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The Role of Incubators in Facilitating University-Industry Partnerships: the Case of espaitec, Science and Technology Park of Universitat Jaume I of Castellon (Spain) Mr. Juan A. Bertolin Chief Innovation and Project Officer THA Webminar 1st July 2015 Espaitec STP University Jaume I http://www.espaitec.uji.es @jabertolin

Ecosystem of Innovation @jabertolin

Small Medium Enterprise (SME) Foster… Economic growth • Employment • Poverty Alleviation • @jabertolin

Business Incubators Post-Incubatio Post-Incubatio Incubation Incubation Pre-incubation Pre-incubation n n Typologies Generations Pre-incubators • First Generation (80’s) • Academic Incubators • Second Generation (90’s) • General Purpose Incubators • Third Generation (10’s) • Sector-specific incubators • @jabertolin

Science and Technology Parks (STP) What a STP is? @jabertolin

Science and Technology Parks (STP) STP as Open, Cross and Co-Innovation Ecosystem @jabertolin

Science and Technology Parks (STP) @jabertolin

Science and Technology Parks (STP) IASP (International Association of Science Technology Parks and Areas of Innovation) @jabertolin

Science and Technology Parks (STP) @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park e’Services: non-location oriented Intangible assets Long Way Companion @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park Start-up (< 0,2M€) Acceleration (0,2 - 2M€) Growing-Up (2 - 20M€) Mature (> 20M€) NGO @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park 777 777 64 64 60,4 M€ 60,4 M€ 211 211 Employees Employees SME SME Turnover Turnover R&D R&D 27,1% 27,1% 0,94 0,94 77,7 77,7 R&D/Employ R&D/Employ M€/SME M€/SME K€/Employee K€/Employee ee ee 264 (34%) 264 (34%) Employees working at STP installations Employees working at STP installations @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park Physical versus Virtual Location? @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park @jabertolin

Espaitec, Science and Technology Park Spin Off TBC (UJI) Start Up (UJI) With regular collaboration w/ University With scarce collaboration w/ University 80 students in Practicum, 16 recruited by SME • 17 Masters / 12 Courses / 67 Workshops / Seminars • 38 Collaborations with R&D Groups • 67 Researchers involved in collaborations • 11 Patents • @jabertolin

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Espaitec, Science and Technology Park Conclusions: STPs are changing their role and Business Incubators are important ele • ment of the ecosystem in the UIP STPs are not focused in real state anymore: Areas of Innovation • SMEs require (in all their life cycle stages) close support from STPs by • means of their incubation processes STPs are becoming orchestrators of Ecosystem of Innovation (regional • and national) in the Fourth-Helix as facilitator of UIP and Society involvement @jabertolin

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