[Pharm-policy] International emulation of Bayh-Dole?

[James Love]

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Subject: Re: [techno-l] international emulation of Bayh-Dole
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 10:52:59 -0400
From: Mike Szarka <mike.szarka@utoronto.ca>
To: "Bhaven N. Sampat" <bhaven@columbia.edu>,
techno-l@lists.uventures.com

A recent Canadian proposal can be seen at:

http://acst-ccst.gc.ca/acst/comm/rpaper/finalreport4.pdf

The report's recommendations to implement a pseudo-Bayh-Dole environment
in 
Canada were not widely supported by the universities, and the report
seems 
to have been buried.  The recommendations would have made it an explicit 
aspect of the University mission to encourage "innovation," to require 
universities to commercialize technologies so as to "maximize benefits
to 
Canada" (which is tough in a country within a free-trade regime with the 
US).  The universities were to be asked to create incentives for
students 
and faculty to create IP, specifically in tenure and promotion policies 
(strongly opposed by the universities).  We were supposed to give
priority 
to SME's in licensing technologies.

While there were some positive aspects, the net effect seemed (to me)
like 
it could lead to a distortion of the academic research environment, and 
allow for an unacceptable amount of second-guessing of the actions of
the 
TT offices.  For myself, I also didn't relish the thought of being in a 
negotiation with a Canadian company trying to low-ball me in a
negotiation 
and holding a "maximum benefit to Canada" or "SME-preference"
legislative 
stick over me.

Mike


At 01:22 PM 6/28/01, Bhaven N. Sampat wrote:
>Dear list members:
>
>I am beginning work on a paper surveying international emulation of recent 
>changes in the American "system" of university-industry technology 
>transfer. I am particularly interested in learning about a) which 
>countries have passed (or thought about/are thinking about passing) 
>legislation similar to Bayh-Dole, and the rationale for 
>passage/non-passage of such legislation; b) the extent to which 
>non-American universities have set up technology transfer offices; and c) 
>any evidence on the effects (positive and negative) that these changes are 
>having on academe and technology transfer.
>
>Any information, including references to previously published 
>reports/articles that bear on these issues, would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Bhaven
>
>Bhaven N. Sampat
>Department of Economics
>Columbia University
>(212) 854-2774
>bhaven@columbia.edu
>
>
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University of Toronto
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http://www.techtransfer.utoronto.ca/
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