ARTEMIS SAITAKIS

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Academia Industry Cooperation The Greek
experience

• ARTEMIS SAITAKIS
• MANAGING DIRECTOR
• SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PARK OF CRETE
• Conference Researchers Mobility and Career
  Sofia 6-7 Nov. 2006

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OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION

• 1. MAPPING THE SCIENCE INDUSTRY COOPERATION IN
  GREECE
• Brief overview of the Greek ST system
• The Greek Innovation System
• Industry Academia Links
• Human Capital
• 2. NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMME
• 3. REGIONAL PROGRAMMES INITIATIVES
• Regional Operational Programme for Crete
• Innovative Actions
• 4. FORTH STEP-C
• 5. HELP FORWARD NETWORK
• 6. CONCLUSIONS

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MAPPING THE SCIENCE INDUSTRY COOPERATION IN
GREECE

• Brief overview of the Greek ST system
• Before the participation of Greece to the EU
  Formulation and implementation of a national ST
  policy is shared by several authorities
  (Ministries of National Education, Development,
  Agriculture, Health Welfare Services
• 1982 Establishment of the Ministry of Science
  Technology
• 1985 Establishment of the General Secretariat
  for Research Technology (GSRT) as a policy tool
  
• 1985 Law 1514, On the development of the
  scientific and technological research
• 1989 - onwards ST policy was supported by the
  inflow of EU structural funds. Strengthening of
  the national and EU RTD policies
• 1990s Two Operational Programmes, EPET I and
  EPET II under the respective CSF
• 2000-2006 New Operational Programme
  (Competitiveness Programme)
• ( sectoral and Regional Operational programmes)
• Main goal is to enhance the competitiveness at
  individual business firms as well as national and
  regional economy level

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The Greek Innovation system (source GSRT, 2002)
(Embryonic)
Weak links
Weak links
(Underdeveloped)
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• THE GAP

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But there are good signals
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BERD on RD as of GDP
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BERD on RD annual real growth

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• LINKS BETWEEN SCIENCE INDUSTRY
• In the last decade, the Greek General
  Secretariat for Research Technology (GSRT,
  www.gsrt.gr) has promoted an important set of
  various types of measures aiming at increasing
  the liaison activities between HEIs and the
  business enterprises
• 1. Public programmes supporting co-operative
  research
• Encourage enterprises to subcontract RD
  projects to an academic or research institution
• 2. Creation of intermediary organizations
• Sectoral RTD companies, to support specific
  industry sectors (food, metallurgy, marine
  technology, fisheries, materials ceramics)
• Science Technology Parks Incubators
• Liaison Offices (Universities Research
  Centres)
• 3. Incentives for RD (Tax exemptions)
• 4. Framework for the establishment of PPPs
• 5. Framework for establishment of private
  companies by researchers and academics

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• HUMAN CAPITAL
• Major improvements during the last 30 years
• 1975 10 Universities (2 peripherals), 4
  Research Centres
• 2005 21 Universities, (gt450 departments)
• 15 Technological Educational Institutes
  (Polytechnics), 10 Research Centres
• Flexible cycles of education/distance learning
• Open University (since 1997)
• Organised MSc and Doctoral studies
• 1975 9 of the population with tertiary
  education
• 2005 gt17 , continuously growing

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• MAIN GOALS OF THE OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME
  COMPETITIVENESS 2000-2006
• Reinforce the existing RTD Networks
• Create new networks and generate international
  competitive advantage
• Assist research teams to commercialize results
• Diversification of the productive sector towards
  more knowledge based activities
• Further development of existing Research Centres
  and creation of new ones
• Raise awareness of entrepreneurs, managers and
  the general public on the use of new technologies
• Increase skills and the number of highly
  qualified personnel employed in business
• Support Greek researchers to repatriate
• Support Industry Academia cooperation
• Promote Information Society

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• ACTIONS OF COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMM
• SUPPORTING ACADEMIA INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
• (www.gsrt.gr)
• 1. HERON (75 M)
• Support the employment of researchers in
  industry
• 2. PRAXE (76 M)
• Commercialization of research results, spin-off
  development
• 3. ELEFTHO (70 M)
• Development of Science Parks Incubators
• 4. PENED (60 M)
• Support basic research with the participation
  of industry
• 5. PAVET-NE (52 M)
• Support new enterprises to collaborate with
  academia
• 6. ENTER (7 M)
• Attraction of researchers from abroad,
  repatriation of Greek researchers

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• ACTIONS OF COMPETITIVENESS PROGRAMM
• SUPPORTING ACADEMIA INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
• (cont)
• 7. AKMON (30 M)
• Support public research laboratories to provide
  services to industry
• 8. TANEO (NEW ECONOMY FUND)
• Provide funds to VC companies to finance NTBFs
• 3 New Economy VC Funds created (gt50 M already
  invested)
• 9. REGIONAL INNOVATION POLES (30 M)
• Mega clusters of networks of academic and
  research labs, regional authorities and private
  companies
• 10. UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY LIAISON OFFICES (30 M)
• 11. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS (54 M)
• 12. TECHNOLOGY BROKERAGE PROGRAMME (5,9 M)
• 13. AWARENESS PROGRAMME FOR PATENTS IP
  PATENT AWARDS

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• REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR CRETE
• PRIORITY AREAS

• (TOTAL BUDGET 730,31 M)
• Promotion of Innovation Information Society
• Strengthening the regions role as a
  centre for technological research
• Tourism
• Promoting alternative and sustainable tourism
• Environment
• Safeguarding the environment and narrowing
  intraregional disparities
• Urban Rural Development
• Transport Communications
• Promoting the regions gateway in the context of
  international transport networks

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• ACTIONS OF REGIONAL OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR
  CRETE
• SUPPORTING ACADEMIA INDUSTRY COLLABORATION
• 1. Technological upgrading of industry
• 2. Promotion of Innovation and new technologies
  in the business sector
• 3. Promotion of Information Society within the
  productive sector
• 4. Support for the competitiveness of tourism
  using new technology
• 5. Support for the development of new business
  zones, incubators and clusters
• 6. Development of spin-off companies from
  academic and research institutions
• 7. Support of academic research institutes for
  collaborative research with industry

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• INNOVATIVE ACTIONS PROGRAMME FOR CRETE
• PROJECTS SUPPORTING ACADEMIA INDUSTRY
  COLLABORATION
• 1. University Students Entrepreneurship
  Programme
• 2. Regional Network of Technology Supply (RENTS)
  
• 3. Observatory of Innovation
• www.technosupply.gr
• www.innocrete.gr

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FORTH The Largest Research Organization in
Greece www.forth.gr
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FORTH The largest Res. Organization in the
country (1000 employees) 7 Institutes Crete,
Patras, Ioannina (in the periphery of the
country) - Institute of Molecular Biology
Biotechnology - Institute of Electronic Structure
Laser - Institute of Computer Science -
Institute of Applied Mathematics - Institute of
Mediterranean Studies Institute of Chem.Eng.
High Temperature Processes Institute of
Biomedical Research 1 Science Park (STEP-C) ( 2
established in Patras, Thessaloniki) HELP-FORWARD
Network (in collaboration with the Greek
Industries Association) MARIE CURIE MOBILITY OF
RESEARCHERS CENTRE

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• SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY PARK OF CRETE
• FORTH s conception of the Park Late 80s
• Construction of the buildings 90s
• Managing Company Established Dec. 1993
• Mission(s)
• Make available FORTHs and other academic
  communities significant research deliverables for
  the development of the region and become the 3rd
  development pole next to agriculture and tourism
  
• Encourage companies to join the Park and become
  major vehicles of the Technology Transfer process
  
• Become a Center of Learning
• Contribute to regional development

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INCUBATOR

• More than 100 offices and flexible lab space
  (4000 sq.m)
• Financing EU, National Regional funds
• Incentives offered by FORTH STEP-C
• Incentives offered by the National Government
• Oct. 2006 25 tenants, gt800 new jobs created
• gt60 new companies

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• WORKABLE APPROACHE FOR THE EXPLOITATION OF
  RESEARCH RESULTS
• Due to the demand side limitations (small market,
  very traditional sectors)
• Promoting a niche approach in areas where
  competitive advantages exist
• Agrobiotechnology, DNA Chemistry/Biochemistry,
  Immunotherapeutics, Genetic Engineering, Health
  Telematics, Bioinformatics, ICT, Medical Optics
  and Instrumentation, Renewable Energy, Tourism

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• METHODOLOGY
• 1. Collaboration with the private sector for the
  establishment of New Technology Based Firms
• 2. Collaboration with VC firms for spin-off
  financing
• 3. Institutional Enterprises (FORTH Labs sell
  products and offer services to the private and
  public sectors, e.g. DNA enzymes, biotech
  products, laser applications)
• 4. Establishment of New Technology Firms at
  STEP-C
• 5. Licensing agreements (exploitation of patents)
• 6. Support students and researchers to start up
  new firms

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SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES

• Companies established by Students Researchers
• INFOCHARTA LTD
• www.infocharta.gr
• VIRTUAL TRIP LTD
• www.v-trip.com
• CYTECH LTD
• www.cytech.gr

Institutional Enterprises MINOTECH biotechnology
(www.minotech.gr) MICROCHEMISTRY IMMUNODiAGNOSTICS

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SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLES

• Spin-off companies
• FORTHnet SA
• First academic spin-off
• Est. 1995, 2000stock market
• Shareholders FORTH, Telecom Italia,
  Cyprus Devel. Bank, Intracom SA
• FORTH Photonics SA
• www.forth-photonics.gr
• Medical instruments (servical neoplasia)
• Financed by VC, 2800000 1M

• MINOS BIOSYSTEMS Plc (Transposon technology)
• www.minosbiosystems.com
• COMP-ITE SA
• FORTH med (Integrated Health Telematics
  Network) (www.hygeianet.gr)

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HELP-FORWARD NETWORK www.help-forward.gr

• HELP-FORWARD (www.help-forward.gr)
• A strategic alliance between Industry Research
  in Greece

• Hellenic
• Project
• For
• Wider
• Application of
• RD
• Partners
• FORTH
• Federation of Greek Industries
• Federation of Industries of Northern Greece

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• HELP-FORWARD MISSION

• Promotion of transnational technology transfer
  to Greek SMEs
• Utilization and exploitation of RTD results
• Economic growth and employment through use of
  new technologies
• Strengthening the links between research,
  industry and finance (Organization of VC forum)
• Promotion of innovation in enterprises and
  entrepreneurship in RTOs

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• HELP-FORWARD ACTIVITIES

• 250 cases of advanced technology transfer
  negotiations
• 24 signed TTT agreements
• 900 successful international RTD consortia
  matching
• Clientele of 1500 companies and 700 laboratories
• Organization of 10 international TT events with
  300 firms labs
• Participation in 25 international TT events
  (gt100 Greek organizations)
• Promotion of 230 technology offers and requests
  from GR to EU
• Promotion of 4400 technological profiles in
  Greece.
• Organization of over 140 events for the promotion
  of National and EU RTD funding schemes, held
  across the country (since 1991)
• Support in the creation of 3 academic spin-off
  companies.
• Active portfolio of 10 laboratories aiming at the
  creation of spin-offs
• Organization of Venture Capital Forum (yearly)

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• MAIN BARRIERS FOR ACADEMIA INDUSTRY
  COLLABORATION IN GREECE
• Culture not supportive for collaboration
• Differences in timing and goals
• Limited demand due to the structure of the Greek
  industry
• Underdeveloped intermediary system
• Concentration of industry in the areas of Athens
  and Thessaloniki (Practical no industrial
  activities in the periphery, only very
  traditional sectors)
• Limited funding for RD
• Framework conditions (IPR, legislation,
  contractual arrangements for researchers and
  professors etc)
• Little interaction (variety of channels,
  personnel mobility, no industrial placement
  programmes)
• No strategy for industrial development and
  industry academia cooperation

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• THANK YOU
• FOR YOUR ATTENTION
• Information saitakis_at_stepc.gr