Conveners
Workshop on spin-offing on the basis of 5 submitted cases from public research organizations in Slovenia: Case studies - Technological view
- Robert Blatnik (JSI)
- Bernard Denis (CERN)
Workshop on spin-offing on the basis of 5 submitted cases from public research organizations in Slovenia: Case studies - Financial view
- Robert Blatnik (JSI)
- Bernard Denis (CERN)
Description
The practical use of mechanisms in Slovenia in terms of demand (Gorenje, ETA, ELAN, LEK), the supply and key competences at JSI. What can JSI offer to the industry (e.g. to Gorenje, ETA, ELAN, LEK) and what the industry is prepared to invest in specific projects (ideas)?
What are the concrete possibility of performing TT projects between institutions and industry IP (calls, 7FP ,...).
Objective: To identify possible opportunities and the promotion of thinking, where are the common barriers to TT projects. Typical questions: researchers are academics, not aware of industry problems -> on the other hand, researchers note that the industry is not interested in the research, is looking for short-term solutions, not strategic directed, does not know the trends of development and use of promising technologies, etc.
The industry says otherwise: In every good idea we are willing to invest money, but if the investment is not repaid in 3-5 years, this money is lost: Is it true? what knowledge, networking, HR, already built RTD mixed groups?
Problem: identification and distribution of risk, ignorance of RTD processes, under-utilization of the mechanisms available to reduce the risk ...
- Introduction: Presentation of TT (collab Contra research, spinoffing, licensing) - options
- JSI: presenting examples of praxis that we know what the possibilities
- Participants: selected cases presentation
- Discussion on which cases are perspective enough to pursue them - selection of 4 cases:
- physics
- biotech
- computing and electronics
- new materials
- 4 cases are chosen
- Work in groups on how to proceed with these cases - with the help of present specialists
- 4 cases: presentation of proposals on how to pursue with each case
- Enlightment: "But we need funding, how can we get?" - the theoretical possibilities explained by present experts
- How about in Slovenia - participants and experts on connecting the theory and practice in Slovenia and abroad
- Work in groups on financial plan (with a chosen support expert)
- 4 cases: presentation of the financial plan (with a support expert)
- Experts discussion
- Selection of the most promising, the justification?
We have two groups:
The spinoffers (4 teams for each idea one, preferably from different areas).
Support team (providers of capital, infrastructure, consultants, the "old" spinoffers, entrepreneurs ...)
The starting point is that spinoffers are looking for opportunities to start businesses and need help of the support team to do this - simulate the procedure of spin-offing.
Throughout the workshop should identify what needs to be done until the first day of operation spinoff companies - from this point on is probably not appropriate to implement the hypothetical cases, since the matter is too zakomplicirala.
So, it would be great if you could do an internal assessment of their own ideas, draft a business plan, financial plan, personnel plan, implement or evaluate. sharing between stakeholders, identify the risks presented reflection concerning its own participation ... The starting point would be what what otherwise support team expected of them, ie when. potential young entrepreneur knocking on the door.
I expect that in the process of drafting these documents to avoid any specific issues on which team to support all the actively involved cez workshop.
(To be coordinated with the speakers.)
(Concept development: Robert Blatnik, Špela Stres)
Contributors:
Bernard Denis, CERN
Rudy Cuyvers, Leuven R&D
Kenneth A.Goldman, MIT
Andrea di Anselmo, META-group
Clerc Gabriel, EFPL
Slobodan Sibinčič, Poslovni Angeli
Simona Grobelnik, SPS
Jure Mikuž, RSG Kapital
Mitja Jermol, JSI
Helena Valas, UNI LJ
Simon Štrancar, UNI MB
Andrej Drapal, Pristop
