Rebirth of science and technology academic master

The end of this interview also means that Qin Yuanqing has officially started work. Other research institutions will gradually resume work on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and the regulations of each institution basically have some flexibility. Some are on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and some are on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. On the tenth day of the lunar month, there will basically be no research institutions beyond the tenth day of the lunar month.

As for teachers, they will not resume work until the 17th day of the first lunar month after the Lantern Festival, while students will basically return to school and resume classes on the 22nd of the first lunar month.

"Principal, Director Han called to ask if you have time in the afternoon. He has work to report to you." On the seventh day of the lunar month, the office staff asked.

Qin Yuanqing nodded and said, "Okay, let him come over at three in the afternoon."

Director Han is the director of the Technology Transfer Center of Shuimu University.

For a long time, the state has supported universities in carrying out scientific research activities, and a simple employment relationship has been formed between the government and university scientists.

The government provides funding, and scientists make inventions, apply for patents, and publish articles, and they are considered successful.

After the transfer, the scientists apply for the next government grant, then make new inventions, and then the cycle begins again.

As of 2005, the country found that this operation was not possible, and the patent conversion rate was only 5%. Not to mention compared with the United States, even compared with Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, France, and Australia, it was still lagging behind.

So there was the Chinese version of the Bayh-Dole Act, the Scientific Progress Act.

Officially implemented on July 1, 2008, the purpose is to promote scientific and technological progress, give full play to the role of science and technology as the primary productive force, promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements into real productive forces, and promote science and technology to serve economic construction and social development. At the same time, it also guarantees the freedom of scientific and technological research and development, encourages scientific exploration and technological innovation, and protects the legitimate rights and interests of scientific and technical personnel.

Therefore, almost every university has established a technology transfer center. For example, the Technology Transfer Center of Shuimu University is an internal service department that provides professional legal knowledge to Shuimu scientists and research teams in patent applications, intellectual property protection, technology transfer, etc.

Externally, they represented Mizuki, and they also relied on professional legal means and corporate negotiations to ultimately facilitate the patent development rights transaction.

Scientists are not necessarily proficient in patent laws. In actual work, front-line scientific researchers often have a one-sided understanding of patents and even make some mistakes.

For example, if you don’t understand the know-how of patent application and how to use patents to protect your innovations, the scope of claims you submit for patent applications is generally very small, and many times there is only one independent claim.

Precisely because they were not professional enough in the legal field, it was a common phenomenon in the past for patent inventors and enterprises to argue with each other.

Companies often say that inventors are dishonest and the patents they buy have no practical value at all. The inventor complained that the company did not respect intellectual property rights and had no credibility. The company did not pay the license fee according to the sales commission.

The technology transfer center of universities is here for this purpose. It can be said that it is of great benefit to universities and their scientific researchers and research teams without any harm!

Qin Yuanqing has been in Shuimu for so many years, and he is very clear about the details. For example, when Shuimu University cooperated with Warwick to develop smartphones, the technological inventions were shared by both parties. After the cooperation was finalized, the Technology Transfer Center entered into a cooperation agreement with Warwick, etc. This allowed Mizuki to always profit from related technologies. Even now, the fees obtained from Warwick are still the bulk of Mizuki's annual income.

When conducting R\u0026D within a school, applying for a patent is very complicated. If the school's research funds and resources are used, the patent does not belong to the individual, but to the school. If you use your own resources and do not use the school's scientific research funds, the patent belongs to the individual or team. In this regard, the Technology Transfer Center is also professional and will make professional rulings.

Of course, Shuimu University has continuously encouraged students to innovate and start businesses over the years, and even provides scientific research funds and initial capital for entrepreneurship. As long as an agreement is signed at the beginning, Shuimu University will also support it in the form of occupying part of the equity. And this measure also brought Shuimu a lot of gains.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Director Han came to the office on time. Qin Yuanqing had already boiled water and had just made tea.

"Principal!" Director Han came in a little cautiously.

"Come on, Director Han, sit down. I just made tea. Come try the tea from my hometown!" Qin Yuanqing said with a smile.

Director Han is a patent expert specially hired by Shuimu. Under his management, the Technology Patent Center of Shuimu University has made outstanding contributions to Shuimu over the years.

Director Han drank the tea and murmured to himself. It seemed that the rumors were indeed true. The principal was really a tea lover and liked drinking tea.

In fact, he had relatively little contact with Qin Yuanqing in the past, because the Automobile Research Institute, the Aero Engine Research Institute and later the laboratory were all very special existences in Shuimu. They were very independent. The leader was not the school, but Qin Yuanqing, Qin Yuanqing has 100% management and processing rights. These three scientific research units all have departments dedicated to applying for patents and managing patents. They don’t even need to work hard to find companies to cooperate with like the Technology Patent Center. They only need to spread a little bit of news, and some big companies will compete for the lead. Obtain the right to use the patent.

Last time the laboratory made a major breakthrough in myocarditis, ten major pharmaceutical companies came to visit, but they were all rejected. The news spread in Shuimu.

Director Han took a sip of tea and then took the initiative to say: "Principal, last year our Shuimu technology licensing revenue, excluding the Automotive Research Institute, Aero Engine Research Institute, and Qin Yuanqing Laboratory, received a total of 38.9 billion yuan, of which Warwick was the bulk, accounting for 28.7 billion yuan!"

Qin Yuanqing nodded. After taking over Shuimu, Qin Yuanqing already knew that Principal Chen used to come to him from time to time to complain about his poverty. In fact, Shuimu was really rich. There was a large amount of money lying in his account. He was definitely the richest man in China and even the world. Rich universities have more than 100 billion in their accounts.

This year, the school funding allocated to Shuimu by superiors reached 27.6 billion yuan, exceeding Zhejiang University’s 19.192 billion yuan and Yan University’s 18.917 billion yuan.

Of course, with the Shahe campus completed and put into use, Shuimu University's expenses are also the largest among universities in the country. After all, water bills, electricity bills, purchase of books, purchase of experimental equipment or teaching equipment, faculty bonuses and benefits, on average, daily expenses are It's over 100 million yuan.

"According to the current situation, the existing personnel of the Technology Transfer Center are no longer enough to cope with the growing business. This time I came to the principal to report the work, and the school needs the consent of the center to increase the number of 10 people!" Director Han said.

"Director Han, please list the recruitment requirements and number of people. Send them to Xu Jiayi when the time comes. I will discuss them at the meeting tomorrow." Qin Yuanqing nodded slightly and said.

An industry needs healthy and rapid development, and systems and talents are the most important indicators!

Of course, Qin Yuanqing would not directly agree to this situation, because recruitment like this requires going through some procedures. After all, not all of Shuimu's faculty and staff are paid by themselves, and some are paid by the state.

Although the part of the salary paid by the state is already insignificant under the current Shuimu salary system, we should still respect what should be respected.

After Director Han left, Qin Yuanqing looked thoughtful. After knowing that there was such a large sum of money in Shuimu's account, Qin Yuanqing was ready to move. What he wanted to do most next was two things. One thing It is an alliance of twenty-two schools, which promotes the reform and development of colleges and universities and drives the progress of higher education in China. Another thing is about the construction of medical schools and affiliated hospitals.

Because of the original university merger, the medical school of Shuimu University was not very strong, and there were only a handful of affiliated hospitals. Unlike Fudan University, which has a total of 16 affiliated hospitals, they are basically tertiary hospitals, spread across major cities in China. Shuimu University, on the other hand, only has a pitiful four schools, all of which are located in the capital, and none of them are tertiary hospitals.

Regarding the development of medical care in China, Qin Yuanqing is also very concerned about it. Although the difficulty of medical treatment is no longer as prominent as before, a new problem has emerged now, that is, the cost of medical treatment. To be honest, Qin Yuanqing still misses the time when he was not afraid of going to the hospital. Unlike now, going to the hospital is like cutting a leek, with all kinds of examinations and medicines, and a trip for a cold can cost hundreds of dollars.

Moreover, there is another very important reason why Qin Yuanqing wants to develop the medical school and affiliated hospitals. That is, with the continuous research of the life laboratory, more and more results will be produced, and this aspect also requires cooperation and practice from the hospital.

As for the construction of the hospital, Qin Yuanqing doesn't think it is a problem. With enough money, he can recruit a group of doctors with superb medical skills from overseas, update the hospital's instruments and equipment, and strengthen talent training and system construction. Although none of them are in the top three now, I believe that within a few years, hospitals will be improved by leaps and bounds, and by then the top three hospitals will just be a matter of course.

As for the expansion of affiliated hospitals, that is even simpler. As long as the hospital develops and grows to be the best in the industry, it is not too simple to cooperate with local municipal hospitals or build new hospitals. Wherever a powerful hospital is not welcome, you must know that medical resources are very precious resources in today's era.

Qin Yuanqing felt that as long as he could develop medicine, it would be completely worth investing hundreds of billions, which was better than investing money in aesthetics. Qin Yuanqing had never been there and had even taken steps to cancel the department. As long as he When I think of it, zombie faces and the like come to mind. Anyway, he couldn't appreciate that kind of beauty.

Qin Yuanqing returned to his desk, took out his notes from the drawer, and wrote them down.