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EaPP: Conference “EU4Innovation: Fostering Research-Industry Links” Tbilisi, October 1, 2018

About Technology Commercialization Office

• Eliava Technology Commercialization Office (ETCO) was created at Eliava

Institute (Tbilisi, Georgia) with the financial support of the US DTRA and CRDF Global / GRDF.

• Main goal - to support the scientists in commercialization of their innovative

product/service, choosing the correct strategy and getting the maximal profit from their projects

• Strategy - to select the promising inventions and innovations for the effective

business results

• ETCO offers commercialization of the project/product/service on local, as

well as global markets

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Scientific Research Grant Projects

• 1994-1995, NSA 8000 Soros Foundation
• 1995, 1998, NATO linkage grant
• 1999-2003, INTAS, CRDF
• 2000 - 2010, CRDF, NATO, ISTC, BTEP, STCU, CDR, DTRA, GRDF,

GNSF, BII, Greece-Georgia (bilateral)

• 2010-2013, IRES, FP7
• 2010 – 2017, ISTC, STCU, DTRA, IRES-FP7, SBFF-SCOPES, RNSF
• 2017-2021, Horizon 2020, FETOPEN (CURE)

Commercialization Experience

List of selected finished and ongoing commercialization projects at Eliava Institute

• Project: Creation of phage preparations against the infections caused by the S
• S. a

aureus and P. P.aeruginosa bacterial strains (ISTC G G51 510) 0)

• Status: Staphylococcal bacteriophage (Now it is produced by “Eliava Biopreparations” LTD; The

Preparation has been studied in detail under the project)

• Project: The micro flora of infection processes of chronic prostates and the opportunities of phage therapy (ISTC G

G 1369) 369)

• Status: Specific bacteriophage preparation prepared that was used in international clinical trials
• Project: Defining the efficiency of use of phage therapy against the mastitis in cows and validation (BTEP 84/

84/ISTC G-109) 09)

• Status:

: Treatment methodology is being used in the local (Georgia) farm. Under negotiation with the Asian countries to sell the bacteriophage preparation against mastitis in cows

• Project: Creation and developing commercial prototypes for dairy products, based on the use of indigenous lactic

acid bacteria (GR GRDF A A-60792 60792)

• Status: The product is tested on industrial scale. Under negotiation to implement a product into the

manufactory for diary products

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What we offer:

• Analysis of commercial potential of innovation
• Strategy determination of the intellectual property protection
• Support to protect the intellectual property
• Creation an effective commercial plan
• Research of potential markets
• Development of competitiveness strategy
• Business modeling
• Legal consultation
• Creation a business proposal for investors
• Find and attract commercial partners

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How to use the services provided by Eliava Technology Commercialization Office?

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Contact Person (first name, last name, ID number): Organization: Contact details (Tel., E-mail): Other: Project proposal description: Innovation: Technical and commercialization expectations: Intellectual Property: The competitiveness analysis: Commercialization plan:

Fill the application form:

• Webpage:

: www www.tco.ge

• Send it by e-mail:

info@t

• @tco.
• .ge
• Send it by post: 3

: 3, , Go Gotua str., T Tbilisi 01 0160, 60, Ge Georgia For any additional questions please contact us by phone: +(995 32) 2 37 02 15

ETCO activities

• Group – 5 persons (3 scientists, 2 business development background)
• 2 workshops organized (Tbilisi, Batumi)
• Analysis of 17 innovative projects
• 4 projects have been selected
• Consulting provided by our team, as well as consultant from the US
• About 30 NDA signed
• Performed: patent search, market analysis, segment selection, search for

potential partner and customer, support in prototype development, business strategy selection

Workshops

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1st workshop in Tbilisi 2nd workshop in Batumi

March - 11 -2016

Attendees: 37 Duration: 3h Collected applications: 18 Chosen projects: 4

November - 18 -2016

Attendees: 47 Duration: 3h Collected applications: 7 Chosen projects: -

The options to cooperate with Eliava Technology Commercialization Office

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The fixed fee for service Creation of a joint venture company for specific project development Commission fee from the income of the project

Problems/Challenges

• Self-financing, sustainability of the office
• Low number of projects with commercialization potential
• Not realistic/wrong understanding of commercialization potential of

projects by the scientists

Than ank you for r your r at attention

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Webpage: www.tco.ge E-mail: info@tco.ge

• Tel. : +(995 32) 237 02 15