A conference was held in Hanoi on August 8 to discuss the
transfer of research outcomes and inventions from universities and
research institutes to enterprises, based on the Japanese model of
Technology Licensing Office (TLO).
The event, which
was jointly held by the National Institute of Patent and Technology
Exploitation under the Ministry of Science and Technology, in
coordination with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
attracted many representatives from the research and business circles.
Addressing the event, Deputy Minister of Science and
Technology Tran Van Tung said over the past years, the transfer of
inventions and researching results to business community in Vietnam
has been limited.
He urged the National Institute of
Patent and Technology Exploitation to play a more active role in
promoting the commercialization of inventions and the connection between
inventors and the business community.
He also
suggested Japanese partners assist the institute in the form of
personnel training and consultation in setting up TLOs in Vietnam ’s
universities.
Prof. Takafumi Yamamoto, chair of
Tokyo University’s TLO, said from Japan’s experience, Vietnam should
establish TLOs outside universities, which he said will operate
better.-VNA