Innotek Business and Innovation Centre 15th. May 2008 Visit KHK – Russian delegation

1. Innotek Business and Innovation Centre 15th. May 2008 Visit KHK – Russian delegation For Innotek Luc Peeters - Erik Degroof

2. Agenda • Presentation of Innotek BIC and main activities • Q & A • Visit / Tour of Technology House

3. Flanders & Belgium in Europe

4. Flanders & Belgium

5. Province of Antwerp in Belgium

6. Innotek BICActivities

7. BUSINESS AND INNOVATION CENTRE PROVINCE OF ANTWERP • Objectives: • Stimulate innovation in new and existing Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. • As part of a regional development strategy to develop the "internal" potential of the region.

8. SHORT HISTORY – Milestones (1) • Creation in 1987 as BIC • Creation Seed Capital Fund Kempen: 1990 • Technology House of the Kempen (incubator): 1996 • Extension Technology House : 2000 • ICT-counseling project 2001 • InnoCall : Contact Center : 2002 • Flemish Regional Innovation Center : 2003

9. SHORT HISTORY – Milestones (2) • Second Incubator (environmental technology) : decision 2005, start building 2007, completion 2008 • Transfer of ICT-counseling activities to SME-IT (Flemish organisation) : 2005 • Industrial spin-off project - 2005 • Transfer of callcenter Innocall to Sitel (worldwide callcenter company) : 2006 • Transfer of Regional Innovation counseling to Innovation Center province of Antwerp - 2008 • Start NBD (New Business Development) in collaboration with : KHK – VITO – SCK – Uni Antwerpen - SPK

10. Electrabel Philips Lighting Janssen Pharmaceutica Alcatel Telecom Glaverbel Siemens Atea Umicore Johnson Controls International Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) Nuclear Energy Research Center (SCK / CEN) Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center (IMEC) Government of the Province of Antwerp Center for Informatics of the Provinces of Antwerp and limburg (CIPAL) Kempen Chamber of Commerce and Industry Regional Development Authory of Antwerp (GOM) Strategic Planning Team for the Kempen (SPK) Kempen Business Incubator (KBC) Fortis KBC Bank & Insurances Dexia Kempen Catholic Higher Educational Institute (KHK) MEMBERS

11. SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS • Flemish Region • co-financing of ERDF project (stopped 2004) • subsidies for regional innovation stimulation (RIS project) – ends in 2008 • Co-financing of other projects • EU – cofunded programs (6th Framework Programme) • ERDF: European Regional Development Fund • Phasing out (2006) – for the moment no ERDF funding

12. A EUROPEAN BIC (Business and Innovation Centre) • member of a network of 160 BICs in Europe • EBN = network organisation • Quality label • transnational dimension • good and easy contacs in other countries (technology transfer / information exchange) • exchange of experiences • Participation in international projects (EU) – eg Detect-it

13. ACTIVITIES – May 2008 • Innovation counseling Regional Innovation Centre – BIC (FTE 3,5) – will end june 2008 • Exploitation Technology House of the Kempen (FTE 2,5) • Promotion Technology Zone - Geel • Industrial spin-off project (1,6 FTE) • Other smaller projects : (0,4 FTE) • Start NBD-project (from July 2008 – 2 à 3 FTE)

14. INNOVATION counseling (1) • first level counseling • information dissemination: seminars, conferences, ... • Company visits (ca 200 / year) • answering questions of individual enterprises on different topics • Interfacing with universities, high schools, research centers • Networking : Innovation circle (networking meetings, …) • Innovation audit : own development • “Eye-opener” for innovation projects • GPS for SMEs : creativity technique

15. INNOVATION counseling (2) • intensive coaching of new innovative projects in SME's • new business development • feasibility studies • marketing advice • business planning • partner search – internationalisation : IRC, BICs / EBN, Aqueduct • search for financing (subsidies, VC, …)

16. INNOVATION counseling (3) • Facilitating collaboration projects (open innovation) • Building integrated photovoltaic systems • E-Health : technologies for elderly allowing them to live on their own longer (warning and alarm systems, digital interactive TV, ….)

17. Industrial spin-off project • Started september 2005 • Objective : creation of spin-off companies out off large and medium sized companies for thier non-core projects • Interreg-project (Flanders – the Netherlands) • Extensive use of external experts (business angels – consultans - …..)

18. Industrial spin-off project - Phases • Development of industrial spin-off scan • Exploratory visit of 150 companies • Presenting project • Detection of spin-off opportunities • Spin-off scan in 40 companies • First evaluation of identified spin-off opportunities • Evaluation of critical success factors • Coaching of possible spin-off projects • Final objective : 6 external spin-off projects and 12 internal spin-off projects created.

19. 4200 m² modern comfort up to date infrastructure ADSL / Cable / VoIP structural cabling common services meeting rooms storage & archive 2070 m² office space 90 m² workshop 230 m² meeting rooms 105 m² central offices 90 m² storage + archive 110 m² technical spaces 285 m² cafetaria + kitchen rest : common Incubation TECHNOLOGY HOUSE

20. THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE OF THE KEMPEN • business incubator for (technological) innovative companies • information and demonstration centre on new technologies (informatics) • tele-offices • houses innovation consultants of Innotek

21. BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (1) May 2008 - Tenants AIT: UV-lamps for industrial drying Genzyme: biotechnology company Sygel: IT-development, Java code generator Barrier Therapeutics : pharmacy (dermatology) Antratek : electronic components and software OCI : trading chemical specialties

22. BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (2) May 2008 - Tenants Union Biometrica : flow cytometry technology for screening of organisms (pharmaceutical industry) Maia Scientific : high throughput screening of organisms BE Consult : consultancy on environmental technology and legislation Varel : electronics Technologica Group : technology consultancy

23. BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (3) May 2008 - Tenants Qarad : services for (foreign) pharmaceutical companies Rescotec : IT-services and training Excon : riscmanagement services Ovar : arbitrage

24. BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Tenants (4) May 2008 – Tenants COVR : ICT products and development ORBID : ICT services and software implementation USG Innotiv : outsourcing of technical specialists Innotek

25. BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Ex-Tenants (1) May 2008 Taura Natural Foods: ultra rapid concentration of fruits Zambon: pharmaceutical company ANSA: Internet counseling @sk-Kempen: internet content provider C & C: business software High Tech automation : IT Agfa Chromavision: digital printing test site

26. BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Ex-Tenants (2) May 2008 Lockers : development of automatic lockers Cipal: informatics (for local authorities) Docintell : document handling PM-services : outsourcing of telecom-professionals IF Technology : engineering novel energy systems EVO SOFT : outsourcing of IT-professionals Guava : high throughput screening Cuming microwave: radiation absorption materials (emc)

27. BUSINESS INCUBATOR OF THE TECHNOLOGY HOUSE - Ex-Tenants (3) May 2008 GOM : regional development organisation Natuzzi : Italian design furniture Best Frit : quality label for food companies Optilas : optical (light and laser) measurement equipment Sequoyah: consulting on telecommunication technologies , transport and logistics Sitel : callcenter / contactcenter Dyadic : additives for cattle feed Sagam Graphics : ICT for graphical and printing industry

28. Incubation – New projectEnvironmental Technology Incubator • Design and development : 2006 - 2007 • Building : 2008 (2.200 m²) • Start operation january 2009 • Collaboration : Province – Innotek - VITO • On VITO-campus • VITO = Flemish Institution for Technological Research (ca 500 people, non nuclear part of the Belgian Nuclear Energy Research Centre) – about 10 km from here

29. Environmental Technology Incubator – opening 2008

30. NBD - project • Hands-on coaching and development of new businesses / spin-offs • Collaboration with: • KHK : Higher Educational Institute • VITO : Flemish Institute for Technological Research (ca 500 people) • SCK : Nuclear Energy Research Insitute (ca 600 people) • University Antwerp • SPK : Strategic Project Team Kempen (regional development organisation)

31. TECHNOLOGY ZONE • Provincial industrial estate • High-Technology companies • Since March 2003 : full • Cipal : automation of local authorities • Technology House • Genzyme : biotech company • I.D. FOS: glass fibre sensoring

32. Innotek – financing issues • “Structural financing” • Provincial dotation of 110.000 EURO/year (yearly decided) • Exploitation of incubator (owner = province, Innotek pays no rent and keeps income): when well occupied we can make some profit • “Project financing” • Innovation counseling : Flemish Region 80 - 100 % of costs • Spin-off project : EU-ERDF (Interreg), provinces of Antwerp & Limburg, Flemish Region

33. Innotek – financing issues • Sponsoring by members • a once-only contribution of 12.395 EURO or comparable in kind • “Equity” • Members contribution + profit of incubator as a sort of equity for less favorable times, to bridge the gap between two projects, for projects we think important but with no external financing • Remains partly a struggle for national or EU-projects, our BIC-status and EBN are helping us a lot • Often also external factors : eg innovation counseling in restructuring in flanders (service + people will stay, possibly in another organisation)

34. Innotek – More info Cipalstraat 3 2440 Geel Belgium Tel + 32 14 – 570 570 edg@innotek.be lp@innotek.be www.innotek.be