The Berytech “trilogy”Dr. Nicolas Rouhana

About ideas/innovation

« The best idea in the world, plus 1$, buys you a decent cup of coffee: ideas without people and the money to turn them into

realities, remain… ideas !! »

Startup Life Cycle

Exit Strategy

IndustryClusters

VentureCapital Funds

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• Seed Funds

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Exit Strategy

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About Saint-Joseph University (USJ)

Founded in 1875, one of the leading private universities in Lebanon

12 Faculties, 1 School, 2 Institutes4 Campuses & 3 Regional University Study Centers1 University Hospital (Hôtel Dieu de France)Over 10,000 StudentsCovers all Science Topics & Disciplines

Scientific – Social – Religious – Human– Medical – Health - Technological

www.usj.edu.lb

About Saint-Joseph University (USJ) (2)

USJ spearheaded two leading Technologial Poles in Lebanon: Berytech I & II

Objectives

Facilitate the creation of companies

Provide assistance in their development

Fund startups

Create jobs for graduates (Limit brain-drain)

Berytech Technological Pole

LocationFaculty of Engineering - Campus of Science & Technology

Total cost : 5.5M$Total Build up area: 8,000 m2Total offices space: 3,000 m2Total common area : 5,000 m2

Incubation & Business hosting spacesVideoconference auditorium & Training Center - Conference roomsCafeteria/restaurant/food court Business center / Exhibition hall

Management: Berytech scalPrivate shareholders1M$ startup capitalIncome for university !

Campus of Science & Technology

Faculties & Research labs

Aquapark & Country club

Berytech Technology Incubator

Dorms

Sports arena

800-seat auditorium

R&D lab

About Campus ofScience & Technology

80,000 sqm of land

3 Faculties: Engineering, Business Computer & Management, and Faculty of Science

8 Research Labs (Electronics, ICT, telecom, water, environment, materials, chemical, agro-food)

More than 50 researchers & 1,700 students on Campus

Berytech: 30 technology SMEs / 250 professionals

800-seat auditorium; closed sports-arena

Support services

Project maturity

Projectsholders

Start up

Mature SME

IncubatorHot Desks15-30sqm

Nursery/Accelerator45-70sqm

Company Hosting90-200+sqm

Type of hosting

Service offered

Project assessmentIdeas elaboration

Rough business planEntrepr. training

Business counsellingHelp with technology Business plan to get

financeIncubation grants

Networking Help in financing

ClusteringInnovation mngmtInternationalization

Conducive environment

Hassle-free quality environment

24/7 electricity – UPS - telephone lines - Internet access, parking, security, Maintenance and Janitorial service - Reception and Secretarial service

Hi-tech environmentVideoconferencing, training & documentation center

Near-by Technological Platforms

Programs for entrepreneurs

Links with Universities

Open-doors, Job fairs, roadshows

“From .edu to .com » (4th edition)

Operation 7ème jour• Social • Initiation to entrepreneurship• Junior-Entreprise

Punctual training for industries• e-business, social media networking, iPhone app dvpt

9th edition Incubation awards

• Since 2002: Access to $300,000 Berytech grants for 27 startup projects

Opening Corporate Innovation to Entrepreneurship

Broadband Internet Access

Berytech is hosting and managing the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) of Lebanon www.beirutix.net

The Campus is one of the 250 initial beneficiaries of the National Broadband Network plan consisting of fiber-optic connections across the country within the next 18 months

International

First full EBN member with EU-BIC (Business Innovation Center) label in MENA since 2006

SOFTLANDINGMATCHMAKINGEUROEXPOBUSINESS BOOSTING

Berytech Technology & Health

Created: 2006 – Campus of Medical SciencesPromoter: University Saint-Joseph + 3 NGOsTotal cost : 3.5M$Operating grant of 1.5MEuros from EUTotal Build up area: 4,000 m2Total offices space: 2,500 m2Videoconference facilityTraining Center - Conference rooms Common areas:

Lounge, business center

Income for university !

Berytech Technology & Health

Health Faculties USJ Research labsHealth Technopole

20 startups/SMEs 150 jobs created

Since 2002

• 136 entities hosted• 72 entities « graduated »

> 550 job creations> 150 entrepreneurs trained

• Hosting around 60 entities TO > 20M$

KEY FIGURES

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TIC Image Conseil/Formation Santé

Services

Cluster: Image industry

Laboratory for movie (15/32mm) development

Laboratory of telecinema

Laboratory for film restauration and storage

Digital Editing and post-production

2D graphics/animation/cartoon

3D architectural/walkthrough

Sound studio editing

Movie/video clips/TV program productions

Fondation Liban Cinéma

Edulab.com.lb

Multimedia CDs (physics& chemistry school curriculum)

Winner 2007 MIT Arab Business Plan Competition (1560 applicants)

Case 1

Paravision.org

DigitalPostcards

WSIS winners 2005EuroLeaders Awards 2006

New packaged services/products: Touchless screens

Case 2

Apstrata.com

PaaS cloud-computing technology platform

Ranked 4 in Lebanon Allworld Network

Case 3

Activeidentity.net

RFID solutions

Finalists in the MedVenture competition

Case 4

Funding for Technology Startups

• Started 2008• Seed Capital Fund• 6 million USD• Investments from 100k$ to 1.2M$• Shareholders

– 2 multinationals: Cisco & Intel – Leading Lebanese ICT companies– 5 banks– University (Income!)

• Portfolio: edulab, activeID, dermandar, apstrata

Berytech: Intel Endorsement

“Craig Barrett” Center at Berytech (April 2007)

Intel Capital invests 500k$ in Berytech Fund (VC fund for technology startups) in 2008

Upcoming events

Contacts

www.berytech.orgMkalles, Lebanon

Tel: +961 4 533040Fax: +961 4 533070

bth.berytech.orgBeirut, Lebanon

Tel: +961 1 612500Fax: +961 1 611005

www.berytechfund.orgMkalles, Lebanon

Tel: +961 4 533040Fax: +961 4 533070

Nicolas Rouhananrouhana@berytech.org

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