Research on the Derivative Effect

Created by NEDO Projects

Sayaka Shishido,

Kazuo Fukui, Masaru Yamashita, Mitsuru Takeshita

NEDO, Evaluation Department

Research on the Derivative Effect

Created by NEDO Projects

Sayaka Shishido,

Kazuo Fukui, Masaru Yamashita, Mitsuru Takeshita

NEDO, Evaluation Department

Before Project During Project After Project

Public

Contracto

r（ Co

mpany,

university,

etc. ）

ＮＥＤＯ

Project FormationProject Formation

Project Management（ Budget portfolio, codes and

standards, adjustments for situation changes, etc. ）

Scheme of NEDO’s Projects and Position of Derivative Effects Scheme of NEDO’s Projects and Position of Derivative Effects

Activities for commercialization

Activities for commercialization

Commercialization completed!

Commercialization completed!

Derivative effect

Social Task Solve Task

R&D

< NEDO Project >< NEDO Project >

ProjectPlanning

（ Setting goals and milestones ）

： NEDO Project

： Flow of Main purpose of Project

： Flow of Derivative Effect

Activities for commercialization

of derivatives

Activities for commercialization

of derivatives

Commer-cialization of derivatives

Commer-cialization of derivatives

Use knowledge for other R&D （ start to develop of derivative

technology ）

Use knowledge for other R&D （ start to develop of derivative

technology ）

Main Theme

Main Theme

DerivativesDerivatives

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Spread of technical Knowledge

Spread of technical Knowledge

During NEDO

ProjectAfter Project

Public

Contractor

（ Company,

University,

etc. ）

Business improvementReduce ＣＯ２

Technologyfor amorphous silicon devices

Approach for commercialization

Approach for commercialization

For example …For example …

Commercialization Of low cost PV system

Popularization of PV systems

Commercialization of large TFT panel

Energy security

Large TFT panelmanufacturing

equipment

Popularization of large TFT panel

Design, evaluation,

analysis technology

Output of NEDO ProjectIn-line large area

film-forming equipment

Use as design guide

R&D

Mai

n th

eme

Mai

n th

eme

DerivativesDerivatives

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Follow-up Research

Research was started in FY2004.

Target: All entrusted companies (projects completed after FY2001)

Scope: Up to 5 years after project completion (years 1, 2, 4 and 6)

Questionnaires and interviews were used.

Derivatives

In the questionnaire, we asked about derivative technologies:

・ Were there such technologies?・ What type of technologies are they, where are they used, and by who?

・ Etc.

Project completion

Number of companies

FY2001 83FY2002 142FY2003 166FY2004 66FY2005 343FY2006 205FY2007 119

1,124

Methodology for Follow-up Monitoring Methodology for Follow-up Monitoring

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ObjectiveObjective

　 We asked questions regarding the presence of derivative

technology from NEDO projects as part of our follow-up research.

　 To understand the overall context of derivative technology and

revalidate our survey technique, we conducted a study on the

following:

・ A general review of all follow-up research results starting

from FY2004

・ The results of new questions to focus on issues related to

derivative technology added in FY2009.

In addition, we prepared a case study on derivative effects,

especially technology transfer related to supercritical fluid. 　

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Yes33%

No67%

All Energy companies

Industrial companies

Total 1,124 326 798

Technology 370 115 255

No Technology 754 211 543

Technology 32.9% 35.3% 32.0%

No Technology 67.1% 64.7% 68.0%

Companies With Derivative Technology Companies With Derivative Technology

Are there any derivative technologies?(FY2001 - FY2007)

Are there any derivative technologies?(FY2001 - FY2007)

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1 3 50.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

Years 2 4 6

Technology 80 140 162No

Technology 311 251 229

Total 391 391 391

Development Period for Derived TechnologyDevelopment Period for Derived Technology

Relationship between number of years after project completion and percentage of companies having derivative technologyRelationship between number of years after project completion and percentage of companies having derivative technology

（ Companies completing projects from FY2001 to FY2003)

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中止 研究 技術開発 製品化 上市0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

無し

　 All Terminated

ResearchDevelopm

entPractical

applicationCommerci

al

Technology 370 18 126 155 39 32

No Technology 754 64 292 273 69 56

Total 1124 82 418 428 108 88

R&D Progress and Derivative Technology Developed During Projects R&D Progress and Derivative Technology Developed During Projects

Development stage of derivative technologies in the year following project completion

（ Projects completed from FY2001 to FY2007 ）

Development stage of derivative technologies in the year following project completion

（ Projects completed from FY2001 to FY2007 ）

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■ No Technology

■ Technology

9

Yes39%

No61%

Technology 25No

Technology 39

Total 64

中止 研究 技術開発 製品化 上市0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

無し有り

　 Terminated

Research

Devel-opment

Practical applicati

on

Commercial Total

Yes 0 10 13 1 1 25

No 2 20 7 6 4 39

Total 2 30 20 7 5 64

Projectcompletion

Number of

companies

FY2001 0FY2002 11FY2003 0FY2004 1FY2005 32FY2006 0FY2007 20

Total 64

Example: Robot TechnologiesExample: Robot Technologies

5 projects, 64 companiesAre there any derivative

technologies?

Are there any derivative

technologies?

■ No Technology

■ Technology

0%10%

20%30%

40%50%

60%70%

80%90%

100%

所属部署 他部署 社外 その他Completion Companies

FY2003 102FY2004 39FY2005 286FY2006 187FY2007 118FY2008 51

Total 783

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

167

148

129

658

その他

製作物

評価・試験技術

科学的知見・データ

開発・製造技術

Type and Use of Derivative Technologies (FY2009, FY2010 ） Type and Use of Derivative Technologies (FY2009, FY2010 ）

What type of technologieswere derived?

What type of technologieswere derived?

Where are derivative technologies used?

Where are derivative technologies used?

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■ Own department ■ Other department■ Other companies ■ Other

■Other …………………

■Product ………………

■Testing tech. …………

■Scientific data…………

■Manufacturing tech. …

新製品の開発

新規研究開発テーマ（企画）の設定

人材育成を通じたノウハウの波及

研究開発ツールや社内技術標準として活用

既存製品（商品）の改良

既存事業・他分野の現象・メカニズム解明

既存製品の生産プロセスの効率化

その他

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80

Number of responses

Contents of Derivative Technologies （ Data for FY2010 ） Contents of Derivative Technologies （ Data for FY2010 ）

Utilization of derivative technologies （ closed, multiple selection ）Utilization of derivative technologies （ closed, multiple selection ）

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0.4%

4.3%

6.1%

8.2%

8.6%

10.0%

14.3%

24.4%

Other

Improvement of process used in existing products

Understanding phenomena and mechanisms

Improvement of standard products

R&D tools and technical standards

Know-how derived through HR cultivation

Setting of new theme

New product development

Year Companies

FY2004 41FY2006 187FY2008 51

Total 279

Survey Techniques for Derivative Technologies Survey Techniques for Derivative Technologies

Merits of Questionnaires

• Easy to clarify technology transfer in a company.

• Facts are collected through a bottom-up process, overestimates are fewer than in numerical analysis.

Weak Points of Questionnaires

• Facts for compilation are limited to only those provided by a respondent. It is therefore possible to underestimate.

- It is difficult to identify derivative effects that occur due to implicit knowledge and spillover effects through research papers.

- Amount of available data is reduced over time. 12

　 Case Study on Supercritical Fluid　 Case Study on Supercritical FluidWe prepared a case study on derivative effects, especially technology transfer related to supercritical fluid.

Fundamental technology development（ Property database, mechanism analysis, measurement theory,

codes and standards, etc. ）

Pure science（ Public domain, science without commercial use ）

Application development(Formulation as a system,

manufacturing technologies, etc.)

Products/services（ Direct effect ）

Fundamental

development

全体設計

Elemental development

Application developme

ntElemental development

for other fields

Application development for

other fieldsProducts/services

Technology transferDesign policy

System design

PR action for sales/capital investment

for mass productions

産業応用Ideas for industrial

application

Elemental development（ Core technologies for materials or members ）

Products/services

Products/services

Application for Application

Coal liquefaction

Alcohol concentration

Extraction of food ingredients (essence, fat acid, caffeine, etc. ）

Environmental regulationsTechnology seeds of other fields

Dry cleaning

Painting

Micronized medicine

Hybridization and making nano- particles for electronic materials (hydrothermal synthesis ）Analyze reactions and

phenomenaGain fundamental dataProperty simulationMake database

Washing and drying for semi-conductors and micromachinesCracking of woody biomass

Chemical recycling of plasticsSupercritical fluid chromatography

Reuse of chemical filters

Microreactor

“Trial and error” phase Fundamental project

External factors

“Tool utilization” phase

Example of chemical recyclingequipment

Supercritical Fluid R&D History

Triggers for Technology TransferTriggers Caused by Fundamental NEDO Project

① Solutions to technical problemsExamples: Information collection and development of a database for fundamental property data, visualization of phenomena, understanding reaction mechanisms, valid material selection, trials forlow cost methods (especially a continual process), etc.

Focusing on a valid target is necessary. ② No diffusion after completion of a fundamental project

Example: Key person with knowledge of functional maintenance of database, laboratory equipment, etc.

A project leader for a fundamental project may be an academic.

External Triggers ① New needs 　　

Environmental regulations (volatile organic compound emissions, chlorofluorcarbon gas, etc.)More sophisticated and diversified specifications

② Technology seeds from other fieldsExamples: ・ Highly molecular medicine derived from biotechnology・ Semiconductor and micromachine microfabrication・ Fine chemicals, etc.

Timing of project planning is important as it serves as a bridge between

needs/seeds.

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Summary Summary33% of surveyed companies responded that they have

developed derivative technology. (FY2001 - FY2007)

24% of surveyed companies responded that derivative technology is mainly used for new products and new R&D tasks.

３． Technology transfer after a fundamental technology project is derived from project and external triggers.

→ 　 It is thought that NEDO projects produce an effect from mainstream R&D, and that they also add further value through new products and R&D themes that result from technology transfer.

Thank you!

NEDO,Sayaka Shishido

E-mail: shishidosyk@nedo.go.jp

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