Reborn Tech Scholar

Chapter 398 Technology Transfer

The end of this interview also means that Qin Yuanqing has officially started working, and other research institutions will gradually resume work on the seventh day of the lunar new year, and the regulations of each institution are basically flexible, some on the seventh day of the new year, some on the seventh day In the tenth day of the first day, basically no research institution will exceed the tenth day of the first day.

As for the teachers who are in charge of teaching, they will not resume work until the 22th day of the first lunar month after the Lantern Festival, and the students will basically return to school to resume classes on the [-]nd of the first month.

"Principal, Director Han called to ask if you have time in the afternoon. He has work to report to you." On the seventh day of the seventh day, the office staff asked.

Qin Yuanqing nodded and said, "Okay, let him come over at three o'clock in the afternoon."

Director Han is the director of Technology Transfer Center of Shuimu University.

For a long time, the state has supported universities to carry out scientific research activities, and a simple employment relationship has been formed between the government and university scientists.

The government provides funding, and scientists make inventions, apply for patents, and publish articles.

After the assignment, the scientist went to apply for the next government funding, and then made new inventions, and then it was a new cycle.

As of 2005, the country found that such an operation was not possible, and the patent conversion rate was only 5%. Not to mention the comparison with the United States, even compared with Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, France and Australia, it was also left behind by others.

So there was the Chinese version of the Bayh-Dole Act "Scientific Progress Act".

Officially implemented on July 2008, 7, the purpose is to promote the progress of science and technology, give full play to the role of science and technology as the primary productive force, promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces, and promote science and technology to serve economic construction and social development.At the same time, it also guarantees the freedom of scientific and technological research and development, encourages scientific exploration and technological innovation, and protects the legitimate rights and interests of scientific and technological personnel.

Therefore, almost every university has set up a technology transfer center.For example, the technology transfer center of Shuimu University is a service department internally, serving the scientists and scientific research teams of Shuimu with professional legal knowledge in patent application, intellectual property protection, technology transfer and other aspects.

On behalf of Mizuki externally, they also rely on professional legal means to negotiate with enterprises, and ultimately facilitate the transaction of patent development rights.

Scientists are not necessarily proficient in patent laws. In actual work, front-line scientific researchers often have a one-sided understanding of patents, and even have some mistakes.

For example, if you don't know the know-how of patent application, you don't know how to use patents to protect your own innovations, and the scope of claims for submitted patent applications is generally very small, and in many cases there is only one independent claim.

Precisely because they are not professional enough in law, it was a common phenomenon in the past for patent inventors to argue with companies.

Enterprises often say that inventors are dishonest, and the patents they buy have no practical value at all.The inventor complains that the company does not respect intellectual property rights, has no reputation, and the company does not pay the license fee that should be paid according to the sales commission.

And the technology transfer centers of colleges and universities come here for this purpose. It can be said that there is no harm to colleges and universities and their scientific research personnel and research teams!
Qin Yuanqing has been in Shuimu for so many years, and he is very clear about the principles. For example, when Shuimu University and Warwick cooperated to develop smart phones, technological inventions were shared by both parties. That's right, this has allowed Mizuki to always profit from related technologies. Even now, the fees obtained from Warwick are still the main source of Mizuki's annual income.

It is very complicated to apply for patents for research and development within the school. If the school's research funds and resources are used, the patent does not belong to the individual, but to the school.If you use your own resources and don't need the school's research funding, the patent belongs to the individual or the team.In this regard, the technology transfer center is also professional and will conduct professional adjudication.

Of course, Shuimu University has been encouraging students to innovate and start businesses over the years, and even provides research funding and initial capital for entrepreneurship. It only needs to sign an agreement at the beginning, and Shuimu University will also support it in the form of occupying a part of the equity.And this measure also made Mizuki gain a lot.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Director Han came to the office on time, and Qin Yuanqing had already boiled water and just made tea.

"Principal!" After Director Han came in, he was a little cautious.

"Come on, Director Han, sit down, I just made tea, come and try the tea from my hometown!" Qin Yuanqing said with a smile.

Director Han is an expert on patents specially hired by Mizuki. Over the years, under his management, the Technical Patent Center of Shuimu University has made outstanding contributions to Mizuki.

Director Han took a sip of tea and murmured to himself, it seems that the rumors are true, the principal is really a tea lover and likes to drink tea.

In fact, he and Qin Yuanqing seldom dealt with each other before, because the Automobile Research Institute, Aero Engine Research Institute, and later laboratories were very special existences in Mizuki, and they were very independent. The leader was not the school, but Qin Yuanqing, Qin Yuanqing has 100% management and processing rights.These three scientific research units all have departments dedicated to patent application and patent management. They don't even need to work hard to find cooperation with companies like the Technology Patent Center. They only need to let out a little wind, and some big companies are vying for the lead. Obtain the right to use the patent.

The last time the laboratory made a major breakthrough in myocarditis, the top ten pharmaceutical companies came to the door together, but they were all rejected. The news spread in Mizuki.

Director Han took a sip of tea, and then took the initiative to say: "Principal, in terms of income from Mizuki's technology authorization last year, excluding the Automotive Research Institute, Aviation Engine Research Institute, and Qin Yuanqing Laboratory, we received a total of 389 billion yuan, of which Huawei is the largest, accounting for 287 billion yuan!"

Qin Yuanqing nodded. After taking over Shuimu, Qin Yuanqing already knew that in the past, Principal Chen would call on him to cry about poverty. Wealthy universities have more than [-] billion in their accounts.

This year, the school-running funds allocated by superiors to Shuimu reached 276 billion yuan, surpassing Zhejiang University's 191.92 billion yuan and Yanda's 189.17 billion yuan.

Of course, with the Shahe Campus completed and put into use, Shuimu University’s expenditure is also the largest among universities in the country. After all, the average daily expenditure for water, electricity, books, experimental equipment or teaching equipment, faculty bonuses and benefits It is over [-] million yuan.

"According to the current situation, the existing staff of the technology transfer center is no longer enough to cope with the growing business. This time I came to report to the principal, and the school needs to agree that the center can increase 10 people!" Director Han said.

"Director Han, please make a list of the recruitment requirements and the number of people, and then send it to Xu Jiayi. I will discuss it at the meeting tomorrow." Qin Yuanqing nodded slightly and said.

An industry needs healthy and rapid development, and systems and talents are the most important indicators!
Of course, Qin Yuanqing would not directly agree to this situation, because recruitment like this still needs to go through a process. After all, the salaries of Shuimu's teaching staff are not all paid by themselves, and part of them are paid by the state.

Although the part of the salary paid by the state is already insignificant under the current salary system of Mizuki, it still needs to be respected.

After Director Han left, Qin Yuanqing looked thoughtful. Knowing that there was such a large sum of money lying in the Shuimu account, Qin Yuanqing was eager to move. The next thing he wanted to do most were two things, one thing It is an alliance of 22 schools to promote the reform and development of colleges and universities and drive the progress of higher education in China.Another thing is about the construction of the medical school and the affiliated hospital.

Because of the dismantling and merging of universities, the medical school of Shuimu University is not strong, and there are only a handful of affiliated hospitals, unlike Fudan University, which has 16 affiliated hospitals, basically all of which are top-tier hospitals, spread across major cities in China.And Shuimu University has only four pitiful ones, all of which are in the capital city, and there is no third-class hospital.

Qin Yuanqing is also very concerned about China's medical development. Although the difficulty of seeing a doctor is not as prominent as before, a new problem has emerged now, that is, the cost of seeing a doctor.To be honest, Qin Yuanqing still misses the time when he was not afraid to go to the hospital.Unlike now, going to the hospital is like being cut leeks, all kinds of examinations, all kinds of medicines, and a trip for a cold can cost hundreds of dollars.

Moreover, there is another very important reason why Qin Yuanqing wants to develop the medical school and affiliated hospitals, that is, with the continuous research of the life laboratory, more and more results will be produced, and this aspect also requires the cooperation and practice of the hospital.

As for the construction of the hospital, Qin Yuanqing didn't think it was a problem. With enough money, he could recruit a group of doctors with superb medical skills from overseas, update the hospital's equipment, and strengthen the training of talents and system construction.Although none of the hospitals is now a top three, I believe that within a few years, the hospital will be improved by leaps and bounds, and the top three will be a matter of course.

As for the expansion of the affiliated hospital, it is even simpler. As long as the hospital develops and grows to be the top in the industry, it is not too simple to cooperate with local city hospitals or build new hospitals.Which place does not welcome a powerful hospital? You must know that medical resources are very precious resources in today's era.

Qin Yuanqing felt that as long as the medical field can be developed and strengthened, it is completely worth spending hundreds of billions, which is better than spending money on aesthetics. Qin Yuanqing has never been there, and even has steps to cancel this department. When I think about it, I can't help but think of zombie faces and the like.Anyway, he couldn't appreciate that kind of beauty.

Qin Yuanqing returned to his desk, took out the notes from the drawer, and wrote them down.

(End of this chapter)