Rector's Directive No. 1/2017 ****************************************************************************************** * ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************** * Constitution of the Board for the Commercialisation of Science and Research Results of C ****************************************************************************************** To implement: - Date of effect: 1 January 2017 Following the appointment of members of the Board for the Commercialisation of Science and of Charles University, I am issuing the new text of the Constitution of the Board for the of Science and Research Results of Charles University: ****************************************************************************************** * Constitution of the Board for the Commercialisation of Science and Research Results of C ****************************************************************************************** *========================================================================================= * Art. 1 – Basic Provision *========================================================================================= The Board for the Commercialisation of Science and Research Results of Charles University the “University”) is an advisory body of the Rector of the University in the matters of co of science and research results of the University. *========================================================================================= * Art. 2 – Composition of the Board *========================================================================================= 1.The Board has at least seven members who are appointed and dismissed by the Rector; the of the Board members is three years. The number of Board members with a voting right rep research institutions (the “research sector”) is not higher than one half of the Board m voting right; the other Board members with a voting right are representatives from the i application sector) and the financial sector. The chair of the Board is appointed and di Rector from among the Board members. 2.Membership in the Board is conditional upon the appointee’s consent in writing and a con agreement regarding any confidential information and facts learned while working for the other sensitive issues raised in the applications under consideration. 3.In addition to the Board members, the Rector may appoint permanent guests to the Board. guest to the Board is entitled to attend Board meetings and receive any background docum permanent guest to the Board does not have a voting right and is not included among the the Board members. The provision of paragraph 2 applies to a permanent guest by analogy. *========================================================================================= * Art. 3 – Main Responsibilities of the Board *========================================================================================= 1.The main responsibilities of the Board include the following tasks: a.evaluating and recommending commercialisation projects and, where appropriate, the use funding within the University budget for proof-of-concept, preseed activities, and spi b.considering annual activity reports of the Knowledge and Technology Transfer Centre (“ c.drafting the Board’s annual activity reports and submitting the reports to the Rector University; d.proposing updates to the internal rules of the University for knowledge and technology commercialisation1; and e.proposing to the Rector ad hoc (subject-area) boards for individual specialised cases commercialisation; the provision of Article 2 (2) applies to such ad hoc boards by ana number of the ad hoc board members from the research sector may not be higher than one members of such board. *========================================================================================= * Art. 4 – Secretary of the Board *========================================================================================= 1.The secretary of the Board is in charge of administrative and organisational matters for 2.The secretary is not a member of the Board; he or she may always attend Board meetings, voting right. 3.The role of the secretary of the Board is fulfilled by the director of the Knowledge and Transfer Centre of the University, or an employee of the University designated by the di designation is conditional upon the Rector’s consent. 4.The secretary keeps records regarding the Board’s activities and archives any Board docu accordance with legislation. 5.The confidentiality agreement under Article 2 (2) applies to the secretary of the Board. *========================================================================================= * Art. 5 – Basic Principles Governing the Work of the Board *========================================================================================= 1.The Board holds its meetings as necessary, but at least twice a year. The meeting is con chaired by the chair of the Board. 2.The Board considers applications for the commercialisation projects or motions to amend of the University. Such applications and motions can be submitted to the Board, via CPPT or unit of the University. 3.In addition, every three months the Board receives from the CPPT, and evaluates, interim reports on approved sub-projects. 4.A member of the Board may not take part in the consideration of an application if there his or her impartiality with respect to such application or persons involved. In particu the Board is not impartial if a project is to be considered in which he or she has a pro or in which he or she is to be a member of the research team. 5.With respect to every application considered on its merits, the Board provides the Recto University with a recommendation in writing proposing further action to be taken by the 6.The Rector of the University may accept or reject the recommendation of the Board, or re background documents including opinions or statements. 7.The Rector’s decision and the minutes of the Board’s meeting are published on the Univer unless this is precluded by legislation. 8.Details concerning the procedures followed by the Board are stipulated in the Code of Pr Board for the Commercialisation of Science and Research Results of Charles University wh by the Board and issued, subject to the Rector’s consent, by the chair of the Board. *========================================================================================= * Art. 6 – Final Provision *========================================================================================= As of the date of effect of this Rector’s directive No. 1/2017, the Rector’s directives No 8/2015 are repealed. This directive becomes effective on 1 January 2017. In Prague on 12 December 2016 Prof. MUDr. Tomáš Zima, DrSc., MBA Rector ________________________________________ 1 For example: “Strategie Univerzity Karlovy v oblasti komercializace poznatků a technolog of Charles University for the Comercialisation of Knowledge and Technology] and “Doporučen komercializace výsledků výzkumu a vývoje na fakultách a dalších součástech Univerzity Karl Procedure for the Comercialisation of Science and Research Results at Faculties and Other University], the relevant Rector’s directive on the use of the RDI results at Charles Univ term strategy for proof-of-concept at Charles University, etc.