Valorisation of research results has always been a major ambition of NGI. As part of the Valorisation strategy of NGI, the NGI Genomics Centres have, on top of their research budget, received an additional budget specifically for valorisation. To further stimulate the valorisation efforts at the NGI Genomics Centres, NGI has introduced the NGI Valorisation Award for excellent valorisation performance.
The NGI Valorisation Award is an annual award of € 1 million for
the NGI Genomics Centre that has performed exceptionally in terms
of valorisation. As valorisation comes in many shapes and forms that are difficult to compare, the NGI Valorisation Award has a different theme each year.
NGI Valorisation Award 2009 theme:
Excellence in deal making with industry
Establishing partnerships with existing companies is a proven approach to translate research results from academic institutions into products for the benefit of society. Standard approaches include option and license agreements and bilateral R&D collaborations. The new wave of open innovation has sparked alternative partnership models.
20 October 2009
VIRGO Consortium wins €1million NGI Valorisation Award 2009
The VIRGO Consortium and its network of associated corporate organisations have created a Dutch internationally recognised centre of excellence in respiratory diseases of viral origin. This has led to a fully integrated organisation for discovery, diagnostic and vaccine development, and providing policy, testing and regulatory advice to the global players in this sector.
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