4

Number of SpinOffs /
Start-Ups approved *

2.54M€

Revenue from innovation
activities **

37

Number of new Collaborations ***

30%

% Licensed Patents ****

35.4 M€

Total funding raised by VHIR Spin-Off's & Start-Ups *****

(*) In 2021, VHIR’s Board of Trustees (Patronato) approved the constitution and/or participation to five companies participated by VHIR.
(**) Income generated by the activities of the Innovation Unit (royalties and ufront payments from licenses, OHs from collaboration agreements and competitive grants, etc.).
(***) Research collaborations between research groups at VHIR and companies, involving an innovation project.
(****) Ratio of licensed patents to all applied patents.
(*****) Total funding of our companies, public & private, competitive & non competitive.

Evolution of Income for innovation activity

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Evolution of Income for innovation activity. The activities are described in the section: “Revenue collected by type of innovation activities”

Spin-off’s approved in 2021

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In 2020, VHIR’s Board of Trustees (Patronato) approved VHIR’s participation in 4 companies.

Patents 2021

10

Patent applications *

1

Utility Model **

5

Patents entering national phases ***

4

Patents licensed to companies ****

(*) Patent families applied in 2021 (Patent families are the set of patent applications that derive from a first priority patent application).
(**) Utility Model Families in 2021 (Families are the set of applications that derive from a first Utility Model).
(***) National patent applications arising from an international PCT application.
(****) “Families” of Patents for which an exploitation agreement has been signed with a company (in this case called a licensee).

In total, Patents of VHIR

120

Patents applied *

35

of which licensed patents

(*) All patent families applied to 2021 inclusive.

Impact & other resources captured and confirmed during 2021

636,000€

Revenues from Spin-Off's (licenses, services) *

493,350€

Funding raised by staff and Innovation activities **

+50

People employed by our portfolio companies ***

447.8M€

Portfolio Companies' Market Value ****

+10M€

Value of Project Grants granted to our companies *****

35.4M€

Total funding raised by VHIR Spin-Off's & Start-Ups ******

(*) Revenue from SpinOffs in which the VHIR participates.
(**) VHIR is the statewide institute that has raised the most ISCIII funding in staffing and activities of the innovation unit.
(***) Number of people employed by companies where VHIR is one of the shareholders.
(****) Total Fair Value, at 2021 closing, of the whole historic portfolio of companies where VHIR is one of the shareholders (including exits and write-offs).
(*****) Direct or contribution. Competitive calls where our portfolio companies participate, and usually VHIR is also involved.
(******) Total funding of our companies, public & private, competitive & non competitive.