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METU-TECHNOPOLIS Prof. Dr. Ural Akbulut January 2008

METU-TECHNOPOLIS Prof. Dr. Ural Akbulut January 2008. Started in 1980’s with METU In 1991 SMIDO -METU Incubation Center has been establish ed In 1996 Techno-Parks Bylaw was enacted In 1998 METUTECH and T UBITAK- MAM approved as the first techno-park s of Turkey

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METU-TECHNOPOLIS Prof. Dr. Ural Akbulut January 2008

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  1. METU-TECHNOPOLIS Prof. Dr. Ural Akbulut January 2008

  2. Started in 1980’s with METU In 1991 SMIDO-METU Incubation Center has been established In 1996 Techno-Parks Bylaw was enacted In 1998 METUTECH and TUBITAK-MAM approved as the first techno-parks of Turkey In 2001 Technology Development ZonesLawwas enacted Science Park Movement in Turkey *SMIDO: Small and Medium Sized Industry Development Organization

  3. Enacted in 2001 Support and incentives Income tax exemptions for R&D staff Corparate tax exemptions for companies Incentives for the academic personnel working for science park companies Tax exemptions for management companies The Technology Development Zone Law * Foreign investors and companies are eligible for all incentives

  4. Science Parks in Turkey • 26 science parks • 14 of them are operational • More than 650 companies • 23 operating incubation centers • Managed by university-SMIDO consortiums

  5. GDP: 25 B € Population: 3,5 million (city center) 10 universities, 55 research institutes and 172 research centers 130.000 students and 12.000 academicians 4 science parks 4 incubation centres Ankara * 2006 statistics

  6. First campus university in Turkey Over 22.000 students %30 graduate students (MS, Ph.D) 2000 academic staff 40 research centers, 365 laboratories More than 100 international projects FP6, FP7, Leonardo, etc. Middle East TechnicalUniversity

  7. The first and the largest science and technology parkof Turkey

  8. METUTECH Goals • To enhanceTurkey’s R&D potential • To maintain a strong collaboration between industry and METU • To transform university’s research outcomes into economic value • To encourage and support entrepreneurship and innovation • To create suitable environment for technology transfer

  9. Land and Location • Property of the University • 1.200.000 m2 in total • Fully completed infrastructure • 40 minutes to airport, 15 minutes to railway station,10 minutes to city bus station • Total indore Area: 2003 – 27.000 m2 2005 – 60.000 m2 2007 – 87.000 m2 2015 – 250.000 m2

  10. ICT Electronics Defense Technologies Advanced Materials Medical Engineering Prioritized Sectors • Energy • Automotive • Chemistry • Biotechnology • Environment

  11. 216 companies, 75% which are SMEs (76% ICT , 14% Electronics and Design, 10% Others) 3730 total personnel 2908 RTD personnel (75% engineers) Projects carried out: ~ 600 (at a time) 150 academicians, 45 joint projects Company Profiles

  12. Company Profiles • 76% of METUTECH companies working on ICT sector; • Image Processing (32%) • e-learning, distance learning (15%) • Medical software (hospital automation) (14%) • E-government and others (39%)

  13. Silicon Block Technology Museum Silver Blocks SMIDO METU Incubation Gallium Block SEM Milsoft R&D Building TUSAŞ R&D Building Halıcı Software House TAİ R&D Building Havelsan R&D Building METU-Twins Aselsan R&D Building METUTECH Buildings

  14. METU-SMIDO Incubation Center

  15. METU-Twins

  16. Halıcı Software House

  17. Silver Blocks

  18. Silicon Blocks

  19. Milsoft R&D Building

  20. SATGEB Buildings (Defence Industry Research and Technology Development Subregion)

  21. Gallium Block

  22. METUTECH in Numbers

  23. METUTECH in Numbers Turnover of METUTECH Companies (Million USD)

  24. Exports of METUTECH Companies (Million USD) METUTECH in Numbers * Export Markets: USA, EU, Japan, Israel etc.

  25. METUTECH in Numbers

  26. Aerial Photo 1999 2006

  27. To Build International Cooperation Platforms To Promote Entrepreneurship Business Plan Contest Pre-incubation Center To Develop Financial Tools For New Technology Based SMEs METU-BAN The Next Steps

  28. International Cooperation • FP 7 Projects • Cooperation with • European Investment Fund (EIF) - to establish a start-up fund • European Investment Bank (EIB) - Distance Learning, e-learning projects, Development of Infrastructure • Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Ukraine, Belarus (to establish Science Parks) • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-Financing the establishment of the Science Parks

  29. FP6 Projects of METUTECH • IRC-Anatolia:Focus on Transnational Technology Transfer • RIS-Mersin:Focus onDeveloping an Innovation Strategy for Mersin Region • NICE:Networking ICT Clusters-Sharing experience • Sincere:Network for Co-operation in E-Health Road mapping Events(Italian Partner: Cestec Spa-Centro Lombardo per lo Sviluppo Tecnologico e Produttivo dell’Artigianato e delle Piccole Imprese) • ResIST:Focus onResearching inequality through science and technology • Smeinnov8gate:To develop a Stage Gate methodology for SMEs to produce profitable innovation collaborations (Italian Partner: Centro Estro Camere Commercio Piemontesi) • IP4INNO:Education of SME’s in subject of Intellectual Property Rights

  30. FP6 Projects of METUTECH IRC Anatolia • Coordinator: METUTECH • Partners: • Ankara Chamber of Industry • SMIDO • One of the two IRC in Turkey • Serving around 8 provinces, 20000 SMEs, 20 universities, 15 research centers • Aims to provide international technology transfer and collaboration opportunities

  31. FP6 Projects of METUTECH RIS-Mersin • Coordinator: METUTECH • Partners: • Mersin Chamber of Industry and Trade • Mersin University • Mersin Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone • BIC EPIRUS of Greece • The first regional innovation strategy in Turkey • Focusing on research and development, supporting technology based innovation and promoting entrepreneurship culture

  32. Business Plan Contest

  33. Target groups : Students Allocated office space : 600m2 Completed infrastructure(hardware, software, office equipment, etc.) First priority : Game development UK and Finland are strategic partners Limited amount of financing, mentoring services, business consultancy, secretariat, etc. After two years transfer into METUTECH incubation center. Pre-incubation Center

  34. The first business angels network of Turkey Aims to support early stage financing problems of SME’s ICT has priority Founders : METU alumni Managers of successful Metutech companies Founders select new members Services are charged to members but not SMEs in the beginning METUTECH-BAN www.metutechban.org

  35. www.metutech.metu.edu.tr

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