Task 6.3 – Evaluating business models currently in use by partners Presentation of the task

Objectives and resources Person month repartition What has been planned in the DOW (Task Leader: Sigma) Exploitation plans of each partners and of the project as a whole will be analysed every 6 months. Each partner will be requested to describe the specific exploitation plan envisioned at his level and at the project one All inputs will be consolidated by Sigma and thoroughly discussed during a dedicated consortium meeting A consensual document detailing the project exploitation potential will be prepared Sigma, with support of all project partners, will prepare and update every 6 months a market background document analysing the market for current services being offered RBGK will feed in/agree criteria for description/evaluation Naturalis NBGB FUB-BGBM Pensoft Sigma RBGK Plazi MFN 1.0 3.5

Overall work plan D6.3 M6-12-18-24 Exploitation plan (6 months basis) - M6 All inputs will be consolidated by Sigma Partners should provide their specific EP inputs every 6 months - M6 Dedicated consortium meeting on the project exploitation plan - M22 Creation of a consensual document detailing the project exploitation plan Market background document (6 months basis) Prepared by Sigma with the support of all partners - M6 Analyse of the market for current services being offered RBGK will feed in/agree criteria for description/evaluation Report on diversity and strengths of existing business plans and discussion of sustainability (6 months basis) - M6 Analyse of the exploitation status and perspectives of project development at each partner’s level and at the project’s one Include the market background document D6.3

Introduction - Overview of Sigma Orionis’ methodology Ensuring the highest impact of collaborative R&D projects Promotion & Dissemination Toolkit (Sigma PDT) Market research toolkit (Sigma MRT) Dissemination (various communication means and target groups) Market research Exploitation plan Toolkit (Sigma EPT) Innovation, Jobs (EU’s economic and social development) Exploitation plans (incl. business models) Research results (incl. patents) Business plans Research In the framework of the R&D project Out of the framework of the R&D project © Sigma Orionis - July 2012

Market Research Methodology Toolkit developed by Sigma Market research report - Updated every 6 months Overall market context Definition Market potential Development status technologies, regulation and standards main stakeholders market access Main present offers #1: stakeholder, description, market position #n Market definition Overall definition Identification of the market segments Market segment # n © Sigma Orionis - July 2012

Market Background Document Overall work plan 2012 2013 2014 Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. STEP 1 (Sigma & RBGK) Drafting of a market background initial document on the occasion of an office meeting STEP 2 (Sigma) Sharing this 1st draft document among partners for inputs & revision (updated every 6 months) First report released at M6 STEP 3 (Sigma) Final version of the market background included into the deliverable D6.3 Partners input

Overview of Sigma Orionis’ methodology Ensuring the highest impact of collaborative R&D projects Promotion & Dissemination Toolkit (Sigma PDT) Market research toolkit (Sigma MRT) Dissemination (various communication means and target groups) Market research Exploitation plan Toolkit (Sigma EPT) Innovation, Jobs (EU’s economic and social development) Exploitation plans (incl. business models) Research results (incl. patents) Business plans Research In the framework of the R&D project Out of the framework of the R&D project © Sigma Orionis - July 2012

Exploitation Plan Methodology Toolkit developed by Sigma Partner 1 Partner 2 Partner 3 Partner n Consortium as a whole Market segment 1 Exploitation plan matrix (per partner and for the whole consortium, for each market segment) Market segment 2 © Sigma Orionis - July 2012 Market segment 3 Market segment n Level of interest and business model

Exploitation Plan Overall work plan 2013 2014 Jan. Feb. Mar. Oct. Jun. STEP 1 (Sigma) The exploitation plan matrix would be prepared once the market background initial document is finalized at M5 STEP 2 (Sigma) Each partner will use the matrix to describe the envisioned exploitation plans at his level and at the project’s one STEP 3 (Sigma) A consolidated matrix will be included into the D6.3 (on a 6 months basis) STEP 4 (Sigma) Organisation of Meeting 4 and preparation of a consensual document detailing the project exploitation potential STEP 5 (Sigma) The deliverable D6.3 will be finalized … +

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