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Biotechnology in Germany From BioRegions to
BioClusters Keys for succes Dr. Klaus
Plate CEO Heidelberg Technology Park

Sino-European Forum on Innovation
Clusters Paris, January 25, 2007
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Biotechnology in Europe
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German BioRegions
Bioinitiative Nord (Hamburg- Kiel-Lübeck
BioRegio Greifswald-Rostock
Region Bremen
Region Nordwestl. Nieder- sachsen
BioTOP Berlin-Bran- denburg
BioRegio N Braunschweig- Hannover- Göttingen)
BioRegio Rheinland (Köln-Bonn- Aachen
BioMIT Mittelhessen (Marburg- Gießen)
BioRegion Halle-Leipzig
BioRegio Jena
BioRegion Rhein-Main (Frankfurt-Mainz)
BioRegio Regensburg
BioRegion Rhein-Neckar- Dreieck
BioRegio Stuttgart/ Neckar-Alb (Tübingen)
Biotech- nologie Ulm
Biotech- nologie München
BioRegio Freiburg
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German BioRegions
Bioinitiative Nord (Hamburg- Kiel-Lübeck
BioRegio Greifswald-Rostock
Region Bremen
Region Nordwestl. Nieder- sachsen
BioTOP Berlin-Bran- denburg
BioRegio N Braunschweig- Hannover- Göttingen)
BioRegio Rheinland (Köln-Bonn- Aachen
BioMIT Mittelhessen (Marburg- Gießen)
BioRegion Halle-Leipzig
BioRegio Jena
BioRegion Rhein-Main (Frankfurt-Mainz)
BioRegio Regensburg
BioRegion Rhein-Neckar- Dreieck
BioRegio Stuttgart/ Neckar-Alb (Tübingen)
Biotech- nologie Ulm
Biotech- nologie München
BioRegio Freiburg
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BioRegio Funding

• 50 million DM for research projects in
• biotechnology for three model regions
• BioRegio Rhineland (Köln, Bonn, Achen)
• BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle (Heidelberg)
• Biotechnology Munich (München)
• plus
• 20 million DM for the special region
• BioRegio Jena

Source BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle
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Conditions for BioRegio Funding

• The perspective of a short or medium-term
• commercialisation of the results, preferentially
  by founding
• a biotech company
• The commercial realization of the results within
  the region
• The confinancing of the project by private
  capital, generally
• with at least 50 of the total cost of the
  project
• Time span 1st Jan 1997 31st Dec 2001

Source BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle
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Selecting projects for BioRegio Funding

• I. Criteria
• Scientific Quality
• Competitiveness (patent situation)
• Creation of Jobs
• Focus on regional strength

Source BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle
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• Since the launch of the BioRegio Contest in 1997
• 55 new biotech companies in the Heidelberg
  BioCluster
• 45 research-driven companies in molecular
  biotechnology
• 1.800 jobs created directly in biotech companies
• 1.500 jobs in research-driven biotech companies
• 8.000 jobs in the industry and 6.000 jobs in
  research institutions are dependent on
  biotechnology

Source BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle
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German BioClusters
Bioinitiative Nord (Hamburg- Kiel-Lübeck
BioRegio Greifswald-Rostock
Region Bremen
Region Nordwestl. Nieder- sachsen
BioTOP Berlin-Bran- denburg
BioRegio N Braunschweig- Hannover- Göttingen)
BioRegio Rheinland (Köln-Bonn- Aachen
BioMIT Mittelhessen (Marburg- Gießen)
BioRegion Halle-Leipzig
BioRegio Jena
BioRegion Rhein-Main (Frankfurt-Mainz)
BioRegio Regensburg
BioRegion Rhein-Neckar- Dreieck
BioRegio Stuttgart/ Neckar-Alb (Tübingen)
Biotech- nologie Ulm
Biotech- nologie München
BioRegio Freiburg
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BioClusters

• BioClusters
• Keys for success

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BioClusters

• Science Base
• Universities
• Research Institutes

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BioClusters

• Company Base
• Big Companies
• Medium-sized companies
• Start-ups

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BioClusters

• Financial Base
• Availability of smart equity and
• debt-finance
• Seed money
• Venture money

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BioClusters

• Human Resources
• Availability of skilled workforce
• Scientists
• Business Professionals
• Technicians
• Post-docs

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BioClusters

• Additional critical factos for success
• Easy to reach by air, car, railway
• Quality of life

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BioClusters

• BioParks
• The drivers of BioClusters
• The right environment to start and
• grow biotech companies

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BioClusters

• The Heidelberg Technology Park is a BioPark
• Center
• of the
• Heidelberg BioCluster

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Heidelberg BioClusterHeidelberg Technology Park

• Profile
• 500.000 sqft lab and office space
• 75 tenant companies
• 1.300 employees, 1.500 expected
• 200 Associated Members

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Heidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park
The Heidelberg Technology Park is an
international Life Science Park, Center of the
Heidelberg BioCluster. The Park is closely
related to the Heidelberg University and to the
worldfamous research institutes located here.
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Heidelberg BioClusterHeidelberg Technology Park

• Technology Park Services
• Helping with
• renting office and lab space
• financing
• managment
• marketing
• legal affairs

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Heidelberg BioClusterHeidelberg Technology Park

• Technology Park Services (examples)
• conference service
• seminars, workshops
• market place for machines, lab material,
  services, jobs
• online and print platforms to communicate
• organizing meetings
• conference center
• restaurant
• Kindergarten
• parking

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Heidelberg BioClusterHeidelberg Technology Park

• Technology Park Networking
• Regional, national, international
• developing a regional BiotechCommunity
• working with national and international
  associations
• creating strategic alliances and partnerships

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TP Sisterpark Network
Heidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park

• Sisterpark Network
• 22 Partners in America, Asia, Europe
• A worldwide alliance to explore international
  markets and to offer information, collaboration
  and partnering.

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Heidelberg Technology Park Sisterpark Network
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Heidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park
CEBR Council of European BioRegions
? Uppsala
? Tallinn
?Cambridge
Oxford ?
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? Berlin
Flanders
? Heidelberg
Paris ?
? Munich
?Basel
Lyon ?
? Barcelona
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Council of European BioRegions CEBR
'Building a competitive European
biotechnology sector on the world stage
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CEBR the need.an observation on European
biotech

• Hundreds of small companies across Europe
• A need to work together for best result in
  competitive world market
• Diverse sources of assistance not always
  apparent/easily accessible
• Founded on excellent science but must operate
  effectively to succeed

'Building a competitive European
biotechnology sector on the world stage
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CEBR the history

• Small group with common interest
• Improving practical support for their
  biocommunities
• Creating network with appropriate/best point of
  contact in every biocommunity
• Promoting European biotechnology
• Network outline developed
• Funding achieved

'Building a competitive European
biotechnology sector on the world stage
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CEBR what it can offer

• Operational support companies should succeed
  on science, not fail on business practice
• Europe-wide biotechnology network rapid
  access to biotechs
• Promotion of European biotechnology on world
  stage
• Signposts to what works well

'Building a competitive European
biotechnology sector on the world stage
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CEBR what it does. The golden rules

• Bottom up driven by biotechs practical
  needs
• Activities with direct benefit to biotechs
• Working network proactive members
• Co-operation co-operate to compete

'Building a competitive European
biotechnology sector on the world stage
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TP Contact
Heidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park

• Contact
• Dr. Klaus Plate, CEOTechnologiepark Heidelberg
  GmbHMarktplatz 10, 69117 Heidelberg,
  GermanyPhone 49 6221 58-20500Fax 49 6221
  58-20990E-mail klaus.plate_at_heidelberg.de techn
  ologiepark_at_heidelberg.deWeb www.technologiepark-
  heidelberg.de

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Thank you for your attention.