Organizing Open Chemical Innovation on a European level
Dries Lodewijks
ECRN 16 -4-2009
Content
1. CHEMaterials
2. De CHEMaterials business • today and tomorrow
3. Open Chemical Innovation• Organized on Chemelot• Examples
4. Building Open Chemical Innovation in Europe• Three building blocks
5. Lessons learned
1. CHEMmaterials are everywhere
1. Province of Limburg: a CHEMaterials region
Chemelot
Venlo
Eindhoven
Heerlen/ Aachen
Maastricht
HTSAgro-food
Chem-materials
Life Sciences Renewable Energy
Chemmatarials are an enabler for innovation:
1. Chemelot – Eindhoven (performance materials)
2. Chemelot-Venlo (materials, specialty packaging)
3. Chemelot-Heerlen/Aken (materials and renewable energy)
4. Chemelot- Maastricht (bio medical materials)
“Need for speed”
Do we need a new business model?
2. CHEMaterials: today
Focus on Open Chemical Innovation
Key words are value chains and networks
2. CHEMaterials: tomorrow
Competence management
Market Scouting/Intelligence
Licensing In Venturing
Spin in
Joint Business Developments
Acquisitions
Licensing Out
Spin out
Divestments
R&D services
Idea Business Development Scale up and Transfer to Generation Feasibility Validation Running Business
3. Open innovation: the stage gate process
3. Open Chemical Innovation on a regional level
High chem start-up
SME Hogeschool Zuyd
1) Programme
2) Laboratoria
3) Services
Organize interaction between companies
Realize “proximity”
Enable high chem startups to focus
Bring in kowledge
Open innovation = collaboration between people
Open innovation = people working together
Business genereren en acquireren
Share knowledge
Service boulevard
Networking
Business creation
Inlooplab
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Business awareness
Smart regions
ChemMaterial cluster ChemMaterial companyChemMaterial Community
Innovation Events
Community building Coaching
Chemelot Colloqium
CongresOpen Chemical Innovation
3. Programme boosting Open Chemical Innovation
3. Open Chemical Innovation (Content)
High tech systems
Renewable Energy
Life Sciences
Agro-food
CHEMaterialsSmart packagingPerformance
materialen
Polymeren
Functional Coatings
Neocork, why Chemelot?
• Proximity of key raw material suppliers
• Co-development with key raw material suppliers (product innovation)
• Potential synergy on innovative laser marking technology (Micabs)
• Faster start up production due to infrastructure
• Faster start up of operations due to Chemelot’s virtual service boulevard: venture capital, financing, tax, subsidy, logistics, insurances, environmental permit, building permit, hiring personnel, promotion
Kriya Materials, why Chemelot?• Proximity of (potential) customers• Application know how DSM and Sabic (co-development)• Environmental permit• Image to customers • High end service providers
– Patent support– Analytical support (Resolve)
• Flexible housing• Outsourcing possibilities of non core activities• Lease of equipment on daily base: R&D and pilot line (cyanide)
Analytical knowledge
Sharing know how
Isobionics, Why Chemelot?
• Initiated by Chemelot and DSM• License from DSM access to key technology (Kaisersaugst, Delft,
Geleen)• Access to market via DSM’s global network• Contracting of key DSM R&D resources • Open innovation model at Chemelot Campus• Active regional venture capitalist participation: Limburg Ventures +
LIOF
I s o b i o n i c s
B i o t e c h n o l o g y
4.Building an Open Chemical Innovation structure in Europe
Three building blocks
Organize Open Innovation on a local scale Share best practices &
organize network in ECRN-regions
Chemclust
Organize Open Innovation by crossborder demoprojects
New Materials Network Initiative
Chemelot’ s practice
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networks3 Toolbox4 Internationalco-operation
clusters, circles, networks
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4. Structure New Materials Netwok Initiative
5. Lessons learned
In your region• Chemical-materials business-sector is an enabler for Open Chemical
Innovation.• Internalize Open Chemical Innovation (all parties)• Organize Open Chemical Innovation on a regional level by starting on site
(organize interaction events and proximity).• OEM’s innovation programme should be leading.• Select SME and demand driven innovation topics fitting to this programme.
In Europe• Strengthen an Open Chemical Innovation network in Europe & share best
practices. • Select cross border and demand driven innovation topics: waste materials,
performance materials, renewables.• Facilitate crossborder Open Chemical innovation/cooperation projects by
focusing tools and subsidizing the projects.• Disseminate results•
Background Info: Chemical industry (now)
• Continuous pressure on costs• Increasing competition (on an global, European,national and regional level)
• Product & process innovation will become more and more expensive; need for VC
• SME’s face an innovation gap • Society demands an increasing role of the chem industry in the
climate debate (cleaner production, providing sollutions)
New business model is required
“Need for speed”
Background info Chemical industry How should it response ?
• Position the chem industry as a provider of sustainable sollutions and as a contributer of climate friendly productiontechnologies
• Intensivy cooperation within the industry (large companies and SME’s)
• Build value chains between chemical producing and chemical using industry
• Create networks (regional, national euregional) between goverments, research institutes and chemical industry and facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Close the innovation gap by organizing demand driven innovation• Invest in social innovation and share best practices
Focus on Open Chemical Innovation (A)
Create a platform: “a New Materials Network Initiative” (B)
Background info: CHEMaterial Innovation Potentials
Groep Innovatiegebied K I M OI T2M
Strong in Limburg
Bio-compatible coatings ++ = ++ + +
Flexibele displays + + ++ + +
Medische diagnostiek + ++ ++ = ++
Biomarkers + + ++ = ++
(O)LED-verlichting + + ++ = +
Lichtgewicht automotive materialen + + ++ - ++
Interesting opportunities
PV zonnecellen = ++ ++ + ++
Kunstmatige spieren + = ++ = +
Hoogwaardige automotive coatings + + + + =
Bio-actieve verpakkingen + = + + +
Potential interesting
Smart fabrics + = + + =
Intelligente houdbaarheidslabels = = + + +
Smart blisters = = + + +
Dunne lagen zonnecellen = = + + =
Zelfsmerende coatings + = + + =
Research & Business Campussharing knowledge and global networks
Industrial ParkSharing infrastructure and costs
•One of the largest chematerial communities in Europe (> 800 ha)•Industrial Park + Research & Business Campus•Number of companies on site > 70; 33 new companies since 2005•Many of them global leaders in their product market combination•Concept of open chemical innovation is applied
What is Chemelot?
3. Building a CHEMaterials Campus
1. Facilitate the CHEMaterial companies on site
2. Connect knowledge with CHEMaterials-companies
3. Build a CHEMaterials cluster