Slajd 1

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Cooperation Between Industry and Academia to
Support Public-Private Partnerships
Grzegorz Przybylski Comarch S.A.
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Comarch Who We Are

• Comarch is a leading Polish software house and
  system integrator
• Comarch was established in 1991 as a university
  spin-off to develop software for
  telecommunications carriers
• Comarch is a knowledge based company with strong
  RD traditions
• Focus on innovative proprietary products and
  services for clients worldwide

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Industrial-Academic Partnership

• Benefits of industrial-academic partnerships
• Access to scientific research for industrial
  partners
• Technical know-how and managerial expertise
  brought by industrial partners
• Cooperation enables smooth knowledge transfer in
  both directions strengthening the European
  Research Area
• Results
• Commercialization of innovative research results
• Industrial needs understood by academia
• Advanced solutions for end-clients and
  competitive world-class research
• Industrial- academic partnership potentially
  translates into higher economic growth for
  regions

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National Cooperation

• Cooperation with leading Polish institutions
• University of Science and Technology (AGH),
  Cracow
• Economic University of Poznan
• Technical University of Poznan
• University of Warsaw
• Technical University of Wroclaw
• Talks with academic partner in the Silesia region
  are under way
• Member of the Centre of Advanced
  Telecommunication Technologies and Centre of
  Excellence for e-Knowledge
• Cooperation in national projects funded by the
  Sectorial Operational Programme - Improvement of
  the Competitiveness of Enterprises

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International Cooperation

• Strategic partnerships with European universities
  long term cooperation
• Technical University of Dresden (Germany)
• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium)
• Talks with additional partners are under way
• Partnerships with universities throughout Europe
  in RD projects - FP6 and EUREKA

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Mechanisms for Industrial-Academic Partnerships

• Comarch has dedicated staff and specialized
  structure for building consortia, defining and
  managing RD projects ComArch Strategic
  Research Centre
• ComArch participates as both coordinator and
  partner in numerous RD projects
• Cooperation with potential end-users in RD
  projects what ensures that results are close to
  the market

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Emphasis on Cooperation
Comarch is open to new partnerships and
cooperation