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2017 Annual Report
European Business and Innovation Centre of Asturias BIC Asturias
1. Impact on society 5
2. Who we are 9 • Innovati on and entrepreneurial networks 10
• Team 12
• Communicati on 14
• Governing bodies 15
3. Culture of innovati on and entrepreneurship 17
4. Innovati ve and technology-based companies, start-up 27 and growth • Introducti on 29
• Business project accelerati on 32
• Technology-based business projects 42
5. Access to fi nance 49
6. Incubator spaces 57
7. R&D&i 65
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Index
1. Impact on society
62 startups hosted at ourincubator and bioincubator
86 % occupancy rate
143 between startups and
19 experts and leading companies
the five-year survival rate for innova�ve companies
75.71 % for TBCs
49 business projects financed
33 were TBCs
raised77.7 % for TBCs
€ 2,531,642
"In search of CEO ”
10 start-ups empowered with new talent through
Start-ups supported for growth< 1 year
39 20 TBCs
> 1 year270127 TBCs
268 entrepreneurial enquires a�ended 105 new innova�ve business projects
133 Poten�al entrepreneurs40 were technology-based
In the 3rd Asturias Investor´s Day, 50 business projects met70 investors
2 Investment Forums56 business projects presented to 76 investors
65,78%
442 highly innova�ve business projects supported
187 were technology-based
30 14
interac�ons
30 new start-ups 14 were technology-based
companies (TBCs)
visitors to our Web channels 1,768,300
WORKING GROUPS
2 European1 na onal, 1 regional
3 na onal & 3 EuropeanSME Instrument evaluators
366 media appearances
Member of the think tank, led by the regional government, as Reference Site on ac ve and healthy ageing
rence site
people reached with our dissemina�on ac�vity
PROJECTS
4 Working on 6 special interest groups
7 leading companies14 technology challenges
64 offered solu�ons7 tandems, startup - leading company, to
implement 4.0 solu�ons
64 business projects supported,1 accelera�on program for the Bioeconomy and health sector
96 business projects supported,a new program to promote compe��veness within the crea�ve sector
SECTORAL ECOSYSTEMS
INDUSTRY 4.0OPEN INNOVATION
BIOECONOMY AND HEALTH
CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
CREA&TECH
2. Who we are
[BIC Asturias team]
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WearetheEuropeanBusinessandInnovationCentreofAsturias(BICAsturias),establishedasanon-profitorganisationandendorsedbyapoolofprivateandpu-blicorganizationsundertheEuropeanCommission´sBICmodel,topromotethecreationandgrowthofinnovativecompaniesinourregion.
Weworktohelpinnovativeentrepreneursandstart-upstodeveloptheirbusinessand projects ideas,with the objective of generating employment andwealth inAsturias.Our mission is to •Encourageacultureofinnovationandentrepreneurship.• Supportthecreationandgrowthofnewcompanies,inspecialinnovativeandbased on scientific and technical knowledge and those related to strategicsectors.
•Assiststart-upsthroughthepathtoinnovationanddiversification.• Researchanddevelopnewentrepreneurialactivitiestoboostinnovationandemployment.
We aspire to•Bethemainchoiceforwould-beentrepreneursandstart-upstocreateandgrowtheircompanies.•Berecognisedbystakeholdersforthequalityofourservices.•BeamongthebestBICsbyourresults.
Weprovideanextensiverangeoftailor-madeservicestoentrepreneursandstart-ups,tohelpthemconverttheirbusiness ideasandprojects intomarketablepro-ductsandservices.
Who we are
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Innovation and entrepreneurial networksBICAsturiasisoneoftheentrepreneurialpromotionentitiesofAsturiasDevelop-mentAgency,IDEPAGroup,thatbelongsto:• EBN,EuropeanBusinessandInnovationCentresNetwork.Anetofcertifiedbusiness innovationcentres (BICs), involved in identificationandspecialisedsupportforinnovativeentrepreneursandstart-ups,locatedinmorethan40countries.
•ANCES,theAssociationofSpanishBICs.Madeupof27regionalmemberspromotingentrepreneurship.
•ACEPPA,Associationof14PublicBusinessCentresthroughoutthePrincipa-lityofAsturias.
Asmembersofthegoverningbodiesofthesenetworks,wecooperateinstrategyplanningandimplementationofnewprogrammestopromoteentrepreneurship.Otherentitiesandorganizations,local,regionalandinternational,relyonourexpe-rienceindisseminatingentrepreneurshipwithinsociety,andtheEuropeanUnioninourexpertiseasSMEsInstrumentevaluators.WiththeobjectiveoftransferringknowledgeandR&Dresultstothemarket,wearestrategicpartnerstouniversitiesandtechnologycentres.Alongwith thePrincipalityofAsturias andother regionalentities,weare takingpart, in representationof IDEPAGroup, inplanningactions todrive “ActiveandHealthyageing”.Our region,Asturias,has thestatusofReference foractiveandhealthyageing,awardedbytheEuropeanUnion.We keep expanding links with entrepreneurship accelerators, sectoral experts,investors and technologycentres suchasMicrosoft Ibérica,EMGI (TelAviv), Illi-noisInstituteofTechnology(Chicago),McCombsSchoolofBusiness(Austin),ANII(Montevideo)andCIETEC(SaoPaulo).
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Duringtheyear,weorganisedmanyactivitiesandeventsincooperationwithsomeof themorethan200partnerswehave indifferentcountriesasshowed in themap.Asexamples:
• EBN:PolicyEventBoard,24January,Brussels,and“OpenEcosystemsforInno-vation”Congress,6-7July,Paris.
• RED.ES–ANCESMeeting:“Convergentprogrammes”,28July,Madrid.
• MeetingswithASEBIOandELIXIR(Eu-ropeanLifeScienceInfrastructure),1and10February,Llanera,BICAsturias.
• RYME+:6-7April,Limoges,22–23November,Porto.
• SpanishRegionalDevelopmentAgenciesAssociation–ADRsForum:GTRAccele-ratingEcosystem,2November,Valencia.
• SOUTHSUMMIT,4-6October,Madrid.• 4YFN,27February-3March,Barcelona.• JamTodaymeetingwiththeEuropeanCommission,18May,Luxemburg,and“Jamtoday:thefutureofGamificaction”event,5April,Brussels.
Our alliances
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Team
Weareteamof16professionals,expertadvisors,acquaintedwiththebestpracti-cesandthelastinternationaltrends.
Thebackgroundandexpertiseofourteamofadvisorscoversawiderangeofbu-siness areas: Finance, Financial resources,Marketing, Communication, IndustrialProperty,LegalandProcedural,Fiscal,Management,HumanResources,BusinessValuation,EuropeanProgrammes,TICs,QualitySystems,etc.
Ourorganization:• FallsundertheEuropeanModelofBusinessInnovationCentres–BICs–sub-jectedtoannualassessment.
• Followsabusinessprocessmanagementsystemandprofessionalqualitystan-dards
•Valueshighlyteamworking,clientorientationandsocialresponsibility.Committedtocontinuouslearningandimprovement,duringtheyearallemployeestookpart in trainingandprofessional competencesdevelopment.Evenmore,allstaffmemberswereinvolved,duringtwointensivedays,inrevisingandexploringtoolsandnewcommunicationapproaches.
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AnaMªMéndezRodríguez BUSINESSCONSULTANT
BelénFlechaSors BUSINESSCONSULTANT
BertaGarcíaFanjul RECEPTION
CeciliaCacheroCrespo BUSINESSCONSULTANT
LoliFernándezRodríguez ADMINISTRATION
MªJesúsNavaFernández BUSINESSCONSULTANT
BIC Asturias Personnel (31/12/2017)
CristinaFanjulAlonso MANAGINGDIRECTOR
LydiaAlonsoDíaz CHIEFORGANIZATIONALINNOVATIONOFFICER
RobertoParrondoAlonso COMPANYSERVICESANDEUROPEANPROJECTSCOORDINATOR
EduardoFernándezValdés CHIEFINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIESOFFICER
NataliaIglesiasÁlvarez ADMINISTRATION
NoéLópezAlvariñas BUSINESSCONSULTANT
PepaQuesadaSerrano INCUBATOR
SoquiPérezBruces BUSINESSCONSULTANT
TamaraÁlvarezFernández COMMUNICATIONANDICTs
VerónicaÁlvarezAyora BUSINESSCONSULTANT
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CommunicationAspartofourmission,wecontributetospreadinnovation,entrepreneurship, in-formationabouttheservicesweprovideandtopromoteandgainvisibilityforourclients.
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In2017,wehad:
Ourchannels- Website:http://www.ceei.es- CEEINewsletter- Socialnetworks
Offeruptodayinformationconcerning:- Servicesandresourcesavailableforentrepreneursandinnovative,andtech-nology-basedcompanies,aswellaseventsandactivities.
- Directoryofbusinesseshostedatour incubatorand informationabout thestart-upsweassist.
- Toolsofinterest,likethe“Guideforcompanycreation”
› 1,768,300 visitors to our Web channels
› 2,268 Facebook friends
› 4,623Twitterfollowers
› 1,139 followers in LinkedIn
› 366 media appearances
› 7newsletterssentto6,000 recipients
Asaresultofthepromotionalactivity,reportsof25companiesappearedindifferentmeansofmasscommunication.
Ontheotherhand,wealsodeployothermediameans,suchustelevision,pressandspecializedpublications.
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President:Ms.EvaPandoIglesias ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTAGENCYOFASTURIAS(IDEPA)
Secretary:M.JaimeFernándezCuesta ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTAGENCYOFASTURIAS(IDEPA)
M.ÁngelRodríguezVallina ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTAGENCYOFASTURIAS(IDEPA)
Ms.NuriaCanelAbanilla ASTURIANBUSINESSFEDERATION(FADE)
M.CarlosFreireRodríguez LIBERBANK
M.AlfredoEnriqueFernándezSantos CHAMBEROFCOMMERCEOFAVILÉS
Ms.ÁngelesÁlvarezGonzález SCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGYRESEARCHDEVELOPMENTFOUNDATION(FICYT)
M.IgnacioCalviñoGonzález ASSOCIATIONOFYOUNGENTREPRENEURS(AJE)
M.AlfredoEnriqueFernándezSantos SABADELLBANK
M.JesúsPeónCadavieco ASTURIASPROFESSIONALASSOCIATIONOFECONOMISTS
M.JoséRamónObesoSuárez UNIVERSITYOFOVIEDO
M.DavidArgüellesGarcía CHAMBEROFCOMMERCEOFGIJÓN
M.IgnacioIglesiasVázquez CHAMBEROFCOMMERCEOFOVIEDO
Governing bodiesTheBoardandtheGeneralAssembly,ourgoverningbodies,metonthe26thofJanuaryandonthe9thofJune.Membersofthe BOARDandtheGENERAL ASSEMBLY (31/12/2017).
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3. Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship
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Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship Greateffortsaremadetodisseminateandpromoteaninnovativeentrepreneurialcultureanddetectandcaptureprojects,inparticularthosewithinnovativecharac-teristics.Inordertodothatwe:•Organiseavarietyofactivities,motivationaltalksandtrainingcoursestosti-mulateentrepreneurshipandbusinessmanagement.
•CollaboratewithotherentitiesthatpromoteentrepreneurshipaswellaswithcentresofinnovationliketheUniversityofOviedo,technologycentresorlea-dingcompanies.
•Contributetogivevisibilitytoentrepreneursandstart-upswithpublicationsandinthemeansofmediaavailabletous.
•ConveytheannualBICAsturiasAwards:Spin-offRadar,BestTechnology-ba-sedProjectandtheCompetitionforPatentsandUtilityModelsofAsturias.
•Cooperatewithotherprizescontestsandawardsinaregional,nationalandEuropean level, to identifyandattract innovativeentrepreneurial initiatives.
› Peoplereachedwithourdisseminationactivity:3,215
WejoinedforceswiththeUniversity of Oviedotakingpartinaseriesofactivitiesthatattracted864attendantsfromtheuniversitycommunity.Wecollaboratedwithspeeches,talks,presentations,conferences,coursesormasters.Asexamples:• “Self-brandingandpersonalpitch”workshop,XVIEmploymentForum.
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•MotivationaltalkstostudentsofthemastersofBusinessManagementandFoodIndustryDevelopment.
•Conferencesover communication to studentsof thePolytechnicSchoolofEngineering.
• “CreationofcompaniesbasedonR&Dresults,spin-offs”course,MieresUni-versityCampus.
•VIIInternationalDoctoratesMeeting,MieresUniversityCampus.• EPI/COIIPAAwards.
Inaddition,wetaughtad-hoctopicsonthecreationandmanagementoftechnolo-gy-basedcompaniesto76studentsof:•MasterinFoodProductionManagementandDevelopment•MasterinBiotechnologyofEnvironmentandHealth•MasterinBusinessandManagement•MasterinBiotechnologyAppliedtoConservation&SustainableManagementofPlantResources
•MasterinAdvancedTherapiesandRegenerativeMedicine•MasterinComputerEngineering
Moreover,weparticipate in coursesandeventsorganisedbyotherentitiesandcompanies.Asexamples:• III Forum for “Investment and Financial Markets”, 26 January, Chamber ofCommerceofGijon,Asturias.
•VIIForumfor“Science,TechnologyandInnovation”,16February,Malaga.• “HealthandEntrepreneurship”HealthandSocialMediaAgencyAsturias,16March,Oviedo.
• SouthSummit, “TheNextBigThing”, expositionofAsturias entrepreneurialecosystemduringthedebate,4October,Madrid.
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• IIForumfor“SocialThought”,20October,ProfessionalAssociationofPoliticalSciencesandSociologyofAsturias,CCAI,Gijón.
• StartupWeekend,27October,AsturValleyandGijonTownCouncil.• FIMPTALK2017,standalongwithIDEPA,16–19November,Gijón.• “AsturiasActive,HealthyAgeing”,event,27November,Oviedo
BIC Asturias Awards 2017Inordertoidentifyandenhancebusinessprojectstostimulatetheentrepreneurialfabricandtoincreasequalifiedemployment,weconveyannuallytheBICAsturiasAwards:• IIIRadarSpin-off•XIIPrizefortheBestTechnology-basedProject.• XICompetitionforPatentsandUtilityModelsofAsturias
III Radar Spin-Off
Objective:toidentifyandtransferknowledgetothemarketSponsoredby:IDEPAandBBVAPrizevalue:€2,000Candidaturesreceived:6,from18researchersbelongingto3ResearchCentresofAsturias,(UniversityofOviedo,SESPAandIUFV).Winner:Procols,presentedbyateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOviedoandFernándezVegaInstitute(IUFV).
On8July,duringtheRadarSpin-offevent:•IgnacioVilloch,memberofBBVAOpenInnovationteam,talkedabouttheneedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesarisinginafastchangingworld.
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•CristinaFanjul,BICAsturiasmanager,debatedalongwithR&DchiefsofDro- psens,SL,andMicroviableTherapeutics,SL,overtechnologyandentrepre-neurship.
XIIPrizefortheBestTechnology-BasedProjectObjective:toboosttheappearanceandstart-upofTechnology-BasedCompanies(TBCs)Sponsoredby: IDEPA, SabadellBank,CajaRural,CaixaBank, Liberbank,Abanca,PRODINTECFoundationandGARRIGUESLawFirm.Prizevalue:€10,000Candidaturesreceived:10Winner:NineFplus,start-upthatdevelopsportabledevisesfordiseasedetectionusingbiologicalfluidssamples.Finalists:
- Muscle Technologies, SL, astart-upthatdesignsmedicaldevisesforhumanmuscularanalysiswithhealth,sportingandestheticalapplications.
- Carbonautics,SL,acompany that recyclescarbonfibers residues fromtheaeronauticsectortouseinothersectorslikenaval,orthopaedicorsporting.
XICompetitionforPatentsandUtilityModelsofAsturiasObjective: toacknowledge initiatives thatprotectR&D&i resultsbypatentsandutilitymodels.Sponsoredby: IDEPA, SabadellBank,CajaRural,CaixaBank, Liberbank,Abanca,PRODINTECFoundationandGARRIGUESLawFirm.Prizevalue:€5,000Candidaturesreceived:9Winner:Güeyumar, SL.,fortheirpatentedproceduretoobtainpreservedsardinesbymeansofaninverseosmosissystem.
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PedroJareño,SouthernEuropeProgramManageratMicrosoft,presented“Redu-cingthegapbetweencorporationsandstartups”attheBICAsturias2017AwardsCeremony,10November,Oviedo.
XXIEntrepreneurPrizeWeworkedalongwiththeRegionalMinistryofEmployment,IndustryandTourismintheorganisationoftheXXIEntrepreneurPrizeinAsturias,todriveitforwardonaregionallevel.Objective:Torecognizecompanieswithhigherimpactonsociety.Sponsoredby:CaixaBankandco-awardedbyENISA(SpanishMinistryofEconomy,IndustryandCompetitiveness)Prizevalue:€5,000andantheacceleratingcourseattheUniversityofCambridge(UK),IgniteFastTrack.Winner:Zapiens Technologies, SL. Finalists:NanovexBiotechnologies,SL,Neosentec,SL,Triditive,SL,WaldenMedi-cal, SL andZapiens Technologies, SL
OurorganizationwasalsoinvolvedinotherawardscontestsandentrepreneurshipcompetitionslikeSTARTinnovaAsturias,Greenweekend,StartupWeekendorTra-velguau.
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[2.] “TheNextBigThing”,debate,SouthSummit.4October,Madrid,Spain.
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4. Innovative and technology-based companies, start-up and growth
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As established in ourmission,we offer guidance and tailor-made support towould-be entrepreneurs, with innovative and/or technology-based businessideas,andtostart-ups,tohelpthem:•Analyseanddeveloptheirbusinessidea• Formulateasoundbusinessplan•Onlinebusinesslegalregistering,asPAE•Widennetworkswithotherentities,entrepreneurs,companiesandpoten-tialcollaborators.Notonlyregional,butalsoinanationalandinternationalspheresaswebelongtotheincubator–acceleratornetwoks,ANCESandEBN.
• Promoteandgainvisibilityfortheirentrepreneurialinitiatives• Planfinancialresourcesneedstocarryonthebusinessproject•Getfunding;wefacilitateaccesstogrants,capitalrisk,equityloans,privateinvestors,banks,etc.
•Accommodate their business in our Incubator andBioincubator, locatedattheTechnologyParkofAsturias,andintheIndustry4.0Building,intheScientificandTechnologyParkofGijón,withaffordableandadaptedoffi-ces,workingspacesandlaboratories.
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CREATION / ENTREPRENEURAL IDEAS
133potentialentrepreneursthatcreated30newinnovativecompanies;40weretechnology-basedprojectsthatestablished14newtechnology-basedcompanies(TBCs).
EARLY STAGE COMPANIES
39newcompanies(<1year),20wereTBCs
EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES
270novelcompanies(>1year),127wereTBCs
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14Creation/EntrepreneurialideasEarlystagecompaniesEmerging growth companiesNewcompaniescreatedduringtheyear
During2017,wesupported442innovativebusinessprojects,indifferentstages:
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Innovativeprojects
Innovativecompaniescreated
TBCsprojects
TBCscreated
Innovative and TBCs projects supported by stage and companies created
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Services provided to supported projects.
Cross-sectoralhackathonsWorkingsessionswhereanarrayofmultidisciplinaryprofilesfromdifferentfields,shareinterestsandexperienceinordertoinnovateandadvanceonnewbusinessideasandprojects.TherewasahackathonsponsoredbyMilkstoneStudiosandorganizedincollabora-tionwithUNEVA,20–23ofJanuary.During48 intensivehours,18professionalswithdifferentskillsandbackground,programmers, 2/3D modellers, game designers and artists, combined efforts,knowledgeandexpertisetodevisevideogamesaroundatopic“thewaves”.Asaresult,theparticipantsdesignedfourprototypes:D-yacht,ShockwaveArena,WaverflyyTheWaveofLife.
Networking–BICCommunity
InvestmentReadiness
Businessmodellingandplanning
Housing
Businessprojectacceleration
Legaladvice
RYME+
PAE:onlinebusinesslegalregistering
InSearchofCEO
OpenInnovation&GrowthProgram
GameJam-Hachathon
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Wealsotookpart,asmentorsandmembersofthejury,alongwithHealthSocialMedia,RenovAccionAsturias,GDG,OviedoEmprendeandCTICinahackathonprogrammedinMarch.Theactivitycongregated30people,health,technologyanddesignprofessionals,thatworkedtogethertoimagineinnovativesolutionstoimprovehealthcareservices.Ofthefourresultingprototypes,Babycome,anapplicationforbabyfeeding,wonthefinalcompetition.
Business projects acceleration programs
Theseofferbroadsupport includingguidancetodevelopthebusinessmodel,trainingworkshops,groupandone-to-onebusinessandsectoraladvice,networ-kingandaplatformtopractiseentrepreneurialskills.
In2017,werunaprogramforinnovativebusinessprojects,AventuraT, and a sectoral one, BioCEEIHealthandActiveAgeing.TheseventheditionofAventurT,a60-hourdura-tionaccelerationprogramaddressedtoinnovativebusinessprojects,wasexecutedbetweenOctoberandDecember.
› AventuraT:12entrepreneursformulated10businessmodels
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Training and skills improvement
Therewereseveralworkshopsforentrepreneursto improveentrepreneurialandmanagerialskills• “Businessplanning”hands-onworkshop,PRODINTEC,17February–4April.• “InnovativeHumanresourcesmanagementexperiences”,1June.• Businessfunding,Clinic2017”,13September.• “Keepyourbusinessinformationsecure”,19October.• “BusinessChiefAdministrativeOfficers”,17November.
› 5workshops,65participants
Consultancy for innovative business projects Weadviseandhelpentrepreneurstodefinetheirbusinessmodelandprovideper-sonalisedassistanceandcounsellingtodevelopasoundbusinessplaninallaspectssuchasmarketing,finance,management,industrialproperty,legal,productionanddistribution.Atthesametime,weintroducewould-beentrepreneursandstart-upstothebusi-nessentrepreneurialfabric,expertsandinnovationcentres.ThroughtheInvestmentReadinessprocess,weassistentrepreneurstodefinetheirfinancialneedsandtoidentifyandaccessfinancefromavarietyofsources.
› Businessmodellingandplanning:106projects
› InvestmentReadiness:124projects
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Sectoral business projects acceleration
Withthesectoralbusinessprojectsaccelerationprograms,weofferinclusivegui-dance and assistance to entrepreneurs and start-ups in strategic sectors.Alongwithbusinessadvice,weprovidementoringcarriedoutbysectoralexperts,trainingandsupporttopotentialentrepreneurstoestablishnewcompaniesandtostart-upstomaturenewservicesandscaletheirbusinesses.WithinthefieldofBio-economy and health,therewereidentified21newprojectsand64benefitedfromoursupportservices.BetweenMarchandJuly,wecarriedout“BioCEEI Health and Active Ageing”,an
accelerationprogramtodriveforwardbusinessideasandstart-upsintheareasofhealthandactiveageing.Thebio-entrepreneurs tookpart in training sessionsandone-to-onecoachingfromBICAsturiasbusinessconsultantsandsectoralexperts:
Entrepreneurs and star-upsarealso supported toaccess thefinancial resourcesneededtosuccess,throughthe legalprocedurestoestablishasanewcompanyandcouldbehostedintheofficesandlaboratoriesatourincubatorandbio-incu-batorspaces.
Theprogramalsograntedopportunitiesfornetworkingaswellastopresentthebusinessprojectstopotentialinvestors.
› BioCEEIHealthandActiveAgeing:22bio-entrepreneurs,11businessprojects
› Businessprojectsinthefieldofbio-economyandhealthsupported:64
• ManuelVarela,COTECFoundation• JavierQuiles, SERGASand INNO-VASAUDE.
• FranciscaGarcía-Lizana,SESCAM.
• Marisol Quintero, BIONCOTECHTHERAPEUTICS.
• PabloGaliana,DIGITALLABS.
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AsactivemembersoftheregionalReferenceSiteworkinggroup,wepreparedtheevent“ActiveAsturiashealthyageing”,214attendants.WithreferencetotheBIOCEEIClubthataimstostimulatethebioeconomyecosys-tem and to foster networking among researchers, entrepreneurs, start-ups andentitiesofreference,etc.,wearrangedmeetingswithexpertsfromUPS-Asturias,ASEBIOandELIXIR,with76participants.
Bioeonomy and HealthProjectssupportedsince2002relatedtoBiotechnology,SciencesofLifeandHealth.
CONSULTANCY AND BUSINESS PROJECT ACCELERATION 129 Businessprojectsadviced 39 Start-upscreated 4 Businessprojectsaccelerationprograms
•78bioentrepreneurs,41businessprojects •20sectoralexperts
ACCES TO FINANCE
31 Businessprojectsfinanced
8.8 Millionsofeurosoffinancialresouces BIOCEEI CLUB
49 Bioeconomyrelatedstart-ups 22 Networkingeventstostimulatethebioeconomyecosystem
1,369 ParticipansTRAINING: “CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED COMPANIES”
130 Students 7 Masters +300 Hours
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Within the creative industries,thereweredetected24newbusinessprojectsand96gotaccesstoourcomprehensivesupportservices.Inrelationtothecreativesector,itshouldbenotedourcooperationandinvolve-mentwith“2017GlobalGameJam”and“HackingHealthAsturias”,twoeventsthatattracted48participantstoworkinthedesignandprototypingofvideogamesandtechnologyapplicationsforhealth.OurorganizationkeepswithintheEBNCreativeSIGfortheidentificationoftrendsandnewtoolsforcreativebusinessprojects.InDecember,wepresentedCREA&TECHbefore30companiesrelatedtothecrea-tive industries.Crea&Tech isanewprogram, toexecute in2018 incooperationwithACICCA,thataimstostimulatecreativeindustriescompetitivenessbymeansofprofessionalskillstraining,positioninginthedigitaleconomyandcross-sectoralintegration.
› Businessprojectsinthecreativeindustriessupported:96
Legal advice and on line business legal re-
gistering
Weadviseonthedifferenttypesofcompanies,legalre-quirements andprocedures tooperate a business.As a
PAEPoint,weprocesstheonlinelegalproceduretoestablishasasoletraderortocreateanewlimitedpartnership.
› Newonlineprocessedcompanies:8
› 85legaladvicesesionsto24businessprojects
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Entrepreneurial growth
“InsearchofCEO”,waslaunchedin2016withtheaimofreinforcingstart-upsteamsskillsandabilities.Theobjectiveistoaidnovelinnovativestart-upstoin-corporate partnerswith chief executive office profilesandprofessionals,sothatcompanieswouldobtainandimprovemanagerialexpertiseandcompetences.
Theprogramlasts18monthsandincludestrainingandcoachingsessions,ingroupandindividually.Entrepreneursandwould-beCEOswentthroughtheprocessofgettingtoknoweachother,negotiatingjointventuresandstrategicplanning.Infigures,19potentialCEOsand16innovativestart-upswantingaCEOwerein-volvedintheprogram.In2017,theprogramendedwith10pairs,start-up/CEO,signingcollaborationagreementsrevitalizingmanagerial,commercialandfinancialcompetencesintheircompanies.Basedinthegoodresultsandacceptance,in2018therewouldbeaneweditionof“InsearchofCEO”.
› Start-upsteamsreinforced:10
Program for company growth
IntheframeworkofIDEPAGroup(SRP,ASTURGAR,CEEIandASTUREX),weofferpersonalisedadvicetothecompaniesthatjointheProgramforGrowth.TheinitiativeisforSMEsthatknowableoftheirstrengthsanddifferentiationfromcompetitorsareplanningtogrowbythemselvesofbymeansofalliances.Technicalandbusinessconsultantscollaboratedinvalidatingthemethodologyandmadethediagnosisofthe16companiestakingpartintheprogram.
› Start-upsofBICAsturiasCommunityintheProgramforGrowth:3
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Open Innovation
AlignedwithAsturiasRIS3weimplementedapioneeringprogramforsmartspecializa-tion“OpenInnovationIndustry4.0”.Theobjectiveof“OpenInnovationIndustry4.0”isthatleadingandconsolidatedcom-paniestakeadvantageofstart-upsknowledgetobringsolutionstotheirtechnologicalandentrepreneurialneedsandchallenges.• There were 7 leading companies, ACITURRI, ALSA, ARCELOR MITTAL, EDP,GONVARRI,QUIMICADELNALÓN&THYSSENKRUPP,challenginginnovativestart-upstosolvetheirtechnologyneeds.
The15thofMarch,thesevenleadingcompaniespresented14Industry4.0cha-llengestothe68assistants.
• 44novelstart-upsproposed64solutionstotheleading-companiesdemands.• PhaseI:Solutiondesign.Therewereestablished7tandems,leading-company/start-up,toarticulatetheprojecttosolvethechallenge.ThisstagewascomplementedwithmeetingswithIndustry4.0experts:• ManuelAusaverri,DirectorofStrategyandInnovationatINDRAandCOTECIndustry4.0expert.
• RubénMartínezGarcía,DirectorofOrganizationalDevelopmentatASTI,nowthispresidesoverAMETIC-Industry4.0Commission.
• LuisAntonioGaite(EPCChannelElectrificationProductsdivision),FernandoBernárdez(KeyAccountManagerRedEléctrica)andAseaBrownBoveriS.A.(ABB).
•PhaseII:Implementationofthesolution.Theresulting7tandemswereeligibleforaspecificfinancinglinefortheexecutionofopeninnovationprojectsinAsturias.
Fruitof thecollaborationwith the leadingcompanyEDP,anewcompanywascreated,EnergyIntelligenceSystems,SL
› OpenInnovationIndustry4.0:64solutionsproposedtothechallenges
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To improve efficiency of peopletransportation systems (confi-guration, operation and mainte-nance) and the training of service technicians thanks to the deve-lopment of digital environments.
Challenge: Improvements in the design, fabricationandassemblyprocessesofelements of the aeronautical sector(engines) through Virtual Reality
Development of a regional transportinformation,purcha-sing and boarding system for customers
Solving indoor positioning of adrone/robot and the adequate su-rroundings perception, allowing asecure and non intrusive integra-tionintheproductionprocesses
Develop an app that provides theuserwithhiselectriciycon-sumption in natural languageformat and suggest him oppor-tunities to adapt his behaviourto hourly electricity prices.
Gonvautotubeprofilingsensor
Develop a platform that allows thecompany to create an interactivechannel of communication withits employees through its personal smartphone
7 solutions proposed by START-UPS implemented in LEADING-COMPANIES
Open Innovation Industria 4.0
Energy Intelligence Systems
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Networking – BIC Asturias Community
We provide information, access to resources, alerts of collaboration and assis-tance to fairsaswellas facilitatemeetingsandeventswithexpertsand leadingcompanies,one-to-oneandingroup,forthestart-upsbelongingtoBICAsturias Community.› Start-upsinBICAsturiasCommunity:208
Sectoral Fairs We tooknovel companies to three international sectoral fairs:VAsturiasMetalIndustryForum,SouthSummitand4YFNintheMobileWorldCongress.Evenmore,projectsandactivitieswecooperatewith, likeRyme+,givestart-upsaccesstointernationalmarketsandcollaborationopportunities.
V Asturias Metal Industry Forum Worldwidemetalindustryforum,thattookplaceduringtwodays,30&31ofMay,atFIDMA,Gijón,Spain.Ourorganizationwaspresentattheinstitutionalstand“Startup4.0:DigitalizationandinnovativemodelsformetalIndustry”.Duringtheexhibition,weworkedtodisseminatethepotentialofAsturiasstart-upsandtechnologyenablerswithapplication indifferentareassuchas Industry4.0,sustainableandnewproductionmodelsformetalindustry.The15startupsweaccompanied to the forumhadtheopportunity to interactwithcompaniesfromallfivecontinentsandtopresenttheircompany,productsandservicesattheSpeaker´sCorner.
South SummitOneof the leading innovativeplatformsforstartups, investorsandcorporationsfromovertheworldthattookplaceinMadrid,4-6ofOctober.
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BackedbyASTUREX,wesharedwithsevennationalBICsthestandoftheSpanishBICsAssociation(ANCES)thatbroughttogethermorethan50start-ups.There attended13 startups fromAsturias, 2of them, Lazzus andZapiens,wereamongthe100selectedasmoreinnovative.
4 Years From Now (4YFN)SpecializedeventorganizedduringtheWorldMobileCongress,27February–3March,Barcelona,withtheobjectiveofgainingvisibilityforinnovativestartups.WiththesupportofASTUREXandincollaborationwithAsturiasICTCluster,weparticipatedintheinstitutionalstandandinvited4start-ups.
› Start-upsattendingtofairs:32
Meetings with experts and leading companiesContinuouseffortsaretakentohelpstart-ups interactwithexperts,entitiesandleadingcompanies,one-to-oneoringroupevents,asawaytointegrateintheen-trepreneurialfabricandidentifypotentialclientsorpartnerstocooperateinnewprojects.Duringtheyear,wefacilitatedmeetingswithleadingcompanies,sectoralexpertsandentitiessuchasTechnologyCentres,ASTUREX,ENISAorCDTI
› InteractionsbetweenBICAsturiasCommunitystart-upsandexpertsandleadingcompanies:143
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CompaniescreatedwithBIC Asturias support
Survive
> 5 years > 3 years
Innovativecompanies 65.78 % 76.11 %
Technology-based companies (TBCs) 75.71 % 82.30 %
NationalAverage(*) 40.88 % 57.11 %
(*)Source:INE–DIRCE-IDEPA
› Survivalrateto5years:24.90pointsaboveaverageforinnovativecompaniesand34.84fortechnology-basedcompanies
Entrepreneurial survivalSurvivalrateofcompaniescreatedwithoursupport
Technology-based business projectsTechnology-based(TB)projectsareofvitalimportanceforouractivity.In2017,wesupported187technology-basedbusinessprojects(42.3%ofthetotal)indifferentphases.CREATION / ENTREPRENEURAL IDEAS: 40entrepreneurswithbusinessideasthatcreated14newtechnology-basedcompanies(TBCs).EARLY STAGE COMPANIES: 20newTBCsupto1yearofentrepreneurialactivity. EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES: 127novelTBCs,withmorethan1yearofentre-preneurialactivity.
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Earlystagecompanies
127
Creation/Ideas
TBCscreated
Emerging growth companies
20
14
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187 TB projects supported (2017)
Between2000and2017,wesupported439TBCsbusinessprojects,323wereofpotentialentrepreneursthatcreated136companies,witharateofconversionof42%.
116
Creation/Ideas
TBCscreated
ExistingTBCs
136
323
439 TB projects supported (2000 – 2017)
Emerging growth companiesEarlystagecompaniesCreation/Ideas TBCscreated
323
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252 TBCs companies supported by sector
LifeScience,Genomic,BioandFood Technologies12.0 %
ICTs,Internet,Communicationsand software48.8 %
HighTechEquipment13.2 %
OtherTechnologies10.5 %
TechnologyMaterials withindustrialapplication
7.4 %
EnergyTechnologies8.1 %
› 79.5%oftheTBCscreatedwithoursupportkeeptrading
› 108TBCshaveobtained€18,809,176offinancialresources
WeencouragecompaniestoapplyfortheEIBTSeal(InnovativeTechnology-BasedCompany).ItisalabelrecognisedbytheMinistryofEconomy,IndustryandCompetitivenessasadifferentiatingandvisibilityfea-ture for technology-based companies. Professionals
fromdifferentareasofexpertise,ENISA,CDTI,IESE,EOI,theSpanishChamberofCommerceandANCESareactivelyinvolvedintheevaluationcommittee.
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Thereare34regionalcompanieswithEIBTSealrecognition:
• ADELEROBOTS,S.L.
• ADITAS,ASTURIANADEDISPOSITIVOSINTRAORALESPARAELTRATAMIENTODELAAPNEADELSUEÑO,S.L.
• ADNCONTEXT-AWAREMOBILESOLU-TIONS,S.L.
• BAPHEALTHOUTCOMESRESEARCH,S.L.
• BEQBEINTERNET,S.L.
• BIONUMERIC,S.L.
• BIOKERRESEARCH,S.L.
• BIOQUOCHEMBIOTECHOLOGIES,S.L.
• DOGRAMINGENIERÍADEDOCUMEN-TACIÓNTRIDIMENSIONAL,S.L.
• DREAMGENICS,S.L.
• DROPSENS,S.L.
• ENTRECHEM,S.L.
• GESTIÓNEINNOVACIONENEFICIEN-CIAENERGETICA,S.L.(GESINNE)(*)
• HEALTHSENS,S.L.
• INGENIERIADIGITALOVIEDO,S.L.(INDIGO)
• INVESTIGACIÓNYDESARROLLOENSEGURIDAD,S.L.(IDSEGUR)
• MICRODANALTADESINFECCIÓN,S.A.
• MICRUXFLUIDIC,S.L.
• NANOVEXBIOTECHNOLOGIES,S.L.
• NEOALGAEMICROSEAWEEDSPRO-DUCTS,S.L.N.E.
• NUMERICALANALYSISTECHNOLO-GIES,NATECINGENIEROS,S.L.
• ONETOTRIKE,S.R.L.
• PROTECMA,ENERGÍAYMEDIOAM-BIENTE,S.L.
• ROBOTICSSPECIALAPPLICATIONS,S.L.
• SOLUCIONESANTROPOMÉTRICAS,S.L.
• SPECTRAPPLY,S.L.
• TAGSONOMY,S.L.
• TESISMEDICALSOLUTIONS,S.L.
• THINGTRACK,S.L.
• TRIDITIVE,S.L.(*)
• VALOR,DESARROLLOEINNOVACIÓN,S.L.(VDI)
• VIACOREIT,S.L.
• VITESIAMOBILESOLUTIONS,S.L.L.
• XEROLUTIONS,S.L.
Spin-offsSpin-offsspringfromUniversity,TechnologyCentresandothercompanies.BICAs-turiasbetsonattractingandstimulatingspin-offscreationasameansoftransferringknowledgeandR&Dresultstothemarketwhilegeneratinghighqualityemploymentandregionaleconomicdevelopment.In2017,wesupported55spin-offs,41werenovelcompaniesand14entrepreneurialideasthatcreated3newcompanies.Since2001,wehavesupported132spin-offbusinessprojects;110werepotentialentrepreneursthatcreated42spin-offs.Thereare64spin-offsweareofferingservices.
(*)Grantedin2017
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TechnologyCentres17.2 %
Companies37.5 %
University 45.3 %
64 spin-offs supported (2001 - 2017) / origin
64 spin-offs supported (2001 - 2017) / sector
LifeScience,Genomic,BioandFoodTechnologies28.2 %
ICTs,Internet,Communicationsandsoftware28.1 %
HighTechEquipment15.6 %
OtherTechnologies10.9 %
TechnologyMaterialswith industrialapplication
12.5 %
EnergyTechnologies4.7 %
› 80.90%ofspin-offscreatedwithoursupportkeeptrading
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[1.] AventuraT,Closuresession,5December,BICAsturias.
[2.] “BioCEEIHealthandActiveAgeing”,4July,BICAsturias.
[3.] AventuraT,Communicationworkshop,10October,BICAsturias.
[4.] ELIXIRMeeting,10February,BICAsturias.
[5.] Start-uppresentationsattheSpeaker´sCorner,MetalIndustryForum,30–31May,FIDMA,Gijón,Asturias.
[1.] Leading-companies announcing their technology challenges,OpenInnovation4.0,15March,BICAsturias.
[2.] OpenInnovation,leading-companiesandstart-upsmeetsec-toralexpertRubénMartínezGarcía,30May,Gijón.
[3.] Start-upsofBICAsturiasCommunityatSouthSummit2017,4–6October,Madrid.
[4.] WithAsturiasstart-upsat4YFN,1February,Barcelona.
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5. Access to finance
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Access to financeıı CHPT. 5
Oneofourmaintasksistoactasabridgetofinancingforentrepreneurstostartup,runandgrowinnovativeandtechnology-basedcompanies.
Weperformasalinkbetweenentrepreneursanddifferentsourcesoffinancialre-sources such as private investors, seed and risk capital, equity loans, grants forTBCs,investorsforums,NEOTEC–CDTI,ENISAandcrowdfundingplatforms.WiththeInvestmentReadinessitinerary,weadvise,guideandhelpentrepreneursandnovel companies analyse their businessprojects financial feasibility, identifyfinancialneeds,preparefinancialproposalsandaccessprivateandpublicsourcesoffinancing.Moreover,theInvestmentReadinessWorkshops(IRWs)reinforceindividualsupportbytrainingentrepreneursabilitiesinsearchoffinancialresources.Inaddition,weorganiseinvestmentforumslikeAsturiasInvestor´sDay,ameetingplatformforAsturiasentrepreneursandinternationalinvestors.
Investment Readiness
Thefollowinggraphsshowraisedfundingbysourceandtypeofsource.
› Businessprojectssupportedin InvestmentReadinessitinerary:124
› Businessprojectspresentedto financialsources:88
› Businessprojectsfinanced:49
› Fundingobtained:€2,531,642
Access to finance
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Privateinvestors 647,66625.6 %
Participatingloans(SRP,ENISA) 586,00023.1 %
IDEPAGrants (TBCs,OpenInnovation)
982,11338.8 %
Othersources173,650 6.9 %
Othergrants142,213 5.6 %
Funding (€) by source
Funding (€) by type of source
PublicfundingPrivatefunding1,710,326 67.6 %
821,316 32.4 %
Investment forums
In2017,weorganisedtwoinvestmentforums:AsturiasInvestor´sDay2017(AID2017)andVentureontheRoad.
› InvestmentForums:2
› Projectspresentedtoinvestors:56
› Investmentagreements:6
› Financeraised:€647,666
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Asturias Investor´s Day
On the 15th of June,we organized the thirdAsturias Investor´sDay (AID2017),aninstitutionalandentrepreneurialeventtoconveyAsturiaspotentialforinvestorsandinvestmentfunds.One-dayeventco-organisedwiththeEconomicDevelopmentAgencyofAs-turias(IDEPA),theRegionalPromotionSocietyofAsturias(SRP),AsturiasBu-siness Federation (FADE) and the support of theMinistry of Employment,IndustryandTourismofAsturias.Duringtheday,therewerethreedifferenttypesofforumsforSeedCapital,GrowthCapitalandBusinessTransfer.• IntheSeedCapitalForum,50innovativenovelstart-upshadtheoppor-tunitytoexplaintheirbusinesstopotentialinvestors.Thestart-upscamefromdifferentgrounds,35%wererelatedtoICTs,24%toIndustry4.0,20%tohealthscienceandtheresttoanassortmentofactivities.
• Agroupof13maturecompaniesparticipatedintheGrowthCapitalForumandinmeetingswiththeinvestmentfunds.
• Therewere10companiesattendingtheBusinessTransferForum,promo-tedbyAsturiasBusinessFederation(FADE),aimingatsecuringbusinesstransfer.
Theeventcongregated70investors,withdifferentprofiles(investmentfunds,privateandpublic investors)moreof themspecialized in specificfields likebiotechnologyordigitaleconomy.Entrepreneurs had 2minutes to convince potential investors and to catchtheirattentionsothattheycouldentertosuccessiveroundsofnegotiation.Attheendoftheforum,fourcompanies,Onirix,Moonwater,ProteinBiote-chnologiesandTriditive,weresingleoutandOnirix,aplatformforaugmentedrealitydesign,wasrecognizedasthebeststart-up› AID2017:263attendants
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Venture on the RoadVentureontheRoad,celebratedonthe23thofNovember,wasaforumforemerging companies in the fields of biotechnology, health and wellness tomeetpublicandprivateinvestors.Aroadshowtobringaccesstoinvestorsand networkingindifferentcities,organizedinAsturias incollaborationwithSee-dRocketandBStartupofSabadellBankatnationallevel.Duringtheevent,fourcompanies,MicroviableTherapeutics,ProteinBiotech-nologies,MuscleTechnologyandHumanAnalyticsexplainedtheirbusinessmo-dels to the investors.The jurychoseProteinBiotechnologiesas thestart-upwiththehighestpotentialtoinvest.Tofinishtheevent,EnriqueDomínguez,mentorofSeedRocket,Founder&CEOofParkingDoor&theParking,explainedhisexperienceasentrepreneurandasinvestor.
› VentureontheRoad:43attendants
Investment Readiness Workshops (IRWs)
IRWsare intensive trainingworkshopstohelpentrepreneursget familiarwith theinvestmentmethodandimproveskillstodefendtheirbusinessprojectsinfrontofinvestors.BICAsturiasbusinessconsultants,withmorethan10yearsofexperienceinentrepreneurship,venturecapitalandbusinessangels,leadtheworkshops.Withahands-onapproach,entrepreneurspracticetoacquireandimprovetechni-questopresenttheirbusinessprojectstopotentialinvestors.In2017,therewerethreeworkshops,27hourstotal,includingexperiences:• Asentrepreneurs:PatriciaRobledo,CEOofQuiquilo,JonathanSolís,CEOofFlameAnalyticsandPedroJavierSaéz,founderofLAZZUS.
• Asinvestors:JoséMaríaFuster,CEOofDigitalEcosystemsofInnovation,andArturoRodríguezdelAmo,founderoftheInvestmentGroupPADEINVEST.
› InvestmentReadinessWorkshops(IRWs):3
› ParticipantEntrepreneurs:33
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The 4thFisaclubofinformalinvestorslaunchedonAID2017ceremonythataimstosimplifyseedcapitalinvestmentinAsturiasstart-ups
MembersoftheclubwillreceiveperiodicallyproposalsofinvestmentinAsturiasinnovativestar-upswithgreatpotentialforgrowth.
Investorspooltheirmoneyacquiringtickets,circa€5,000,toinvestinthecompaniesoftheirinterest.
Why?Itisaneasywaytoinvest,withbenefitsforinvestors:
•Accesstothebestopportunitiestoinvestinstar-upsinAsturias
•Periodicalinformationandbusinessprojectsanalysis
• Investments are led by a recognized investor for more security and trust
• Reducedamountofmoneytoacquiretheinvestmenttickets
• Flexible and standard investment agreements
•Taxadvantagesforinvestorsininnovativenovelcompanies
Aswellasforinnovativestart-ups:
• Access to a club of investors ready to pool money to invest
• Advice to formulate investment proposals
• Simple and standardized procedure to close investment agreements
4thF Investors Club
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[1., 2. y 3.] AsturiasInvestor´sDay2017(AID2017),Overview,exhibitorsandfun-dinground,15June,Avilés,Asturias,Spain
[4.] PromotersofMicroviableTherapeutics,ProteinBiotechnologies,MuscleTech-nologyandHumanAnalyticsatVentureontheroad,23November,Llanera,Asturias,Spain.
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6. Incubator Spaces
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Incubator spacesıı CHPT. 6
Incubator SpacesWemanage the IncubatorandBio-incubatorat theTechnologyParkofAsturiasforinnovativeandtechnology-basedentrepreneursandcompaniesunderdifferentincubationmodels.During theyear,wedesignedandopenedanewbusinesssite, the Industry4.0Incubator (I4.0), located in theScientificandTechnologyParkofGijón, a site toincubateandtoserveasameetingpointforIndustry4.0relatedprojects.TheIncubatoroffersco-workingareasandprivateofficesaswellassharedspacestocaterforentrepreneursneedstoestablishandruntheircompanies.Thebio-incubatorprovidesoffices,fullyequippedlaboratoriesandsharedequip-ment,aneffectivewaytolaunchaLifeSciencesbusiness.Toadapttoentrepreneursandstart-upsspecificneedstherearedifferentmodelsofincubation:Nest,Vive,Bio,Virtual,Junior,CoworkingandMundus.Hostedcompaniesbenefitfromtheportfolioofservicesweprovideforentrepre-neursandstart-upssuchasbusinessdevelopmentadviceandinvestmentreadinessassessment.Atourincubatorspaces,wefindavibrantanddynamicenvironmentaplacewhereentrepreneursareclosetolike-mindedpeopleandshareexperiencesandinitiati-ves.Hostedcompanies,entrepreneursandthestart-upsthatwesupportmakeupBICAsturias Community. Huge amounts of resources are invested in promoting itsmembersvisibility, stimulating synergies among them, facilitating their access toexpertsandnetworking.
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Hosting at the incubartor spaces
› Numberofcompanieshosted:62
› Employmentbytenants::160
› Rateofoccupancy:86%
› Hostingapplicants::18
› Newtenants:14
Meetingrooms,spacesandequipmentarealsoavailablefornothostedcompaniestohireformeetings,trainingactivities,interviewsorevents.The incubator spaces thrivewith events, networking activities,media presence,entitiesandothercompaniesvisitingourpremisesandtenants.Duringtheyear,46events/visits/activities…attracted1,149peopletotheincubatorpremises.
Hosted companies in 2017
62Innovativecompanies42.2 % are TBCs
Nest:Businessideasandstart-upsupto1yearofactivity.
Bio-incubator:LifeSciencesandbiocompanies
Incubator:Companieswithmorethan1year.
Occupancy rate by hosting model
Nest
93.3 %
Bio-incubator Incubator
84.7 % 82.4 %
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Hosted start-ups by sector
Bio-economy14.5 %
Transportandmobility3.2 % Green economy
6.5 %
Creativeindustry37.1 %
Othertechnologies25.8 %
Manufacturing12.9 %
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Industry 4.0 Incuabator (I4.0) WemanagetheIndustry4.0Incubator(I4.0),anewentrepreneurialspacesituatedintheMileofKnowledgeattheScientificandTechnologyParkofGijón.
TheI4.0siteisalignedwithAsturiassmartspecializationRIS3aimingtogenerateentrepreneurialinitiativestoexploreandexploittechnology4.0businessopportunities.
I4.0welcomesentrepreneurs and start-ups that are innovative and Industry4.0 enablers, in avarietyoffieldssuchas3Dprinting,robotic,sensor,cybersecurity,virtualandintelligentreality,cloudcomputing,connectivityandmobility,solutionsappliedtotheprocess,dronesandbigdata.
TheI4.0isanopenandcollaborativespace,withprivateandcommunalareas,ashowcentrefortechnologypotential,avenuethatholdsanarrayofactivitiesandeventsrelatedtoindustry4.0.
Duringtheyear,139companiesjoinedinactivitiesorganizedwithinthepremises.Asexamples:
• Debateover“Industry4.0opportunitiesforAsturias”25May.
• OpenInnovation4.0Program
- WorkshopwithManuelAusaverri,ChiefStrategicandInnovationOfficeratINDRAandCOTECexpertinIndustry4.0,explained“Digitaleconomyandthenewinnovationmo-delatINDRA”27April.
- Finalpresentationofreachedagreementsbythetandems(leadingcompany/start-up),withthegivensolutiontothechallengesandimplementationplans,3July.
• Colloquium “Financial resources for technology-based companies: NEOTEC-CDTI and TBCs-IDEPA”.Aftertheevent,therewere33individualmeetingsbetweenthestart-upsandtheexperts,13July.
• “EuropeanCoworkingEOI”presentation,15September.
• Workshop:”Keepyourbusinessinformationsecure”,withSATexpert,19October.
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[1.]ChristmasGathering,22December,BICAsturias,Llanera,Asturias,Spain.
[2.]RYME+publicpresentation,3February,BICAstu-rias,Llanera,Asturias,Spain.
[3. y 4.]Colloquium“Financialresourcesfortechnolo-gy-basedcompanies”andvisittotheshopfloor,13July,Industry4.0Incubator,Gijón,Asturias,Spain.
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7. R&D&i
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R&D+iıı CHPT. 7
R&D+iResearchanddevelopmentofnewmethodologiesareourmainwaytoimproveandincreasetheportfolioofservicesprovidedtoclients.Atthesametime,wepursuetoidentifyandmakethemostofnationalandinterna-tionalprogramsofinteresttoaccomplishourmission.Besides,wearecommittedtoshareandtransferknowledge,methodologiesandmanagerial tools to support entrepreneurs and other entities, either national orinternational,throughtechnicalassistanceandtakingpartinjointprojects.Inaddition,wedesignandsubmitproposalsfornationalandinternationalprogram-mescalls:SUDOE,ATLANTICARC,HORIZON2020,etc.Duringtheyear,wewentonexecutingtheEuropeanprojectsJamTodayandRyme+andlaunchedCrea&TechandIndustryDigitalTransformation.
› In2017,wesubmittedinassociationwithnationalandEuropeanpartners6pro-posalsforEuropean,nationalandregionalprojects.
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R&D+iıı CHPT. 7
JAMTODAYTheEuropeanGameJamLearningHubisaEuropeanCIPprogrammethataimstoimplementandadoptanewge-nerationofeducationalvideogamesacrossEurope.LedbyDutchGameGarden (DGG),24Europeanpart-nerscooperatedwiththeobjectiveofbuildingthepathstocreateasustainablenetworkuponwhichtoorganizeeducativevideogamecontestsandtosetupanadvisorygroupofgamingexpertsinthefieldoflearningtosupportICTs,mathematiclearningandwellbeing.During theyear, therewereexecuted thefinalplannedactionsundertheumbrellaofJamToday,withaseriesofactivitiestodisseminateandtransfergoodpractices.Inthisway,wejoinedtheGlobalGameJam,aninterna-
tionalvideogamedevelopmenteventthattakesplacesimultaneouslyatdifferentvenues.Inourregion,theeventwasatESNE,20–22January.During48hoursprofessionalswithdifferentprofessionalprofiles,mettocreatefourvideogamepro-totypes.TheGlobalGameJamservedtotransferJamTodaygamejam&hackathonsexpe-riencetoourregion.In the same line,we cooperated, as organizers,mentors and jury,withHackingHealthAsturias.Between10and12ofMarch,cross-disciplineprofessionalsputtogethertheirknow-howtoinnovateinhealthgaming.On5April,at“JamToday,TheFutureofGamification”,aneventheldinBrusselstoreviewtheachievementsoftheprogram,wegavetestimonialoftheimpactofJamTodaymethodsonourregion.
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R&D+iıı CHPT. 7
JAMTODAY,TheEuropeanGameJamLearningHubDURATION: January2014toMarch2017FINANCED BY: CompetitivenessandInnovationFrameworkProgramme(CIP)
PARTNERS: 24EuropeanpartnersfromAustria,Belgium,Bulgari,France,Germany,Hollande,Italy,Spain,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom
LEADER: UtrechtUniversity of theArts (HKU) yDutchGameGarden(DGG),Hollande.
OBJECTIVE: Tocreateasustainablenetworkuponwhichtoorganizeeducativevideogamejamsandcompetitions.Tosetupanetworkforsustainable implementationandadoptionofanewgenerationofvideogames.
ACHIEVEMENTS
• 35GameJamseventsheldin13countries,circa1,000attendants.
• 200Videogameprototypesdeveloped.
• 3EuropeanFairJamTodaycompetitions.
MAIN UNDERTAKINGS
• ToestablishaEuropeannetworkofmentorsandexpertsineducativevideogamesinordertosupportsimultaneousgamecompetitionsatdifferentplaces.
• ToorganiseanannualEuropeaneventtosharetheimplementationprocessesvision,re-sultsandimpact.
FOR US IT MEANT
• 4GameJams,109participants,17videogameprototypesdeveloped.
• TheIIIGameJamofAsturiaswasselectedasthebestEuropeangamejamforcross-disci-plinehackathonsamongexperts,professionalsandstudents.
• Incooperationwithotherentities,JamTodaymethodologyhasbeentransferredtoothersectors,likehealth,andnewgamejamsarebeingorganizedinAsturias.
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RYME+ is a European Interreg Sudoe project thataims to promote innovative SMEs internationaliza-tion and competitiveness within the SUDOE areaby developing innovation and technology, and gui-
dingthemto internationalmarkets,benchmarking,tosharegoodpracticesandto establishtraderelationships.Theproject focussesonstimulatingSMEsmainly in thefieldsofhealthandwell-being,energy,materialsandindustrialsustainability,smartcities,ICTsandcreativeindustriesaccordingtospecificneedsoftheregionsinvolvedandtheirRIS3specia-lizationstrategy.CompaniesselectedforRYME+haveaccessto:• Mentoringbyapoolofinternationalexpertsthroughtheinternationalizationprocess.
• Networking,visibilityandinterrelationwithSMEsfromothercountriesthroughRyme+website.
• Commercialpreparationand trainingon foreignmarkets, legal requirements,taxes,culturalbarriers,funding,etc.
• Speedmeetingsandmultilateralonlinegatherings.• Tradeandbenchmarkingmissions.
Aftertheregionalkick-offeventthattookplaceonFebruary3th,withthecollabora-tionofASTUREXandDROPSENSand34participants,24start-upsshowedinterestintheproject.Thereare18selectedstart-upstakingpartintheprojectactions.Duringtheyear,theyattendedcommercialpreparationmeetingstoelaboratetheircompanyprofiles.Theprofileisthetoolforthestart-upstogetadviceandfeedback,fromtheprojectmentors,andtolookforpartnersandclientsintheinternationalmarkets.
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InthefifthSteeringMeeting,22&23November,UPTEC,Porto,Portugal,oneofthemaintopicswasplanningthetrademissionstoIsrael,USA,UruguayandBrazil.RYME+isco-financedbytheEuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund(ERDF)throu-ghtheInterregSudoeProgramme.Thereare8coordinatingpartnersfromFrance,PortugalandSpainwiththecollaborationof10associatepartnersfromBrazil,Fran-ce,Israel,Portugal,Spain,TheUnitedStatesofAmericaandUruguay.
INDUSTRYDIGITALTRANSFORMA-TION(IDT)IndustryDigitalTransformationaimstoaccelerateIndustry4.0inthemunicipalityofGijon,Asturias.Approvedattheendoftheyear,theplannedactionswould
bedevelopedwithinthesurroundsoftheIndustry4.0Incubator(I4.0),intheMileofKnwoledgeofGijón.Maingoals:• ToaccelerateIndustry4.0technologiesimplementation,inspecialdigitalpro-cesses.
• Topromotenoveltechnology-basedcompaniesgrowthandintegrationinin-dustrialmarkets.
Theretakepartintheprogram• INDUSTRIALCOMPANIES,wantingtodigitalizeandincorporateinnovativetechnologies
•YoungSTARTUPS/TBCsthatoffertechnologyanddigitalsolutionsforIndus-try4.0asproducts,servicesorprocesses.
IndustryDigitalTransformation (IDT) is financed by theEconomic Incentives forEntrepreneurialDevelopmentoftheMunicipalityofGijón,GijónImpulsa.
TransformaciónDigital de la Industria
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CREA&TECH Crea&Tech isanationalprogramdesigned incollaborationwiththeCreative,CulturalandAudiovisualClusterAssocia-tionofAsturias(ACICCA).Theprogramhastheobjectiveofpromotingcompetitivenessinbusinessesrelatedtothecreativeandculturalsectorbytrainingprofessionalskills,digitalpositioningandcross-sec-toralinterchange,withthelinkageofaudivisuals.
Attheendoftheyear,wecelebratedthefirstCrea&Techeventthatpivotedaroundthreeworkingsessionswithsectoralexpertsoverthetopics:firstHealthandWell-ness,secondDesignandArchitectureandthirdTourism,HeritageandLeisure.Crea&Techisfinancedbythe2017CulturalPromotionprogram,SpanishMinistry ofEducation,CultureandSports.
WorkinggroupsThereare3SpecialInterestGroups(SIB),ledbyEBN,weareinvolvedin,toanalysestateoftheart,designandimplementinitiativestostimulateCreativeindustries,Bioeconomy,Acceleration,fundingandentrepreneurialgrowth.Simultaneously,weareworkingactivelyin3workinggroups,setupbyANCES,toadvanceonTBCs,FundingandOpenInnovation.
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RYME+, European Network110Europeanstart-ups,18fromAsturias
TERMOSALUDMEDICAL&ESTHETIC
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[1.]Crea&Techpresentation,22December,BICAsturias.
[2.]EBNCongress6-7July,Paris.
[3.]EBNBoardMeeting,26January,Brussels.
[4. ]Workingsession,RYME+,23June,BICAsturias.
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