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Prague – Technical Incubators. Dr. Pavel Komárek Director, Business and Innovation Centre of the Czech Technical University in Prague President, Science and Science and Technology Parks Association CR. Prague – the City Profile. Area size 496,4 km 2
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Prague – Technical Incubators Dr. Pavel Komárek Director, Business and Innovation Centre of the Czech Technical University in Prague President, Science and Science and Technology Parks Association CR
Prague – the City Profile Area size 496,4 km2 Population (2001) 178 mil. inhabitants Education (2001) 15% basic, 64% secondary, 21% university level Age structure 14% pre-productive, 64% productive, 20% post-productive
Prague – the City Profile Share on CR DGP approx. 19% Per capita DGP approx. 10 527 ECU Rating A – No of private companies 275 000 No of foreign companies 38 253
Incubators in Prague: • Business and Innovation Centre of the Czech Technical University in Prague * • Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences CR * • CKD Technology Laboratories – Ecotechnology Centre * • Science and Technology Park VZLU Prague* • Incubator 2,0 – virtual incubator looking for the premises now. * member of the Science and Technology Parks Association CR (www.svtp.cz)
BIC CTU was founded in May 1991 as the first such centre in the CEEC with the assistance of: • Czech government, • European Union. Starting in 1992 it was built up as a Phare programme pilot project.
The Centre occupies an area of 2 ha on the west side of Prague: • near highway D5 towards Pilsen, • about 20 minutes from Prague airport and • 20 minutes from the main campus of the university.
BIC CTU Prague • The hiring of premises with advantageous rents (program MIT CR). • Consultancy in the sphere of SMEs, including evaluation of projects, help with elaboration of business plans. • Complex service in sphere of patents, inventions, trade marks and industrial design.
BIC CTU Prague • BIC CTU Prague is on the list of institutions qualified for expert activities dealing with industrial ownership. • Information and assistance in Framework Programmes (MEYS CR). • Information and assistance in programme ”Renewal”- MIT CR.
BIC CTU Prague • Contacts with specialised work centres of CTU • and with other Business and Innovation Centres in Europe.
BIC CTU is a member of: • European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN), • Science and Technology Parks Association of the Czech Republic (STPA CR), • Prague Economic Chamber.
1991 – 2002 • 65 clients (enterprises) have passed through the incubator of our Centre. • 41 innovative companies, • 14 service companies. • 20 innovative companies were established by research workers or graduates of CTU, • 3 companies were established by students.
DHI HYDROINFORM, a.s., provides advisory and specialised services in the field of water management and the environment. • Spin-off company with three employees (two research workers and one student). • Over a period of five years, the company transformed itself from a limited liability company into a joint-stock company.
DHI HYDROINFORM, a.s., • In 1996, it was the first company from the Czech Republic to be awarded the prestigious Information Technology European Award. • The company co-operates very closely with the Danish Hydraulic Institute, which ranks among the top institutes in its field. • The company can use the name DHI.
Et Netera business integrator (supplier of complete Internet and Intranet customer solutions) • 1997 – spin-off company established by two students of CTU, • 1998 – client of BIC, • 2001 – Et Netera was placed the fifth on the Fast 50 list. • The growth of Et Netera has been 987 % over the last three years.
Et Netera The Central European Technology Fast 50 is an award program of D@T that targets fast-growing technology firms in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia (10 000 companies).
Links Phone: +420 2 5721 2873 e-mail: komarek@bic.cvut.cz website: www.bic.cvut.cz