What Did We Achieve more With Achieve more project ?

Contents

• Who Are We?– Mission And Goals– Structure, Team And ActivitiesStructure, Team And Activities– Priority FieldsPriority Fields– Partnership NetworkPartnership Network– Implemented ProjectsImplemented Projects

• Achieve More – The BeginningAchieve More – The Beginning• What Did We Learn from The Best?• Next Steps• What Did We Achieve More?

MissionMission And Goals

MISSION:

To encourage the entrepreneurs, the researchers and the academic teams in Burgas to start their own companies and to support the development of the advanced technologies in the region.

To create mechanisms and instruments for

the encouragement of innovative enterprises

To support the development of high- tech

SMEs in the region

To organize and participate in events, related to the advanced technologies

To support the development of the advanced

technologies

GOALS

Structure, Team And Structure, Team And ActivitiesActivities

Structure• Not- for profit association• Voluntary membershipTeam• Specialists in the fields of: finance; marketing;• communications; law; business management;• Network of experts –professionals working in specific fields;• Volunteers – students and young specialists;Activities• Support for the commercialization of high- tech ideas and results;• Support for the protection of IPRs of new high- tech products;• Management of facilities related to the advanced technologies;

Priority FieldsPriority Fields

• Information technology• Chemical industry• Automation and censors materials• Telecommunications• Microelectronics and micro-mechanics• Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals• Medical and health technologies• Energy and power effectiveness

Partnership NetworkPartnership Network

INI – GraphicsNetFoundation

Achieve More Event

ECAbit NetworkHuman Resource

Development Agency –Burgas

BusinessInnovation

Center- Burgas

TechnologyTransferOffice-Burgas

Prof. Dr.Asen Zlatarov

University - Burgas

HTBI

Implemented ProjectsImplemented ProjectsPlanning of the Local Economic Development

Source of funding: National Employment Agency, under a loan agreement with the World Bank

Business Perspectives in the Process of the Accession of Bulgaria to the EUSource of funding: USAID

Establishment of a Technology Transfer Office at Burgas Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov UniversitySource of funding: Phare Program

Business Perspectives related to the Bulgarian Membership in the EUSource of funding: USAID

Promotion of Entrepreneurship among the ScientistsSource of funding: GMF

Feasibility study: Establishment of Pro-Innovative Infrastructure in Burgas Municipality

Source of funding: Burgas Municipality

Development of a Strategy for Pro-Innovative Infrastructure in Bulgaria, Source of funding: Ministry of Economy, Bulgaria

Achieve More – The Achieve More – The BeginningBeginning

Participation in the conference Learning from the Best—Learning to be a Leading Edge Business Incubator June 2009

• Useful information on business incubation;• Exchange of good practices with

representatives of other EU countries;• Close contact with Mr. Martino Picardo from

UMIC, UK;• Close contact with Mr. Dick Eriksson from

Innovationsbron, Sweden.

How did we join the initiative?• Invitation from Mr. Peter Statev from ICT Cluster Bulgaria – April 2009;• Meeting with Ms. Natalia Blagburn in London

What Did We Learn from The Best?

Learning from the Best—Learning to be a Leading Edge Business Incubator June 2009 has turned out to be extremely beneficial having in mind:

• The lack of experience in Bulgaria in business incubation;

• The lack of experience in the establishment of pro-innovative infrastructure;

• The valuable expert support provided by Mr. Picardo and Mr. Eriksson in the development of a Strategy for Pro-Innovative Infrastructure in Bulgaria, which was later elaborated by the Bulgarian Ministry of Economy

Next Steps

Visit to the UMIC, UK

• Hands-on experience and observation of one of the best working models of business incubation in Europe;

• Laying foundations for deeper cooperation between UMIC and HTBI – signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

What Did We Achieve More?

• Preparation of joint projects between HTBI and UMIC for the physical establishment of a high tech business incubator in Burgas, Bulgaria;

• Expansion of existing networks of international partners and effective transfer of know-how and best practices in the field of business incubation and technology transfer;

• Deeper and more effective cooperation between HTBI, other non-governmental organizations and state institutions in Bulgaria responsible for the development and implementation of innovation policies and infrastructure.

Contact detailsContact details

Address: Burgas17 Tsar Petar Str., floor 3, office 1

e-mail: todorstanev@me.comweb address: www.htbi.eu

Thank you for your attention!

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