1. Copyright accentus plc 1 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus What makes one region a good place for business? Successful European practices James Tweed Accentus plc European Day of the Entrepreneur, Sofia 8-9 October 2003

2. Copyright accentus plc 2 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Outline Introduction to BIGEAR network Some success factors Some examples

3. Copyright accentus plc 3 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus BIGEAR Business Innovation and Growth from Exploitation of Academic Research Aim To understand and disseminate best practice approach to exploitation of academic research

4. Copyright accentus plc 4 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus BIGEAR context Thematic network For regions in the field of regional innovation strategies Co-ordinated within Innovating Regions in Europe (IRE) network Vision “provides a platform for all European regions, which are interested in regional innovation strategies, policies and schemes to exchange experience and get access to good practice”

5. Copyright accentus plc 5 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus BIGEAR members University departments Regional organisations Venture capital Incubators Technology transfer

6. Copyright accentus plc 6 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus BIGEAR Members’ locations Deutsche Bank, Germany Unipress, Poland Licentia, Finland BIC NN, Netherlands London BIC, UK IC Innovations, UK UCL Ventures, UK SEEDA, UK Accentus, UK MSEC, UK U Limerick, Ireland ITA, Spain BIC Liguria, Italy U Firenze, Italy IJS, Slovenia U Sofia, Bulgaria Innostart, Hungary Danube, Austria TU Brno, Czech Republic U Ulm, Germany CR Lorraine, France

7. Copyright accentus plc 7 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Outline Introduction to BIGEAR network Some success factors Some examples

8. Copyright accentus plc 8 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Awareness BIGEAR Factors model Exploitation Academia Business R&D - ind, license in Corporate venture Spin out, license out Start ups JVs Start ups Liaison R&D - uni Regional, National, EU

9. Copyright accentus plc 9 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Success factors Factors which: –If present, will assist business innovation and growth in a region –If absent, will be a barrier Grouped as relating primarily to –Business –Academia –Exploitation –Regional, national, EU Assessed using questionnaire at BIGEAR Conference (35 respondents)

10. Copyright accentus plc 10 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Factors for BIGEAR (examples) Academia (including research centres) A1. Strong R&D base relevant to business A2. Awareness of business needs and effective communication with business A3. Effective links to market intelligence A4. Adoption of commercialisation as part of the university mission A5. Adequate incentives for academics to commercialise A6. Adequate incentives for universities to commercialise A7. Availability of resources and programmes to encourage enterprise culture in an academic environment A8. Intellectual property policy (e.g. ownership) favours technology transfer A9. Availability of resources for intellectual property protection A10. High level of intellectual property protection, including patenting

11. Copyright accentus plc 11 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Academic factors for region, by location

12. Copyright accentus plc 12 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Business factors for region, by location

13. Copyright accentus plc 13 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Exploitation factors for region, by location

14. Copyright accentus plc 14 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Regional factors for region, by location

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27. Copyright accentus plc 27 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Other examples from BIGEAR Entrepreneurship education (Manchester, UK) Science city (Ulm, Germany) Academics in business (Umea, Sweden) University laboratories in industry (Firenze, Italy) Funding startups in North Netherlands Human capital management (London, UK) Business angels club (Budapest, Hungary) High tech spin outs from a research centre (Poland) Enterprise hubs in South East England (UK) Licensing technology (Finland) Corporate venturing (UK)

28. Copyright accentus plc 28 James Tweed, Oct. 2003 accentus Summary Considered business – academia links at regional level Some success factors Some examples – can be initiated by business, academic or regional actors Further examples at www.bigear.info