NIKOS INNOVATION, VALORISATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SUCCESFUL COOPERATION IN UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY NETWORKS Aard J. Groen 1

NIKOS  Who am I  University of Twente  NIKOS and school for management& governance  Our research  center Outline of presentation 2

NIKOS  director NIKOS since 2001  Leader research group lnnovation & IGS Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies, University of Twente  Associate editor Technovation Journal for technology entrepreneurship and innovation management. (Impact factor 2.995, 2010)  Project leader Venture Lab Twente  Activity lead Entrepreneurship support system EIT-ICT-Labs  CvI: Innovation compentency development in manufacturing firms  Working together with Russian universities since 1999 (Mephi) and more recent with HSE Prof. Dr. Aard J. Groen Professor of Innovative Entrepreneurship & Valorisation University of Twente & University of Groningen 3

NIKOS Amsterdam Enschede LOCATION OF UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE & GRONINGEN Groningen

NIKOS Twente shifts from Textile industry to high tech industry 5

NIKOS ! and RuG/UMCG MESA+ MIRA embedded systems CTIT regenerative- medicine nano- medicine IGS- NIKOS behavioral research; users, communication, learning ! Mechanics, processes, and control IGS business development & technology dynamics

NIKOS UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE  Founded in 1961 as the youngest of 3 Dutch Technical Universities  Both technical and social sciences  Compensation for loss of textile industry in the Twente region  Entrepreneurial university:  700+ spin-off companies  >7000 jobs created January, 2011 High Tech, Human Touch 7

NIKOS An aerial overview University of Twente Campus Business & Science park

NIKOS Public-private-partnership: building an interaction place for industry and university a.o. Siemens medical imaging, Boeing-ten Cate,

NIKOS SPINOZA PRIZE 2009, Prof. Dr. Ir. Albert van der Berg (Lab on Chip) High Tech, Human TouchApril 21, 2010  Professor Albert van den Berg of the University of Twente received the Spinoza Price 2009 for his key breakthroughs in the understanding and manipulation of micro and nano channels, and the application of his knowledge to areas such as new medical equipment. This prize (‘Dutch Nobel Prize’) presented by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) is the most prestigious Dutch award in science and is presented annually to scientists for pioneering research. Van den Berg heads the BIOS Lab-on-a-chip group, part of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente Spin offs a.o.: -Micronit: lab on chip production technology -Medimate: Lab on chip lithium sensor -Medspray: nano-nozzles for medicine -Solmate piezo electro 3 D chip design & production

NIKOS Challenges high-tech high-growth Potential high-tech for prosperity and well-being Unique value propositions Use university potential Quality and qualtity of labour market Realizing personal ambitions technical entrepreneurs Lack of business competencies Overcoming thresholds & hindrances Bridging the “Valley of death” Importance High- tech high-growth

NIKOS Research (SRO Innovation Entrepreneurship in IGS) Entrepreneurship in Networks/ent.heuristics Entrepreneurial University-Industry Interaction Market oriented business development Entrepreneurship & business development in International Perspective Bio-medical Entrepreneurship Organizing for Innovation & Entrepreneurship Corporate Entrepreurship Business Development TOP (25 years, n=450 entrepreneurs) NENSI (incubator network) KEB (7 years, >300 firms supported) Venture Lab Twente (may Bepart (Baltic network) Mephi (Moscow University) Global starts International business development Teaching Bachelor programs courses Minor Entrepreneurship, international management Technology Venturing and Innovation at Venture Lab Twente Msc Business administration: - Innovation & Entrepreneurship - International Management Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship ECIU with Aalborg University; TU Berlin PhD training in Twente Graduate School Training & consultancy Market orientation HTSF KVGO/VNO-NCW Manufacturing Industry Networks Rabo International consultancy Activitities in NIKOS: Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship Research Training and Consultancy Business Development Support Teaching Entrepreneurship in networks

NIKOS Innovation & IGS From Technology & Talent to Business in International Networks Information Technology Health Manufacturing Industry Sustainability Knowledge systems (HE) Public sector Service industry New materials Smart systems Human resources Construction industry Empirical fields Technology

NIKOS  Competencies for Innovation: (Pieken in de Delta) to develop instruments for improvement of innovation competencies of manufacturing industry, three PhD’s from HRM, Organizating Innovation & Entrepreneurship  VentureLab Twente: (Region, Province, EFRO, UT, Saxion) developing instruments to stimulate High tech High growth companies several PhD’s on Entrepreneurial heuristics, Social media, University- Industry Interaction, Clean tech development.  Global Entrepreneurship: (3 TU professorship) Multi country study on development of solar energy technology based companies  Systemic Innovation in Health Care: Role of Entrepreneurs: (i.c. PwC)  Valuation of R&D: Black-Scholes versus Gauchy distribution based modelling (Casault, Linton, Groen) Innovation & NIKOS: Examples of current projects 14

VentureLab International

Basic and advanced offerings Program accessible for every admitted enterpreneur/team on technology venturing Specific program focus on technology-application areas: e.g. ICT, NANO, MEDICAL, ENERGY Intensive strategic coaching, access to finance, synergy groups Selective admittance based on assessment Entree level High potential

VentureLab International … a partner in creating value... for ambitious people & teams going for fast growth  Corporate Venturing  Business Acceleration  New Business Creation  Softlanding... using high tech with an international focus … a flexible support program tailored to company needs VLI Concept

NIKOS EIT-KIC ICT Labs Vision: University-Industry Networks basis for Innovation Complete and complementary world-class innovation nodes Berlin Associate clusters in Budapest, London, Trento Systematic build-up of ICT Labs beyond the initial nodes + StockholmEindhovenHelsinki Each node features at least:  One strong research institute  One major university  One European-based multinational company  Active regional network of SME  Full national and regional support + Academic and industrial clusters Paris

NIKOS  Main goal: To describe, explain developments, design managerial tools, and stimulate international collaboration in university-industry and industry- industry international networks  In 2013 to start in context Russia-Netherlands (NW-EU) Russian-Dutch Center for Innovative International Business Development 19