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TESLA. Transnational Ecosystem Laboratory and Actions May 17 th & 18 th 2012 Kick off meeting, Cork. TESLA – origins & evolution. Initial Bi-lateral exchanges – Bangor/BMW – Jan 2011 Project spec. prepared & elaborated – March 2011 BMW agreed as Lead /Co-ordinator

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TESLA

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  1. TESLA Transnational Ecosystem Laboratory and Actions May 17th & 18th 2012 Kick off meeting, Cork

  2. TESLA – origins & evolution • Initial Bi-lateral exchanges – Bangor/BMW – Jan 2011 • Project spec. prepared & elaborated – March 2011 • BMW agreed as Lead /Co-ordinator • Partner search undertaken Spring & summer 2011 • Initial Partner meeting – Cambridge June 2011 • Lead Partner seminar – London, July 2011 • Second & Final preparation meeting, Brussels, September 2011 • Pre-submission Lead Partner meeting with JTS – Lille, September 2011 • Final submission of completed bid – October 2011

  3. Project Aim To design and deliver a suite of supports to assist the growth & development of early stage, technology-based enterprises, with export potential (HPSUs) • help HPSUs internationalise more quickly. • identify new Product Development opportunities for HPSUs • assist HPSUs access key market intelligence • help Industrial Liaison staff in HEI benefit from inter-regional placements • stimulate new spin in ventures from existing firms • access new sources of HPSU finance including venture capital. • Deliver innovation supports to remote locations of NWE

  4. TESLA Project Partnership 1. BMW Regional Assembly – Lead Partner (Ireland) 2. Líonra – Regional Higher Education Network in BMW Region - Ireland 3. Cork Institute of Technology (Ireland) 4. European BIC Network (EBN, Belgium) 5. INI-Novation (Darmstadt, Germany) 6. Tilburg University, (Netherlands) 7. Bangor University (Wales) 8. Laval - Mayenne Technopole (France) Associate Partner: CREATIVE NRW, Germany

  5. Lead Partner Role • BMW Regional Assembly is the Project Manager, Finance Manager and Communications Manager for the project • Preparation of partnership agreements • Overall co-ordination of the implementation of the project • Chairing of steering committee • Compilation of Project Reports every 6 months and final report • Financial management and control • Compilation of payment claims and payments to partners • Liaison with NWE Secretariat on revisions etc. • Communications strategy for the project

  6. Fourteen Project Actions ACTION ACTION LEADER Creative Industries HPSUs EBN New Product Design & Development Cork IOT Innovation Outreach Lionra Internationalisation Cork IOT Transnational Placements Cork IOT Soft Landing & Co-Incubation EBN Mentor Plus Lionra Spin Ins Cork IOT Entrepreneurial Finance Tilburg University Public Procurement Tilburg University Best Practise Toolkit Tilburg University On Going Monitoring BMW Regional Assembly Evaluation Lionra Dissemination & Continuation BMW Regional Assembly

  7. Action Action Leader Partners Involved • Creative HPSU EBN Bangor/Tilburg/Creative NRW (Obs) • New Product Design & Dev. CIT Bangor/LMT • Innovation Outreach Lionra Bangor/CIT/INI Novation • Internationalisation CIT EBN/Lionra/INI-NOV/LMT • Transnational Placements LMT Bangor/EBN/Lionra/INI-NOV/CIT • Soft Landing/Co Incubation EBN/INI-Nov Lionra/CIT/LMT • Mentor Plus Lionra EBN/LMT/INI-NOV/CIT • Spin Ins CIT Lionra/Tilburg/LMT/Bangor • Entrepreneurial Finance Tilburg CIT/Bangor/INI-NOV • Public Procurement Bangor Tilburg • Best Practise Document Tilburg/Bangor ALL Project partners • On Going Monitoring BMW RA ALL Project partners • Evaluation Lionra ALL Project Partners • Dissemination & Continuation BMWRA ALL Project Partners.

  8. Six Work Packages • WP1: Driving Innovation • WP2: Internationalisation • WP3: Skills and Capabilities • WP4: Finance and Procurement • WP5: Best Practices & Case Studies • WP6: Monitoring & Evaluation + Management and Co-ordination + Communications Strategy

  9. Project delivery framework Overall project management/co-ordination/communication – BMW Regional Assembly

  10. TESLA Budget • Overall Project Budget is €3,832,440 • ERDF co-financed by the North West Europe Interreg IVB Programme • Total grant €1,916,220 (50% of costs) • Delivery Timeframe : May 2012 – May 2015 • Official start date: 01/01/2011, End Date: 30/05/2015

  11. Budget Breakdown per partner

  12. Global Budget per cost heading

  13. Timetable for delivery of actions

  14. Conditions of approval fulfilled Transnationality – the D.D.D.I.D principle: - • Design together Action Plan revised – 2.5 • Develop togetherWP revised – 2.4 • Decide togetherSection 2.3 revised • Implement togetherA.16 added on structures • Disseminate together

  15. Description of Actions Clearer description of actions to include selection procedures, processes & components of Terms of Reference • Section 2.5 enhanced • Action 15 added to describe TOR • Section 3.1 enhanced on Project Management

  16. Diffrentiation from other NWE funded projects • ECCE Innovation – Economic Clusters of Creative & Cultural enterprises • Open Innovation (IOIT) Liaison with Laval Mayenne Tech to provide clarity on complementarity.

  17. Long Lasting impacts/Sustainability • Revised objectives & long lasting effects – section 2.2 to include fora to sustain the results e.g. EBN/Pro-Inno /WIRE • New information added under action 14 to elaborate continuity post project. • A mainstreaming strategy to be developed by the Lead Partner by February 2015

  18. Communication Strategy Section 4 enhanced to provide more detailed information on target groups & key messages • Internal partnership • Beneficiaries • Enterprise Support Agencies • EU Level Audience • General Public Each WP enhanced as part of section 2.4 Action 14 – further elaboration on Dissemination

  19. Budget Justification • Further justification provided on Staffing levels – 63% overall • Audit /First Level Control costs • Travel & Accommodation costs

  20. Observers Sections 2.4 and 2.5 amended to include Creative NRW in Action 1 – Creative HPSUs

  21. Project Outcomes include • 612 firms will be engaged in the 10 initiatives • 55 new products designed and/or developed • 45 HPSUs will be established • 68 support workshops will be hosted. • 850 expert days will be provided to firms.

  22. Value added from TESLA TESLA will : - • Strengthen collaboration between higher education incubation centres and emerging firms • Complement National Enterpreneur Development Programmes • Exploit the extensive BIC network through EBN • Benefit from Venture Finance expertise from Netherlands to assist HPSUs to secure finance. • Encourage and support entrepreneurial thinking within existing medium sixed and large firms

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