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www.agropark.dk
Agro Business Park
…Generates Growth…
CEO, Lars Visbech Sørensen
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Denmark
• Population: 5.5 million
• Size: 43,094 km2
• GDP pr. capita, 2005: 33.973 USD
• Unemployement: 1.8%
• Forest: 12%
• 1 beer: 1 USD – 10 USD
• High taxes – VAT (25%)
• High wages (2.750 USD)
• Well educated
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”Ejendomsfonden” for
Forskerpark Foulum
Agro Business Park A/S
Agro Business
Innovation A/S
Balance: 30.9m DKK
Net Capital: 21.3m
DKK
Public Rental
Company Balance: 7m DKK
Net Capital: 2.65m DKK
Private Shareholder
Company
9 Employees
Management and
Consultancy
Early Seed
Investments
Capital: 8.65m DKK
Up to 750,000
DKK/case
Company Portfolio
18 companies
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Agro Business Park and University of Aarhus
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Agro Business Park - Object
• Creates innovation and knowledge-based entrepreneurship within agriculture, food processing and environmental technology
• Project organisation that creates innovation within certain parts of the sector
• Provides consultancy services to the companies on the science park
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Danish Agriculture
•High effective
•Legislation focus at environment
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Danish Agriculture – Challenges
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Svin/bedrift
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Bedrif ter i 1.000 stk.
Number of farms Size of pig farms
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Animal Production - Challenges
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Projects - CBMI
• CBMI = Innovation Centre for Bioenergy and Environmental Technology
• Generates projects within the agri and environment sectors, e.g. biodiesel
• Promotes cooperation by bringing together companies in the CBMI company network
• Biogas – plant at DIAS
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Support for Companies
• Senior advise, network etc.
• Project generation, application and
management
Services
• Reception
• IT support and safety
• Free access to research library
• Meeting facilities
…etc.
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Future Value Chain for Entrepreneurs in ABP
INTROPRE
START-UP
POST
START-UP
GROWTH
REGULAR
PROGRESS
Informal
collaboration
Formal
collaboration
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Projects - Enterprise Europe Network
• Largest network worldwide to create
innovation and trade
• More than 500 local partner organisations in
40 countries, including the 27 EU member
states
• 13 partners outside EU – Chile
• Primarily focus on SMEs
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Niels Pedersens Allé 2
DK-8830 Tjele
Tel: +45 89 99 25 00
Fax: +45 89 99 25 99