Building Innovative EcosystemAgrofood & Bioeconomy in

Lombardy Region

RELATOR:

GIANLUCA CARENZO

Gianluca Carenzo

Gianluca Carenzo

Managing director & CEO PTP Science ParkPresident APSTI, Italian Association STPBoard member Cluster Agrifood Lombardia Board member ASSOBIOTEC, italian association biotech companiesFounder & CEO , Flowmetric Europe

mail gianluca.carenzo@ptp.itcell. 380. 46. 15. 173

Gianluca Carenzo

building innovative glocal ecosystems

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Italian innovation system

SMEs are working mainly in local industrial environments integrated on the classical industrial district model.

Italian competition belong more a craft made tradition than an industrial tradition (even in high tech).

Start up boom! Decreto “Crescitalia”.

Italian Industries are exporting more in medium-low tech sector than in high tech.

high number of SMEs: 50% of the workers in manufacturing are working in companies with less than 50 employees and the 30% in companies with less than 20 employees.

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Trends of the future?

Where is the added value in the agrofood chain?

New markets and trends

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#Bioprocesses #Biomasses #Biorefineries #waste #ricycle

beyond Agrofood: BioEconomy

Technology is “driving” agrofood

Industry Food & Beverage: a crucial support through technology

innovation Innovation (measured through patents) positively influences both turnover

and profitability.

Innovation impact on turnover and profitability (2008-10) (average figures) (%)

Source: Intesa Sanpaolo (4819 balance sheeets)

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1,0

2,0

3,0

4,0

5,0

6,0

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Crescita del fatturato 2008-10 Mol/Fatturato 2010

Non brevettano BrevettanoNo patents Patents

Increase in turnover 2008-10 EBITDA / Turnover 2008-10

Technology impact on agri-food value chain

R&D

Production

Distribution

Food Safety,Security and Quality SustainabilityAgriculture and

Biodiversity

• Food conservation• Sanitization - Sterilization• Traceability• Special diets• Raw materials diagnostics

• Biotechnology• Nutraceuticals

• Energy efficiency• Pollution reduction

• Big Data and predictive analysis tools

• Active packaging• Advanceed analysis /

imaging• Natural additives • Detection / RFId• Functional food for

allergies

• Virtual Store,Social Network Analysis

• Mobile Solution e-payment

• Recyclable / biodegradable packaging

• Biomass Plants• Photovoltaic

greenhouses

• Energy efficiency• «Green» fertilizers

and cattle feed

• Logistics solutions towards «Km 0»

Phase

Topic

The evolution: better integration with:- SME’s- local actors & global actors- markets

But HOW?

PTP – Science Park

PTP is the leading Italian Science and Technology Park operating in the Agrifood, Bioeconomy and Life Sciences sectors, part of the Lodi campus.

PTP Core Facilities and Research Units offer services to companies to promote innovation and create value to increase competitiveness. With Alimenta, its business accelerator, PTP supports the creation of new businesses.

PTP: a Decade of Innovation

Lodi Campus

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-Università di Milano- Veterinary-Ist. Zooprofilattico -CNR-IBBA-Laboratories Università di Milano-Agraria-Consorzio Italiano Biogas-CIB-Cascina Codazza, residence CIDIS-CREA, Ministry of Food &Agro centers-Arcagna-Experimental Fruit stationUNIMI

•PTP operates in 3 areas

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Animal and plant breeding, sustainability, agri-food production valorization

Industrial bioprocess development, biorefineries, renewable resources, waste reduction.

Biomarkers for pathologies and allergies, nutraceutical, nutrigenetics, active molecules, pre-clinical studies.

N°9 Alimenta IncubatorLocation: Lodi, Italy

Foundation: 2006

Size: 2 400 m²Companies: 13

Facilities: Laboratories, offices and meeting roomsSectors: Agrifood, Bioeconomy and Life SciencesAbout: Alimenta Incubator is also an Accelerator and are located in Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP). Until today Alimenta has supported more than 40 innovative enterprises to start up and enter in the business market. Besides Alimenta, PTP develops business-oriented research and offers services in collaboration with its steady network of companies, universities and research centers.

11.11.2015

Cultivating new ideas

Coworking spaceTemporary offices

WetLabs

Convention CentreMeeting rooms

AdvisorsMentors

Prototyping laboratory

The Cluster and the S3 Strategy

The Smart Specialisation Strategy (S3), part of EU2020

strategy, is a prerequisite to access to FESR/FSE/FEASR listed in EU funding projects

for 2014-2020

Nine Technological Clusters of Lombardy

(CTL) are positive environment for

companies and “ears” aimed at intercepting the needs of the productive society. Clusters have

been selected to support the development of sectors identified as priorities for

the territory.

Agrifood

Aerospace

Green Chemistry

Energy

Smart Factory

Mobility

Sciences of Life

Technologies for Smart Communities

Technologies for Social Environments

The High Technology Agri-Food Cluster of Lombardy

CAT.AL Cluster acts as fostering hub for regional Agrifood research and productive system growth and competitiveness.

CATAL eagers to be leading actor in a crucial strategic asset for key innovative technologies development and their transfer process through the

implementation of network and processes boosting Lombardy competitiveness at international stage.

Integrated in the territory

Partnership of enterprises, universities and research hubs based in Lombardy

Activities• Innovation• Internationalization• Research and innovation infrastructures• Communication• Training

Sectors • Production, Processing, and Retail Distribution: sustainable and competitive agri-food value chian• Human wellness: Product quality and Nutrition• Food Safety and Security• Management, Regulation, Technology Transfer and Education

Cluster strategy for the benefit of SMEs

Regional Cluster CAT.AL•+100 Partners•PTP has the legal mandate to represent the Cluster (Region of Lombardy mandate)•Italian Law Legal entity-ATS

National Cluster CL.AN•Funded by Ministry of University & Research•General Coordinator: Federalimentare• Region of Lombardy mandate for the board•3 Strategic projects implemented in Agrofood

World Food Cluster•EU project funded , DG ENTR&IND-ECCP•3 top EU Bio-clusters on the World Stage•Together @ internationalisation strategy

Examples

to boost innovation trough local interaction

Connecting projects: the Open Innovation platform

The Open Innovation platform is a collaborative tool promoted by the government of Lombardy, in order to support exchange of views and skills among professional innovators. The goal is to streamline expertise and push forward projects that can contribute to face key challenges for growth in fields related to industry, economy and social sphere.

Infrastructure Partnering

Research

Innovative Applications: from agriculture to bio-energies

Lombardy Region

• IpadLab is based in the business incubator ALIMENTA managed by Parco Tecnologico Padano (PTP) in Lodi town and it has facilities in Parco Scientifico e Tecnologico della Sicilia, Catania specialized on citrus

• The company is certified for ISO 9001:2008 and registered laboratory within the Italian public plant health control system

• Recently mentioned in the “Italy Cleantech 10: A Lens on Innovative SMEs in Italy” by Cleantech group

A research-based group International Plant Analysis

and diagnostics

IpadLab: agriculture of the future

www.ipadlab.eu

Headquarters

(LodiItaly)

Qualiplante(Montpellier

France)

Manufactures and distributes diagnostic kits

Global R&D, main analysis lab, sales and

marketing headquarter

• Located in the heart of agriculture clusters

Going into MED with Nadal project

Innovative Applications: DNA Certified ™

Goal: to offer a concrete assurance of quality, Food Safety & traceability to producers and consumers.

PTP registered Brand

Innovative genetics methods to serve Food & Cosmetics production

Gianluca Carenzo

Expo 2015 was a wonderful project for Italy, now is time to valorize the contents-legacy.

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