ScanBalt BioRegion Innovation on Top of Europe

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ScanBalt BioRegion-InnovationonTop of
Europe
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ScanBalt BioRegion
11 countriesDenmark Estonia Finland Iceland L
atvia Lithuania Norway Poland Sweden North
Germany NW Russia. 85 million people
Reykjavik
Helsinki
St. Peters-burg
Stockholm
Oslo
Tallinn
Riga
Copenhagen
Vilnius
Warsaw
Berlin
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Members

• Institutions Universities, Hospitals, Science
  Parks and Research Institutions
• Private entities Industries, Tech Transfer
• organisations, service providers
• Public authorities Innovation agencies, regional
  authorities

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ScanBalt BioRegion major actors
(absolute numbers)
Source ScanBalt Yellow Pages, Oct. 2006
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ScanBalt BioRegion - Companies
(absolute numbers)
Source ScanBalt Yellow Pages, Oct. 2006
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The Development of ScanBalt BioRegion

• 2004-2007
• Transparency of Competencies
• New Cluster Formations
• Infrastructure for Research and Education

• 2008-2011
• Innovation Agenda
• Mentoring
• Shared Cluster Services
• Talents
• Quality Management
• Communication

• 2001-2003
• Establishment of Contacts
• Vision and Mission Development
• One-Stop-Entry and Visibility

2001-2003
2004-2007
2008-2011
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Infrastructure Projects

• ScanBalt Network of Networks (NICe) Creation of
  One-Stop-Entry
• ScanBalt Campus (Interreg111B) Creation of
  Critical Mass in Research and Innovation
• ScanBalt Competence Region (EU FP6) Identifying
  competencies and cluster profiles
• Boosting Baltic FP6 (EU FP6) Enhancing project
  management
• Communication in ScanBalt BioRegion (NIC)
  Creating Global Visibility
• Bridge BSR (EU FP7) Creating shared SME
  Support, a Joint Innovation Action Plan and
  Integrating IP-management

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Thematic Network Building

• IP Knowledge (EU FP6) Connecting stakeholders
• Marine Biotech (NorFA) Connecting stakeholders
• Clinical Research (NIC) Connecting stakeholders
• AgroBiotech (NorFA) Connecting stakeholders
• Stem Cell Network (NorFA) Connecting
  stakeholders
• Boost Baltic FP 6 (EU FP 6) Enhancing Project
  Management
• Boost BioSystems (EU FP 6) Connecting
  stakeholders
• Trayss Prime (EU FP 6) Enhancing Project
  Management

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ScanBalt BioRegion a string of Competency
Clusters to be connected in Competence Hubs and
Competence Satellites
Scientific Fountains
Co-location clusters
Mode 3 clusters
Current Impact
-BioCon Valley
-BioTeam-South
-Bio Turku
-Kalmar BioScience
Biotech Workforce
-Estonia Biotech Cluster
-Latvia Biotech Cluster
-North Poland Biotech Cluster
-Lithuania Biotech Cluster
-MedCoast Scandinavia
-North-West Russia Biotech Cluster
Human Capital
-Medicon Valley
Risk Capital
RD Input
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ScanBalt Academy

• SBA consists of prominent scientists from
  Academia, Industry and Government
• Key Role
• ? Be an external advisory body to ScanBalt
  BioRegion in order to promote quality, attract
  resources and enhance visibility
• Opening of the ScanBalt Academy House 12 March
  2008 in Schwerin by Ministerpresident Dr. Harald
  Ringsdorff

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Bridging Life Science Research and SMEs in
the Baltic Sea Region - Putting Cluster
Policies into Practisefor the Benefit of
SMEsAcronym Bridge-BSRCoordination and supp
ort actions  FP7-Regions-2007-1
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Bridge-BSR Partners

• ScanBalt (Coordinator) - DK
• Steinbeis Transferzentrum GE
• BioCon Valley GE
• IPPT PAN, National Contact Point PL
• BioForum Oulu FI
• Medicon Valley Alliance DK
• Latvian Association of Biotechnology LV
• Estonian Biotech Association EE

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Key Deliverables for review to EC

• ? Identify barriers for bridging academic
• research and SMEs by
• Analysis of
• Regional Innovation Strategies
• Regional IP-Bottlenecks
• Regional Financing Bottlenecks
• ? Innovation Agenda
• ? Shared SME Support Services between clusters
• ? Business Accelerator Network
• ? Integrate IP-indicators in 2 Networks
• ? Scoreboard for cluster impact on regional
  economy

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Innovation AgendaRecommendations for
Academia-SME Collaboration
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An aim of Bridge-BSR to ensure more and
better coordinated investments between EU Funds,
regional and national investments (from call
text)
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The Bridge-BSR Innovation Council

• Bo Samuelsson, Västra Götaland Region (Chairman)
• Krzysztof Bielawski, Baltic Center of
  Biotechnology and Innovative Diagnostics,
  Biobaltica
• Mairita Coneva, Latvian Biotech
  Association/Latvian Development Agency
• Boo Edgar, MedCoast Scandinavia
• Stephan Hundertmark, Steinbeis University Berlin
• Jens Erik Lund, BSR Inno Net/Nordic Innovation
  Center
• Daumantas Matulis, Institute of Biotechnology,
  Vilnius
• Kazimierz Murzyn, Life Science Cluster Krakow
• Kaare Norum, ScanBalt Academy
• Tero Piispanen, Finnish HealthBio
• Jaanus Pikani, Estonian Biotech Association

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Analysis in Bridge-BSR

• Regional Innovation Strategies for Bridging
  Academic Research and SMEs, Medicon Valley
  Alliance, December 2008
• Removing Intellectual Property Bottlenecks for
  Commercialization of Life Science Research,
  Steinbeis-Transfer-Institute for IP
  Management/Steinbeis Team North East, February
  2009
• Financing Bottlenecks for SMEs in ScanBalt
  BioRegion, Bioforum Oulu, February 2009.
• The innovation agenda Systemic perspective for
  the results of Bridge-BSR Project, Life Science
  Cluster Krakow, March 2009

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Recommendation 1 The Baltic Sea Region as a
Globally Leading Eco-Economy

• The Baltic Sea Region has the potential for a
  globally competitive eco-economy relying on
  smart growth. Therefore the foundation for
  Smart Growth should be strengthened for all
  activities and is a leading principle for
  ScanBalt BioRegion. ScanBalt BioRegion suggests
  to
• Promote "Green" labeling of courses based on the
  established Gothenburg model throughout ScanBalt
  BioRegion and to other sectors as well.
• Establish master level education within
  Eco-innovation and bioscience
• Establish On-site pre-incubation and
  entrepreneurship training
• ? Integrate bioethical aspects and establish the
  mobile Bioethics Task Force BETAFORCE

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Recommendation 2 Business Acceleration Support

• Business Acceleration Support is needed to
  support the development from ideas to high-growth
  SMEs. The objective is to assist overcoming
  critical bottlenecks in the business development
  process and in particular the two topics
  Intellectual Property and Financing should be
  focused upon. ScanBalt BioRegion suggests to
• ? Establish the Baltic Sea Region Network on IP
  Commercialization
• ? Link together Science Parks, Universities,
  Accelerator Units and SMEs by a set of horizontal
  activities

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Recommendation 3 Shared SME Services between
Clusters

• Second generation collaboration is characterized
  by close interaction between the clusters
  resulting in the creation of a regional or
  inter-regional value chain. This can be
  strengthened by supporting the interaction of
  competence hubs and competence satellites by
  targeted measures. ScanBalt BioRegion suggests
  to
• ? Establish ScanBalt Incub4SME as shared modular
  SME-oriented services between clusters
• ? Develop the module Project Incubation and
  Management as a pilot activity of ScanBalt
  Incub4SME

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Recommendation 4 Talents as drivers for
collaboration between Academia and SMEs

• Human resources or talents are crucial for
  collaboration between Academia and SMEs. No
  individual region can provide the many
  specialities required to develop a successful
  mass of SMEs based on the collaboration with
  academic research. Therefore it is necessary
  strengthen the mobility of knowledge and attract
  and maintain talents. ScanBalt BioRegion suggests
  to
• ? Establish thematic Cross-Border Knowledge
  Networks based on the successful ScanBalt Campus
  model
• ? Establish Research Management Training as a
  priority and as a model for training modules and
  training offers
• ? Promote investments in cross-border
  public-private PhD-Education based on the model
  for the Nordic Public-Private Partnership PhD
  Programme
• ?Further develop the pilot-activity the
  Nordic-Baltic Expats Forum as a brain-bank and
  explore coordination and collaboration with EU
  services for researchers abroad like EUROAXESS

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Recommendation 5 Bio Systems an Example of
Cross-Border SME-Academia Collaboration

• Bio systems technology is a cross disciplinary
  field with public and private stakeholders from
  several sectors. The lack of cross-border
  public-private interaction between the
  stakeholders and the general lack of knowledge of
  the users and the markets impedes the
  implementation of innovative bio systems
  technologies in SMEs and industries in general
  and in clinical routines. Bio Systems should be a
  target for implementation of Business Accelerator
  Support and Shared Services. ScanBalt BioRegion
  suggests to
• ? Connect bio systems technology in a hub and
  integrate Shared Services and Business
  Acceleration Support

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Recommendation 6 ScanBalt BioRegion Global
Match Making Programme

• Life science technologies, investment
  opportunities and research collaborations are
  increasingly international as is the market for
  human resources. New strong players are appearing
  due to strong investments in Life science e.g. in
  Asia. ScanBalt BioRegion should strive to build
  up strategic active collaborations with Life
  science meta-regions, national competence centers
  and regional clusters abroad both within the EU
  and globally. Such collaborations would be of
  particular benefit for SMEs. ScanBalt BioRegion
  suggests to
• ? Establish the ScanBalt BioRegion Global Match
  Making Programme

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• NORDIC-BALTIC EXPATS FORUM
  

The Bioscience Brain-Bank of Top of
Europe www.nordexpat.eu Funded and supported by
Universities, Companies, Institutions and Public
Authorities in the Nordic-Baltic region
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• The Nordic-Baltic ExPatriate Forum
• A Community of bioscience researchers, students,
  business professionals with roots in the
  Nordic-Baltic region and currently or recently
  located abroad

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• NBEF and the global competition for Talent
• Gives Institutions and Companies easy access to
  talent
• Connects expatriates with their region
• Facilitates research collaborations
• Assists researchers in profiling their expertise
• Serves as an information portal
• Brands the Top of Europe as a leading cluster of
  people and ideas
• www.nordexpat.eu

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Services to the NBEF community

• Inform Expats about job, funding, career, and
  partnering opportunities in RD
• Engage Expats in leveraging opportunities for
  regional institutions, universities, and
  companies looking for partners globally
• Help Expats share experiences and better
  practices, and give professional and social
  support before, during, or after their stay
  abroad
• www.nordexpat.eu

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• How to grow NBEF ?
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• Invite expatriates in your network to join
• Inform relevant institutions in your network
• Register and get more information at
• www.nordexpat.eu
• Or contact
• Peter Frank, General Secretary, ScanBalt,
• pf_at_scanbalt.org

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• The battle for talent is crucial for the future
  success of the Baltic Sea Region.
• Expatriates make up a rich resource that we
  should be much better to cultivate.
• The Nordic-Baltic Expatriate Forum focuses on the
  need to attract talents back to the Top of
  Europe..
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• Uffe Ellemann-Jensen
• Chairman of Baltic Development Forum
• Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

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Sponsors
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Selected Supporters
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• A Cluster Based Cross Border Innovation System in
  Birth

• Transparancy of
• Competencies
• ScanBalt CompetenceRegion
• Boosting Baltic
• Boost Biosystems

• Monitoring
• ScanBalt BioRegion
• Added Value Model
• ?Common Cluster Bench Marks

• Tech Transfer
• TT Model in Env Biotech
• Integrated IP-management

Cross-Border INNOVATION

• Research and Education
• ScanBalt Campus
• ScanBalt Networks
• ScanBalt Academy

• Support Services
• Shared SME Support
• Shared media services
• Common cluster benchmarks
• Shared communication tools

• Thematic Clustering
• Biosystems
• Molecular Diagnostics
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Agro-Biotech
• Regenerative Medicine
• Intellectual Property
• Entrepreneurship

• Financing
• Top of Europe Foundation/network to promote SME
  financing
• Fund raising

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Silicon Valley

• And dont forget
• The Big Fish
• Small Fish Model!!

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