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PromotechEuropean Business & Innovation Centre-Created in 1980 out of the Polytechnic Institute-Was granted the DGXVI-BIC licence in 1985, and is a founder member of EBN-Has been established at the « technopole » in Nancy-Brabois since 1988-ISO 9001 certification since 1999

Its activity is Europe-oriented and fits in with the process developed in Lorraine for the creation of new business activities, including :

. Sensibilisation

. Detection

. Assistance in Business Planning :- for spin-off- for technology transfer

. Follow-up :- incubator- internationalisation

Means :. 12 staff. Annual budget of 1,5 million (Euros). 3000m² of buildings

Results : (as at 31 August 2001)assistance to 393 new activities including :

266 business creation127 diversifications

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Europrojects – Recite II

General objective :

1. a certain number of new activities with an European dimension :

technology transfers, spin off, start up links up interregionals agreements to develop European activities.

2. a long term relationship between :regions European : 6 regions,by EC-Bics from the 6 regions.

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Europroject

6 regions, 6 Bics, 6 regional networks

6 Bics, member from EBN : network of 140 Bics in Europe

                                                   

                                                   

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Europrojects : general objective and process

Objective : to give an European dimension for regional start ups and spin offs

The way to reach the objective :

1. A clear definition of the objective between the Bics’ directors and the project managers’ team responsable for the work :

seminars to clarify the goals, metaplan approach

2. Project Managers visits in each partner-region

3. Regional screening, with direct contact in research centers,to encourage in an European approach

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4. Sensibilisation, information for entrepreneurs inIncubators,

6. Management of the project with a clear, operative and systematic method

5. Regional steering committees for the project to involve regionalAuthorities and other organisations,

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EUROPROJET : REMARKS

An alternative between :

1. Networking and clustering

2. European business plan : A new concept

• between 2 entrepreneurs from 2 regions,

• a cross work with training and consulting from localBics to prepare two business plans in a global:

« European business plan »

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Typology of projects treated by Europrojects

1. Spin offs : projects of new innovatives companies or start ups

Objectives : develop a commun start up between 2 spin-offs from 2 regions jointed by a cross Business Planning

Exemple : a start up in the field of Floriculture between Lorraine and Madeira

2. Technology transfer : new technology projects resulting from Univer-sities and research institutes

Objectives : develop a new technology with input of two technology transfer organisations

Exemple : rapid prototyping between Lorraine and Niederösterreich.

3. Replicable business :how to duplicate a successfull activity from one region in an other region.

Objectives : duplicata the know-how of a success story in an other regionExemple : PCM Assistance in Lorraine with Germany in the field of

restoring data bases.

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Methodology of Europrojects

Pre-conditions

Positive regional contextfor technology transfer,innovation,entrepreneurship,European approch.

. Regional potentials

. Regional actor’s networking

. Strategy and operationalprocess

Adequate partner’s profile

. Core Business

. Reliability

. Support oriented internationalisation

Efficient networking

. Mutual understanding of Europrojects goals and issues

. Efficiency of the international partner-ship :

- SC team- PM team- Common language

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Co-operation process development

Detection (Level 1)

Detection programme of the potential clientsResearch Centers for Technology Transfer, young SMEs,

New Entrepreneurs

In-depth contacts and selection (Level 2)

. In-depth identification and detailed description of the potential co-operation projects

. Exchange of co-operation profiles between Bics

Action Plan (Level 3)

Building the shared action plan and looking for partners

Realisation (level 4)

Realisation of the shared action PlanEuropean Business Planning

AgreementLevel 5

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Europrojects :results at December 2001

- Selection of project (L1) :objectives by the end 550realized 866

-Project analyse for the project (L2)objectives by the end 200realized 448

-Project in process for transfert : L3 L4. Transfert of technology : objectives by the end 12 8

realized 29 14

. Spin off : objectives by the end 12realized 5remain to achieve 7

. Replicable business objectives by the end 80 40realized 65 25remain to achieve 15 15