Grain
Legumes Technology Transfer Platform
(GL-TTP)
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Introduction
& Link to GL-TTP official website
An important
component of the GLIP dissemination effort is the formation of the Grain
Legume Technology Transfer Platform (or GL-TTP). This platform will facilitate
interactions between researchers and end-users active in grain legumes
and to disseminate knowledge and products developed from the GLIP research
programme.
The GL-TTP was launched in the Summer of 2005. There is a dedicated GL-TTP web site, which can be reached by following the following link:
or
via the link on the menu board.
The following section answers some of the FAQs asked by for GLIP contractors
and non-contractors alike. If there are other questions, either general
or more specific to your organisation please contact the GL-TTP management
directly by the following ways:
e-mail: gl-ttp@prolea.com
phone: +33 1 40 69 49 09
fax: +33 1 47 23 58 72
post:
Grain Legume Technology Transfer Platform, 12 Avenue George V,
75008 PARIS, France
FAQs on the purpose and function
of the GL-TTP
What is the TTP?
What is the TTP for?
Who would be interested in the TTP?Some likely questions:
What is an Anticipated Participant?
Are TTP members GLIP participants?
Does the TTP give GLIP non-participants direct access to GLIP Intellectual Property?
Does the GLIP finance the TTP?
How can the TTP arrange research and development if not all of its members share the same interest?
What is the TTP?
The TTP is an Anticipated Participant in the GLIP, it will be established in the summer of 2005 and its precise structure is under negotiation. This means it will be a legal entity with rights and responsibilities according to the GLIP Consortium Agreement. The TTP will be a club of members for whom it will act as an agent within the GLIP, and the TTP will act as an agent for the GLIP within its membership.
What is the TTP for?
The
TTP will be responsible for the conversion of GLIP knowledge, understanding
and know-how into practical use. This will involve two types of activity:
1. Assessing, summarising and presenting information from the GLIP.
2. Identifying, organising and commissioning research and development
activities for its members.
Who would be interested in the TTP?
Anyone
interested in the genetics and genomics of legumes, especially where:
1. Economy of scale is desirable.
2. Access to understanding and technology is sought.
3. Coordination of technology implementation an advantage.
Some likely questions:
What is an Anticipated Participant?
An Anticipated Participant is a legal entity that the GLIP project has already defined as becoming a project participant. In the case of the TTP its participation is a deliverable of the project, i.e. the Project is committed to the formation and inclusion of the TTP.
Are TTP members GLIP participants?
In general, no they are not, but some GLIP participants may choose to be TTP members. There is some discussion about whether the TTP should be structured so that all GLIP participants are members.
Does the TTP give GLIP non-participants direct access to GLIP Intellectual Property?
No, the access is indirect. The TTP is a mechanism that distinguishes between the Intellectual Property of the GLIP and the users of this knowledge. This works both ways: within the GLIP, Intellectual Property is shared among participants according to the mutually agreed Consortium Agreement. The TTP allows groups to be interested in the GLIP without having to share their Intellectual Property. The GLIP shares its intellectual Property with the TTP as with any other participant. This is why the TTP can act as an agent for its members within the GLIP, and similarly can act for the GLIP with respect to its members.
Does the GLIP finance the TTP?
No, the GLIP will finance the establishment of the TTP, but the TTP will finance its own running costs. This will be on the basis of a membership fee. This will be quite small as the costs will be shared among its members.
How can the TTP arrange research and development if not all of its members share the same interest?
It
is expected that the TTP will see R&D opportunities that arise within
the GLIP that other GLIP participants do not wish to pursue. We can consider
this as ‘reduction to practice’ or ‘method development’
that is not of direct interest to the GLIP participants. The TTP can then
commission appropriate action depending on the financial interest of its
members. The method developed would then be available for exploitation
by relevant members according to a mutual agreement. The TTP itself also
retains the option for exploitation; this means that if a different group
of members is interested in a related method the TTP can freely use its
prior expertise. All TTP members then have the potential to gain from
any activity, but that reflects their level of engagement.
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