INNOVATION DEPARTMENT
INiBICA is a member institution of the ITEMAS Platform:
OTC INiBICA
INiBICA's Office of Knowledge Transfer (OTC) was formally registered in the OTC Registrythrough its managing foundation, the Foundation for the Management of Biomedical Research at Cádiz, on December 18, 2024, under number 116.
The OTC’s mission is to manage, promote, and transfer the knowledge resulting from the institute’s activities to clinical practice and the private sector, in collaboration with the University of Cádiz and the Andalusian Public Health System (SSPA). The services that the OTC offers to staff affiliated with INiBICA are as follows:
Knowledge Management and Protection:
- Advice on identifying research results eligible for protection.
- Managing the protection of research results through industrial and intellectual property rights, or through other means, to generate socioeconomic impact.
- Assessment of the potential of possible inventions and creations.
Knowledge Transfer and Public-Private Partnerships:
- Promoting public-private partnerships for the co-development of innovations, as well as the provision of R&D&I and technology services.
- Search for companies aligned with the research staff’s Lines of research to foster synergies and accelerate the introduction and adoption of innovation.
- Negotiation of R&D&I agreements and knowledge transfer contracts to regulate the commercialization of research results through any type of collaboration, agreement, or contract that involves the transfer of their use or ownership to third parties.
- Specialized training in knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship.
- Promoting the creation of technology-based companies and the commercialization of their results.
Science Outreach and Culture:
- Dissemination of results to maximize their social impact.
- Promoting a culture of science, technology, and innovation, and bringing science and technology closer to society.
The OTC serves as a bridge between research and the private sector, driving innovation and technological development that have an impact on society.
INNOVATION STRATEGY
INiBICA's innovation strategy encompasses various steps, from the identification of an idea or finding through to its implementation or transfer to clinical practice or the private sector.
INiBICA comprises a community of more than 80 university and clinical research groups in the health sector. Our professionals specialize in various disciplines, such as clinical trials, personalized medicine, advanced therapies, information and communication technologies, medical devices, and pharmacoeconomic studies in the broader healthcare field; of particular note are the activities of the groups focused on psychology and sports, as reflected in the specialized program “P4 —Public Health and Epidemiology.”
Collaboration with industry is a key pillar of the medium- and long-term strategy that we promote at the Institute. At the same time, we strive to foster the creation of technology-based companies based on research findings, which will help drive and revitalize the business community in the province of Cádiz , with a special focus on retaining talent and creating a stable environment for our students and researchers.
CONTACT PERSONS
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Innovation and Technology Transfer Specialist: Paula Castro Morales (paula.castro@inibica.eu)
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Phone: (+34) 636 174 993