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Best Science Based Incubator 2002 & 2003

Creating innovative start-ups in the Netherlands

Pim de Bokx, General Manager BViT innovation network

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Introduction• Entrepreneur since my 19th birthday• Several companies and

organisations founded by me• Education in Landscape

architecture and Business Develop.• Started BViT innovation network

in 2000 with 2 partners and 1 VC.• Workgroup member Gate2Growth• Chairman DIA (Dutch Incubator

Association)

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Innovation Partners:Young ICT companies that innovate and market together

BViT incubators: up & goDelft, Utrecht en Den Haag

Huygens-XC, expertise centre entrepreneurship incubationExpertise, consultancy and training incubation

BViT Capital Investment

BViT innovation network: Network for the development of innovative entrepreneurship

XlX: Expert Learning ExperienceSimulation Training Entrepreneurship

BViT group (holding b.v.): the BViT

BViT Staffing servicePersonnel services

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Clusterincubatorthe entrepreneur at the

heart

1. Entrepreneurial co-operation; coaching each other, share knowledge and relations

2. Optimal facilitation through clear cluster focus

3. Network of partners motivated to support incubation and new ventures

facilities

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network

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RELATIONS

KNOWLEDGE

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COMMERCE

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Incubation processintake

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Training entrepreneurship

Coaching by entrepreneurs

Experts for Product, Market & Finance

Access to innovation network

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Full-service work place in Incubator

Management support

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Full/ half service office units

Management support

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Coaching to starters

Experts for Market & Organisation, Finance

Personnel

Innovation experts

The intake is focussed on finding the best possible match between entrepreneurs demand and our focus and resources

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The only private incubator in The Netherlands:• Incubator managers are

entrepreneurs• The added value is created as a result

of the commitment to success• Funding from Informals, Banks,

Customers and VC’s• In international top10 on ROI since

2002• Currently the only private 3rd

generation incubator in NL• Survivalrate: 93%

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Gate2Growth= Pan-european Business Platform

for new business creation from Science and Technology

Incubator forum: network of incubators related to universities and knowledge institutions

Support incubatees with IP-transfer, funding, export services, offices, etc.

Dedicated to enhance professionalism in incubation

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Why Malaysia?• Ambitious ICT-development• Searching partners for EU-funded

collaboration sceme for EU-Asia international exchange of incubation experience

• Searching business opportunities:- partner with DIA on training and research- partner with Linux-developer- engage in international research with Huygens-XC

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Goal EU-programme

To understand the strategic foundations of the creation and evolution of newly firms in the hi-tech sectors and the ways in which state agencies can promote their success as well as social welfare

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Activities EU-program(i) Four conferences in 2 yr to exchange

experience(ii) Creation of a database of the science

and technology potential of the regions concerned;

(iii) Case studies of new firms and public agencies involved in the creation of new firms;

(iv) An analysis of appropriate IPR strategies;

(v) Creation of a Eu-Asia collaboration think-tank to continue with the work.

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Current Partners• BViT holding b.v. (applicant)

• TecKnowMetrix (research firm from France)

• SINE- the incubator of the India Institute of Technology,

• the Technology park from Hyderabad (India),

• YTKO Ltd. Birmingham (UK)And a number of promotors and sponsors.

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Innovation network entrepreneurs | co-operating smart Best Science Based Incubator 2002 & 2003 Creating innovative start-ups in