InnotekBusiness and Innovation Centre

15th. May 2008Visit KHK Russian delegationFor Innotek Luc Peeters - Erik Degroof

AgendaPresentation of Innotek BIC and main activitiesQ & AVisit / Tour of Technology House

Flanders & Belgium in Europe

Flanders & Belgium

Province of Antwerp in Belgium

Innotek BICActivities

BUSINESS AND INNOVATION CENTRE PROVINCE OF ANTWERPObjectives:Stimulate innovation in new and existing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. As part of a regional development strategy to develop the "internal" potential of the region.

SHORT HISTORY Milestones (1)Creation in 1987 as BICCreation Seed Capital Fund Kempen: 1990Technology House of the Kempen (incubator): 1996Extension Technology House : 2000ICT-counseling project 2001InnoCall : Contact Center : 2002Flemish Regional Innovation Center : 2003

SHORT HISTORY Milestones (2)Second Incubator (environmental technology) : decision 2005, start building 2007, completion 2008Transfer of ICT-counseling activities to SME-IT (Flemish organisation) : 2005Industrial spin-off project - 2005Transfer of callcenter Innocall to Sitel (worldwide callcenter company) : 2006Transfer of Regional Innovation counseling to Innovation Center province of Antwerp - 2008Start NBD (New Business Development) in collaboration with : KHK VITO SCK Uni Antwerpen - SPK

MEMBERSElectrabelPhilips LightingJanssen PharmaceuticaAlcatel TelecomGlaverbelSiemens AteaUmicoreJohnson Controls InternationalFlemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)Nuclear Energy Research Center (SCK / CEN)Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center (IMEC)Government of the Province of AntwerpCenter for Informatics of the Provinces of Antwerp and limburg (CIPAL)Kempen Chamber of Commerce and IndustryRegional Development Authory of Antwerp (GOM)Strategic Planning Team for the Kempen (SPK)Kempen Business Incubator (KBC) FortisKBC Bank & InsurancesDexiaKempen Catholic Higher Educational Institute (KHK)

MEMBERS (1)most important member: Province of Antwerp annual financial contribution 90.000 EURObuilding (technology house) put at disposal of Innotekproject co-financing on a case by case basisrepresentatives in board of directors (majority)

MEMBERS (2) other members a once-only contribution of 12.395 EURO or comparable in kindrepresentative in board of directors

SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONSFlemish Region co-financing of ERDF project (stopped 2004)subsidies for regional innovation stimulation (RIS project) ends in 2008Co-financing of other projectsEU cofunded programs (6th Framework Programme)ERDF: European Regional Development FundPhasing out (2006) for the moment no ERDF funding

A EUROPEAN BIC (Business and Innovation Centre)member of a network of 160 BICs in EuropeEBN = network organisationQuality labeltransnational dimensiongood and easy contacs in other countries (technology transfer / information exchange)exchange of experiencesParticipation in international projects (EU) eg Detect-it

ACTIVITIES May 2008Innovation counseling Regional Innovation Centre BIC (FTE 3,5) will end june 2008Exploitation Technology House of the Kempen (FTE 2,5)Promotion Technology Zone - GeelIndustrial spin-off project (1,6 FTE)Other smaller projects : (0,4 FTE)Start NBD-project (from July 2008 2 3 FTE)

INNOVATION counseling (1)first level counselinginformation dissemination: seminars, conferences, ...Company visits (ca 200 / year)answering questions of individual enterprises on different topicsInterfacing with universities, high schools, research centersNetworking : Innovation circle (networking meetings, )Innovation audit : own developmentEye-opener for innovation projectsGPS for SMEs : creativity technique

INNOVATION counseling (2)intensive coaching of new innovative projects in SME'snew business developmentfeasibility studiesmarketing advicebusiness planningpartner search internationalisation : IRC, BICs / EBN, Aqueductsearch for financing (subsidies, VC, )

INNOVATION counseling (3)Facilitating collaboration projects (open innovation)Building integrated photovoltaic systemsE-Health : technologies for elderly allowing them to live on their own longer (warning and alarm systems, digital interactive TV, .)

Industrial spin-off projectStarted september 2005Objective : creation of spin-off companies out off large and medium sized companies for thier non-core projectsInterreg-project (Flanders the Netherlands)Extensive use of external experts (business angels consultans - ..)

Industrial spin-off project - PhasesDevelopment of industrial spin-off scanExploratory visit of 150 companiesPresenting projectDetection of spin-off opportunitiesSpin-off scan in 40 companiesFirst evaluation of identified spin-off opportunitiesEvaluation of critical success factorsCoaching of possible spin-off projectsFinal objective : 6 external spin-off projects and 12 internal spin-off projects created.

Incubation TECHNOLOGY HOUSE4200 mmodern comfortup to date infrastructureADSL / Cable / VoIPstructural cablingcommon servicesmeeting roomsstorage & archive2070 m office space90 m workshop230 m meeting rooms105 m central offices90 m storage + archive110 m technical spaces285 m cafetaria + kitchenrest : common

THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF THE KEMPENbusiness incubator for (technological) innovative companiesinformation and demonstration centre on new technologies (informatics)tele-officeshouses innovation consultants of Innotek

BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (1)May 2008 - TenantsAIT: UV-lamps for industrial dryingGenzyme: biotechnology company Sygel: IT-development, Java code generatorBarrier Therapeutics : pharmacy (dermatology)Antratek : electronic components and softwareOCI : trading chemical specialties

BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (2)May 2008 - TenantsUnion Biometrica : flow cytometry technology for screening of organisms (pharmaceutical industry)Maia Scientific : high throughput screening of organismsBE Consult : consultancy on environmental technology and legislationVarel : electronicsTechnologica Group : technology consultancy

BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (3)May 2008 - Tenants

Qarad : services for (foreign) pharmaceutical companiesRescotec : IT-services and trainingExcon : riscmanagement servicesOvar : arbitrage

BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (4)May 2008 Tenants

COVR : ICT products and developmentORBID : ICT services and software implementationUSG Innotiv : outsourcing of technical specialistsInnotek

BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Ex-Tenants (1)May 2008Taura Natural Foods: ultra rapid concentration of fruitsZambon: pharmaceutical companyANSA: Internet counseling@sk-Kempen: internet content providerC & C: business softwareHigh Tech automation : IT Agfa Chromavision: digital printing test site

BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Ex-Tenants (2)May 2008Lockers : development of automatic lockersCipal: informatics (for local authorities)Docintell : document handlingPM-services : outsourcing of telecom-professionalsIF Technology : engineering novel energy systemsEVO SOFT : outsourcing of IT-professionalsGuava : high throughput screeningCuming microwave: radiation absorption materials (emc)

BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Ex-Tenants (3)May 2008GOM : regional development organisationNatuzzi : Italian design furnitureBest Frit : quality label for food companiesOptilas : optical (light and laser) measurement equipmentSequoyah: consulting on telecommunication technologies , transport and logisticsSitel : callcenter / contactcenterDyadic : additives for cattle feedSagam Graphics : ICT for graphical and printing industry

Incubation New projectEnvironmental Technology IncubatorDesign and development : 2006 - 2007Building : 2008 (2.200 m)Start operation january 2009Collaboration : Province Innotek - VITO On VITO-campusVITO = Flemish Institution for Technological Research (ca 500 people, non nuclear part of the Belgian Nuclear Energy Research Centre) about 10 km from here

Environmental Technology Incubator opening 2008

NBD - projectHands-on coaching and development of new businesses / spin-offsCollaboration with:KHK : Higher Educational InstituteVITO : Flemish Institute for Technological Research (ca 500 people)SCK : Nuclear Energy Research Insitute (ca 600 people)University AntwerpSPK : Strategic Project Team Kempen (regional development organisation)

TECHNOLOGY ZONEProvincial industrial estateHigh-Technology companiesSince March 2003 : fullCipal : automation of local authoritiesTechnology HouseGenzyme : biotech companyI.D. FOS: glass fibre sensoring

Innotek financing issuesStructural financingProvincial dotation of 110.000 EURO/year (yearly decided)Exploitation of incubator (owner = province, Innotek pays no rent and keeps income): when well occupied we can make some profit Project financingInnovation counseling : Flemish Region 80 - 100 % of costsSpin-off project : EU-ERDF (Interreg), provinces of Antwerp & Limburg, Flemish Region

Innotek financing issuesSponsoring by membersa once-only contribution of 12.395 EURO or comparable in kindEquityMembers contribution + profit of incubator as a sort of equity for less favorable times, to bridge the gap between two projects, for projects we think important but with no external financingRemains partly a struggle for national or EU-projects, our BIC-status and EBN are helping us a lotOften also external factors : eg innovation counseling in restructuring in flanders (service + people will stay, possibly in another organisation)

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