Developing an Innovation Park at University of Nordland Campus - Senior Adviser Per Gaute Pettersen: / - Senior Adviser Lotte Grepp Knutsen: /

Mission and objectives Mission: To contribute to knowledge based value creation and business development. Objective: The realisation of an Innovation Park on Campus, consisting of: – Innovation activity, carried out by a company dedicated to create clusters – both within and around the Innovation park, carry out innovation and commercialization activities, project initiation, -development and administration within the affiliated area of the university. – Building/premises on campus that enables collocation of research/outreach activities at the university, with business and public players that benefit from working close with research and education. – The premises itself will be used to create clusters of related activity, as well as hosting new enterprises (both spin-offs/-outs and existing business from other regions).

Expectations and potential Increased expectations to (and measuring of) universities’ contribution to regional (and overall) innovation and business development Need for more “cross boarder” activity between education, research and business: – Acceptance => encouragement => expectation/requirement – Educating a new generation of researchers who understand both business and research challenges Joint projects and consortiums between research and business Joint projects are often based on running clusters/relations, which are also a source for new ideas, experience, market channels and financing. Both linear and systemic innovations Former spin-offs/spin-outs become new partners Both development and attraction of new business

Support in overall strategies High North Strategy - Nordområdemeldingen – “Bodø as centre for knowledge development regarding business development and possibilities in the high north” Both regional (Nordland fylkeskommune) an local (Bodø kommune) government’s ambitions for the university’s role in development and prosperity – increased R&D and innovation. Priority in the university’s strategy. Important for developing both the university’s and affiliated institutions’ project portfolio.

The roles of an Innovation Park Arena for generating joint projects – Cluster development – Connecting arena for researchers, business and public sector – Active linkage of project possibilities – Management/secretariat for large projects Collocation of contract research and outreach activities. – Science park / project hotel – Cross faculty centres or priorities Precubation, incubation, “greenhouse” and commercialisation (TTO) Meeting-, classrooms and conference centre Joint support and infrastructure Joint marketing and public relation, credibility

«The innovation machine» From The Bio Value Report («Bioverdirapporten»)

The Innovation company Project development – Mobilize, generate and facilitate R&D projects or consortiums with business, research, education and public partners Cluster development – Develop prioritised fields both within and outside the premises. Attract new partners to campus. Commercialization – Identify and develop knowledge based business ideas and helping them through to realisation Joint service and support Dialogue with Kunnskapsparken Bodø about their possible role as the main player.

The university’s research profile as a base Welfare Innovation and entrepreneurship Blue growth

The profile: Four priorities Maritime/petro-maritime sector – Bodø Maritime Campus – Centre for simulation, safety and preparedness – R&D, education, courses Marine sector/bio economy – Innovation centre for aquaculture and bio economy – Host for national and international R&D – R&D/innovation on support activities or adjacent fields (health, feed, other species, equipment) – Public/government stakeholders Technology/ICT – Bachelor education (IT) – Relevance to welfare innovation, education tech, simulation tech, SAR, enterprise modelling, innovation processes, business ideas etc. High North knowledge – Tourism, logistics, energy, mineral, industry, etc. – Business development and conditions

Infrastructure The building depends on the content - which again depend on the building Physical premises on campus: m2, with possibility for further development The premises are important for: – Cluster development – Creating attention – Meeting point / arena for cooperation and collocation – Attracting new business /existing companies to campus – On campus incubator Possible location on private ground nearby the university - conclusion to be made within this year Private investors together with SIVA.