DOC-CAREERS II Project Promoting Collaborative Doctoral Education for Enhanced Career Opportunities

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1 DOC-CAREERS II Project Promoting Collaborative Doctoral Education for Enhanced Career Opportunities Riccardo Pietrabissa Politecnico PhD ( ) di Milano President Netval from lab to market the role of PhD for the a more competitive Europe focus on: S&T PhD Italy TT viewpoint

2 the 4 Italian (European?) critical issues 1. PhDs in science and technology (S&T) have no background in management, IPR, business, entrepreneurship. 2. PhDs in S&T like to find job in research institutions. 3. SME prefer graduates to PhDs. 4. Investors and VCs have poor scientific and technological background and do not employ PhDs in S&T.

3 1. PhDs in science and technology (S&T) have no background in management, IPR, business, entrepreneurship. Main drawback: PhDs rarely become entrepreneurs and establish new companies based on research, competitive, able to grow: their knowledge, research results and skills do not generate sufficient wealth. Italian university spin off from: Ottavo rapporto Netval, 2011 They: are small do not grow look the product, not the market are not capitalized They survive.

4 1. PhDs in science and technology (S&T) have no background in management, IPR, business, entrepreneurship. Main drawback: PhDs rarely become entrepreneurs and establish new companies based on research, competitive, able to grow: their knowledge, results and skills do not generate sufficient wealth. To do: it is extremely important to include training on issues of business management, intellectual property, strategy,... in doctoral courses in S&T.

5 2. PhDs in S&T like to find job in research institutions. Main drawback: PhD remain at Universities and PRO without real perspectives to meet their ambitions. Academic staff in Italian universities (S&T) from: MIUR data base The academic staff probably will decrease. Italian universities are unable to recruit the PhDs that want to make research.

6 2. PhDs in S&T like to find job in research institutions. Main drawback: PhD remain at Universities and PRO without real perspectives to meet their ambitions. To do: it is extremely important that PhD candidates in S&T collaborate with companies during their course. Research in S&T should be shared by University and Industry.

7 3. SME prefer graduates to PhDs. Main drawback: the small presence of PhDs in companies implies the losing of innovative competitiveness science-based. Number of researchers every 1000 employees in companies (2007) from: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 2009 In Italy the number of researchers is small in comparison with other OECD countries. This may depend on the loss of large companies and on the shift from manufacturing to commercial enterprises.

8 3. SME prefer graduates to PhDs. Main drawback: the small presence of PhDs in companies implies the losing of innovative competitiveness science-based. To do: it is extremely important that companies collaborate with universities using PhD candidates. Companies, expecially SME, should learn the value of PhD holders in developing competitive products.

9 4. Investors and VCs have poor scientific and technological background and do not employ PhDs in S&T. Main drawback: the investor are able to analyse and evaluate a financial BP, they are in trouble to understand the technological and industrial risk in a new company science-based. Early stage investments in Europe from: AIFI In Italy the investment is too low. The risk capital invested in Italy is not enough and does not trigger competitive industrial projects.

10 4. Investors and VCs have poor scientific and technological background and do not employ PhDs in S&T. Main drawback: the investor are able to analyse and evaluate a financial BP, they are in trouble to understand the technological and industrial risk in a new company science-based. To do: it is extremely important that venture capitalists employ PhD holders in S&T to be more active in investment in business proposal on new sciences-based products (nanotech, biotech, materials,...)

11 research and development for competitiveness U I need innovation product

12 research and development for competitiveness U I need innovation gap product

13 research and development for competitiveness gap

14 research and innovation Geoffrey C. Nicholson, Geoff, served as Vice President of Corporate Technical Planning and International Technical Operations of 3M Corporation. He served at 3M Corporation from 1963 to During his career at 3M, he was instrumental in the development of its "Post-it" Notes as well as oversaw M employees internationally. Department of Chemistry Centenary Lecture on Innovation, 22 February 2007 Innovation: A Survival Issue Dr Geoff Nicholson...research is the transformation of money into knowledge and innovation is the transformation of knowledge into money...

15 research and innovation Department of Chemistry Centenary Lecture on Innovation, 22 February 2007 Innovation: A Survival Issue Dr Geoff Nicholson...research is the transformation of money into knowledge and innovation is the transformation of knowledge into money... university what a professor remembers 1. research produces knowledge and 2. innovation spends knowledge viewpoints industry what an entrepreneur remembers 1. research spends money and 2. innovation produces money

16 challanges 1. High education, at PhD level, will have a role in the future of our countries if we want to mantain and increase richness, welfare, democracy. Public bodies, financial institutions, industries and universities should make a strong and common effort to sustain PhD education and promotion in Europe. 2. The universities must put the PhD programs as the key point for the University (research) and Industry (market) collaboration. 3. I would like to include «the role of PhD for the Knowledge Transfer in Italy» in the Netval agenda for I ask and hope the University of Camerino, Netval member, will promote this effort.