1. October 5, 2004 THE UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA’S MODEL FOR SUPPORTING START-UPS

2. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups BOSCH I GIMPERA FOUNDATION Private non-profit organisation Established in 1983 To facilitate the collaboration between the university and firms and institutions Two specialised centres: - THE INNOVATION CENTRE (Contracts administered: 38 million euros) - LES HEURES CONTINUING EDUCATION (Annual turnover: 10,8 million euros)

3. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups To turn UB research with market potential into new science- or technology-based companies. To offer UB researchers guidance and services to start new companies. To promote the entrepreneurial culture within the university environment. THE BUSINESS CENTRE Objectives:

4. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT STAGE. SERVICES OFFERED: -Project identification -Scientific evaluation of the project -Identification of the business concept -Access to seed capital THE BUSINESS CENTRE

5. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups - THE SET–UP STAGE. SERVICES OFFERED: -Market studies -Development of the business plan -Protection of intellectual property rights and registration of patents -Training for the entrepreneurs -Selection of the management team -Access to resources: risk capital or industrial partners THE BUSINESS CENTRE

6. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona 25-oct-15 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups The Quasi-Enterprises programme: Programme started in 1998 at UB. Objective: to help a research group to develop a professional approach to market. to improve internal control of the financial transactions of the group. A Quasi-Enterprise is a research group oriented to technological demand, that has acquired an additional structure - of management and promotion - that allows it to have a more fluent relation with the market.

7. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona 25-oct-15 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups The Quasi-Enterprises programme: results Year 2000: Internationalization of the programme (EU financing). Consortium with: Techminho, Guimaraes (PORTUGAL) Area Science Park, Trieste (ITALY) 16 Quasi-E running. 6 of them incorporated as spin-off companies. Research areas: Computational linguistics. Applied Economy studies. Museology, architecture. Biotechnology. Chemistry: organic, electrochemistry, analysis. Pharmacy: formulation services, nutritional services

8. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups Technological Trampolines Programme: description Programme created in 2001 by CIDEM (Catalan government) and most of the Universities in Catalonia. OBJECTIVE: To promote entrepreneurship in technologically innovative projects. How does it work? Each University creates a Technological Trampoline to Evaluate ideas. Assist entrepreneurs to develop their projects. Incubate new projects financed by the programme. CIDEM evaluates projects coming from Universities and finances up to 60% of the project (max. € 100,000). Entrepreneurs must finance 40% of the project.

9. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups Results at UB: 16 companies already incorporated 4 companies have venture capital investment Some companies negotiating next rounds of financing 4 companies have industrial partners 6 companies at the Bioincubator

10. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona October 5, 2004 The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups For more information: Ms. Carme Verdaguer Director of the Business Centre Area Bosch i Gimpera Foundation University of Barcelona Baldiri Reixac, 4-6- Torre D 08028 Barcelona Tel.: +34 93 448 94 30 Fax: +34 93 448 94 34 E-mail: cverdaguer@fbg.ub.es www.fbg.ub.es