Questions? Please call Alexandra A. McKeown at 4-2636 or email at amckeown@jhsph.edu.
Program Description
This program is intended to assist in the transfer process of Intellectual Properties ( technologies ) that are already relatively advanced in their development, usually as the result of a funded research project. The technologies could include patentable inventions, or copyrightable material such as software. The program is not generally intended to support de novo development of ideas on which no substantial work has yet been undertaken, nor is it meant to support copyrightable academic monographs or educational material.
Supporting such technology transfer (TT) activities will not only benefit the faculty, Departments, School and University by enhancing our ability to improve the public s health by making sure our ideas and innovations actually find their way into more wide-scale applications, it will also increase TT royalty revenues.
A. Any full-time faculty member with a primary appointment in the School is welcome to participate. Although cross-division or cross-University development teams are permitted, priority will be given to those projects where a significant proportion of the intellectual property is an outgrowth of work completed at the School. B. Applications will be accepted only from faculty who have disclosed their development to Alexandra A. McKeown, BSPH's Associate Dean of Research Administration. Her contact information is: amckeown@jhsph.edu or 410-614-2636. A Report of Invention will also need to be submitted to the JHU Licensing and Technology Development Office. A meeting with Alex to discuss the technology and its transfer potential should have already occurred before the application is submitted. C. The faculty member will be asked to submit a simple narrative application of no greater than 5 pages describing: 1. The technology developer(s) hope to transfer and an assessment of the market viability of this intellectual property. 2. Results of discussions and deliberations with JHU TT staff and any outside corporations. 3. Proposed uses of the seed money and evidence that these monies cannot be obtained through other University channels. 4. A discussion of the proposed time line and activities anticipated from here on to get the idea to market.
D. The grant program will solicit proposals on a revolving basis linked to the TT Committee meetings. Proposals should be submitted to Alexandra McKeown, Associate Dean for Research Administration, Room W1100, with a copy to Larry Cheskin.
Grant submission deadlines will be announced at least one-month ahead of time, but generally they will be twice a year. E. All TT Committee members will review all proposals, but two members of the TT Committee with relevant knowledge will be asked to be primary reviewers of each proposal. F. TT Committee members are eligible to submit a proposal, but they may not participate in the review process of their proposal or any competing applications.
A. Degree to which the plan is well thought out and the moneys will, in fact, contribute to the likelihood that the technology will be transferred to the market or the community. B. The degree to which the application provides evidence that the technology could become a viable income generating product C. As noted above, a key goal of this grant program is to help contribute to the development and transfer of technologies that will contribute to the School s income. Thus, grants will be made primarily to support those technology transfer efforts that will have a significant chance of contributing to the School s intellectual property revenue stream. It is anticipated that the majority of grants made will fall into this income-generating category. However, at the discretion of the committee, one or two grants per year may be made to support efforts that, while meeting selection Criteria A above, do not meet Criteria B . That is, where the proposed grant would support an existing intellectual property s move into actual use in order to have a positive impact on target populations, even though it is not likely or appropriate to be a viable self supporting product. In such cases, the investigators will need to provide a clear plan for broad marketing and distribution and any approaches they will take to support update and support of the non commercial technology. Investigators having a proposal that may fall into this category are encouraged to contact the Assistant Dean for Research Administration or the Chair of the Committee on Technology Transfer to discuss their circumstances further.
A. It is estimated that two grants per year will be made in the amount of up to $50,000 each. B. Applications should explain clearly how the moneys will be used to help move the intellectual property from lab to market. C. Monies may not be used for any activities that could otherwise be funded by the School, University or outside funding agency. D. Examples of appropriate use would include: 1. Development of a model or prototype to share with potential corporate partners. 2. Taking a written questionnaire or a scale and computerizing it. 3. Paying consulting fees not otherwise covered by the School, for example, fees for market research or assistance in business plan development. 4. Supporting travel expenses to meet with potential business partners or other sources of new venture funding. 5. The monies may not generally be used to support faculty salaries, nor should it be used to initiate or continue the research & development process itself. E. It is expected that faculty may only receive one grant from the program per distinct technology.
F. A final financial report and outline of results is required at the end of the funding period. For projects that have an anticipated duration greater than 12 months, a brief progress report is required on the 6th month anniversary. Reports should be submitted to the attention of Michael Baier in Research Administration. In addition, awardees will be invited to a Technology Transfer Committee meeting to provide a short presentation on the use of and the results of funding. It is the responsibility of the grant recipient to stay within the approved budget. Beyond this budget, no additional financial liability for investigator s activities is implied on the part of the Office of Research Administration or this grant program
A. This program is completely self-supporting from existing faculty TT revenues derived from the School s share of TT royalties that have resulted from faculty inventions and other intellectual properties to date. B. No payback will be expected from the faculty member regardless of outcome. However, pursuant to University policy, successful TT s will contribute royalty revenue to the school. C. It is anticipated that this program will be funded from such ongoing royalties, but if future funds are inadequate, the program may be discontinued at any time. Thus, faculty should contact the Assistant Dean for Research Administration to assure that funding is available before they complete the application.
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