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October 5, 2004

THE UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA’S MODEL FOR SUPPORTING START-UPS. October 5, 2004. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups. October 5, 2004. Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona. BOSCH I GIMPERA FOUNDATION.

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October 5, 2004

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

  2. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona 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. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona THE BUSINESS CENTRE Objectives: • 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.

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

  5. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona THE BUSINESS CENTRE - 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

  6. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona 7-nov.-14 • 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. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona 7-nov.-14 • 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. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona • 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. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona • 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. The University of Barcelona’s Model for Supporting Start-Ups October 5, 2004 Centre d’Innovació, Fundació Bosch i Gimpera - Universitat de Barcelona 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

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