Becoming entrepreneurial: Knowledge transfer from the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine to the biotechnology business sector (IPA III C SIIF)

Full title: Becoming entrepreneurial: Knowledge transfer from the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine to the biotechnology business sector

Grantor: Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA), component III C, Science and Innovation Investment Fund (SIIF), phase II

Grant number: IPA2007/HR/16IPO/001-040517

Grantor's website: http://siif2.com/siif/

Additional information about the programme and the Central Financing and Contracting Agency (CFCA - SAFU):  

http://www.safu.hr/hr/o-programima-eu/ipa/ipa-iii/ipa-iiic

Duration: 20 April 2013 - 19 April 2015

Coordinator: Stipan Jonjic, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine

Partner: Martin Messerle, Hannover Medical School

Associates:

- TWINCORE - Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Braunschweig

- IMZ - Institute of Immunology Zagreb

- VITATEQ - Vitateq Biotechnology, Innsbruck

- IRB - Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb

- UNIPD - University of Padua

- TTO Ri – Technology Transfer Office of the University of Rijeka

- STeP Ri - Science and Technology Park of the University of Rijeka

- HGK - Croatian Chamber of Economics

Total budget: EUR 517.649,99

Total funding (IPA): EUR 439.950,73

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Project summary:

The aim of this action is to improve innovation capabilities of the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine (MEDRI) through utilization of its potential for applied research towards biotechnology industry needs. As such, it is directly related to the main objective of the Call for Proposals of supporting innovation commercialization in public R&D sector aimed at connecting pre-commercial and commercial R&D activities in Croatia.

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Partner: Martin Messerle, Hannover Medical School

Associates:

- TWINCORE - Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research, Braunschweig

- IMZ - Institute of Immunology Zagreb

- VITATEQ - Vitateq Biotechnology, Innsbruck

- IRB - Ruder Boskovic Institute, Zagreb

- UNIPD - University of Padua

- TTO Ri – Technology Transfer Office of the University of Rijeka

- STeP Ri - Science and Technology Park of the University of Rijeka

- HGK - Croatian Chamber of Economics

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Project objectives:

1. To improve capabilities for clinics- and industry-oriented R&D at MEDRI

2. To build up a model for the prospective knowledge transfer activities through two strategic projects based on the existing research results:

(a) development of vaccines and vaccine vectors

(b) antibody bank and services

3. To increase openness for the prospective partnerships and interactions between action stakeholders

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Team members

Prof. Dr. Stipan Jonjic, Coordinator

Dr. Tihana Lenac Rovis, Networking Manager

Ani Gerbin, MA, Action Manager

Dr. Berislav Lisnic, Activity Leader

Paola Kucan, Activity Assistant

Vanda Juranic Lisnic, Activity Assistant

Tihana Trsan, Activity Assistant

Adriana Tomic, Activity Assistant

Karmela Miklic, Experienced Engineer

Suzana Malic, Experienced Engineer

Ante Mise, Experienced Engineer

Josipa Zivkovic, Administrator

View more details here.

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Activities:

Date: 10th December 2014

General laboratory supplies procurement

Contract title: GENERAL LABORATORY SUPPLIES

Publication reference: IPA2007/HR16IPO/001-040517-SUP5 - RE-LAUNCH

University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia intends to award a supply contract for General laboratory supplies at the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, with financial assistance from the "Regional Competitiveness" operational programme (RCOP) 2007-2013

Tender dossier:

1. 1. Supply procurement notice
   2. Summary procurement notice 
   3. Letter of invitation to tenderer
   4. Instructions to tenderers
   5. Draft contract 
   6. Special conditions 
   7. General conditions
   8. ANNEX II + III:specifications + technical offer
   9. Budget breakdown
   10. Performance guarantee
   11. Tender form including tenderer's declaration
   12. Administrative grid
   13. Evaluation grid
   14. Handover certificate
   15. Financial identification
   16. LEF_Private companies
   17. LEF_Individuals
   18. LEF_Public entities
   19. List of eligible countries
   20. Guidelines for Fund Beneficiaries
   21. Visibility manual - Croatia
   22. Glossary

Date: 21st August 2014

Contract title: GENERAL LABORATORY SUPPLIES

 Publication reference: IPA2007/HR16IPO/001-040517-SUP5

University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia has published additional clarifications to the tender dossier:

Question 1:

 In the Supply procurement notice for equipment, Article 15 Selection criteria states that the tenderer must have at least three staff currently working in fields (on positions) related to this contract. I would like to know whether two employees would be acceptable?

Answer 1:

Article 15 of the Supply procurement notice for equipment states the following:

„The tenderer must have at least three staff currently working in fields (on positions) related to this contract (e.g., engineers, sales representatives or product experts).“

However, further in text under the same article the following is stated:

“An economic operator may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links which it has with them. Some examples of when it may not be considered appropriate by the Contracting Authority (grant beneficiary) are when the tender relies in majority on the capacities of other entities or when they rely on key criteria. If the tender relies on other entities it must prove to the Contracting Authority (grant beneficiary) that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary for performance of the contract, for example by producing an undertaking on the part of those entities to place those resources at its disposal. Such entities, for instance the parent company of the economic operator, must respect the same rules of eligibility and notably that of nationality, as the economic operator. Furthermore, the data for this third entity for the relevant selection criterion should be included in the tender in a separate document. Proof of the capacity will also have to be furnished when requested by the Contracting Authority (grant beneficiary).” 

Explanation consistent with the above can be found in the Tender form for a supply contract:

“An economic operator may, where appropriate and for a particular contract, rely on the capacities of other entities, regardless of the legal nature of the links which it has with them. It must in that case prove to the contracting authority that it will have at its disposal the resources necessary for performance of the contract, for example by producing an undertaking on the part of those entities to place those resources at its disposal. Such entities, for instance the parent company of the economic operator, must respect the same rules of eligibility and notably that of nationality, as the economic operator.” 

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Question 2: 

Technical specification for  LOT 9: Media and media supplements: Is  9.4   Penicilin-Streptomycine (10,000 Units Penicillin/ml - 10 mg Streptomycin/ml) acceptable?

Answer 2:

9.4   Penicilin-Streptomycine (10,000 Units Penicillin/ml - 10 mg Streptomycin/ml) is acceptable.

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Question 3:

Is 9.9   L-glutamine – 200mM dissolved in water acceptable?

Answer 3:

9.9   L-glutamine – 200mM dissolved in water is not acceptable.

9.9   L-glutamine – 200mM must be dissolved in NaCl Solution, as indicated in the Annex II+III Technical specifications + Technical offer:

“L-glutamine - 200mM in 0.85 % NaCl Solution, sterile, 100 ml / L-glutamin - 200mM u 0.85% otopini NaC, sterilno, 100 ml“

As indicated in Instructions to tenderers: “General laboratory supplies must comply fully with the technical specifications set out in the tender dossier (technical annex) and conform in all respects with the drawings, quantities, models, samples, measurements and other instructions“.

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Question 4:

In a tender form for a supply contract it is stated that „One signed form must be supplied for each lot, together with the number of copies specified in the Instruction to Tenderers.” If a tenderer submits an offer for more than one lot, is it neccessary for every offer to be submited separtely (in it's own

envelope)? If so, which documents must be submited with every offer?

If it is possible to submit just one offer for all lots, please confirm the following content of tender:

Technical offer (Annex II + III) for lot 1

Financial offer (annex IV) for lot 1

Tender form for a supply contract together with Tenderer's declaration for lot 1

Technical offer (Annex II + III) for lot 2

Financial offer (annex IV) for lot 2

Tender form for a supply contract together with Tenderer's declaration for lot 2

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.

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etc.

Financial identification form

Legal entities form

Documents to be supplied on free formats

Answer 4:

If a tenderer submits a tender for more than one lot,  it is neccessary for each such tender to be submited separately - in its own envelope. All documents published on the website www.capri.com.hr must be completed and submitted for each lot.

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Question 5:

Item 3.2. of the Instructions to tenderer states the following:

„When submitting its tender, the tenderer must state expressly that all the goods meet the requirements concerning origin and must state the countries of origin.“

Does a tenderer state the countries of origin in a Tenderer's declaration, item 2?

Answer 5:

The origin of the goods must be stated in the Tenderer's declaration, and can additionally be provided in a separate statement.

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Question 6:

LOT 4: Dishes: tissue culture dishes, cryo tubes, cell culture flasks, ELISA plates, cell culture multi-well plates, Petri dishes-sterile (category 3.5.1 Plastics; no. 3.5.1.3.):

What kind of bottom U, V F, for ELISA plate, 96 well, high binding, PS, non sterile?

Answer 6: FLAT botoom (F) is needed.

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Question 7:

LOT 5: Dishes: top filters, bottle top filters, tissue culture test plates, syringe filters (category 3.5.1 Plastics; no. 3.5.1.3).

5.1 Top filter , PES 0.22 µm, 150-500ml:  Do you need 48 pcs of top filters for bottles from 150ml or for bottle from 500ml? What is neck diameter GL33 or GL45?

Answer 7: We need 48 pcs of top filters for bottles from 150ml with neck diameter GL45.

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Question 8:

LOT 5: Dishes: top filters, bottle top filters, tissue culture test plates, syringe filters (category 3.5.1 Plastics; no. 3.5.1.3).

5.2 Bottle top filter, PES 0.22 µm, 150-500 ml: Do you need 12 pcs of top filters for bottles from 150ml or for bottle from 500ml? What is neck diameter GL33 or GL45?

Answer 8: We need 12 pcs of top filters for bottles from 500ml with neck diameter GL45

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Date: 06 August 2014

General laboratory supplies procurement

Contract title: GENERAL LABORATORY SUPPLIES

Publication reference: IPA2007/HR16IPO/001-040517-SUP5

University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia intends to award a supply contract for General laboratory supplies at the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, with financial assistance from the "Regional Competitiveness" operational programme (RCOP) 2007-2013

Tender dossier:

1.     Supply procurement notice 

2.     Summary procurement notice 

3.     Letter of invitation to tenderer 

4.     Instructions to tenderers 

5.     Draft contract 

6.     Special conditions 

7.     General conditions 

8.     ANNEX II + III:Technical specifications + technical offer

9.     Budget breakdown

10.   Performance guarantee

11.   Tender form including tenderer's declaration

12.   Administrative grid

13.   Evaluation grid

14.   Handover certificate

15.   Financial identification

16.   LEF_Private companies

17.   LEF_Individuals

18.   LEF_Public entities

19.   List of eligible countries

20.   Guidelines for Fund Beneficiaries

21.   Visibility manual - Croatia

22.   Glossary

 

 The call for tenders was closed on 5th September 2014.

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Date: 30 July 2014

Ultracentrifuge system procurement

Contract title: ULTRACENTRIFUGE SYSTEM

Publication reference: IPA2007/HR16IPO/001-040517-SUP4

University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia intends to award a supply contract for Ultracentrifuge system at the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, with financial assistance from the "Regional Competitiveness" operational programme (RCOP) 2007-2013

Tender dossier:

1. Supply procurement notice

2. Summary procurement notice

3. Letter of invitation to tenderers

4. Instructions to tenderers

5. Draft contract

6. Special conditions

7. General conditions

8. ANNEX II + III: Technical specifications + technical offer

9. Budget breakdown

10. Performance guarantee

11. Tender guarantee

12. Tender form including the Tenderer's declaration

13. Administrative grid

14. Evaluation grid

15. Provisional acceptance certificate

16. Final acceptance certificate

17. Financial Identification Form

18. LEF_Private companies

19. LEF_Individuals

20. LEF_Public companies

21. Visibility Guidelines

22. Visibility Manual (Croatian)

23. Glossary

The call for tenders was closed on 29th August 2014.

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Date: 5 March 2014

Liquid Chromatography system procurement

Contract title: LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM 

Publication reference: IPA2007/HR16IPO/001-040517-SUP3

University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia intends to award a supply contract for Liquid chormatography system at the University of Rijeka Faculty of Medicine, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, with financial assistance from the "Regional Competitiveness" operational programme (RCOP) 2007-2013

Tender dossier:

1. 1. Supply procurement notice
   2. Summary procurement notice
   3. Letter of invitation to tenderer
   4. Instructions to tenderers
   5. Draft contract
   6. Special conditions
   7. General conditions
   8. ANNEX II + III:Technical specifications + technical offer
   9. Budget breakdown
   10. Performance guarantee
   11. Tender guarantee
   12. Tender form including tenderer's declaration
   13. Administrative grid
   14. Evaluation grid
   15. Provisional acceptance certificate
   16. Final acceptance certificate
   17. Financial identification
   18. LEF_Individuals
   19. LEF_Private companies
   20. LEF_Public entities
   21. List of eligible countries
   22. Guidelines for Fund Beneficiaries
   23. Visibility manual - Croatia

The call for tenders was closed on 4 April 2014.

 

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Work Package 1

1.1 Training session on effective translation of vaccine R&D

1.2 Training session on preclinical testing opportunities

1.3 Training session on commercial strategies

1.4 Training session on partnership strategies in developing diagnostic tools

Work Package 2

2.1 Acquiring applied R&D know-how through secondments to associate institutions

2.2 Strategic project 1: Innovation pipeline process establishment for experimental vaccine technology

2.3 Strategic project 2: Academic-industry knowledge transfer process set-up using the antibody-related services as a model

Work Package 3

3.1 Development of the action’s web site

3.2 Generation of partner search brochures and catalogues

3.3 Organisation of info-networking days and workshops on good practice

3.4 Development of a user-friendly platform for dissemination of MEDRI's industry-targeted research results

Work Package 4

4.1 Establishment of administrative and financial support to the action

4.2 Progress reports

4.3 Interim and final reports, including the Auditor's report

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