Science Parks :combining energies for innovation

Dr Ir Michel MorantCEO TTO Office University of Liege, BelgiumMember of the board of LIEU, SPOW, AST and of Proton Europe

The use of benchmarking strategies to change the development strategy of business environment institutions

Warsaw, October 14, 2010

Changing the paradigms

• Industries focuse more and more on the core business• Research becomes more and more multi/cross disciplinary• Globalisation is today reality : markets, production sites,

computing sites, development facilities, research• All dynamic regions are turning to innovation

How can a Region bring a difference ?

• By funding top research• By fostering a top educational system• By shortening the time lag between research and the market• Science parks are one of the catalyst to foster the future

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The Triple Helix system (H. Etkowitz)

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Government

IP policyFunding R&DClustering policy

Industry/SME’s

Product development

ResearchKnowledge transferContinuous education

University

TTO

Benchmarking : why ? who ? Where ?

• For the Government– Regions with similar/opposite track record– Far away/in the neighbourhood– Education/Research/Innovation Policy/Economy

Policy

• For universities– Within the country/abroad– Research oriented/education oriented – Taking part in EU associations (EAU, Proton, …)

• For Science Parks

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Liege : some figures

• Wallonia (3,5)+Brussels (1,1) : autonomous Regions• Liege : City of 600.000 in a province of 1 Moi• Industrial tradition : steel, mines, mechanics, energy• Long and deep crisis from the 70’s till the 90’s• New developments

– 2nd harbour in UE, 7th airport for freight, HS train, Highways– Logistics : 100 Mios inhabitants within 3 hours drive– Aeronautics and space industry– Imaging technology – ICT– Envioronment technologies – water technologies– Biotechnology– Culture historical sites – museas - new station

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The University of Liege : some figures

• Grounded in 1496, state university in 1817• 10 faculties : the only complete state university in W-B• 20.000 students• Campus in Liege, Gembloux, Arlon• Open to the Euregio M-R, and Great Region (Lu, De, Fr) • 600 professors, 3000 scientists• University Hospital (4000 employees)• 400 Mio€ total budget (50% for research)• 1000 concurrent research contrats(70 FP7)• 65 Mio€/year direct contracting from companies• Science park with 100 high tech companies• 100 spin off companies grounded• 25 patents a year – 20 licences a year

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The Open Innovation model (H.Chesbrough)

INVENTIONS

IPR

PUBLICATION

PROOF OF PRINCIPLECOLLABORATIONWITH COMPANIES

INCUBATORS

SPIN-OFFS

SEED-CAPITAL

Public financingINNOVATION

New ProductsNew Services

LicencesRoyalties

ContractsEntreprises

Public financing

RESEARCH InfrastructureResearchers

RESEARCH

DEVELOPMENT

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Benchmarking for a governementThe Prometheus project of the Walloon Region

• All the key actors around the table, during 2 years (2002-2003) : companies, universities, research centers, EEIC, administration,

• A guideline : the Open Innovation Model– Partenarial Research– IP policy – Licensing– Spin off policy

• Local benchmarking : – Existing good experiences ? Where ? Why successful ?– How to generalize ? – Are they missing links ? Missing tools ? What are the problems?

• European benchmarking of systems :– The US example in mind– Similar regions : Manchester/Birmingham, Leuven, NR Wesphalien,

Switzerland, Rhônes-Alpes– Other types of regions : Finland, Valencia, Catalogna

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Benchmarking for universitiesWhat’s an entrepreneurial university ?

• ULg visited several universities in Europe (KULeuven, EPFL, Linköping, Warwick, Barcelona

• Involvement in networks (Curie, Proton Europe, …) for sharing experiences

• Pro active University– Creation of the Liege Science Park (1980)– Creation of Interface Enterprise-University (1989) : promotion of industry-

university relationships, support to SME’s and Lab’s– IP/spin off policy of the university (1998)– Creation of TTO and Gesval (1998)– Creation of Seed capital fund (Spinventure, 1999)– Creation of an entrepreneurship center in the Business school (2000)– First high tech incubator (WSL, 2001)– Expert team for high tech business (2005, CIDE)– Life science incubator (WBC, 2006)

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Innovation system in Wallonia

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Partenarial research

• Poles of competitiveness : LE, SME’s, univ’s, Lab’s on teh same agenda

• Public-private-partnership for research

• Reinfrocement of academic research with companies (PhD’s)

IP Policy

• Funding of IP in Lab’s

• Funding of IP in SME’s

• Set up of a regional IP agency for supporting Lab’s and SME’s

• Support to Universities for patent management and licensing

• Funding of POC in universities

Spin off Policy

• Entrepreneuship spirit in business schools

• First spin off

• Seed capital funds

• High tech Incubators/

• Refundable support for protoypes

Organisation of ULg for Tech Transfer

Know-how IP ownership

Research Contracts

UniversityLaboratoiryResearchers

Profits

Gesval (100 %)

IP management Patent portfolio Proof of Principle

Tech Tansfer Licensing

License portfolio

Equity

ULg

WSL Incubator

Engineering

SPINVENTURE (50/50)

(Pre)Seed capital

SPS (60/40)Hosting

WBCBio

Incubator

CIDE asblBusiness plan - Coaching

Gesva

Growth of a spin-off company

Concept : research funds

Development / IP/Proof of concept (public funds, TTO)

Valuation (foundations, public funds, TTO)

Seed Capital ("3F »)Creation of company

Product Development

Early Stage

Expansion

Late Stage

Going Public / Acquisition

UNIVERSITY

BAs, Incubators

Venture Capital,Investment Funds,

Banks, Public Funding

C O

A C

H I

N G

: C

IDE

INVESTORS

Gesval

Interface

Spinventure

WSL, WBC

SRIWMeusinvest

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Création d’entreprisesEvolution (2009 : 92 cumulated creations)

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• Science parks are typical area where all ingredients, all tools should be concentrated

• IASP quality Chart : the guideline for benchmarking• Availability of

• Good infrastructures : up to date buildings, connectivity• Nice environment• Specialized services : Patlib center, TTO, technology marketing

experts, • Comfort services : babysitting, laundry, fitness, golf, tennis, …• High tech spirit : conferences, creativity, business lunches,

seminars, …• Entrepreneurship spirit : incubators, • Good connexions with academic labs• High tech continuous education programs• Easy access to Seed capital/ Risk capital

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Benchmarking of Science ParksThe IASP network

Conclusion : Benchmarking on different levels

• Benchmarking is useful in order to get ideas

• Government, universities, sceince park can do it

• The benchmark should be focused mainly on similar regions/universties, and some quite different

• The international networks are good relays to find appropriate partners : Proton Europe, IASP, AUTM for instance

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• www.interface.ulg.ac.be• www.reseaulieu.be• www.protoneurope.org• www.iasp.ws• www.spow.be• www.gesval.be• www.stimtech.be

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Thank you for your attention