METU-TECHNOPOLIS...• Started in 1980’s with METU • In 1991 SMIDO-METU Incubation Center has been established • In 1996 Techno-Parks Bylaw was enacted • In 1998 METUTECH and

METU-TECHNOPOLIS

• Started in 1980’s with METU

• In 1991 SMIDO-METU Incubation Center has been established

• In 1996 Techno-Parks Bylaw was enacted

• In 1998 METUTECH and TUBITAK-MAM approved as the first techno-parks of Turkey

• In 2001 Technology Development Zones Lawwas enacted

ScienceScience Park Park MovementMovementin in TurkeyTurkey

*SMIDO: Small and Medium Sized Industry Development Organization

• Enacted in 2001

• Support and incentives– Income tax exemptions for R&D staff

– Corporate tax exemptions for companies

– Incentives for the academic personnel working for science park companies

The The TechnologyTechnologyDevelopmentDevelopment ZoneZone LawLaw

* Foreign investors and companies are eligible for all incentives

ScienceScience ParksParks in in TurkeyTurkey

• 31 science parks – 19 of them are operational

• More than 1100 companies• 11.000 Personnel (8500 R&D, 2500 Support) • 440 Million-Dollar Export• 230 Received Patent• 37 Million TL (Turkish Liras) Ministry of Industry

Grant• 23 operating incubation centers

– Managed by university-SMIDO consortiums

Middle East TechnicalMiddle East TechnicalUniversityUniversity

• First campus university in Turkey• Over 23.000 students

• %40 graduate students (MS, PhD)• 4100 MS, 2400 PhD

• 2500 academic staff • 40 research centers, 365 laboratories• More than 100 international projects

• P6, FP7, Leonardo, etc.

The first and the largest The first and the largest science and technology parkscience and technology park of of TTurkeyurkey

• To enhance in Turkey’s R&D potential

• To maintain a strong collaboration between industry-the university

• To transform university’s research outcomes into economic value

• To encourage and support entrepreneurship and innovation

• To create suitable environment for technology transfer

METUTECH METUTECH GoalsGoals

LandLand and and LocationLocation

• Property of the University

• 1.200.000 m2 in total

• Fully completed infrastructure• 40 minutes to airport, 15 minutes to

railway station,10 minutes to city bus station

•Total Closed Area:2003 – 27.000 m22005 – 60.000 m22007 – 86.000 m22015 – 250.000 m2

Technopark Distribution w.r.t.Closed Space

>80.00036%

N/A6%

• ICT• Electronics• Defense Technologies• Biotechnology• Telecommunication

Prioritized SectorsPrioritized Sectors

• Energy• Automotive• Chemistry• Advanced

Materials • Environment

Company ProfilesCompany Profiles

• 240 companies, 75% which are SMEs• 3000 total personnel • 2350 RTD personnel

(75% engineers)• Projects carried out:

~ 550-600 (at a time)

UniversityUniversity--Industry Industry CooperationCooperation

• 492 joint R%D Project since 2002• 876 contract with 336 different

academicians since 2002• Cooperation with 33/40 different

departments and 90 different companies since 2002

• 96 ongoing project with 121 academicians, 41 companies and 17 departments


Company Technology Fields

ICT47%

Electronics-Electromechanics

20%

Telecomunication12%

Others14%

Medical-Biomedical7%


ICT Subdivisions

ERP, MRP solutions10%

GIS applications11%

e-government, e-trade, e-business

16%

Medical information systems

11%

e-learning14%

Simulation and visual data processing

31%

Banking7%

METU-SMIDO Incubation Center

METU-Twins

Halıcı Software House

Silver Blocks

Silicon Blocks

Milsoft R&D Building

SATGEB Buildings(Defence Industry Research and Technology Development Subregion)

Gallium Block

METUTECH in METUTECH in NumbersNumbers

Number of Companies

932

61 7496 106

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METUTECH in METUTECH in NumbersNumbers

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Technopolis Companies R&D Turnover Figures (Million $)

METUTECH in NumbersMETUTECH in Numbers

* Export Markets: USA, EU, Japan, Israel etc.

Numbers does not include manifacturing income

Annual Export Figures

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1999 2006

AAeerrialial PhotoPhoto

• To Develop University-Industry Cooperation

• To Build International Cooperation Platforms

• To Promote Entrepreneurship– Business Plan Contest

– Pre-incubation Center

– METU-BAN

• To create economic value from academic knowledge– Technology Transfer Office (TTO)

TheThe New New StepsSteps

University-Industry Cooperation

Performance CriteriaJoint R&D project count

Public priority R&D project count

Supported PhD / Master count

Center of ExcellenceMEMS

Simulation and Image Processing Technologies

FP 6 Projects

Cooperation with European Investment Fund (EIF) - to establish a start-up fund

European Investment Bank (EIB) - Distance Learning, e-learning projects, Development of Infrastructure

Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Ukraine, Belarus (to establish Science Parks)

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)- Financing the establishment of the Science Parks

InternationalInternational CooperationCooperation

IRC-Anatolia: Focus on Transnational Technology TransferRIS-Mersin: Focus on Developing an Innovation Strategy for Mersin Region

NICE: Networking ICT Clusters-Sharing experienceSincere: Network for Co-operation in E-Health Road mapping Events

ResIST: Focus on Researching inequality through science and technology

Smeinnov8gate: To develop a Stage Gate methodology for SMEs to produce profitable innovation collaborations

IP4INNO: Education of SME’s in subject of Intellectual PropertyRights

FP6 FP6 ProjectsProjects of of METUTECHMETUTECH

BusinessBusiness Plan Plan ContestContest2005 Figures

2006Figures

2007Figures

2008Figures

– 348– 58– 12– 8– 2

– 500– 107– 12+5– …– …

– 263– 68– 10– 9– 1

Teams Registered:--------------------------------Teams Participated:-------------------------------Teams selected :-----------------------------------Teams admitted their business plan:-------Companies:----------------------------------------

– 195– 65– 11– 7 – 2

• Training courses provided free of charge– Business plan – IPR Management– Financial management for start-ups– Becoming an entrepreneur

• Jury formed by METUTECH company owners, academicians, business men• Winner awarded with 70,000$ in cash as seed fund for general category• Winner awarded with 50,000$ in cash as seed fund for defense industry

category (Defence Industry Undersecratary’s contribution) • Office space for 3 years allocated in METUTECH at no cost• Finalists were supported at the events

www.yfyi.info

http://www.yfyi.info/

• METU-Technopolis Animation Technologies and GameDevelopment Center

• Target groups : Students

• Allocated office space : 600m2

• Completed infrastructure(hardware, software, office equipment, etc.)

• First priority : Game development

• Limited amount of financing, mentoring services, business consultancy, secretariat, etc.

• After two years transfer into incubation center.

METUTECH ATOMMETUTECH ATOM

• The first business angels network of Turkey

• Aims to support early stage financing problems of SME’s

• ICT has priority

• Founders :

– METU alumni

– Managers of successful Metutech companies

• Founders select new members

• Services are charged to members but not SMEs in the beginning

METUTECHMETUTECH--BANBAN

www.metutechban.org

METUMETU--KOSGEBKOSGEBTechnologyTechnology

CentreCentreIncubationIncubation CentreCentre

Pre-Incubation Centre

Business Plan Contest

Technology Transfer Office

METUTECHMETUTECH--TTOTTO

TelecommunicationTelecommunication

TurkTurk TelekomTelekomIncubationIncubation CentreCentre

MEMSMEMSMETUMETU--MEMSMEMS

IncubationIncubation CentreCentre Software Software HousesHouses

MatureMature CompaniesCompanies

R&DR&DBuildingsBuildingsMatureMature CompaniesCompanies

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FacultiesFacultiesAcademicsAcademics, , StudentsStudents, ,

GraduatesGraduatesLABSLABS R&D R&D CentresCentres

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METU-TECHNOPOLIS...• Started in 1980’s with METU • In 1991 SMIDO-METU Incubation Center has been established • In 1996 Techno-Parks Bylaw was enacted • In 1998 METUTECH and