METU-TECHNOPOLIS Prof. Dr. Ural Akbulut January 2008

Started in 1980’s with METU In 1991 SMIDO-METU Incubation Center has been established In 1996 Techno-Parks Bylaw was enacted In 1998 METUTECH and TUBITAK-MAM approved as the first techno-parks of Turkey In 2001 Technology Development Zones Law was enacted Science Park Movement in Turkey *SMIDO: Small and Medium Sized Industry Development Organization

Enacted in 2001 Support and incentives –Income tax exemptions for R&D staff –Corparate tax exemptions for companies –Incentives for the academic personnel working for science park companies –Tax exemptions for management companies The Technology Development Zone Law * Foreign investors and companies are eligible for all incentives

Science Parks in Turkey 26 science parks –14 of them are operational More than 650 companies 23 operating incubation centers –Managed by university-SMIDO consortiums

GDP: 25 B € Population: 3,5 million (city center) 10 universities, 55 research institutes and 172 research centers students and academicians 4 science parks 4 incubation centres Ankara * 2006 statistics

Middle East Technical University First campus university in Turkey Over students %30 graduate students (MS, Ph.D) 2000 academic staff 40 research centers, 365 laboratories More than 100 international projects FP6, FP7, Leonardo, etc.

The first and the largest science and technology park of Turkey

To enhance Turkey’s R&D potential To maintain a strong collaboration between industry and METU To transform university’s research outcomes into economic value To encourage and support entrepreneurship and innovation To create suitable environment for technology transfer METUTECH Goals

Land and Location Property of the University m 2 in total Fully completed infrastructure 40 minutes to airport, 15 minutes to railway station,10 minutes to city bus station Total indore Area: 2003 – m – m – m – m2

ICT Electronics Defense Technologies Advanced Materials Medical Engineering Prioritized Sectors Energy Automotive Chemistry Biotechnology Environment

Company Profiles 216 companies, 75% which are SMEs (76% ICT, 14% Electronics and Design, 10% Others) 3730 total personnel 2908 RTD personnel (75% engineers) Projects carried out: ~ 600 (at a time) 150 academicians, 45 joint projects

76% of METUTECH companies working on ICT sector; –Image Processing (32%) –e-learning, distance learning (15%) –Medical software (hospital automation) (14%) –E-government and others (39%) Company Profiles

METUTECH Buildings Milsoft R&D Building Silicon Block Silver Blocks SEM Halıcı Software House METU-Twins Technology Museum Aselsan R&D Building Havelsan R&D Building TUSAŞ R&D Building Gallium Block SMIDO METU Incubation TAİ R&D Building

METU-SMIDO Incubation Center

METU-Twins

Halıcı Software House

Silver Blocks

Silicon Blocks

Milsoft R&D Building

SATGEB Buildings (Defence Industry Research and Technology Development Subregion)

Gallium Block

METUTECH in Numbers

Turnover of METUTECH Companies (Million USD)

* Export Markets: USA, EU, Japan, Israel etc. METUTECH in Numbers Exports of METUTECH Companies (Million USD)

METUTECH in Numbers

Aerial Photo

To Build International Cooperation Platforms To Promote Entrepreneurship –Business Plan Contest –Pre-incubation Center To Develop Financial Tools For New Technology Based SMEs –METU-BAN The Next Steps

 FP 7 Projects  Cooperation with  European Investment Fund (EIF) - to establish a start-up fund  European Investment Bank (EIB) - Distance Learning, e-learning projects, Development of Infrastructure  Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Ukraine, Belarus (to establish Science Parks)  European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)- Financing the establishment of the Science Parks International Cooperation

 IRC-Anatolia: Focus on Transnational Technology Transfer  RIS-Mersin: Focus on Developing an Innovation Strategy for Mersin Region  NICE: Networking ICT Clusters-Sharing experience  Sincere: Network for Co-operation in E-Health Road mapping Events (Italian Partner: Cestec Spa-Centro Lombardo per lo Sviluppo Tecnologico e Produttivo dell’Artigianato e delle Piccole Imprese)  ResIST: Focus on Researching inequality through science and technology  Smeinnov8gate: To develop a Stage Gate methodology for SMEs to produce profitable innovation collaborations (Italian Partner: Centro Estro Camere Commercio Piemontesi)  IP4INNO: Education of SME’s in subject of Intellectual Property Rights FP6 Projects of METUTECH

IRC Anatolia Coordinator: METUTECH Partners: –Ankara Chamber of Industry –SMIDO One of the two IRC in Turkey Serving around 8 provinces, SMEs, 20 universities, 15 research centers Aims to provide international technology transfer and collaboration opportunities FP6 Projects of METUTECH

RIS-Mersin Coordinator: METUTECH Partners: –Mersin Chamber of Industry and Trade –Mersin University –Mersin Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone –BIC EPIRUS of Greece The first regional innovation strategy in Turkey Focusing on research and development, supporting technology based innovation and promoting entrepreneurship culture FP6 Projects of METUTECH

Business Plan Contest 2005 Figures2006 Figures2007 Figures Teams Registered: Teams Participated: Teams selected after first phase of evaluation: Teams admitted their business plan: Companies: – 195 – 65 – 11 – 7 – 3 – 263 – 68 – 10 – 9 – 2 – 348 – 58 – 12 – 8 – … Training courses provided free of charge –Business plan (Gate2growth and EVCA tools also used) –IPR Management –Financial management for start-ups –Becoming an entrepreneur Jury formed by METUTECH company owners, academicians, business men Winner awarded with 50,000$ in cash as seed fund Office space for 3 years allocated in METUTECH at no cost Finalists were supported at the events

Target groups : Students Allocated office space : 600m 2 Completed infrastructure (hardware, software, office equipment, etc.) First priority : Game development UK and Finland are strategic partners Limited amount of financing, mentoring services, business consultancy, secretariat, etc. After two years transfer into METUTECH incubation center. Pre-incubation Center

The first business angels network of Turkey Aims to support early stage financing problems of SME’s ICT has priority Founders : –METU alumni –Managers of successful Metutech companies Founders select new members Services are charged to members but not SMEs in the beginning METUTECH-BAN