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Region Midtjylland Vækstforums Fødevareråd 2 Feb 2013

Region Midtjylland Vækstforums Fødevareråd 2 Feb 2013. Søren Rosenkrantz Riber. Turning global challenges into business opportunities for the food industry. Food security sustainable agriculture, marine research, bio-economy. Inclusive, innovative and secure societies.

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Region Midtjylland Vækstforums Fødevareråd 2 Feb 2013

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  1. Region Midtjylland Vækstforums Fødevareråd 2 Feb 2013 Søren Rosenkrantz Riber

  2. Turning global challenges into business opportunities for the food industry Food security sustainable agriculture, marine research, bio-economy Inclusive, innovative and secure societies Health, demographic change and wellbeing Secure, clean and efficient energy Smart, green and integrated transport Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials.

  3. EIT KIC KPIs, innovation Research, innovation and education: • (600) start-ups and spin-offs • (6000) innovations in existingbusinessesdeveloped by KIC students/researchers/professors • (3000) licences and consultancy services Post-graduateeducation and entrepreneuralcapacity: • (25) entrepreneurial curricula developed • (20000) students trained in entrepreneurialcourses • (10000) PhDstrained in KIC entrepreneurialcourses • (2000) entrepreneurialteacherstrained • (100) entrepreneursteachingpathways • (25 % of) teacherscompleted internat. mobilitybtw. industry/academia

  4. The food value chain… Challenges: Logistics! Health Image Impact Value add Products Waste [Retail] Food processing companies Security Raw material Sustain-ability Processing Ingredients Packaging Energy Legal framework Suppliers Consumers Markets [Innovation]: - Is the implementation of developed ideas and inventions that has provided added value to users/companies/institutions in terms of new or improved products, processes and/or services to the market.

  5. The Foodbest KIC triple-helix • Pre-seed capital • Proof of concepts • Start-ups • Cross-licensing • Value created by transfer projects Food KIC graduate and master schools Food KIC code, design, and business camps Education Research & Innovation Joint feasibility and development projects Business development lab Common test beds (infrastructure) and joint experiments Business Food KIC innovationradar / matchmaking Educational mobility between industry/academia

  6. Restructuring Expansion KIC Proof-of-Concept/Seed Fund Company value Initial growth / Early stage Seed Pre-seed Proof-of-concept Technology transfer units Venture captial firms Corporate venturing units Venture captial firms Corporate venturing units Debt capital Business angels Innovation centres (Corporate venturing units) Funding sources / types of investors Time and need for capital

  7. SMEs: Easy or hard-to-gets? • Engage in activities • Reducedfee for joining • Focus on communication • Quick-win tests • - - - - - • Demo/test beds • Technology matchmaking • Implementation • Communicateabout KIC findings • Focus on entrepreneuraleducation of employees • Potential implementation of developedtechnology • Focus on spin-in potentials in partnershipprojects as ‘usualsuppliers’ • Can existingproductiontechnologybeused as parts of ‘test bed’ with riskreduction? • Councelling from eg. GTS • Engage via innovation networks/tech-match

  8. Next steps… • Definestrategy for innovation infrastructure • Integrate innovation in BOAs • Planning and testing of pilot projects • Business development from research projects • Venture capitalcontests/ availability • Supplementaryfunding • Regional anchoring • Stakeholders, (new) partners, activities • Analyses • Smart specialisation, SME barriers/motivation

  9. Søren Rosenkrantz Riber riber@life.ku.dk +45 23 811 817

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