The “Talent lab” programme

Antonio MAZZEI- Director of Operative Area - Fincalabra SPA

Outline

• Scope of TalentLab programme

• Phase I and Phase II

• Overview

• Smart Specialization Strategy Innovation Area

• Results

• Budget

• TalentLab vs Horizon 2020: success cases

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Scope

Integrated program of training, tutoring and incentive aimed at supporting startup promoted by graduates or researcher of regional

EPR in Calabria Region- IT

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Makeeasy

Support Tutoring

Training

TalentLab Model 4

• OPR 2014-2020 Action 1.4.1.

Phase1

• Call for Business Ideas

• Selection best Business Ideas

• Training course

• Tutoring

Phase2

• Call for innovative Business Plan

• Elegibility and Beneficiary

• Incentive to finance and support new SME

InnovationBusiness Plan

Services and Planning

Industrial Plan

TalentLab startup: an overview 5

Business Ideas

Elegible Ideas involved in a Pre-Incubation activity

People graduated in Calabria

Area Team Number %

ICT 35 98 45%

Life Science 17 41 22%

Industrial 9 20 12%

Energy and

Environment16 35 21%

TOTAL 77 194 100%

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TalentLab spinoff: an overview 6

Area Team Number %

ICT 14 50 48%

Life Science 12 45 41%

Industrial 1 5 4%

Energy and

Environment2 9 7%

TOTAL 29 109 100%

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Business Ideas

Elegible Ideas involved in a Pre-Incubation activity

Researchers involved

Talent Lab – startup: RESULTS 7

36 new SME by Calabrian graduate

67 graduate or PhD involved

21 registered in the innovative startup register

Field of Applications:• 58% ICT

• 25% Life Science

• 17% Industrial, Energy and Environment

- Total incentive : c.a 4.900.000 €- Total investment: 6.500.000 €

Phase 2

Talent Lab – spin-off: RESULTS 8

12 new SME by researchers in Calabrian EPR

44 researchers involved

10 registered in the innovative startup register

Field of Applications:

• 48% ICT

• 41% Life Science

• 11% Industrial, Energy and Environment

- Total incentive: c.a 1.700.000 €- Total investment : 2.100.000 €

Phase 2

9• PISR CalabriaInnova: Portfolio startup

TalentLab startups vs Horizon 2020

• Talent Lab Startup• Ovage, an innovative method to define ovarian age of women

(patent pending), SME Instrument Ph-1, Grant 50.000 € in may2017

• Arcon, digital sthetoscope, SME Instrument Ph-1, Seal of Excellence from february 2016 to june 2017

• Talent Lab Spinoff• Nanosilical Device, innovative nanoparticles for drug delivery in

cancer therapy (Patent), SME Instrument Ph-1, Grant 50.000 € in may 2016

• Galascreen, medical device to verify the quality of breast milk, SME Instrument Ph-1, Grant 50.000 € in february 2016

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POR 2014 -2020 11

• 5M € + 5M €Budget

• Start up

• Spin-offActions

• 200kMax Grant

• 70%Aid Intensity

• Call July 2017

• Call April 2018Time

Public Call to support Start Up Innovative and Research Spin Off