University-industry cooperation in Gdańsk

„In tandem with industry”

Prof. Henryk Krawczyk, Rector of GUT

Prof. Jacek Mąkinia, Vice-rector of GUT for cooperation and innovation

Crossing Borders – 34the CRP, 18–19 September 2015

Aalto University, Finland

Location of GUT

History

1904 – 1918

Royal Higher Technical School of Gdansk

1918 – 1921

Higher Technical School in Gdansk

1921 – 1939

Higher Technical School of the Free City of Gdansk

1939 – 1941

Higher Technical School of Gdansk

1941 – 1945

Reich Higher Technical School of Gdansk

1945 – present

Gdańsk University of Technology

1904

1945

2015

Faculties (9)

I Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics

I Faculty of Architecture

I Faculty of Chemistry

I Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering

I Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering

I Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications

and Informatics

I Faculty of Management and Economics

I Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

I Faculty of Ocean Engineering

and Ship Technology

Number of students

Full-time studies (21 058)

Part-time studies (3177)

Postgraduate and MBA (1036)

Doctoral studies (710)

Educational programs

First, second & third cycle studies / full-time and part-time

I 33 undergraduate and 29 graduate programs, including:

- 3 inter-faculty programs

- 2 inter-institutional programs (both unique in the country):

Medical and Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry of Building Materials

- 15 programs taught in English

I 7 Ph.D. programs – full-time and part-time

I Over 50 postgraduate study courses

I MBA studies

Position of GUT in Poland

I 2nd most popular university among student

candidates

I 4th place in regard to salaries of alumni

I 7th place among universities, whose

alumni are the most wanted by the largest

employers

I 2 GUT research teams among ’15 most creative

teams in science’ for a successful

commercialization of the developed technologies

Innovation index and R&D expenditures

in Europe (2014)

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R&

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of

GD

P

Govermental

institutions (national and local)

Institutions

supporting

entrepreneurship

Institutions

financing science

and R&D

Boundary

spanner

Business

partner

Investor

University/

Institute

Commerciali-

sation Invention Innovation

State zone

Business zone

Model for science-business cooperation

in Poland

Science zone

Inventor

Innovation at GUT – entities

SCIENCE – BUSSINES

VICE-RECTOR FOR

COOPERATION AND

INNOVATION

RECTOR’S PROXY

FOR STRATEGIC

COOPERATION

RECTOR’S PROXY

FOR COMMERCIALIZATION

CENTER FOR KNOWLEDGE

AND TECHNOLOGY

TRANSFER

PATENT AGENTS

& COUNSELLORS

SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLE

(SPV)

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AGENCY

TECHNOLOGICAL AND

SCIENCE PARKS

BANKS, VENTURE

CAPITALS

ACADEMIC INCUBATORS

HUB OF INNOVATIVE

TECHNOLOGIES

CLUSTERS

INNOBALTICA

UNIVERSITY EXTERNAL

ENVIRONMENT

Scenarios of commercialization at GUT

Faculties

and other

units

Center for

Knowledge &

Technology

Transfer

Special

Purpose

Vehicle (SPV)

(Excento Ltd)

Direct

commercialization

(sales, licenses)

Indirect

commercialization

(spin-off

companies)

Commercialization

of R&D results

Commissioned

Research

Scientific and

industrial

consortia

Scientific

and

industrial

consortia

Comissioned

research

Spin-offs Licensing

Innovation ecosystem at GUT

DIVESTMENT

DEVELOPMENT

INCUBATION

Center for Knowledge &

Technology Transfer (5–40 K PLN)

Venture capital (20 M PLN)

Seed capital (50 K–1 M PLN)

SPV (Excento Ltd) (5–10 K PLN)

Academic incubators (1-4 K PLN)

Supporting commercialization at GUT

DIRECT

COMMERCIA-

LIZATION

INDIRECT

COMMERCIA-

LIZATION

INCUBATION

UNIVERSITY

Direct commercialization at GUT

(sales or licensing)

Up to 30 licenses and sales concluded per year

number of patent applications at the patent office

the number of patents granted

ENTREPRENEUR

MARKET

Most creative teams in science (2015)

I CyberEye – application in the diagnosis

and treatment of patients in coma and

a vegetative state

I Special promotional emblem

"Poland Now” (2015)

I "Polish invention of the year 2013"

I Prime Minister's Award for scientific

and technical achievements in 2013

I Technology of large diameter

bored piles for increasing the load

capacity and decreasing the

settlement

I Used in the key national and

regional projects:

– Kwiatkowski flyover in Gdynia

– cable-stayed bridge of

Pope John Paul II in Gdańsk

Indirect commercialization (by founding

spin-off companies)

UNIVERSITY SPV

(Excento Ltd)

INVESTOR/

INDUSTRIAL

PARTNER

5 spin-off companies

in 2013–2014

2- 3 new spin-off

companies per year

SPIN-OFF

COMPANY

MARKET

Indirect commercialization (by founding

spin-off companies)

Special Purpose Vehicle

Research projects

Spin-off companies

Green

polyurethane

foams

Labels

indicating

food freshness

System for diagnosing

and treatment

of patients in coma

Promotion of

sport activity

among the

academic

community

Platform

supporting

compliance with

standards

Projects within the framework of scientific

and industrial consortia

28 projects within the framework of scientific

and industrial consortia

INNOTECH

PBS

POIG

BLUE GAS

7th EU Framework Programme

ERA NET

Norwegian Financial Mechanism

EUREKA

HORIZON 2020

3

6

1

4

6

1

2

2

3

PROGRAM

CONSORTIUM

OF CONTRACTS

Largest industrial partners

National C

entr

e

for

R&

D

Cooperation with clusters

I Interizon Pomeranian ICT Cluster (almost 160 members)

– administrated by GUT (Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics)

– largest and fastest growing ICT cluster in Poland

– one of the key Polish clusters according to the Ministry of Economy

– most advanced cluster in Poland according to Deloitte Business Consulting

– awarded the prestigious Bronze Label of the European Cluster Excellence Initiative

I Baltic Eco-Energy Cluster and Gdańsk Construction Cluster – key in the

Pomeranian Region

I Pomeranian Bio-Eco-Chemical Cluster

I KlimaPomerania Cluster

I Polish Maritime Cluster

Number of

projects

Value of

projects (EURO)

Structural funds

National research programs

7th EU Framework Program

Other international research programs

International educational programs

(excluding Erasmus+)

87 136 M

646 70 M

24 31 M

35 8 M

13 0.5 M

Project financing at GUT

Largest investment projects at GUT dedicated

for science-business cooperation

Nanotechnology

Center – 18 M Euro

Laboratory of innovative electroenergy

technologies and integration of

renewable energy sources LINTE^2 –

11 M Euro

Engineer of the Future – 19 M Euro

Market needs

Standards (CDIO)

Modern laboratories

Mathematical culture in modelling and

analysis

Development of graduate

qualifications and skills

Engineer of the Future

Modernisation of learning process – addressing the market needs

C^2NIWA – open space for innovation

Competence Center of Novel Infrastructure for Workable Applications (10 M Euro)

Increase in the

computing power

(1,2 PFLOPS),

2616 processors

(Intel Haswell),

network InfiniBand

56Gb/s

Development of digital skills

(advanced use of Internet and

cloud services, planning

digital projects)

Effective

development

of applications

from the

available

Internet

services –

SOSE method

Centre for Advanced Technologies

POMERANIA

I Joint initiative of GUT and the University of Gdańsk

I 10 laboratories equipped with modern research

infrastructure founded (6 M Euro) from the Regional

Operational Program (2007–2013)

I Research areas:

– Information and telecommunication technologies

– Functional materials and nanotechnology

– Environmental protection

– Biotechnology, food chemistry, medicinal chemistry

I Mission: to support the development of innovative

enterprises through joint initiatives and commissioned

research and development of sustainable partnerships

between the learning environment and the business sector.

Immersive 3D Visualization Lab

I the highest possible degree

of feeling immersion

(unrestricted freedom

of movement and stereoscopic

3D projection)

I the maximum comfort and

impression of natural activity

Baltic Hub of Knowledge

and Entrepreneurship

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mm

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iali

za

tio

n

Concept of the Innovation Valley in Gdańsk

Science and Technology Park

Centre for

Advanced

Technologies

POMERANIA

LabRiG

Tech-Med

(Medical University

of Gdańsk)

Ecoinnovation

Centre

Faculty of Ocean

Engineering and

Ship Technology

Faculty of

Mechanical

Engineering

We

ll –

de

ve

lop

ed

pro

jec

ts Linte ^ 2 – Centre

of Renewable

Power Engineering

Nanotechnology

Centre

Mathematics

Teaching and

Distance Learning

Centre

www.pg.edu.pl

Knowledge triangle