what does a start-up company need from a technology transfer unit? november 2007 eporgen venture...
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What does a start-up company need from a
Technology Transfer Unit?
November 2007
Eporgen Venture S.p.A.Via Ribes, 510010 Colleretto Giacosa (TO)Italy
Silvano [email protected]
Contents
1 Biotech, Technology transfer, start-ups and incubation
Bioindustry Park2
DISCOVERY project: between public and private efforts : the role of Eporgen3
4 Lesson learned and future
The Science to Market Dilemma Technology
Transfer
Identifying promising scientific results
Create value around
scientific results
Exploit results
New Company
Technology Transfer
Technology Transfer
Main roles of Bioincubators are:
to build a bridge between research and industrial application (vision) to support scientists in the solution of intellectual property problems to build a bridge between research and company creation (value creation)to support scientists in their process of “transformation” in entrepreneursto support entrepreneurs in the value creation process around the scientific resultsto support scientists in the identification of financial partners
· Pre-start-up support· Start-up assistance· Seed capital · Development assistance and value creation
· Way-out support
Created with the support (Structural funds) of Piemonte regional authorities, in the context of European Union programs , at the beginning of ‘90s. Operative since 1998;
Targeted on Life Sciences industrial sectors;
Acting as regional system integrator for life science sector development;
Private company with public majority
Focused on client needs through customized investment, centralized and personalized services for lessees, shared facilities, scientific and support services
Networked at local, national and international level
Bioindustry Park - overview
ONAMA
Feritrev srl
Narvalus
Incubator as “value network” or “network of services”
Infrastructures
Instrumentation
Soft skills and coaching
Financial resources
Human resources
Networking
INTEGRATION
NEW COMPANY
BUSINESS IDEA
Activities managed directly by the Science Park
Activities managed in partnership
Activities managed by external organisations
Bioindustry Park and start-ups - Bioincubation and DISCOVERY project - goals
The “The “DiscoveryDiscovery” initiative has been conceived by ” initiative has been conceived by Bioindustry Park, supported by Regione Piemonte Bioindustry Park, supported by Regione Piemonte and realized in strong partnership with and realized in strong partnership with Eporgen Eporgen Venture SpAVenture SpA
The objective is to attract research projects/ideas The objective is to attract research projects/ideas of scientists in order to select the most interesting of scientists in order to select the most interesting and to start entrepreneurial activities in the and to start entrepreneurial activities in the Biotech sector.Biotech sector.
The biotech sector, in the context of the The biotech sector, in the context of the Bioindustry Park of Canavese, includes research Bioindustry Park of Canavese, includes research activities in many areas such as:activities in many areas such as:
pharmacological, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, pharmacological, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, biomedical, bioengineering, bioinformatics, “drug biomedical, bioengineering, bioinformatics, “drug
delivery”, nano biotech and environmental.delivery”, nano biotech and environmental.
•Main advantages of the Discovery approach:Main advantages of the Discovery approach:
- No burocracy- No burocracy
- Private/Public Partnership- Private/Public Partnership
- No money requested to scientist- No money requested to scientist
Bioindustry Park and Start-ups: Bioincubation and DISCOVERY project – the triple helix approach
Premises andgeneral services
Seed financing&
management support
Selected projects
Public grants
Private money
Around 3 Ml Euro
Around 6 Ml Euro
Research ideas
PUBLIC PUBLIC PRIVATE PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIPPARTNERSHIP
Start-up companies
Bioindustry Park and Start-ups: Discovery incubator
•800 sq.m•9 separate labs with basic furnitures/instrumentations•Shared facilities and instrumentation•Easy access to instrumentation present in LIMA R&D Bioindustry Park laboratories•Access to Bioindustry Park cluster and Bioinformatic platform (http://wintermute.bipcaweb.it/)•Access to Bioindustry Park network and business development activities•Involvement of VCs in selection
InfrastructuresGeneral servicesNetworkingPatent supportBD supportScientific servicesSupply schemes
Financial resourcesKnowledge of the “market”Business developmentManagerial know-howNetworkingStrategic advice
PERSONALISED COACHING SOLUTIONS
SELECTION
NEW COMPANY
Bioindustry Park and Start-ups:Discovery coaching solution
Biotech: not just research, but the ability to turn ideas into business: not quantity but quality!!
Act local and think global; It is necessary to activate local resources in order to involve in perspective international VCs;
University, public authorities and private world have to share a common vision respecting specificities;
It is necessary to have a strategic approach: avoid “fire and forget” initiatives;
Powerful advantages from proximity and networking to reach critical mass in each phase of development;
Importance to create a “positive environment”;
Matching funds approach; A local seed capital provider is a key asset
Thank You!