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SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS IN LITHUANIA
Lithuania – perfect location
The European Union has recognized Lithuania as the prime transport centre in the region linking the EU with the East
Crossroads of international transport routes – two EU-priority transport corridors
International airports (located in Central, Eastern and Western Lithuania) with direct routes to most European cities
Northernmost and only ice-free seaport on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea – Klaipėda State Seaport
Excellent infrastructure
Our services:
• Consultations
• Partners search
• Organizations of specific events
• Public funding
MITA
Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology (MITA)
We are Lithuanian innovation funding agency
The main activity areas of MITA
National programmes:
• High Technology Development Programme
• Industrial Biotechnology Development Programme
Other national initiatives:
• Innovation vouchers
• Intellectual property rights
• Clusterization
• Technology transfer
• Coordination of Science and Technology Parks, Open Access Centers
International programmes:
• FP7, Horizon 2020
• Eureka
• Eurostars
• CIP
Mission, objectives and goals of Science and Technology parks (STPs) in Lithuania
• Mission – promotion of the development of High-tech sector in industry
• Objectives:
– Increase industrial competitiveness
– Promote a co-operation amongst science and industry/business
– Create new jobs
– Develop the innovative culture in Lithuania
• Goals:
– Modernisation of technologies in industrial sectors
– Development of favourable business
environment for innovative companies
– Raise of foreign and local investment funds
– Retention of scientific potential
Financial support measures
“Idėja LT” – Technical feasibility studies
“Intelektas LT” – R&D activities in companies
“Intelektas LT+” – R&D facilities in companies (labs, research centers, etc.)
“Inoklaster LT” – Cluster management, development of internal and external relations, methodological and information help
“Inoklaster LT+” – Joint Cluster R&D and training infrastructure
IPR – Patent Expenditures can be compensated up to 100% for International patent (payment in advance is available)
Non financial support for business (subsidies for development of innovation&business support
services) “Inogeb LT-1” –
support for innovation services providers (STP, innovation centres, etc.)
“Inogeb LT-2” – public investments into development of STP, technological business incubators infrastructure in Valleys
Financial engineering:
Risk capital funds
Micro-credits
Guarantees
Business angels
Compensation of loan interest
Over 2.5% of GDP are earmarked to R&D and innovation
over next 2 years;
R&D costs deducted 3 times from income for the tax period during which they were incurred, if the performed R&D works are related to the usual or intended activities of the entity that generate or will generate income or economic benefit ;
Super-accelerated depreciation - acquisition price of fixed assets used in the R&D activities can be written-off within two years;
Investments into substantial technological improvements entitles the companies to reduce the taxable profit down by 50%.
Fiscal incentives for R&D
Investments in development and improvement of R&D infrastructure Funds allocated to R&D activities, preparation of surveys and feasibility studies, marketing, training, etc.
Industrial network
412 ha greenfield territory 534 ha greenfield territory
9 industrial parks: greenfield territory from 8 to 220 ha
Integrated Research, Studies and Business centres (Valleys)
Mission – establish and develop a core of knowledge economy, form a new
scientific and business environment as well as stimulate a cooperation among competitive science, high technology and other businesses, related to knowledge-based economy, would be stimulated.
Main goals: - Encouraging technology transfer and the commercialization of publicly funded
research
- Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship both within universities and research institutes and amongst the population
- Creating new employment and wealth creation opportunities for university graduates, scientists and researchers
- Attracting new foreign direct investment in high value added activity areas.
Santara Valley (Vilnius): ICT & Life Sciences Centre Centre of Innovative Medicine Nature Research Centre
Sunrise Valley (Vilnius): Centre of Physical and Technological Sciences Centre of Sustainable Pharmacy and Health
Technologies
Santaka Valley (Kaunas): National Open-access Centre of R&D National Open-access Centre of Future Energy
Nemunas Valley (Kaunas): Centre of Agriculture and Forest Sciences
Maritime Valley (Klaipėda): National Centre of Marine Sciences and Technologies
Five valleys
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Directions of Valleys’ Activities
SANTAKA
NEMUNAS
SANTARA
SUNRISE
JŪRINIS
Jūrinis (Maritime): 2 directions: the marine
environment and marine technology
Santaka: Sustainable chemistry; mechatronics
and related electronic technologies, the future of energy, information and communications technologies
Nemunas: Agro-biotechnology, bioenergetics
and forestry, food technology, safety and health
Santara: 4 scientific research directions:
biotechnology and high-molecule materials; molecular medicine and bio-pharmacy; ecosystems and secure environment studies, modeling, informatics and communications technologies
Sunrise: 4 scientific research directions: laser
and light technology; materials and nanotechnology; semiconductor physics; electronics and organic electronics; civil engineering
Sunrise Valley – “Knowledge City”
Vilnius University and Vilnius
Gediminas Technical University;
750 scientist and researchers;
a studies and workplace of
15000 students and universities
faculty members;
100 mln. USD State suport.
Santaka Valley
• Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
and Kaunas University of Technology;
• 7 centers of science;
• over 2300 scientist and researchers;
• a studies and workplace of 22000 students
and universities faculty members;
• over 115 mln. USD State suport.
Nemunas Valley
Lithuanian University of Agriculture and
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences;
5 centres of science;
over 1000 scientist and researchers;
a studies and workplace of 10000 students
and universities faculty members;
over 85 mln. USD State suport.
Maritime Valley in Klaipėda - Baltic Valley
Klaipeda University;
600 scientist and researchers;
a studies and workplace of
10000 students and universities
faculty members;
100 mln. USD State suport.
Santara Valley
Vilnius University;
Vilnius University Hospital
Santariškių Klinikos;
5 centres of science;
over 700 scientist and
researchers;
over 190 mln. USD State
suport.
Network of Science & Technology Parks and Innovation Centers
KLAIPEDA
Klaipeda STP
KAUNAS
KTU Regional Science Park
LUA STP
STP Technopilis
Kaunas High-Tech & IT Park
Kaunas Regional Innovation Centre
SIAULIAI
Siauliai BI
Siauliai University BI
VILNIUS
Liepiskiu STP
Vilnius STP
Visoriai IT Park
North Town TP
Sunrise Valley STP
Lithuanian Innovation Centre
PANEVEZYS
Panevezys STP
Sunrise Valley STP – in a very beginning
First STP building was open in October 2008;
6300 sq. m for hi-tech companies (including 900 for business incubator);
20 companies working in electronics, IT, telecommunications, biochemistry, environmental technologies, engineering.
Northtown Technology Park
2800 sq m for hi-tech companies (including virtual offices);
48 companies working in IT, telecommunications, environmental technologies, etc.
KTU Regional Science Park
3655 sq m; 555 sq m – experimental manufacture; 68 companies.
3250 sq. m for hi-tech companies;
54 companies working in ICT, maritime technologies, electronics, etc.
Klaipeda Science and Technology Park
