Creating hotspot incubators toboost Europe’s cleantech sector

Pauline van der Vorm – Delft University of Technology

Overall objective INTERREG IVC

Improve the effectiveness of regional development policies by matching less experienced and more

advanced regions, enabling exchange of experiences and knowledge in the fields of

Sub-theme: Entrepreneurship and SMEs

What is CIE?

• A partnership of 6 EU regions, 11 partners:

• Objective: Provide authorities with skills & knowledge to (further) develop their policy instruments for support of clean tech SME’s and incubators

What is CIE?

• Approach:– Organize thematic seminars in partner cities to present

local best practices– Inventory of 15 European best practices – Handbook best practices

• Outcome: New insights on cleantech incubation policies and improved policies in member regions

Best practices in cleantech incubation policy

•What policies (strategies, structures and processes) are most effective in enabling and supporting

cleantech incubation at regional level?

Many examples exist throughout Europe, but which instruments are suitable, successful?

CIE – Inventory of 15 incubators

Helsinki Seminar, May 2012 - Budapest Seminar, September 2012 SZIE: Budapest Cluster

DUT: Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster

Turin Seminar, January 2013 DUT: Austria/Eco World Styria Greennet: Helsinki Cluster I3P: Torino region (including I3P)

Peterborough Seminar, June 2013 DUT: Sweden/Stockholm Peterborough: Imperial Innovations + Carbon Trust+ Peterborough ENSTA Paristech: Swiss CleanTech Incubator I3P: Barcelona Activa Incubator

Paris Seminar, November 2013 Greennet: Berlin/Munich SZIE: OREEC cluster in Norway/Oslo ENSTA ParisTech: NovaGreen, Essonne DUT: Delft/Rotterdam Cluster

Delft Seminar, June 2014 -

Kick-off seminar, Helsinki, May 2012

• Best practices Helsinki cluster• Energy efficiency in urban environment • Commercializing cleantech innovations

CIE – Mission

Creating hotspot incubators toboost Europe’s cleantech sector

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CIE – How could you be involved?

• Join our seminars, share & learn• Follow our project via:

– CIE website – Newsletter– Twitter: @CIE_EU / #CIE_EU– End conference June 2014

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