University-Industry Networks: Successful Cooperation in Innovation and Business Development

1. Aard J. Groen Innovation, Valorisationand business developmentSuccesful cooperation inuniversity-industrynetworks

2. Outline of presentation Who am I University of Twente NIKOS and school for management& governance Our research center

3. Prof. Dr. Aard J. GroenProfessor of Innovative Entrepreneurship & ValorisationUniversity of Twente & University of Groningen director NIKOS since 2001 Leader research group lnnovation & Entrepreneurship @ IGS Institute for Innovation and Governance Studies, University of Twente Associate editor Technovation Journal for technology entrepreneurship and innovation management. (Impact factor 2.995, 2010) Project leader Venture Lab Twente Activity lead Entrepreneurship support system EIT-ICT-Labs CvI: Innovation compentency development in manufacturing firms Working together with Russian universities since 1999 (Mephi) and more recent with HSE

4. location of University of Twente & Groningen Groningen Amsterdam Enschede

5. Twente shifts from Textile industry to high tech industry

6. Healthcare@UT and RuG/UMCG embedded systems behavioral research; users, communication, learning MESA+ CTIT ! nano-medicine IGS ! business development & technology dynamics Mechanics,processes, and control IGS-NIKOS regenerative- medicine MIRA

7. UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE • Founded in 1961 as the youngest of 3 Dutch Technical Universities • Both technical and social sciences • Compensation for loss of textile industry in the Twente region • Entrepreneurial university: • 700+ spin-off companies • >7000 jobs created High Tech, Human Touch

8. An aerial overview Business & Science park University of Twente Campus

9. Public-private-partnership: building an interaction place for industry and universitya.o. Siemens medical imaging, Boeing-ten Cate,

10. Professor Albert van den Berg of the University of Twente received the Spinoza Price 2009 for his key breakthroughs in the understanding and manipulation of micro and nano channels, and the application of his knowledge to areas such as new medical equipment. This prize (‘Dutch Nobel Prize’) presented by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) is the most prestigious Dutch award in science and is presented annually to scientists for pioneering research. Van den Berg heads the BIOS Lab-on-a-chip group, part of the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente SPINOZA PRIZE 2009, Prof. Dr. Ir. Albert van der Berg (Lab on Chip) Spin offsa.o.: Micronit: lab on chip productiontechnology Medimate: Lab on chip lithium sensor Medspray: nano-nozzlesformedicine Solmatepiezoelectro 3 D chip design & production High Tech, Human Touch

11. Challenges high-tech high-growth • Potential high-tech for prosperity and well-being • Unique value propositions • Use university potential • Quality and qualtity of labour market • Realizing personal ambitions technical entrepreneurs • Lack of business competencies • Overcoming thresholds & hindrances • Bridging the “Valley of death” Importance High- tech high-growth

12. Activitities in NIKOS: Netherlands Institute for Knowledge Intensive Entrepreneurship • Research (SRO Innovation Entrepreneurship in IGS) • Entrepreneurship in Networks/ent.heuristics • Entrepreneurial University-Industry Interaction • Market oriented business development • Entrepreneurship & business development in International Perspective • Bio-medical Entrepreneurship • Organizing for Innovation & Entrepreneurship • Corporate Entrepreurship • Business Development • TOP (25 years, n=450 entrepreneurs) • NENSI (incubator network) • KEB (7 years, >300 firmssupported) • Venture Lab Twente (may 2009- • Bepart (Balticnetwork) • Mephi (Moscow University) • Global starts • International business development Research Entrepreneurship in networks Business Development Support Teaching • Teaching • Bachelor programs courses • Minor Entrepreneurship, international management • Technology Venturing and Innovation at Venture Lab Twente • Msc Business administration: - Innovation & Entrepreneurship - International Management • Master Innovation & Entrepreneurship ECIU with Aalborg University; TU Berlin • PhD training in Twente Graduate School • Training & consultancy • Market orientation HTSF • KVGO/VNO-NCW • Manufacturing Industry Networks • Rabo • International consultancy Training and Consultancy

13. Innovation & Entrepreneurship @ IGSFrom Technology & Talent to Business in International Networks Smart systems Sustainability New materials Information Technology Knowledge systems (HE) Service industry Health Public sector Empirical fields Technology Human resources Manufacturing Industry Construction industry

14. Innovation & Entrepreneurship @ NIKOS: Examples of current projects Competencies for Innovation: (Pieken in de Delta) to develop instruments for improvement of innovation competencies of manufacturing industry, three PhD’s from HRM, Organizating Innovation & Entrepreneurship VentureLab Twente: (Region, Province, EFRO, UT, Saxion) developing instruments to stimulate High tech High growth companiesseveral PhD’s on Entrepreneurial heuristics, Social media, University-Industry Interaction, Clean tech development. Global Entrepreneurship: (3 TU professorship) Multi country study on development of solar energy technology based companies Systemic Innovation in Health Care: Role of Entrepreneurs: (i.c. PwC) Valuation of R&D: Black-Scholes versus Gauchy distribution based modelling (Casault, Linton, Groen)

15. VentureLab International

16. Basic and advanced offerings Selective admittance based on assessment High potential Intensive strategic coaching, access to finance, synergy groups Specific program focus on technology-application areas: e.g. ICT, NANO, MEDICAL, ENERGY Entree level Program accessible for every admitted enterpreneur/team on technology venturing

17. VentureLab International… a partner in creating value • ... for ambitious people & teams going for fast growth • Corporate Venturing • Business Acceleration • New Business Creation • Softlanding • ... using high tech with an international focus • … a flexible support program tailored to company needs VLI Concept

18. Eindhoven Helsinki EIT-KIC ICT Labs Vision: University-Industry Networks basisfor Innovation Complete and complementary world-class innovation nodes Berlin Stockholm Paris + Academic andindustrialclusters + Associate clusters in Budapest, London, Trento Systematic build-up of ICT Labs beyond the initial nodes • Each node features at least: • One strong research institute • One major university • One European-based multinational company • Active regional network of SME • Full national and regional support

19. Russian-Dutch Center for Innovative International Business Development Main goal:To describe, explain developments, design managerial tools, and stimulate international collaboration in university-industry and industry-industry international networks In 2013 to start in context Russia-Netherlands (NW-EU)