Of the companies conducting industry-academia collaborative research, only 1,000% are conducting large-scale research in which companies spend more than 3 million yen, according to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the National Institute of Science and Technology Policy. I found out in the survey.Insufficient provisions for sharing intellectual property rights with universities are also considered to be a factor, and it is necessary to urgently develop provisions.
Of the companies that conducted industry-academia collaborative research, 1% started large-scale research of 1,000 million yen or more.Just half of them used the matching fund business (* 30.2) related to the country.
In terms of business development, companies tend to choose low-risk partners, but if it is a matching fund related to the country, 32.5% will collaborate with companies that have connections with university faculty members. He showed a positive attitude.
Regarding the sharing of intellectual property rights with universities, 19.0% of companies mentioned that their research results will be presented at academic conferences, and there are concerns that it will take time to certify the inventor and it will be difficult to adjust the patent application time. Shown as material.Resolving these concerns is considered essential for promoting large-scale research in the future.
* 1 Matching fund business A system in which citizens, companies, governments, etc. provide funds to each other.It is used to support joint research between universities and companies and the practical application of research patented by university researchers.