Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Bio & Green Technologies in Poland Paweł Pietrasieński Minister Counselor Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC

Poland in numbers Area: sq km – 6th in European Union Population: 38,12 million – 6th in European Union Currency: Polish Zloty (1 USD ~ 2,8 PLN) GDP: USD 717,5 billion (PPP, 2010) GDP per capita:USD 18,800 (PPP, 2010) GDP growth: 5% (2008), 1,8% (2009), 3,8% (2010), 4.0% (2011) Membership: EU, NATO, OECD, WTO, Schengen Zone

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Economic Benefits of Joining the EU Part of the single market of 500 million people Part of the single market of 500 million people Free movement of goods, services, capital and labor Free movement of goods, services, capital and labor Rise in production volume Rise in production volume Increase in FDI in Poland by 97 Bln USD between Increase in FDI in Poland by 97 Bln USD between Transparent legal system Transparent legal system Financial share of Poland in the EU funds in Bln USD Financial share of Poland in the EU funds in Bln USD

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC 2009 – worldwide economic slowdown EU27: 4.2% USA: 2.4% Japan: 5.2%

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Poland - US Trade (in bln $) Poland’s export to the US has been steadily growing for the past years In 2010/2009: Exports grew by 45% Imports grew by 29,5% Imports grew by 29,5%

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC American investors in Poland  over EUR 8.4 bn of American investment in Poland  EUR 965 m in 2009  751 enterprises with American shareholding (as of the end of 2009)  over direct employment created

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC EU FUNDS In the years entrepreneurs can obtain support under the following Operational Programs (OP): OP Human Capital9.7 In bln € OP Innovative economy OP Infrastructure and Environment OP Development of Eastern Poland OP European Territorial Co-operation OP Technical assistance Regional Operational Programs16.6

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC R&D Centers in Poland Source: PAIiIZ Kraków Warszawa Bydgoszcz Wrocław Poznań Gdańsk Zielona Góra

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Kraków Warszawa Bydgoszcz Wrocław Poznań Olsztyn Łódź i Shared Service Centers Accounting, IT, Taxes, salaries, Legal division Outsourcing of IT services Accounting, Finance Global e-Business Operations Human Resources Accounting, Payments, Taxes Human Resources Outsourcing of IT services, Finance, Accounting Transactions services IT Service Center Systems integration, IT services outsourcing University Business Center

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Green & Biotech Industry Clusters Eco-energy Green technologies, biomass, bioenergy, energy from algea Renewables Biotech, biomed Green cars Energy saving technologies Clean coal technologies

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC  Poland has to produce at least 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020  Poland’s green energy comes mainly from wind and biomass  The most important advantages of Poland are good natural conditions for the development of wind energy, especially on the mainland, and ambitious government`s plans.  Investors in Poland can count on attractive conditions of governmental aid for the renewable power plant engineering. Renewables in Poland

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Source: from the Financial Times Ltdwww.fdimarkets.com Poland was the success story of Bio-Pharma in 2010, attracting 14 Bio-Pharma investments compared to only 1 in 2009 Top Destination Countries for Bio-Pharma in 2010 Top Destination Countries 2009 No of Investments Top Destination Countries 2010 No of Investments United States 40 (Plus 47 Interstate Projects) United States 38 (Plus 36 Interstate Projects) UK30China27 China27UK22 India22India16 Germany20Russia14 Ireland18Poland14 Singapore18Germany11 Belgium10Ireland10 Canada10Belgium8 France10Brazil8 Mexico8

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Source: from the Financial Times Ltdwww.fdibenchmark.com Venture Capital – Lifeblood of Biotech

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC POLISH BIOTECHNOLOGY Education  Approximately 2mln students in Poland  More than 100 state universities and ca. 300 private higher education schools  21 POLISH UNIVERSITIES teach annually 2200 MSc. students in biotechnology (approximately 1700 graduates per year)  9 universities  6 agricultural universities  2 medical universities  4 technical universities

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Polish Biotech Industry  EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT R&D Company R&D Company Production and Trade Production and Trade Diagnostic Company Diagnostic Company 52 biotech companies hiring over 4300 employees 52 biotech companies hiring over 4300 employees  TOTAL INCOME PER YEAR: 200 mln $  MOST IMPORTANT: HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS FERMENTATIONS FERMENTATIONS PRODUCTS FOR AGRICULTURE (plant protecting agents, veterinary products, transgenic plants and animals) PRODUCTS FOR AGRICULTURE (plant protecting agents, veterinary products, transgenic plants and animals)

Trade & Investment Section Embassy of Poland in Washington, DC Written about Poland recently: The newest report of fDi Intelligence (part of the Financial Times group) says that only in China and USA production investments are more profitable than in Poland. Ernst & Young experts created measure of countries` attractiveness for the development of renewable energy. In the world rankings Poland was 12 th. Poland overtakes South Korea, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway. According to “The Economist” weekly Poland has handled crisis best in Europe.

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