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2017 Annual Report

European Business and Innovation Centre of Asturias BIC Asturias

1. Impact on society 5

2. Who we are 9 • Innovati on and entrepreneurial networks 10

• Team 12

• Communicati on 14

• Governing bodies 15

3. Culture of innovati on and entrepreneurship 17

4. Innovati ve and technology-based companies, start-up 27 and growth • Introducti on 29

• Business project accelerati on 32

• Technology-based business projects 42

5. Access to fi nance 49

6. Incubator spaces 57

7. R&D&i 65

ı ıINDEX 2

1. Impact on society

62 startups hosted at ourincubator and bioincubator

86 % occupancy rate

143 between startups and

19 experts and leading companies

the five-year survival rate for innova�ve companies

75.71 % for TBCs

49 business projects financed

33 were TBCs

raised77.7 % for TBCs

€ 2,531,642

"In search of CEO ”

10 start-ups empowered with new talent through

Start-ups supported for growth< 1 year

39 20 TBCs

> 1 year270127 TBCs

268 entrepreneurial enquires a�ended 105 new innova�ve business projects

133 Poten�al entrepreneurs40 were technology-based

In the 3rd Asturias Investor´s Day, 50 business projects met70 investors

2 Investment Forums56 business projects presented to 76 investors

65,78%

442 highly innova�ve business projects supported

187 were technology-based

interac�ons

30 new start-ups 14 were technology-based

companies (TBCs)

visitors to our Web channels 1,768,300

WORKING GROUPS

2 European1 na onal, 1 regional

3 na onal & 3 EuropeanSME Instrument evaluators

366 media appearances

Member of the think tank, led by the regional government, as Reference Site on ac ve and healthy ageing

rence site

people reached with our dissemina�on ac�vity

PROJECTS

4 Working on 6 special interest groups

7 leading companies14 technology challenges

64 offered solu�ons7 tandems, startup - leading company, to

implement 4.0 solu�ons

64 business projects supported,1 accelera�on program for the Bioeconomy and health sector

96 business projects supported,a new program to promote compe��veness within the crea�ve sector

SECTORAL ECOSYSTEMS

INDUSTRY 4.0OPEN INNOVATION

BIOECONOMY AND HEALTH

CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

CREA&TECH

2. Who we are

[BIC Asturias team]

ı ıCHPT. 2 Who we are

WearetheEuropeanBusinessandInnovationCentreofAsturias(BICAsturias),establishedasanon-profitorganisationandendorsedbyapoolofprivateandpu-blicorganizationsundertheEuropeanCommission´sBICmodel,topromotethecreationandgrowthofinnovativecompaniesinourregion.

Weworktohelpinnovativeentrepreneursandstart-upstodeveloptheirbusinessand projects ideas,with the objective of generating employment andwealth inAsturias.Our mission is to •Encourageacultureofinnovationandentrepreneurship.• Supportthecreationandgrowthofnewcompanies,inspecialinnovativeandbased on scientific and technical knowledge and those related to strategicsectors.

•Assiststart-upsthroughthepathtoinnovationanddiversification.• Researchanddevelopnewentrepreneurialactivitiestoboostinnovationandemployment.

We aspire to•Bethemainchoiceforwould-beentrepreneursandstart-upstocreateandgrowtheircompanies.•Berecognisedbystakeholdersforthequalityofourservices.•BeamongthebestBICsbyourresults.

Weprovideanextensiverangeoftailor-madeservicestoentrepreneursandstart-ups,tohelpthemconverttheirbusiness ideasandprojects intomarketablepro-ductsandservices.

Who we are

Innovation and entrepreneurial networksBICAsturiasisoneoftheentrepreneurialpromotionentitiesofAsturiasDevelop-mentAgency,IDEPAGroup,thatbelongsto:• EBN,EuropeanBusinessandInnovationCentresNetwork.Anetofcertifiedbusiness innovationcentres (BICs), involved in identificationandspecialisedsupportforinnovativeentrepreneursandstart-ups,locatedinmorethan40countries.

•ANCES,theAssociationofSpanishBICs.Madeupof27regionalmemberspromotingentrepreneurship.

•ACEPPA,Associationof14PublicBusinessCentresthroughoutthePrincipa-lityofAsturias.

Asmembersofthegoverningbodiesofthesenetworks,wecooperateinstrategyplanningandimplementationofnewprogrammestopromoteentrepreneurship.Otherentitiesandorganizations,local,regionalandinternational,relyonourexpe-rienceindisseminatingentrepreneurshipwithinsociety,andtheEuropeanUnioninourexpertiseasSMEsInstrumentevaluators.WiththeobjectiveoftransferringknowledgeandR&Dresultstothemarket,wearestrategicpartnerstouniversitiesandtechnologycentres.Alongwith thePrincipalityofAsturias andother regionalentities,weare takingpart, in representationof IDEPAGroup, inplanningactions todrive “ActiveandHealthyageing”.Our region,Asturias,has thestatusofReference foractiveandhealthyageing,awardedbytheEuropeanUnion.We keep expanding links with entrepreneurship accelerators, sectoral experts,investors and technologycentres suchasMicrosoft Ibérica,EMGI (TelAviv), Illi-noisInstituteofTechnology(Chicago),McCombsSchoolofBusiness(Austin),ANII(Montevideo)andCIETEC(SaoPaulo).

Duringtheyear,weorganisedmanyactivitiesandeventsincooperationwithsomeof themorethan200partnerswehave indifferentcountriesasshowed in themap.Asexamples:

• EBN:PolicyEventBoard,24January,Brussels,and“OpenEcosystemsforInno-vation”Congress,6-7July,Paris.

• RED.ES–ANCESMeeting:“Convergentprogrammes”,28July,Madrid.

• MeetingswithASEBIOandELIXIR(Eu-ropeanLifeScienceInfrastructure),1and10February,Llanera,BICAsturias.

• RYME+:6-7April,Limoges,22–23November,Porto.

• SpanishRegionalDevelopmentAgenciesAssociation–ADRsForum:GTRAccele-ratingEcosystem,2November,Valencia.

• SOUTHSUMMIT,4-6October,Madrid.• 4YFN,27February-3March,Barcelona.• JamTodaymeetingwiththeEuropeanCommission,18May,Luxemburg,and“Jamtoday:thefutureofGamificaction”event,5April,Brussels.

Our alliances

Weareteamof16professionals,expertadvisors,acquaintedwiththebestpracti-cesandthelastinternationaltrends.

Thebackgroundandexpertiseofourteamofadvisorscoversawiderangeofbu-siness areas: Finance, Financial resources,Marketing, Communication, IndustrialProperty,LegalandProcedural,Fiscal,Management,HumanResources,BusinessValuation,EuropeanProgrammes,TICs,QualitySystems,etc.

Ourorganization:• FallsundertheEuropeanModelofBusinessInnovationCentres–BICs–sub-jectedtoannualassessment.

• Followsabusinessprocessmanagementsystemandprofessionalqualitystan-dards

•Valueshighlyteamworking,clientorientationandsocialresponsibility.Committedtocontinuouslearningandimprovement,duringtheyearallemployeestookpart in trainingandprofessional competencesdevelopment.Evenmore,allstaffmemberswereinvolved,duringtwointensivedays,inrevisingandexploringtoolsandnewcommunicationapproaches.

AnaMªMéndezRodríguez BUSINESSCONSULTANT

BelénFlechaSors BUSINESSCONSULTANT

BertaGarcíaFanjul RECEPTION

CeciliaCacheroCrespo BUSINESSCONSULTANT

LoliFernándezRodríguez ADMINISTRATION

MªJesúsNavaFernández BUSINESSCONSULTANT

BIC Asturias Personnel (31/12/2017)

CristinaFanjulAlonso MANAGINGDIRECTOR

LydiaAlonsoDíaz CHIEFORGANIZATIONALINNOVATIONOFFICER

RobertoParrondoAlonso COMPANYSERVICESANDEUROPEANPROJECTSCOORDINATOR

EduardoFernándezValdés CHIEFINFORMATIONANDCOMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGIESOFFICER

NataliaIglesiasÁlvarez ADMINISTRATION

NoéLópezAlvariñas BUSINESSCONSULTANT

PepaQuesadaSerrano INCUBATOR

SoquiPérezBruces BUSINESSCONSULTANT

TamaraÁlvarezFernández COMMUNICATIONANDICTs

VerónicaÁlvarezAyora BUSINESSCONSULTANT

CommunicationAspartofourmission,wecontributetospreadinnovation,entrepreneurship, in-formationabouttheservicesweprovideandtopromoteandgainvisibilityforourclients.

In2017,wehad:

Ourchannels- Website:http://www.ceei.es- CEEINewsletter- Socialnetworks

Offeruptodayinformationconcerning:- Servicesandresourcesavailableforentrepreneursandinnovative,andtech-nology-basedcompanies,aswellaseventsandactivities.

- Directoryofbusinesseshostedatour incubatorand informationabout thestart-upsweassist.

- Toolsofinterest,likethe“Guideforcompanycreation”

› 1,768,300 visitors to our Web channels

› 2,268 Facebook friends

› 4,623Twitterfollowers

› 1,139 followers in LinkedIn

› 366 media appearances

› 7newsletterssentto6,000 recipients

Asaresultofthepromotionalactivity,reportsof25companiesappearedindifferentmeansofmasscommunication.

Ontheotherhand,wealsodeployothermediameans,suchustelevision,pressandspecializedpublications.

President:Ms.EvaPandoIglesias ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTAGENCYOFASTURIAS(IDEPA)

Secretary:M.JaimeFernándezCuesta ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTAGENCYOFASTURIAS(IDEPA)

M.ÁngelRodríguezVallina ECONOMICDEVELOPMENTAGENCYOFASTURIAS(IDEPA)

Ms.NuriaCanelAbanilla ASTURIANBUSINESSFEDERATION(FADE)

M.CarlosFreireRodríguez LIBERBANK

M.AlfredoEnriqueFernándezSantos CHAMBEROFCOMMERCEOFAVILÉS

Ms.ÁngelesÁlvarezGonzález SCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGYRESEARCHDEVELOPMENTFOUNDATION(FICYT)

M.IgnacioCalviñoGonzález ASSOCIATIONOFYOUNGENTREPRENEURS(AJE)

M.AlfredoEnriqueFernándezSantos SABADELLBANK

M.JesúsPeónCadavieco ASTURIASPROFESSIONALASSOCIATIONOFECONOMISTS

M.JoséRamónObesoSuárez UNIVERSITYOFOVIEDO

M.DavidArgüellesGarcía CHAMBEROFCOMMERCEOFGIJÓN

M.IgnacioIglesiasVázquez CHAMBEROFCOMMERCEOFOVIEDO

Governing bodiesTheBoardandtheGeneralAssembly,ourgoverningbodies,metonthe26thofJanuaryandonthe9thofJune.Membersofthe BOARDandtheGENERAL ASSEMBLY (31/12/2017).

Asturias

3. Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship

Culture of innovation and entrepreneurshipıı CHPT. 3

Culture of innovation and entrepreneurship Greateffortsaremadetodisseminateandpromoteaninnovativeentrepreneurialcultureanddetectandcaptureprojects,inparticularthosewithinnovativecharac-teristics.Inordertodothatwe:•Organiseavarietyofactivities,motivationaltalksandtrainingcoursestosti-mulateentrepreneurshipandbusinessmanagement.

•CollaboratewithotherentitiesthatpromoteentrepreneurshipaswellaswithcentresofinnovationliketheUniversityofOviedo,technologycentresorlea-dingcompanies.

•Contributetogivevisibilitytoentrepreneursandstart-upswithpublicationsandinthemeansofmediaavailabletous.

•ConveytheannualBICAsturiasAwards:Spin-offRadar,BestTechnology-ba-sedProjectandtheCompetitionforPatentsandUtilityModelsofAsturias.

•Cooperatewithotherprizescontestsandawardsinaregional,nationalandEuropean level, to identifyandattract innovativeentrepreneurial initiatives.

› Peoplereachedwithourdisseminationactivity:3,215

WejoinedforceswiththeUniversity of Oviedotakingpartinaseriesofactivitiesthatattracted864attendantsfromtheuniversitycommunity.Wecollaboratedwithspeeches,talks,presentations,conferences,coursesormasters.Asexamples:• “Self-brandingandpersonalpitch”workshop,XVIEmploymentForum.

•MotivationaltalkstostudentsofthemastersofBusinessManagementandFoodIndustryDevelopment.

•Conferencesover communication to studentsof thePolytechnicSchoolofEngineering.

• “CreationofcompaniesbasedonR&Dresults,spin-offs”course,MieresUni-versityCampus.

•VIIInternationalDoctoratesMeeting,MieresUniversityCampus.• EPI/COIIPAAwards.

Inaddition,wetaughtad-hoctopicsonthecreationandmanagementoftechnolo-gy-basedcompaniesto76studentsof:•MasterinFoodProductionManagementandDevelopment•MasterinBiotechnologyofEnvironmentandHealth•MasterinBusinessandManagement•MasterinBiotechnologyAppliedtoConservation&SustainableManagementofPlantResources

•MasterinAdvancedTherapiesandRegenerativeMedicine•MasterinComputerEngineering

Moreover,weparticipate in coursesandeventsorganisedbyotherentitiesandcompanies.Asexamples:• III Forum for “Investment and Financial Markets”, 26 January, Chamber ofCommerceofGijon,Asturias.

•VIIForumfor“Science,TechnologyandInnovation”,16February,Malaga.• “HealthandEntrepreneurship”HealthandSocialMediaAgencyAsturias,16March,Oviedo.

• SouthSummit, “TheNextBigThing”, expositionofAsturias entrepreneurialecosystemduringthedebate,4October,Madrid.

• IIForumfor“SocialThought”,20October,ProfessionalAssociationofPoliticalSciencesandSociologyofAsturias,CCAI,Gijón.

• StartupWeekend,27October,AsturValleyandGijonTownCouncil.• FIMPTALK2017,standalongwithIDEPA,16–19November,Gijón.• “AsturiasActive,HealthyAgeing”,event,27November,Oviedo

BIC Asturias Awards 2017Inordertoidentifyandenhancebusinessprojectstostimulatetheentrepreneurialfabricandtoincreasequalifiedemployment,weconveyannuallytheBICAsturiasAwards:• IIIRadarSpin-off•XIIPrizefortheBestTechnology-basedProject.• XICompetitionforPatentsandUtilityModelsofAsturias

III Radar Spin-Off

Objective:toidentifyandtransferknowledgetothemarketSponsoredby:IDEPAandBBVAPrizevalue:€2,000Candidaturesreceived:6,from18researchersbelongingto3ResearchCentresofAsturias,(UniversityofOviedo,SESPAandIUFV).Winner:Procols,presentedbyateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofOviedoandFernándezVegaInstitute(IUFV).

On8July,duringtheRadarSpin-offevent:•IgnacioVilloch,memberofBBVAOpenInnovationteam,talkedabouttheneedtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesarisinginafastchangingworld.

•CristinaFanjul,BICAsturiasmanager,debatedalongwithR&DchiefsofDro- psens,SL,andMicroviableTherapeutics,SL,overtechnologyandentrepre-neurship.

XIIPrizefortheBestTechnology-BasedProjectObjective:toboosttheappearanceandstart-upofTechnology-BasedCompanies(TBCs)Sponsoredby: IDEPA, SabadellBank,CajaRural,CaixaBank, Liberbank,Abanca,PRODINTECFoundationandGARRIGUESLawFirm.Prizevalue:€10,000Candidaturesreceived:10Winner:NineFplus,start-upthatdevelopsportabledevisesfordiseasedetectionusingbiologicalfluidssamples.Finalists:

- Muscle Technologies, SL, astart-upthatdesignsmedicaldevisesforhumanmuscularanalysiswithhealth,sportingandestheticalapplications.

- Carbonautics,SL,acompany that recyclescarbonfibers residues fromtheaeronauticsectortouseinothersectorslikenaval,orthopaedicorsporting.

XICompetitionforPatentsandUtilityModelsofAsturiasObjective: toacknowledge initiatives thatprotectR&D&i resultsbypatentsandutilitymodels.Sponsoredby: IDEPA, SabadellBank,CajaRural,CaixaBank, Liberbank,Abanca,PRODINTECFoundationandGARRIGUESLawFirm.Prizevalue:€5,000Candidaturesreceived:9Winner:Güeyumar, SL.,fortheirpatentedproceduretoobtainpreservedsardinesbymeansofaninverseosmosissystem.

PedroJareño,SouthernEuropeProgramManageratMicrosoft,presented“Redu-cingthegapbetweencorporationsandstartups”attheBICAsturias2017AwardsCeremony,10November,Oviedo.

XXIEntrepreneurPrizeWeworkedalongwiththeRegionalMinistryofEmployment,IndustryandTourismintheorganisationoftheXXIEntrepreneurPrizeinAsturias,todriveitforwardonaregionallevel.Objective:Torecognizecompanieswithhigherimpactonsociety.Sponsoredby:CaixaBankandco-awardedbyENISA(SpanishMinistryofEconomy,IndustryandCompetitiveness)Prizevalue:€5,000andantheacceleratingcourseattheUniversityofCambridge(UK),IgniteFastTrack.Winner:Zapiens Technologies, SL. Finalists:NanovexBiotechnologies,SL,Neosentec,SL,Triditive,SL,WaldenMedi-cal, SL andZapiens Technologies, SL

OurorganizationwasalsoinvolvedinotherawardscontestsandentrepreneurshipcompetitionslikeSTARTinnovaAsturias,Greenweekend,StartupWeekendorTra-velguau.

[1. , 2 ., y 3.] Jury,winnersandattendantsattheBICAsturias2017AwardsCeremony:BestTechnologyBasedProjectandPatentsandUtilityModelsCompetition.10NovemberOviedo.[4.] WinnersoftheIIIRadarSpin-off,AwardEvent,8July,BICAsturias,Spain.

[4.] [3.]

[1.]PedroJareño,MicrosoftIbérica,BICAsturias2017AwardsCeremony,10November,Oviedo.

[2.] “TheNextBigThing”,debate,SouthSummit.4October,Madrid,Spain.

4. Innovative and technology-based companies, start-up and growth

Innovative and technology-based companies, start-up and growthıı CHPT. 4

As established in ourmission,we offer guidance and tailor-made support towould-be entrepreneurs, with innovative and/or technology-based businessideas,andtostart-ups,tohelpthem:•Analyseanddeveloptheirbusinessidea• Formulateasoundbusinessplan•Onlinebusinesslegalregistering,asPAE•Widennetworkswithotherentities,entrepreneurs,companiesandpoten-tialcollaborators.Notonlyregional,butalsoinanationalandinternationalspheresaswebelongtotheincubator–acceleratornetwoks,ANCESandEBN.

• Promoteandgainvisibilityfortheirentrepreneurialinitiatives• Planfinancialresourcesneedstocarryonthebusinessproject•Getfunding;wefacilitateaccesstogrants,capitalrisk,equityloans,privateinvestors,banks,etc.

•Accommodate their business in our Incubator andBioincubator, locatedattheTechnologyParkofAsturias,andintheIndustry4.0Building,intheScientificandTechnologyParkofGijón,withaffordableandadaptedoffi-ces,workingspacesandlaboratories.

Innovative and technology-based companies, start-up and growth

CREATION / ENTREPRENEURAL IDEAS

133potentialentrepreneursthatcreated30newinnovativecompanies;40weretechnology-basedprojectsthatestablished14newtechnology-basedcompanies(TBCs).

EARLY STAGE COMPANIES

39newcompanies(<1year),20wereTBCs

EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES

270novelcompanies(>1year),127wereTBCs

14Creation/EntrepreneurialideasEarlystagecompaniesEmerging growth companiesNewcompaniescreatedduringtheyear

During2017,wesupported442innovativebusinessprojects,indifferentstages:

39 270133

12740 20

Innovativeprojects

Innovativecompaniescreated

TBCsprojects

TBCscreated

Innovative and TBCs projects supported by stage and companies created

Services provided to supported projects.

Cross-sectoralhackathonsWorkingsessionswhereanarrayofmultidisciplinaryprofilesfromdifferentfields,shareinterestsandexperienceinordertoinnovateandadvanceonnewbusinessideasandprojects.TherewasahackathonsponsoredbyMilkstoneStudiosandorganizedincollabora-tionwithUNEVA,20–23ofJanuary.During48 intensivehours,18professionalswithdifferentskillsandbackground,programmers, 2/3D modellers, game designers and artists, combined efforts,knowledgeandexpertisetodevisevideogamesaroundatopic“thewaves”.Asaresult,theparticipantsdesignedfourprototypes:D-yacht,ShockwaveArena,WaverflyyTheWaveofLife.

Networking–BICCommunity

InvestmentReadiness

Businessmodellingandplanning

Housing

Businessprojectacceleration

Legaladvice

PAE:onlinebusinesslegalregistering

InSearchofCEO

OpenInnovation&GrowthProgram

GameJam-Hachathon

EIBTSeal

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Wealsotookpart,asmentorsandmembersofthejury,alongwithHealthSocialMedia,RenovAccionAsturias,GDG,OviedoEmprendeandCTICinahackathonprogrammedinMarch.Theactivitycongregated30people,health,technologyanddesignprofessionals,thatworkedtogethertoimagineinnovativesolutionstoimprovehealthcareservices.Ofthefourresultingprototypes,Babycome,anapplicationforbabyfeeding,wonthefinalcompetition.

Business projects acceleration programs

Theseofferbroadsupport includingguidancetodevelopthebusinessmodel,trainingworkshops,groupandone-to-onebusinessandsectoraladvice,networ-kingandaplatformtopractiseentrepreneurialskills.

In2017,werunaprogramforinnovativebusinessprojects,AventuraT, and a sectoral one, BioCEEIHealthandActiveAgeing.TheseventheditionofAventurT,a60-hourdura-tionaccelerationprogramaddressedtoinnovativebusinessprojects,wasexecutedbetweenOctoberandDecember.

› AventuraT:12entrepreneursformulated10businessmodels

Training and skills improvement

Therewereseveralworkshopsforentrepreneursto improveentrepreneurialandmanagerialskills• “Businessplanning”hands-onworkshop,PRODINTEC,17February–4April.• “InnovativeHumanresourcesmanagementexperiences”,1June.• Businessfunding,Clinic2017”,13September.• “Keepyourbusinessinformationsecure”,19October.• “BusinessChiefAdministrativeOfficers”,17November.

› 5workshops,65participants

Consultancy for innovative business projects Weadviseandhelpentrepreneurstodefinetheirbusinessmodelandprovideper-sonalisedassistanceandcounsellingtodevelopasoundbusinessplaninallaspectssuchasmarketing,finance,management,industrialproperty,legal,productionanddistribution.Atthesametime,weintroducewould-beentrepreneursandstart-upstothebusi-nessentrepreneurialfabric,expertsandinnovationcentres.ThroughtheInvestmentReadinessprocess,weassistentrepreneurstodefinetheirfinancialneedsandtoidentifyandaccessfinancefromavarietyofsources.

› Businessmodellingandplanning:106projects

› InvestmentReadiness:124projects

Sectoral business projects acceleration

Withthesectoralbusinessprojectsaccelerationprograms,weofferinclusivegui-dance and assistance to entrepreneurs and start-ups in strategic sectors.Alongwithbusinessadvice,weprovidementoringcarriedoutbysectoralexperts,trainingandsupporttopotentialentrepreneurstoestablishnewcompaniesandtostart-upstomaturenewservicesandscaletheirbusinesses.WithinthefieldofBio-economy and health,therewereidentified21newprojectsand64benefitedfromoursupportservices.BetweenMarchandJuly,wecarriedout“BioCEEI Health and Active Ageing”,an

accelerationprogramtodriveforwardbusinessideasandstart-upsintheareasofhealthandactiveageing.Thebio-entrepreneurs tookpart in training sessionsandone-to-onecoachingfromBICAsturiasbusinessconsultantsandsectoralexperts:

Entrepreneurs and star-upsarealso supported toaccess thefinancial resourcesneededtosuccess,throughthe legalprocedurestoestablishasanewcompanyandcouldbehostedintheofficesandlaboratoriesatourincubatorandbio-incu-batorspaces.

Theprogramalsograntedopportunitiesfornetworkingaswellastopresentthebusinessprojectstopotentialinvestors.

› BioCEEIHealthandActiveAgeing:22bio-entrepreneurs,11businessprojects

› Businessprojectsinthefieldofbio-economyandhealthsupported:64

• ManuelVarela,COTECFoundation• JavierQuiles, SERGASand INNO-VASAUDE.

• FranciscaGarcía-Lizana,SESCAM.

• Marisol Quintero, BIONCOTECHTHERAPEUTICS.

• PabloGaliana,DIGITALLABS.

AsactivemembersoftheregionalReferenceSiteworkinggroup,wepreparedtheevent“ActiveAsturiashealthyageing”,214attendants.WithreferencetotheBIOCEEIClubthataimstostimulatethebioeconomyecosys-tem and to foster networking among researchers, entrepreneurs, start-ups andentitiesofreference,etc.,wearrangedmeetingswithexpertsfromUPS-Asturias,ASEBIOandELIXIR,with76participants.

Bioeonomy and HealthProjectssupportedsince2002relatedtoBiotechnology,SciencesofLifeandHealth.

CONSULTANCY AND BUSINESS PROJECT ACCELERATION 129 Businessprojectsadviced 39 Start-upscreated 4 Businessprojectsaccelerationprograms

•78bioentrepreneurs,41businessprojects •20sectoralexperts

ACCES TO FINANCE

31 Businessprojectsfinanced

8.8 Millionsofeurosoffinancialresouces BIOCEEI CLUB

49 Bioeconomyrelatedstart-ups 22 Networkingeventstostimulatethebioeconomyecosystem

1,369 ParticipansTRAINING: “CREATION AND MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED COMPANIES”

130 Students 7 Masters +300 Hours

Within the creative industries,thereweredetected24newbusinessprojectsand96gotaccesstoourcomprehensivesupportservices.Inrelationtothecreativesector,itshouldbenotedourcooperationandinvolve-mentwith“2017GlobalGameJam”and“HackingHealthAsturias”,twoeventsthatattracted48participantstoworkinthedesignandprototypingofvideogamesandtechnologyapplicationsforhealth.OurorganizationkeepswithintheEBNCreativeSIGfortheidentificationoftrendsandnewtoolsforcreativebusinessprojects.InDecember,wepresentedCREA&TECHbefore30companiesrelatedtothecrea-tive industries.Crea&Tech isanewprogram, toexecute in2018 incooperationwithACICCA,thataimstostimulatecreativeindustriescompetitivenessbymeansofprofessionalskillstraining,positioninginthedigitaleconomyandcross-sectoralintegration.

› Businessprojectsinthecreativeindustriessupported:96

Legal advice and on line business legal re-

gistering

Weadviseonthedifferenttypesofcompanies,legalre-quirements andprocedures tooperate a business.As a

PAEPoint,weprocesstheonlinelegalproceduretoestablishasasoletraderortocreateanewlimitedpartnership.

› Newonlineprocessedcompanies:8

› 85legaladvicesesionsto24businessprojects

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Entrepreneurial growth

“InsearchofCEO”,waslaunchedin2016withtheaimofreinforcingstart-upsteamsskillsandabilities.Theobjectiveistoaidnovelinnovativestart-upstoin-corporate partnerswith chief executive office profilesandprofessionals,sothatcompanieswouldobtainandimprovemanagerialexpertiseandcompetences.

Theprogramlasts18monthsandincludestrainingandcoachingsessions,ingroupandindividually.Entrepreneursandwould-beCEOswentthroughtheprocessofgettingtoknoweachother,negotiatingjointventuresandstrategicplanning.Infigures,19potentialCEOsand16innovativestart-upswantingaCEOwerein-volvedintheprogram.In2017,theprogramendedwith10pairs,start-up/CEO,signingcollaborationagreementsrevitalizingmanagerial,commercialandfinancialcompetencesintheircompanies.Basedinthegoodresultsandacceptance,in2018therewouldbeaneweditionof“InsearchofCEO”.

› Start-upsteamsreinforced:10

Program for company growth

IntheframeworkofIDEPAGroup(SRP,ASTURGAR,CEEIandASTUREX),weofferpersonalisedadvicetothecompaniesthatjointheProgramforGrowth.TheinitiativeisforSMEsthatknowableoftheirstrengthsanddifferentiationfromcompetitorsareplanningtogrowbythemselvesofbymeansofalliances.Technicalandbusinessconsultantscollaboratedinvalidatingthemethodologyandmadethediagnosisofthe16companiestakingpartintheprogram.

› Start-upsofBICAsturiasCommunityintheProgramforGrowth:3

Open Innovation

AlignedwithAsturiasRIS3weimplementedapioneeringprogramforsmartspecializa-tion“OpenInnovationIndustry4.0”.Theobjectiveof“OpenInnovationIndustry4.0”isthatleadingandconsolidatedcom-paniestakeadvantageofstart-upsknowledgetobringsolutionstotheirtechnologicalandentrepreneurialneedsandchallenges.• There were 7 leading companies, ACITURRI, ALSA, ARCELOR MITTAL, EDP,GONVARRI,QUIMICADELNALÓN&THYSSENKRUPP,challenginginnovativestart-upstosolvetheirtechnologyneeds.

The15thofMarch,thesevenleadingcompaniespresented14Industry4.0cha-llengestothe68assistants.

• 44novelstart-upsproposed64solutionstotheleading-companiesdemands.• PhaseI:Solutiondesign.Therewereestablished7tandems,leading-company/start-up,toarticulatetheprojecttosolvethechallenge.ThisstagewascomplementedwithmeetingswithIndustry4.0experts:• ManuelAusaverri,DirectorofStrategyandInnovationatINDRAandCOTECIndustry4.0expert.

• RubénMartínezGarcía,DirectorofOrganizationalDevelopmentatASTI,nowthispresidesoverAMETIC-Industry4.0Commission.

• LuisAntonioGaite(EPCChannelElectrificationProductsdivision),FernandoBernárdez(KeyAccountManagerRedEléctrica)andAseaBrownBoveriS.A.(ABB).

•PhaseII:Implementationofthesolution.Theresulting7tandemswereeligibleforaspecificfinancinglinefortheexecutionofopeninnovationprojectsinAsturias.

Fruitof thecollaborationwith the leadingcompanyEDP,anewcompanywascreated,EnergyIntelligenceSystems,SL

› OpenInnovationIndustry4.0:64solutionsproposedtothechallenges

To improve efficiency of peopletransportation systems (confi-guration, operation and mainte-nance) and the training of service technicians thanks to the deve-lopment of digital environments.

Challenge: Improvements in the design, fabricationandassemblyprocessesofelements of the aeronautical sector(engines) through Virtual Reality

Development of a regional transportinformation,purcha-sing and boarding system for customers

Solving indoor positioning of adrone/robot and the adequate su-rroundings perception, allowing asecure and non intrusive integra-tionintheproductionprocesses

Develop an app that provides theuserwithhiselectriciycon-sumption in natural languageformat and suggest him oppor-tunities to adapt his behaviourto hourly electricity prices.

Gonvautotubeprofilingsensor

Develop a platform that allows thecompany to create an interactivechannel of communication withits employees through its personal smartphone

7 solutions proposed by START-UPS implemented in LEADING-COMPANIES

Open Innovation Industria 4.0

Energy Intelligence Systems

Networking – BIC Asturias Community

We provide information, access to resources, alerts of collaboration and assis-tance to fairsaswellas facilitatemeetingsandeventswithexpertsand leadingcompanies,one-to-oneandingroup,forthestart-upsbelongingtoBICAsturias Community.› Start-upsinBICAsturiasCommunity:208

Sectoral Fairs We tooknovel companies to three international sectoral fairs:VAsturiasMetalIndustryForum,SouthSummitand4YFNintheMobileWorldCongress.Evenmore,projectsandactivitieswecooperatewith, likeRyme+,givestart-upsaccesstointernationalmarketsandcollaborationopportunities.

V Asturias Metal Industry Forum Worldwidemetalindustryforum,thattookplaceduringtwodays,30&31ofMay,atFIDMA,Gijón,Spain.Ourorganizationwaspresentattheinstitutionalstand“Startup4.0:DigitalizationandinnovativemodelsformetalIndustry”.Duringtheexhibition,weworkedtodisseminatethepotentialofAsturiasstart-upsandtechnologyenablerswithapplication indifferentareassuchas Industry4.0,sustainableandnewproductionmodelsformetalindustry.The15startupsweaccompanied to the forumhadtheopportunity to interactwithcompaniesfromallfivecontinentsandtopresenttheircompany,productsandservicesattheSpeaker´sCorner.

South SummitOneof the leading innovativeplatformsforstartups, investorsandcorporationsfromovertheworldthattookplaceinMadrid,4-6ofOctober.

BackedbyASTUREX,wesharedwithsevennationalBICsthestandoftheSpanishBICsAssociation(ANCES)thatbroughttogethermorethan50start-ups.There attended13 startups fromAsturias, 2of them, Lazzus andZapiens,wereamongthe100selectedasmoreinnovative.

4 Years From Now (4YFN)SpecializedeventorganizedduringtheWorldMobileCongress,27February–3March,Barcelona,withtheobjectiveofgainingvisibilityforinnovativestartups.WiththesupportofASTUREXandincollaborationwithAsturiasICTCluster,weparticipatedintheinstitutionalstandandinvited4start-ups.

› Start-upsattendingtofairs:32

Meetings with experts and leading companiesContinuouseffortsaretakentohelpstart-ups interactwithexperts,entitiesandleadingcompanies,one-to-oneoringroupevents,asawaytointegrateintheen-trepreneurialfabricandidentifypotentialclientsorpartnerstocooperateinnewprojects.Duringtheyear,wefacilitatedmeetingswithleadingcompanies,sectoralexpertsandentitiessuchasTechnologyCentres,ASTUREX,ENISAorCDTI

› InteractionsbetweenBICAsturiasCommunitystart-upsandexpertsandleadingcompanies:143

CompaniescreatedwithBIC Asturias support

Survive

> 5 years > 3 years

Innovativecompanies 65.78 % 76.11 %

Technology-based companies (TBCs) 75.71 % 82.30 %

NationalAverage(*) 40.88 % 57.11 %

(*)Source:INE–DIRCE-IDEPA

› Survivalrateto5years:24.90pointsaboveaverageforinnovativecompaniesand34.84fortechnology-basedcompanies

Entrepreneurial survivalSurvivalrateofcompaniescreatedwithoursupport

Technology-based business projectsTechnology-based(TB)projectsareofvitalimportanceforouractivity.In2017,wesupported187technology-basedbusinessprojects(42.3%ofthetotal)indifferentphases.CREATION / ENTREPRENEURAL IDEAS: 40entrepreneurswithbusinessideasthatcreated14newtechnology-basedcompanies(TBCs).EARLY STAGE COMPANIES: 20newTBCsupto1yearofentrepreneurialactivity. EMERGING GROWTH COMPANIES: 127novelTBCs,withmorethan1yearofentre-preneurialactivity.

Earlystagecompanies

Creation/Ideas

TBCscreated

Emerging growth companies

187 TB projects supported (2017)

Between2000and2017,wesupported439TBCsbusinessprojects,323wereofpotentialentrepreneursthatcreated136companies,witharateofconversionof42%.

Creation/Ideas

TBCscreated

ExistingTBCs

439 TB projects supported (2000 – 2017)

Emerging growth companiesEarlystagecompaniesCreation/Ideas TBCscreated

252 TBCs companies supported by sector

LifeScience,Genomic,BioandFood Technologies12.0 %

ICTs,Internet,Communicationsand software48.8 %

HighTechEquipment13.2 %

OtherTechnologies10.5 %

TechnologyMaterials withindustrialapplication

EnergyTechnologies8.1 %

› 79.5%oftheTBCscreatedwithoursupportkeeptrading

› 108TBCshaveobtained€18,809,176offinancialresources

WeencouragecompaniestoapplyfortheEIBTSeal(InnovativeTechnology-BasedCompany).ItisalabelrecognisedbytheMinistryofEconomy,IndustryandCompetitivenessasadifferentiatingandvisibilityfea-ture for technology-based companies. Professionals

fromdifferentareasofexpertise,ENISA,CDTI,IESE,EOI,theSpanishChamberofCommerceandANCESareactivelyinvolvedintheevaluationcommittee.

Thereare34regionalcompanieswithEIBTSealrecognition:

• ADELEROBOTS,S.L.

• ADITAS,ASTURIANADEDISPOSITIVOSINTRAORALESPARAELTRATAMIENTODELAAPNEADELSUEÑO,S.L.

• ADNCONTEXT-AWAREMOBILESOLU-TIONS,S.L.

• BAPHEALTHOUTCOMESRESEARCH,S.L.

• BEQBEINTERNET,S.L.

• BIONUMERIC,S.L.

• BIOKERRESEARCH,S.L.

• BIOQUOCHEMBIOTECHOLOGIES,S.L.

• DOGRAMINGENIERÍADEDOCUMEN-TACIÓNTRIDIMENSIONAL,S.L.

• DREAMGENICS,S.L.

• DROPSENS,S.L.

• ENTRECHEM,S.L.

• GESTIÓNEINNOVACIONENEFICIEN-CIAENERGETICA,S.L.(GESINNE)(*)

• HEALTHSENS,S.L.

• INGENIERIADIGITALOVIEDO,S.L.(INDIGO)

• INVESTIGACIÓNYDESARROLLOENSEGURIDAD,S.L.(IDSEGUR)

• MICRODANALTADESINFECCIÓN,S.A.

• MICRUXFLUIDIC,S.L.

• NANOVEXBIOTECHNOLOGIES,S.L.

• NEOALGAEMICROSEAWEEDSPRO-DUCTS,S.L.N.E.

• NUMERICALANALYSISTECHNOLO-GIES,NATECINGENIEROS,S.L.

• ONETOTRIKE,S.R.L.

• PROTECMA,ENERGÍAYMEDIOAM-BIENTE,S.L.

• ROBOTICSSPECIALAPPLICATIONS,S.L.

• SOLUCIONESANTROPOMÉTRICAS,S.L.

• SPECTRAPPLY,S.L.

• TAGSONOMY,S.L.

• TESISMEDICALSOLUTIONS,S.L.

• THINGTRACK,S.L.

• TRIDITIVE,S.L.(*)

• VALOR,DESARROLLOEINNOVACIÓN,S.L.(VDI)

• VIACOREIT,S.L.

• VITESIAMOBILESOLUTIONS,S.L.L.

• XEROLUTIONS,S.L.

Spin-offsSpin-offsspringfromUniversity,TechnologyCentresandothercompanies.BICAs-turiasbetsonattractingandstimulatingspin-offscreationasameansoftransferringknowledgeandR&Dresultstothemarketwhilegeneratinghighqualityemploymentandregionaleconomicdevelopment.In2017,wesupported55spin-offs,41werenovelcompaniesand14entrepreneurialideasthatcreated3newcompanies.Since2001,wehavesupported132spin-offbusinessprojects;110werepotentialentrepreneursthatcreated42spin-offs.Thereare64spin-offsweareofferingservices.

(*)Grantedin2017

TechnologyCentres17.2 %

Companies37.5 %

University 45.3 %

64 spin-offs supported (2001 - 2017) / origin

64 spin-offs supported (2001 - 2017) / sector

LifeScience,Genomic,BioandFoodTechnologies28.2 %

ICTs,Internet,Communicationsandsoftware28.1 %

HighTechEquipment15.6 %

OtherTechnologies10.9 %

TechnologyMaterialswith industrialapplication

12.5 %

EnergyTechnologies4.7 %

› 80.90%ofspin-offscreatedwithoursupportkeeptrading

[1.] [3.]

[1.] AventuraT,Closuresession,5December,BICAsturias.

[2.] “BioCEEIHealthandActiveAgeing”,4July,BICAsturias.

[3.] AventuraT,Communicationworkshop,10October,BICAsturias.

[4.] ELIXIRMeeting,10February,BICAsturias.

[5.] Start-uppresentationsattheSpeaker´sCorner,MetalIndustryForum,30–31May,FIDMA,Gijón,Asturias.

[1.] Leading-companies announcing their technology challenges,OpenInnovation4.0,15March,BICAsturias.

[2.] OpenInnovation,leading-companiesandstart-upsmeetsec-toralexpertRubénMartínezGarcía,30May,Gijón.

[3.] Start-upsofBICAsturiasCommunityatSouthSummit2017,4–6October,Madrid.

[4.] WithAsturiasstart-upsat4YFN,1February,Barcelona.

[4.] [3.]

5. Access to finance

Access to financeıı CHPT. 5

Oneofourmaintasksistoactasabridgetofinancingforentrepreneurstostartup,runandgrowinnovativeandtechnology-basedcompanies.

Weperformasalinkbetweenentrepreneursanddifferentsourcesoffinancialre-sources such as private investors, seed and risk capital, equity loans, grants forTBCs,investorsforums,NEOTEC–CDTI,ENISAandcrowdfundingplatforms.WiththeInvestmentReadinessitinerary,weadvise,guideandhelpentrepreneursandnovel companies analyse their businessprojects financial feasibility, identifyfinancialneeds,preparefinancialproposalsandaccessprivateandpublicsourcesoffinancing.Moreover,theInvestmentReadinessWorkshops(IRWs)reinforceindividualsupportbytrainingentrepreneursabilitiesinsearchoffinancialresources.Inaddition,weorganiseinvestmentforumslikeAsturiasInvestor´sDay,ameetingplatformforAsturiasentrepreneursandinternationalinvestors.

Investment Readiness

Thefollowinggraphsshowraisedfundingbysourceandtypeofsource.

› Businessprojectssupportedin InvestmentReadinessitinerary:124

› Businessprojectspresentedto financialsources:88

› Businessprojectsfinanced:49

› Fundingobtained:€2,531,642

Access to finance

Privateinvestors 647,66625.6 %

Participatingloans(SRP,ENISA) 586,00023.1 %

IDEPAGrants (TBCs,OpenInnovation)

982,11338.8 %

Othersources173,650 6.9 %

Othergrants142,213 5.6 %

Funding (€) by source

Funding (€) by type of source

PublicfundingPrivatefunding1,710,326 67.6 %

821,316 32.4 %

Investment forums

In2017,weorganisedtwoinvestmentforums:AsturiasInvestor´sDay2017(AID2017)andVentureontheRoad.

› InvestmentForums:2

› Projectspresentedtoinvestors:56

› Investmentagreements:6

› Financeraised:€647,666

Asturias Investor´s Day

On the 15th of June,we organized the thirdAsturias Investor´sDay (AID2017),aninstitutionalandentrepreneurialeventtoconveyAsturiaspotentialforinvestorsandinvestmentfunds.One-dayeventco-organisedwiththeEconomicDevelopmentAgencyofAs-turias(IDEPA),theRegionalPromotionSocietyofAsturias(SRP),AsturiasBu-siness Federation (FADE) and the support of theMinistry of Employment,IndustryandTourismofAsturias.Duringtheday,therewerethreedifferenttypesofforumsforSeedCapital,GrowthCapitalandBusinessTransfer.• IntheSeedCapitalForum,50innovativenovelstart-upshadtheoppor-tunitytoexplaintheirbusinesstopotentialinvestors.Thestart-upscamefromdifferentgrounds,35%wererelatedtoICTs,24%toIndustry4.0,20%tohealthscienceandtheresttoanassortmentofactivities.

• Agroupof13maturecompaniesparticipatedintheGrowthCapitalForumandinmeetingswiththeinvestmentfunds.

• Therewere10companiesattendingtheBusinessTransferForum,promo-tedbyAsturiasBusinessFederation(FADE),aimingatsecuringbusinesstransfer.

Theeventcongregated70investors,withdifferentprofiles(investmentfunds,privateandpublic investors)moreof themspecialized in specificfields likebiotechnologyordigitaleconomy.Entrepreneurs had 2minutes to convince potential investors and to catchtheirattentionsothattheycouldentertosuccessiveroundsofnegotiation.Attheendoftheforum,fourcompanies,Onirix,Moonwater,ProteinBiote-chnologiesandTriditive,weresingleoutandOnirix,aplatformforaugmentedrealitydesign,wasrecognizedasthebeststart-up› AID2017:263attendants

Venture on the RoadVentureontheRoad,celebratedonthe23thofNovember,wasaforumforemerging companies in the fields of biotechnology, health and wellness tomeetpublicandprivateinvestors.Aroadshowtobringaccesstoinvestorsand networkingindifferentcities,organizedinAsturias incollaborationwithSee-dRocketandBStartupofSabadellBankatnationallevel.Duringtheevent,fourcompanies,MicroviableTherapeutics,ProteinBiotech-nologies,MuscleTechnologyandHumanAnalyticsexplainedtheirbusinessmo-dels to the investors.The jurychoseProteinBiotechnologiesas thestart-upwiththehighestpotentialtoinvest.Tofinishtheevent,EnriqueDomínguez,mentorofSeedRocket,Founder&CEOofParkingDoor&theParking,explainedhisexperienceasentrepreneurandasinvestor.

› VentureontheRoad:43attendants

Investment Readiness Workshops (IRWs)

IRWsare intensive trainingworkshopstohelpentrepreneursget familiarwith theinvestmentmethodandimproveskillstodefendtheirbusinessprojectsinfrontofinvestors.BICAsturiasbusinessconsultants,withmorethan10yearsofexperienceinentrepreneurship,venturecapitalandbusinessangels,leadtheworkshops.Withahands-onapproach,entrepreneurspracticetoacquireandimprovetechni-questopresenttheirbusinessprojectstopotentialinvestors.In2017,therewerethreeworkshops,27hourstotal,includingexperiences:• Asentrepreneurs:PatriciaRobledo,CEOofQuiquilo,JonathanSolís,CEOofFlameAnalyticsandPedroJavierSaéz,founderofLAZZUS.

• Asinvestors:JoséMaríaFuster,CEOofDigitalEcosystemsofInnovation,andArturoRodríguezdelAmo,founderoftheInvestmentGroupPADEINVEST.

› InvestmentReadinessWorkshops(IRWs):3

› ParticipantEntrepreneurs:33

The 4thFisaclubofinformalinvestorslaunchedonAID2017ceremonythataimstosimplifyseedcapitalinvestmentinAsturiasstart-ups

MembersoftheclubwillreceiveperiodicallyproposalsofinvestmentinAsturiasinnovativestar-upswithgreatpotentialforgrowth.

Investorspooltheirmoneyacquiringtickets,circa€5,000,toinvestinthecompaniesoftheirinterest.

Why?Itisaneasywaytoinvest,withbenefitsforinvestors:

•Accesstothebestopportunitiestoinvestinstar-upsinAsturias

•Periodicalinformationandbusinessprojectsanalysis

• Investments are led by a recognized investor for more security and trust

• Reducedamountofmoneytoacquiretheinvestmenttickets

• Flexible and standard investment agreements

•Taxadvantagesforinvestorsininnovativenovelcompanies

Aswellasforinnovativestart-ups:

• Access to a club of investors ready to pool money to invest

• Advice to formulate investment proposals

• Simple and standardized procedure to close investment agreements

4thF Investors Club

[1., 2. y 3.] AsturiasInvestor´sDay2017(AID2017),Overview,exhibitorsandfun-dinground,15June,Avilés,Asturias,Spain

[4.] PromotersofMicroviableTherapeutics,ProteinBiotechnologies,MuscleTech-nologyandHumanAnalyticsatVentureontheroad,23November,Llanera,Asturias,Spain.

6. Incubator Spaces

Incubator spacesıı CHPT. 6

Incubator SpacesWemanage the IncubatorandBio-incubatorat theTechnologyParkofAsturiasforinnovativeandtechnology-basedentrepreneursandcompaniesunderdifferentincubationmodels.During theyear,wedesignedandopenedanewbusinesssite, the Industry4.0Incubator (I4.0), located in theScientificandTechnologyParkofGijón, a site toincubateandtoserveasameetingpointforIndustry4.0relatedprojects.TheIncubatoroffersco-workingareasandprivateofficesaswellassharedspacestocaterforentrepreneursneedstoestablishandruntheircompanies.Thebio-incubatorprovidesoffices,fullyequippedlaboratoriesandsharedequip-ment,aneffectivewaytolaunchaLifeSciencesbusiness.Toadapttoentrepreneursandstart-upsspecificneedstherearedifferentmodelsofincubation:Nest,Vive,Bio,Virtual,Junior,CoworkingandMundus.Hostedcompaniesbenefitfromtheportfolioofservicesweprovideforentrepre-neursandstart-upssuchasbusinessdevelopmentadviceandinvestmentreadinessassessment.Atourincubatorspaces,wefindavibrantanddynamicenvironmentaplacewhereentrepreneursareclosetolike-mindedpeopleandshareexperiencesandinitiati-ves.Hostedcompanies,entrepreneursandthestart-upsthatwesupportmakeupBICAsturias Community. Huge amounts of resources are invested in promoting itsmembersvisibility, stimulating synergies among them, facilitating their access toexpertsandnetworking.

Hosting at the incubartor spaces

› Numberofcompanieshosted:62

› Employmentbytenants::160

› Rateofoccupancy:86%

› Hostingapplicants::18

› Newtenants:14

Meetingrooms,spacesandequipmentarealsoavailablefornothostedcompaniestohireformeetings,trainingactivities,interviewsorevents.The incubator spaces thrivewith events, networking activities,media presence,entitiesandothercompaniesvisitingourpremisesandtenants.Duringtheyear,46events/visits/activities…attracted1,149peopletotheincubatorpremises.

Hosted companies in 2017

62Innovativecompanies42.2 % are TBCs

Nest:Businessideasandstart-upsupto1yearofactivity.

Bio-incubator:LifeSciencesandbiocompanies

Incubator:Companieswithmorethan1year.

Occupancy rate by hosting model

93.3 %

Bio-incubator Incubator

84.7 % 82.4 %

Hosted start-ups by sector

Bio-economy14.5 %

Transportandmobility3.2 % Green economy

Creativeindustry37.1 %

Othertechnologies25.8 %

Manufacturing12.9 %

Industry 4.0 Incuabator (I4.0) WemanagetheIndustry4.0Incubator(I4.0),anewentrepreneurialspacesituatedintheMileofKnowledgeattheScientificandTechnologyParkofGijón.

TheI4.0siteisalignedwithAsturiassmartspecializationRIS3aimingtogenerateentrepreneurialinitiativestoexploreandexploittechnology4.0businessopportunities.

I4.0welcomesentrepreneurs and start-ups that are innovative and Industry4.0 enablers, in avarietyoffieldssuchas3Dprinting,robotic,sensor,cybersecurity,virtualandintelligentreality,cloudcomputing,connectivityandmobility,solutionsappliedtotheprocess,dronesandbigdata.

TheI4.0isanopenandcollaborativespace,withprivateandcommunalareas,ashowcentrefortechnologypotential,avenuethatholdsanarrayofactivitiesandeventsrelatedtoindustry4.0.

Duringtheyear,139companiesjoinedinactivitiesorganizedwithinthepremises.Asexamples:

• Debateover“Industry4.0opportunitiesforAsturias”25May.

• OpenInnovation4.0Program

- WorkshopwithManuelAusaverri,ChiefStrategicandInnovationOfficeratINDRAandCOTECexpertinIndustry4.0,explained“Digitaleconomyandthenewinnovationmo-delatINDRA”27April.

- Finalpresentationofreachedagreementsbythetandems(leadingcompany/start-up),withthegivensolutiontothechallengesandimplementationplans,3July.

• Colloquium “Financial resources for technology-based companies: NEOTEC-CDTI and TBCs-IDEPA”.Aftertheevent,therewere33individualmeetingsbetweenthestart-upsandtheexperts,13July.

• “EuropeanCoworkingEOI”presentation,15September.

• Workshop:”Keepyourbusinessinformationsecure”,withSATexpert,19October.

[1.]ChristmasGathering,22December,BICAsturias,Llanera,Asturias,Spain.

[2.]RYME+publicpresentation,3February,BICAstu-rias,Llanera,Asturias,Spain.

[3. y 4.]Colloquium“Financialresourcesfortechnolo-gy-basedcompanies”andvisittotheshopfloor,13July,Industry4.0Incubator,Gijón,Asturias,Spain.

7. R&D&i

R&D+iıı CHPT. 7

R&D+iResearchanddevelopmentofnewmethodologiesareourmainwaytoimproveandincreasetheportfolioofservicesprovidedtoclients.Atthesametime,wepursuetoidentifyandmakethemostofnationalandinterna-tionalprogramsofinteresttoaccomplishourmission.Besides,wearecommittedtoshareandtransferknowledge,methodologiesandmanagerial tools to support entrepreneurs and other entities, either national orinternational,throughtechnicalassistanceandtakingpartinjointprojects.Inaddition,wedesignandsubmitproposalsfornationalandinternationalprogram-mescalls:SUDOE,ATLANTICARC,HORIZON2020,etc.Duringtheyear,wewentonexecutingtheEuropeanprojectsJamTodayandRyme+andlaunchedCrea&TechandIndustryDigitalTransformation.

› In2017,wesubmittedinassociationwithnationalandEuropeanpartners6pro-posalsforEuropean,nationalandregionalprojects.

R&D+iıı CHPT. 7

JAMTODAYTheEuropeanGameJamLearningHubisaEuropeanCIPprogrammethataimstoimplementandadoptanewge-nerationofeducationalvideogamesacrossEurope.LedbyDutchGameGarden (DGG),24Europeanpart-nerscooperatedwiththeobjectiveofbuildingthepathstocreateasustainablenetworkuponwhichtoorganizeeducativevideogamecontestsandtosetupanadvisorygroupofgamingexpertsinthefieldoflearningtosupportICTs,mathematiclearningandwellbeing.During theyear, therewereexecuted thefinalplannedactionsundertheumbrellaofJamToday,withaseriesofactivitiestodisseminateandtransfergoodpractices.Inthisway,wejoinedtheGlobalGameJam,aninterna-

tionalvideogamedevelopmenteventthattakesplacesimultaneouslyatdifferentvenues.Inourregion,theeventwasatESNE,20–22January.During48hoursprofessionalswithdifferentprofessionalprofiles,mettocreatefourvideogamepro-totypes.TheGlobalGameJamservedtotransferJamTodaygamejam&hackathonsexpe-riencetoourregion.In the same line,we cooperated, as organizers,mentors and jury,withHackingHealthAsturias.Between10and12ofMarch,cross-disciplineprofessionalsputtogethertheirknow-howtoinnovateinhealthgaming.On5April,at“JamToday,TheFutureofGamification”,aneventheldinBrusselstoreviewtheachievementsoftheprogram,wegavetestimonialoftheimpactofJamTodaymethodsonourregion.

R&D+iıı CHPT. 7

JAMTODAY,TheEuropeanGameJamLearningHubDURATION: January2014toMarch2017FINANCED BY: CompetitivenessandInnovationFrameworkProgramme(CIP)

PARTNERS: 24EuropeanpartnersfromAustria,Belgium,Bulgari,France,Germany,Hollande,Italy,Spain,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom

LEADER: UtrechtUniversity of theArts (HKU) yDutchGameGarden(DGG),Hollande.

OBJECTIVE: Tocreateasustainablenetworkuponwhichtoorganizeeducativevideogamejamsandcompetitions.Tosetupanetworkforsustainable implementationandadoptionofanewgenerationofvideogames.

ACHIEVEMENTS

• 35GameJamseventsheldin13countries,circa1,000attendants.

• 200Videogameprototypesdeveloped.

• 3EuropeanFairJamTodaycompetitions.

MAIN UNDERTAKINGS

• ToestablishaEuropeannetworkofmentorsandexpertsineducativevideogamesinordertosupportsimultaneousgamecompetitionsatdifferentplaces.

• ToorganiseanannualEuropeaneventtosharetheimplementationprocessesvision,re-sultsandimpact.

FOR US IT MEANT

• 4GameJams,109participants,17videogameprototypesdeveloped.

• TheIIIGameJamofAsturiaswasselectedasthebestEuropeangamejamforcross-disci-plinehackathonsamongexperts,professionalsandstudents.

• Incooperationwithotherentities,JamTodaymethodologyhasbeentransferredtoothersectors,likehealth,andnewgamejamsarebeingorganizedinAsturias.

R&D+iıı CHPT. 7

RYME+ is a European Interreg Sudoe project thataims to promote innovative SMEs internationaliza-tion and competitiveness within the SUDOE areaby developing innovation and technology, and gui-

dingthemto internationalmarkets,benchmarking,tosharegoodpracticesandto establishtraderelationships.Theproject focussesonstimulatingSMEsmainly in thefieldsofhealthandwell-being,energy,materialsandindustrialsustainability,smartcities,ICTsandcreativeindustriesaccordingtospecificneedsoftheregionsinvolvedandtheirRIS3specia-lizationstrategy.CompaniesselectedforRYME+haveaccessto:• Mentoringbyapoolofinternationalexpertsthroughtheinternationalizationprocess.

• Networking,visibilityandinterrelationwithSMEsfromothercountriesthroughRyme+website.

• Commercialpreparationand trainingon foreignmarkets, legal requirements,taxes,culturalbarriers,funding,etc.

• Speedmeetingsandmultilateralonlinegatherings.• Tradeandbenchmarkingmissions.

Aftertheregionalkick-offeventthattookplaceonFebruary3th,withthecollabora-tionofASTUREXandDROPSENSand34participants,24start-upsshowedinterestintheproject.Thereare18selectedstart-upstakingpartintheprojectactions.Duringtheyear,theyattendedcommercialpreparationmeetingstoelaboratetheircompanyprofiles.Theprofileisthetoolforthestart-upstogetadviceandfeedback,fromtheprojectmentors,andtolookforpartnersandclientsintheinternationalmarkets.

R&D+iıı CHPT. 7

InthefifthSteeringMeeting,22&23November,UPTEC,Porto,Portugal,oneofthemaintopicswasplanningthetrademissionstoIsrael,USA,UruguayandBrazil.RYME+isco-financedbytheEuropeanRegionalDevelopmentFund(ERDF)throu-ghtheInterregSudoeProgramme.Thereare8coordinatingpartnersfromFrance,PortugalandSpainwiththecollaborationof10associatepartnersfromBrazil,Fran-ce,Israel,Portugal,Spain,TheUnitedStatesofAmericaandUruguay.

INDUSTRYDIGITALTRANSFORMA-TION(IDT)IndustryDigitalTransformationaimstoaccelerateIndustry4.0inthemunicipalityofGijon,Asturias.Approvedattheendoftheyear,theplannedactionswould

bedevelopedwithinthesurroundsoftheIndustry4.0Incubator(I4.0),intheMileofKnwoledgeofGijón.Maingoals:• ToaccelerateIndustry4.0technologiesimplementation,inspecialdigitalpro-cesses.

• Topromotenoveltechnology-basedcompaniesgrowthandintegrationinin-dustrialmarkets.

Theretakepartintheprogram• INDUSTRIALCOMPANIES,wantingtodigitalizeandincorporateinnovativetechnologies

•YoungSTARTUPS/TBCsthatoffertechnologyanddigitalsolutionsforIndus-try4.0asproducts,servicesorprocesses.

IndustryDigitalTransformation (IDT) is financed by theEconomic Incentives forEntrepreneurialDevelopmentoftheMunicipalityofGijón,GijónImpulsa.

TransformaciónDigital de la Industria

R&D+iıı CHPT. 7

CREA&TECH Crea&Tech isanationalprogramdesigned incollaborationwiththeCreative,CulturalandAudiovisualClusterAssocia-tionofAsturias(ACICCA).Theprogramhastheobjectiveofpromotingcompetitivenessinbusinessesrelatedtothecreativeandculturalsectorbytrainingprofessionalskills,digitalpositioningandcross-sec-toralinterchange,withthelinkageofaudivisuals.

Attheendoftheyear,wecelebratedthefirstCrea&Techeventthatpivotedaroundthreeworkingsessionswithsectoralexpertsoverthetopics:firstHealthandWell-ness,secondDesignandArchitectureandthirdTourism,HeritageandLeisure.Crea&Techisfinancedbythe2017CulturalPromotionprogram,SpanishMinistry ofEducation,CultureandSports.

WorkinggroupsThereare3SpecialInterestGroups(SIB),ledbyEBN,weareinvolvedin,toanalysestateoftheart,designandimplementinitiativestostimulateCreativeindustries,Bioeconomy,Acceleration,fundingandentrepreneurialgrowth.Simultaneously,weareworkingactivelyin3workinggroups,setupbyANCES,toadvanceonTBCs,FundingandOpenInnovation.

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RYME+, European Network110Europeanstart-ups,18fromAsturias

TERMOSALUDMEDICAL&ESTHETIC

INGENIERIA ı SISTEMAS ı VEHÍCULOS

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[1.]Crea&Techpresentation,22December,BICAsturias.

[2.]EBNCongress6-7July,Paris.

[3.]EBNBoardMeeting,26January,Brussels.

[4. ]Workingsession,RYME+,23June,BICAsturias.

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