DISTRICT Study Visit in Tuscany 26th 27th October 2006

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DISTRICT Study Visit in Tuscany26th 27th
October 2006

• CONSORZIO PISA RICERCHE
• Cinzia Giachetti
• Director Supporting Research and Technology
  Transfer Division

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CPR was set up in 1987 to promote the transfer of
innovative technology from the research
environments to industry
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• CPR - Members

Public Administration
Regione Toscana
Provincia di Pisa
Comune di Pisa
INFN
Research Institutions
CNR
ENEA
Università di Pisa
Scuola Normale Superiore
University
Scuola Superiore SantAnna
Finmeccanica SpA Avio S.p.A. Kayser Italia
S.r.l. Piaggio C. S.p.A. Sogei S.p.A
Industry
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CPR - Activity CPR is a Limited liability
consortium with NO PROFIT NATURE

• Current RD activities encompass a wide range of
  research fields including Aerospace Engineering,
  Energy and Environmental Technologies,
  Agriculture, Automation and Robotics, Networks
  and Telecommunications, Multimedia and Virtual
  Reality, e-commerce, Software Engineering,
  Parallel Processing, Microelectronics,
  Geographical Information Systems and Language
  Technology.
• These activities are carried out on CPR's own
  premises, as well as at the research laboratories
  of companies, universities and other CPR members.

• In some areas CPRs activity has grown from
  single RD projects to clusters of interrelated
  or consecutive projects. As a direct response to
  these growing needs, over time CPR has created 5
  centres denominated Divisions with dedicated
  resources and personnel and a largely autonomous
  business structure.

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CPR An Evolving Structure
PISA RICERCHE
Other PROJECT AREAS
DIVISIONS
SPINOFFS
Human language technology
TEA Environment
Marine Environment
TEA Sistemi Srl TEA Ambiente Srl
SPACE Aerospace Technology
Automation and Robotics
TEAM Microsystems
ALTA Srl
Geographical Inform. Systems
META Computer Sciences Telecommunication
Parallel Computing
TETRA Supporting Research and TT
METAWare SpA Next Works Srl
Other minor activities
RTD TRAINING SERVICES
Strategica Srl
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Dimension Strategy

• Revenue from 3 millions euro (50 employees) up
  to 8 millions euro (150 employees)
• Strong synergy and collaboration with its
  spin-off companies
• Focalization on technical and RD applications in
  specific historical excellence fields
• Developing prototypes and innovative products
  ready for the market
• Supporting and managing technology transfer from
  research institutions toward entrepreneurial
  environment

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER -Objectives

• To create a favourable culture and environment
  encouraging innovation and international
  co-operation.
• To stimulate and assist technology providers to
  make their research results and technologies
  available on a transnational level.
• To stimulate enterprises, especially those
  operating in traditional sectors, to acquire
  new technologies available.
• To assist local actors in innovative actions for
  regional development

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Services (1)

• COMPANY VISITS and consultancy for the
  identification of technological needs
• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE to technology providers and
  research results owners for dissemination
  campaign addressed to target sectors in an
  international context
• WEB SITE constantly updated with information on
  programmes, actions, events and technology
  solutions end-user addressed

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Services (2)

• Information and support on EU Framework
  Programmes for project proposals elaboration
• Partner search
• Management and coordination of RTD projects
• Pre-evaluation of proposals
• Negotiations with EU project officers
• monitoring financial and technical issues
• reporting and progress performances evaluation
• quality assurance, exploitation and dissemination
• Management of financial audits
• Support for elaboration of project proposals
• Assistance and support for INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
  RIGHTS and FINANCIAL TOOLS for innovation
  financing, spin-offs and new enterprises

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Services (3)

• Support for PARTICIPATION in national and
  international events aiming at technology offer
  and request matching
• Assistance for VISIT EXCHANGES between potential
  technology users and suppliers
• ORGANISATION of national and international events
  to help know-how exchanges, directs contacts
  between partners and definition of technology
  transfer agreements.

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4 types of clients

• 3 level of companies
• High-tech
• Medium level of technology innovation
• Low level of technology innovation
• 3 different types of research results owners
• Ready to be transferred
• Needs of further exploitation and assessment
• Needs of further RD
• Local and Regional Authorities, Public
  Administrations and Policy Makers in order to
  define policy and strategy
• Industrial Districts Services Centres,
  Technological Poles, Incubators, Trade
  Associations, Industrial Unions, Chambers of
  Commerce in order to address technologies demand
  identification as well as to receive assistance
  to create partnerships in other Regions

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The practical work Tools

• Company visits
• DATABASE company/filters/technologies
• QUESTIONNAIRES (company visit forms) and
  automatic tools supporting selection of different
  level of clients
• Thematic Brochures
• Technology Offer/Technology Request forms (from
  IRC BBS)
• Web site
• Organisation and participation at brokerage
  events and seminars

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CPR TETRA Division Projects
RECITAL EUROMAP-HOPE TETRApc CETISME
CORE-NET AIRE TRITEC SHOENET EUTIST-IMV
(take-up actions) LEAN-TT EXPANSIV TRANS2TECG I
DEALIST DISTRICT
European Projects More than 82 EU projects
concluded
Experience in Med Asian Countries

• TETRAmed
• MEDRESSA
• MARCOPOLO

Experience in NIS Countries
VIRTUAL INCUBATOR PLATFORM IC TACIS FINRUS

• TETRIS TETRAMODEL
• PENELOPE ICT-Impact
• FORMAT Libro Bianco HLT
• TTTNET ARNOVALLEY
• OPENLab

Regional National Projects
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STIM-SME (DISTRICTsubproject)

• STIM-SME consortium
• Lead Partner
• Espira Tillväxtcenter AB (Sweden)
• Participants
• IVF , Espira Inkubator, CIEL Sweden, Innovatum,
  Gothia Science Park (Västra Götaland Region)
• Coventry University Enterprise Ltd, (West
  Midlands)
• Consorzio Pisa Ricerche (Tuscany)
• Technologie Centrum Chemnitz (Sachsen)
• The aim of the project is to enhance the
  potential for new business creation from SME
  (spin-off), This is done by creating a Spin-out
  Model for handling these business possibilities,
  to be tested, verified and validated during the
  project.

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CPR contribution to STIM-SME

• CPR will be task leader for the activities
  aiming at the development of new methods and
  tools to identify and verify high-potential
  projects in industrial SMEs.
• These tools will be used to create new services
  for INCUBATORS that participate in the STIM-SME
  process.

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Thanks for your attention!

• Contacts
• Cinzia Giachetti
• c.giachetti_at_cpr.it
• www.recital.cpr.it