There are five universities in Argentina that have projects developed within their cloisters and are currently in negotiations with interested private companies acquire andyou have ideas. as if it were a dating clubthese conversations take place in the same place: a “market”, Trampoline netdedicated to connect researchers to companies.
Trampoline was founded last year by Gines Pereaan entrepreneur who had already built and sold his first development 20 years ago (imagoo) and who has now focused on making “Tinder” between innovation and companies that are looking for buy that intellectual property instead of investing in an R&D department.
“What we are looking for is to be a connecting platform between the companiesTHE governmentsTHE university and other actors producing potentially applicable knowledge,” Perea told Clarín. “We already have deals closed with 25 universities across the countryboth public and private, and we also have legal personality in Spain AND United States of America”.
Perea presented this new development Thursday, in a room of a hotel in Recoleta that was too small, both for the number of guests and for those who came to support the project. They were from the businessman santiago soldierswho took a decent background, even the former Minister of Science, Lino Baranaowho was one of those who acted as a presenter.
Among its sponsors is the network of universities Scholas in progress, the organization promoted by Pope Francis. The project also added a specialist of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
-How will you support the platform business? Clarin asked Perea.
– We charge 5% of each transaction, only if it materialises, if it is a successful case. Also, if the technology transfer has a social purpose and is free, we don’t charge either.
Are there any transactions already in progress?
-At the moment we have 5 open conversations between universities and companies, in full negotiation to be able to acquire these ideas, which are within Trampoline. We cannot provide further information due to confidentiality issues. Yes, we can say that these businesses It takes 3 to 6 months to complete.
One of the axes of the business, Perea added, is the huge number of small and medium-sized enterprises that lack resources, both financial and humanto devote themselves to research and development activities, but which on many occasions could acquire technology from third parties to improve their processes or launch new products.
“We know that SMEs do not have R&D centers and that large companies betting more and more on open innovation promote their own R&D areas, strengthening alliances with universities”, added the entrepreneur. “In this sense, Trampoline presents itself as a great facilitator for disruptive ideas to become innovation”.
-What other sites or marketplaces do you compete with?
-With nobody. We are the first marketplace dedicated to innovation All over the world. And we developed it here in Buenos Aires.
Source: Clarin
