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Technology transfer in science parks – experience of SPoW

the network of Science Parks in Wallonia

Maxime Woitrin

Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Belgian EmbassyWallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX)

14 April 2010, European Economic Congress 2010, Katowice


SPoW – network of Walloon STPs

• Network of 6 science parks

•Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park •Liège Science Park •Crealys - Gembloux

•Aéropole - Charleroi

•Initialis - Mons

•Qualitis – Enghien

•Managed by local development agencies and universities/research centers


SPoW

• Missions:• Promote STPs as a tool for R&D and technology transfer• Contribute to the development of innovation• networks of expertise in partnerships

• Advantage of this network:• pooling of technology resources• efficiency: flexible organisation


Walloon STP ≠ “classic” industry park

High-tech SME and

large companies

innovationinnovation

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UniversityResearch centre

+STRUCTURAL and OPERATIONAL

LINK WITH AN ASSOCIATED RESEARCH INSTITUTION

1. Concentration of high-tech players

2. TT & Networking boosting dynamics

3. Specific high-tech facilities

3 criteria to be a Walloon STP:

SPoW Quality Charter


Company profile selection :Concentration of high tech players (Quality Charter)

•R&D centers•Technologically new companies•Non R&D units of innovative companies

•Non-innovative technological businesses•Usefulness to R&D activities

•Examples of high-tech companies present in SPoW

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Specific infrastructures

On a science park, high technology companies will find the infrastructures adapted to their specific needs (SPoW Quality Charter)

Incubators for start-ups and spin-offs

Equipped business centres

Technological platforms

Use of scientific equipment from the Universities

Multi-services building: restaurants, banks, post offices, meeting rooms, etc.


Experience in Technology Transfer (TT) – services of SPoW

• encouraging exchanges between industrial and R&D actors• facilitating TT and industrial research contracts;• advising companies on technological innovation (IP, etc.)• stimulating creation of high-tech companies;• disseminating technological information.

2/3 of the companies in STPs have cooperation with University – concrete examples :

• use of university labs• creation of prototypes• technology transfer (e.g. patent licenses)


International cooperation of SPoW

•IASP = international association of STPs349 members in 71 countries representing 200,000 companies

• Workshop “Recognition of STPs in Europe”oBrussels, 17 – 19 November 2010oPart of EU Belgian Presidency official calendar

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Thank you for your attention

Maxime Woitrin Radca Ekonomiczny i Handlowy

Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX)Stratos Office Centre

Ul. Skorupki 500-546 Varsovie

Tel: +48 22 583 70 11fax: +48 22 583 70 19

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