ergo: energies and resources for sustainability governance - elisa grassi - success story
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Presentación de Elisa Grassi de la Oficina de Transferencia Tecnológica de la Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna de Italia, realizada durante la sesión de Casos de Éxito del encuentro "Nuevas Tecnologías y Generación de Negocios: Energías renovables, eficiencia energética y construcción sustentable" organizado por ELAN Network Chile entre el 11 y 13 de noviembre de 2015, en el edificio del Centro de Innovación UC Anacleto Angelini.TRANSCRIPT
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ERGO
Energies and Resourcesfor sustainability GOvernance
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The company
The company was founded in late 2006 on the initiative of four
university professors and four researchers from the Sant'Anna
School of Advanced Studies with more than ten years experience in
the field of environmental management and support to public
administration to implement Environmental and Safety
Management Systems, the promotion of Product and Manufacturing
Standards, Territorial and Environmental Marketing and Energy
Planning.
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The spin off approach
and covering all the main issue related to Companies, Products, Administration, Cluster and Territories ("IMPACT focus").
Ergo srl is the first spin off company in the service sector of the SantAnna school that offer consultancy services focused on environment and sustainability management at 360
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Requirements for the spin off accreditation
Support provided by the university
People working for the university in the ownership (usually holding more than 50% of the shares) young researchers preferred
Clear and sustainable business plan No overlapping (or, even worse,
competition) with the university research activities
Having the explicit mission (and task) to continue and develop the research outcomes produced by the university
Use of the brand (+ Sant Anna spin-offs Club)
Favourable conditions for covering utilities costs (e.g.: telephone)
Support in obtaining public funds (e.g.: the Ministry financed the start up training and marketing initiatives)
Partnership in mixed EU funded projects (e.g.: external assistance for operational tasks)
Training on the job for future consultants
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Ergo main activities/1
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Ergo main activities/2
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The international developmentOctober 2013 saw the founding of Ergo Iberia SL, with its offices in Barcelona, Spain. Ergo Iberia addresses its activities mainly to the markets in Spain and Latin-America, providing specific consultancy services to businesses and public authorities, with a broad focus on: carbon management issues energy issues new specific certifications in the airport industry the environmental issues of manufacturing
Ergo and Ergo Iberia adopt a strategy of total sharing of resources and know-how
In 2014 Ergo srl open an infopoint office also in New York City (USA)
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Ergo commitment for sustainability The company has an Environmental Management
System certified under EMAS certification (EC Regulation CE 1221/2009), ERGOs Environmental Statement, stating its
strategies, improvement targets and reporting on its environmental performance, can be downloaded on www.ergosrl.net
On June 10th 2013 ERGO srl was one of the founder promoters in the establishment of 'FONDAZIONE GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK ITALIA', and by doing sois helping to create a more inclusive and sustainable global economy.
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www.ergosrl.net
Ergo Pisa / Italy
Barcelona / Spain
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SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANTANNA Elisa Grassi
Ufficio Valorizzazione Ricerche (UVR)
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Spin-off creation@SSSA
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Vision of SSSA in the development of Spinoff
Excellence in applied research
Qualified and highly skilled researchers
Multidisciplinary teams
Entrepreneurial mission of SSSA
Impact to the regional ecosystem
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Tools for entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship courses
Scouting
Internal procedures
Club Spin-off
Networking and matchmaking
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Entrepreneurship Courses
6 courses3 UniPI3 SSSA
6 courses
UniFI
5 coursesUniSI
Funded by the Region of Tuscany
Coordinated by SSSA and organized by all the Universities in Tuscany
Training courses for future entrepreneurs (graduates, PhDs, research fellows)
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Entrepreneurship Courses
7 courses (17 editions) Total budget Euro 255.974,00. Basic courses: essential elements for the design
and management of a new business Specialized courses: training on specific themes
across sectors (ICT and Robotics); on specificissues (Fund raising and Interationalisation).
Coaching: sectorial (Life Sciences, ICT andRobotics)
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Scouting through business plan competition
Start Cup Toscana: regional business plan competition for youngstartup or business ideas
startcup.ilonova.eu
12 editions of the START CUP organized since 2004 by SSSA
161 business plan collected
Winners of Tuscancompetition participate tonational competitionNational Innovation Prize www.pnicube.it
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Procedure for Spin-off creation
Authorization by the Director of the Istitute
Proposal (identification of the main elements of the business; innovative project; human resources, roles in the company; IP aspects)
Proposal review (collect documents, support on BP)
Opinion by the Knowledge Transfer Committee
Approval by the Board od Director and AcademicSenate
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Supporting the spin-off creation
UVR gives advices to researchers to create a new spin-off company (i.e.business idea evaluation, BP preparation, inner procedures to be recognizedas University spin-off)
UVR instructs the necessary paperwork for the evaluation of proposals bythe Knowledge Transfer Committee, for the preparation of the investigationthat is being analyzed by the Board of Directors and the Academic Senate
After their creation, UVR keeps to be in touch with the spin-off companiesfor training initiatives, meetings with VC
SSSA offers to spin-offs some facilities: use of spaces and equipment at theInstitutes
UVR offers information to join financing regional, national and EU. UVR participates at matchmaking events on behalf of researchers of Scuola
SantAnna and Spin-Off companies Since 2010 UVR has collaborated with Ericsson for the management of the
EGO Price for new company ideas; in the 2012 two SSSA spin-off entities wereawarded first and second place
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2015
Scientia Machinale s.r.l Pragma s.r.l Synapsis s.r.l 1991/1997Icube s.r.l
2000Technodeal s.r.l. Domotica 2000 s.r.l.
Ekymed srl
Mint Publishing s.r.l.
2001 Aedit s.r.l
2002Vr Media s.r.l. Evidence s.r.l.
2003 Amic s.r.l
2004
Encrea s.r.l. Era Endoscopy s.r.l.Robotech s.r.l.
2005 Dedalo s.r.l
2006Photrix s.r.l.Medea s.r.l.Ergo s.r.l.
2007Forsense s.r.lFibersense s.r.l
2008 Fastenica s.r.l.
2009
2010
Rekno s.r.l. 2011
Redhub s.r.l Kiwi s.r.lHumanot s.r.l
2012 Lab11 s.r.l.
Espres 3D s.r.l.
Eye-Tech s.r.l.
Smania s.r.l.
2013 Cesue s.r.l.
Win Medical s.r.l.Prensilia s.r.l.
Henesis s.r.l
Humanware s.r.lIdea s.r.l
Biocare Provider s.r.l.
Asidev s.r.l.
Better than
Real s.r.l.
Fabrica 136 s.r.l.
2014 Wearable Robotics s.r.l.Infibra Technologies.r.l.
Pigekos.r.l.
Great Robotics s.r.l.LOLIETTOOIL s.r.l. VICS s.r.l. IUVO s.r.l.
SEM+ s.r.l.
Probiomedica s.r.l.Sixth Sense srl
3D Finisher srlSmartlex srl
Leaning
technologies s.r.l.
Spin-off companies @SSSA
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Spin-Off companies@SSSA
Integrated value: + 128%
Total number of spin-off: 48 (1991-2015); 38members of Spin-off Club
Number of employees (Dec. 2013): about200
Total revenues (Dec. 2013): about 10M
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Spin off Club
UVR manages the secretariat of the Club, organizing meetings andevents, sending to the associated spin-off communications, creatingopportunities with potencial investors etc
Spin off Club is an association created in 2005 through which SSSA promotesthe relations with businesses, fosters collaboration between them, andcreates opportunities for growth and promotion
38 spin-off are members of the Club nowadays
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Match-making events
UVR presents last research results and/or activities from researchers and Spin-Offs
UVR participates on behalf of researchers of Scuola SantAnna and Spin-Offcompanies in technological and match-making events:
Borsa della Ricerca (2010 e 2015) SMAU Toscana Tecnologica (2014-2015) Match-Making CNR (2014) Meet in Italy for Life Science (2014 pross. ediz. 2015) Toscana Promozione
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U.O. Valorizzazione Ricerca@SSSA
www.sssup.it/UVR [email protected] Tel. +39-50-883584
Andrea Piccaluga
Monia Gentile
Alessandra Patrono
Barbara Morelli
Chiara Maiorino
Elisa Grassi
Rosita Minardi