Science Parks reality and the ItalianAssociation of Science Parks

Fabrizio Conicella conicella@bioindustrypark.it

General Manager Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero SpAVicepresident bioPmed cluster association

Contents

• Science Park definition• Science Park activities and advantages• Science Park and start-ups• Italian Association of Science Park

(APSTI)

International Association of Science Park (IASP) Definition

• Science and Technology Parks are the perfect habitat for businesses and institutions of the global knowledge economy

• Science & Technology Parks promote the economic development and competitiveness of regions and cities by: – Creating new business opportunities and adding value to mature

companies– Fostering entrepreneurship and incubating new innovative companies – Generating knowledge-based jobs – Building attractive spaces for the emerging knowledge workers – Enhancing the synergy between universities and companies.

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The relations of a Scientific ParkCompanies

Banking and financial institutions

Specialized schools

University

Technical scientific institutes

Infrastructures

Data collection and preparation services

R&D company laboratories

Incubator nursery

Research centersnon-profit consulting

Park

Small innovative companies

Venturecapital

• Urban infrastructures•Telecom. networks

R&D

Expertise

•Training•Research prog.•Expertise

New technical-scientificentrepreneurship

A more ‘straightforward’ and pragmatic definition

• Infrastructures: A piece of serviced land and buildings hosting:• R&D labs, possibly university departments• Technology-based firms• Start-up and spin-off companies (within incubator

facilities)

• Services: A staff dedicated to establish and develop sustainable relationship between the scientific community and businesses through e.g. strategic advice, technology transfer support and contract research services 5

Why a Science &Technology Park

• Improving competitiveness:• We all are part of a worldwide knowledge economy• No country can be competitive in the mid-term only

through low labour costs• Innovation is the key: the STP is expected to bridge the

gap between research and industry• Beneficiaries of improved competitiveness:

• Business / industry: new sectors (ICT, biotech) as well as ‘traditional’ sectors (agrofood, textile, mechanical engineering)

• City / Region where the STP is established (and the country)

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• Creating knowledge-based jobs:• Through support to technology-based businesses,

start-ups and spin-offs: opportunities for new highly qualified jobs

• Beneficiaries: • Ph. D and post docs• Also Master levels• University : attracting more high level students because

of future job opportunities • The country itself: general upgrading of human resources

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Why a Science &Technology Park

Science Parks trends• And now ? What are the main trends ?

• The concept of STP is getting closer to the concept of cluster:• "Geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialised

suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, and associated institutions (for example, universities, standards agencies, and trade associations) in particular fields that compete but also co-operate“ (Michaël Porter)

• STP can be instruments for boosting innovation within clusters, and in some cases,, for building up a cluster

• The ‘Triple Helix’ model as a basis for boosting innovation in a region:

• University + research /• Business-industry • Public authorities • (+finance)

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Science Park role

Science park environment

Dimension to consider, links to manage inside a science park

Science parks assets

Source: adapted from UKSPA

Science parks entry and development process

• Contact• Analysis• Planning• Settlement• Coaching• Partnering• Scale-up• Eventual way-out

Tidd, Bessant, Pavitt, 2005

Science parks support to innovation

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J. March, 1991

Exploit• Existing

routines/resources• Products/Customers• Better, cheaper, faster

Explore• New ideas/opportunities• High risk or uncertainty• Broad search/new domains

Exploit• Existing

routines/resources• Products/Customers• Better, cheaper, faster

Explore• New ideas/opportunities• High risk or uncertainty• Broad search/new domains

Science Park and “risk management”

§ Advantagesofthetechnology§ Technologydevelopment(stage,cost)§ Technologicalrisk

TECHNOLOGYDRIVEN

NOTTECHNOLOGY

DRIVEN

INTERNALFACTORS

EXTERNALFACTORS

§ Team§ Intellectualproperty(patentability,scopeofclaims,territory,age,procedure)

§ Alternativetechnology:direct/indirectcompetition§Regulatoryrisk

§ Freedom-to-operate§Marketsize§Demandfortechnology

Science parks are selective

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§ Identify the need- where is the need?- what is the customer trying to accomplish?

§ Identify the value to the customer- why will it be used and how important is it?

§ Need + Value = Potential Opportunity

§ Customers will not pay the entire value- how much of the value created can you extract for profit?- when are benefits realized vs. when costs are incurred by customers? payback period;

§ Willingness to pay and ability to earn profit (value – cost) addressable opportunity

§ If your addressable opportunity is a good one, others will try to follow.- what is different?- what are your barriers to entry?àlead time ® first moverà market channelsà intellectual propertyà complementary partnerships/networksà distruptive technology

1st StepDefine the potential for innovation

2nd stepCan it be monetized ?

3rd stepCompetitive advantage

Relations with start-ups: the business triage approach

OpportunitySource

NewTechnology/Innovation

OpportunityDiscovery

OpportunityEvaluation

Expectedvalue

Assemblingresources

Opportunityexploitation

Performance:• Exit value

• Sales/Growth• Profits

Business Plan

Business idea triage

Relation with start-ups: Entrepreneural process

ØOne stop shop for:

ØInterface with local public administrations for e.g.:

ØRegional Financing

ØAuthorizationsØSupport for relations with national and/or european institutions

e.g.:

Ø AuthorisationsØNational funding

ØManagement of investments and/or customizations of labs andfacilities

ØFacility management and general services to lesees

ØConsulting capabilities (managerial, marketinf, scientific, technical,safety issues etc)

ØNetworking with companies and research institutions

Science parks support to settlements

ItalianScienceParkAssociation

Italianinnovationecosystem

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CompetitivnessItalyranksin35positionatgloballevel(2016),38° (2015),43°(2014)

Companiestypology50%ofemployeesonmanufacturingareworkingincompanieswithlessthan50employees.

CraftmantraditionTraditionalsectorsarecaracherisedbysmallandmicrocompanies

EcosystemsIndustrialdistrictsareatraditionalItalianphenomenon.Innovativeclusteraregrowingparticularlyinhigh-techsectors

Start-upphenomenonIncentivepackagesandpresenceofincbators,accelleratorsBPcompetitionsandscienceparksarestimulatingthegrowthofstart-ups.

ResilienceThefragmentationoftheeconomyisnotonlyaproblem.ItisalsoareasonwhyasasystemItalyisnotonlysurvivingbutgrowing.Agglomerationphenomenonandaneedforamorepositiveenvironmentarestillkeycaractheristics

ScienceparksysteminItaly

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Akeyhub betweenthegoaltoinnovatethemanufacturingworldandthegrowthofinnovativeecosystems

Conceivedtosupportthestart-upthescaleupandthegrowthofcompanies

Italianscienceparksareanopportunityforhighpotentialcompaniestoconcentrateinonesingleplace,inoneorganisationallthecompetencies,theknow-how,theservicesandthenetworkthattheyneedtogrowthat

globallevel

www.apsti.it

ScienceParknetwork

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3AArea Science Park ASTER Bologna Bergamo Sviluppo Bioindustry Park Silvano FumeroComoNExTEnvironment ParkFondazione Novara Sviluppo Friuli InnovazioneGalileo Genova High Tech S.p.A. Kilometro Rosso Parco Scientifico RomanoParco Tecnologico PadanoPolo Tecnologico di NavacchioPolo Tecnologico di Pavia Polo Tecnologico PordenonePont-Tech scrlPST della SiciliaSardegna RicercheSviluppo CampaniaTechnapoliTecnopolisToscana Life Sciences ParkTrentino Sviluppo

ONE NETWORK

toExploit all the scientifc

technological, organisationaland industrial assets

toFacilitate innovative processs and growth

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Skills andknow-how

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ASPTI network is offering skils , know.hows and supportplatforms for companies to accellerate their growth at global level

Know-howq Scintistsandinnovators;;q Businessdevelopmentexperts;q Incubationmanagers;q Clustermanagers;q Patentexperts;q Marketingexperts;q Exportmanagers,qetc.

InfrastructuresqCoworking;qoffices;qLabs;qAdvancedtechnologicalplatforms;qPilotandindustrialplants;;qInnovationspaces:;qCongresscentersqEtc.

Networkq23ScienceparksqRegional,nationalandinternationalclusterandscienceparksnetwork;qGeneralandspecialistcsscienceparks;qInternationalsoftlandingprograms;qCoachingtowardsthemarketqetc

APSTIisinavirtualwayoneofthebiggestinnovativeitaliancompaniesimpresa

innovativaitaliana(daultimamappatura)

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Moreof150research centers

ArepartoftheASPTInetwork

Moreof11.000employees

Areworking initalian scienceparks

Moreof4.500employees

ActiveinR&D

Weworksoninnovation

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CompaniesUniversity

Public sector

APSTI

Tools OutputsRTD

Market-driven

Networkingand clustering

Technology transferAccess to

funding sources

Incubation and company acceleration

Labs and infrastructures

Exploitation of scientific results and

spin off support

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Strategicagreementfortechnologytransfer

CNRTosupportitaliancompaniesintheirinternationaldevelopment.

ICE

Scienceparkinternationalnetwork

IASP

Partnerforinnovationandriskcapitalforstart-ups

INVITALIA

Innovationtaskforcemember

MISE

Someofourpartner

SMAUCardsReferenceevent fordigital,telecommunicationandictinnovations

ASPTIValueproposition

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1.CompaniesToaccellerate thegrowth

developinguniqueknow-howandinnovativeclusters

2. Stimulatethedevelopment

Totransfertechnologicalandmanagerialbest practicessupportingthegrowth

3.BeglobalInternationalnetwork tostimulateexportand

internationalisation processes

4.FocusedoninnovationIdealpartnerforcompanies,

publicadministrations,territorialsystems,universities,

etc

PTPSciencePark,viaEinstein,26900Lodi(Italia)

E-Mail :info@apsti.it - www.apsti.itTel:03714662212/229

Member Managing BoardFabrizioConicella

conicella@bioindustrypark.it