povo 1 Room A221 (*)
Business Planning: Idea Generation, market analysis and the entrepreneurial process
Speaker: Edo Grassi, CEO Essedi Strategie d’Impresa

Tuesday, May 27  (09.00- 13.00) - Povo 1 Room A221
Introduction to Intellectual Property in an Academic Context
Speakers:  Gabriella Reniero, Studio Dr. Reniero & Associati, Giovanni Casucci, Studio Legale Casucci.

Wednesday, May 28  (09.00-13.00) - Povo 2 Room B105  (*)
The Fundamentals of financial statements and start up creation
Speaker: Giorgio Degasperi, Studio Degasperi Martinelli

Friday, May 30 (09.00-11.00) - Povo 2 Room B104
Industrial Research & Development success stories in Trentino
Introduction: Paolo Gregori, Research and Innovation Area, Confindustria Trento & FBK
Speaker: Ettore Cosoli, Research & Development Manager, Dana Italia

Monday, 19 Junel (11:00 – 13.00) - Povo 2 Room B105
Who's a venture capitalist?
Speaker: Dr. William H. Janeway, Warburg Pincus , University of Cambridge, Institute for New Economic Thinking

(*): in italian
Povo 1: via Sommarive 5, Povo (TN)
Povo 2: via Sommarive 9, Povo (TN)

Phd students interested in credits recognition need to attend 70% of the seminars. The seminars are open to students, researchers and private companies.

Participation is free. Limited seats are available; a confirmation of your participation is mandatory: claudio.nidasio@unitn.it ; lino.giusti@unitn.it;