Themed lecture “The Entrepreneurial Scientist and the Scientist’s Critical Roles in the Commercialization” organized by CIE
創新創業中心舉辦之主題講座 “The Entrepreneurial Scientist and the Scientist’s Critical Roles in the Commercialization”
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) of the University of Macau (UM) held a lecture on the topic of “The Entrepreneurial Scientist and the Scientist’s Critical Roles in the Commercialization” at the N22 Research Building on September 4. The guest speaker, Mr. Philip Mendes, is a practicing lawyer with 25 years of professional experience in technology transformation, and he has widely engaged as a consultant to universities, governments, and companies, advising on innovation policy, IP policies, technology transfer, and commercialization improvement for many years. Besides, Mr. Mendes has also participated in many corporate negotiations regarding the transfer and license of intellectual property, and financing. In the lecture, Mr. Mendes explained to the audience how scientists can more efficiently commercialize scientific research results, shared some successful commercialization cases, and pointed out the role of scientists and the key points during the commercialization process.
The event attracted dozens of professionals in scientific research from both inside and outside the university who are interested in innovation and commercialization, including Chan Chou Weng, Acting Head of the Technology Department of the Economic and Technological Development Bureau; Simon Che, Senior Manager of the Project Transformation and Support Department of the Science and Technology Development Fund; Dr. Claudia Xu, the Vice Rector (Administration) and Prof. Zikang Tang, the Director of the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering of UM, etc. After the lecture, Mr. Mendes had an in-depth discussion with the audience and shared many experiences and suggestions on transforming scientific research results into commercial products.
As the organizer, CIE hopes to support and promote the transformation of the university’s scientific research results by organizing lectures and exhibitions on relevant themes, providing entrepreneurial innovation consulting for start-up projects, and providing support services and cultivation for UM start-up companies. Also, CIE will continue to function as a pre-incubation platform to aid UM students and faculty members in realizing their aspirations to become entrepreneurs and improve the transformation effect of their scientific and technological achievements.
澳大創新創業中心於9月4日假澳門大學N22科研大樓舉辦了 “The Entrepreneurial Scientist and the Scientist’s Critical Roles in the Commercialization” 之主題講座。特邀講者Philip Mendes先生是一位具有25年專職從事科技轉化的資深律師，他長年為大學、公司和政府提供創新政策、知識產權政策、技術轉移、初創生態建設方面的咨詢。他也曾參與眾多企業有關知識產權轉讓授權、融資等談判。在講座中，Mendes先生向觀眾講解了科研工作者如何更有效率地把科研成果商業化及商業化過程中的關鍵因素，並分享了一些成功的商業化案例，及科研成果轉化過程中科研工作者的角色和應該注意的要點。
是次活動吸引了數十名校內外對創新及商業化感興趣的科研和業界人士出席，包括澳門經濟及科技發展局科技廳代廳長陳祖榮、澳門科學技術發展基金項目成果轉化及輔助部高級經理謝偉明、澳門大學副校長徐建及應用物理及材料工程研究院院長湯子康等。講座結束後，Mendes先生與觀眾進行了深入討論，分享了許多關於科研成果轉化為商業產品的經驗和建議。
澳大創新創業中心作為主辦單位，期望通過舉辦不同主題的講座和展覽，持續支持和推動本校的科研成果轉化、為初創項目提供創業創新諮詢，並提供初創公司培育等支援服務，以協助澳大師生實現創業夢和提升其科技成果轉化的效果。
Mr. Philip Mendes shared with the audience how to commercialize scientific research results
Philip Mendes先生向觀眾分享科研成果商業化之道
Dr. Claudia Xu, the Vice Rector (Administration) of UM, introduced the theme of lecture
澳門大學副校長徐建博士為是次講座引題簡介
After the lecture, Mr. Philip Mendes had an in-depth discussion with the audience
Philip Mendes先生於講座後與觀眾深入討論交流