Post on 13-Feb-2017
How to start-up @KU Leuven ? Bart De Moor
Academic education
Scientific research
Service to the community
= knowledge and technology transfer to society to industry
KU Leuven - 4000 researchers & 1500 faculty, 800 MEUR Gasthuisberg 1300 researchers, 800 MEUR LERU (League of 22 European Research Intensive Universities)
coordination centre Thomson-Reuters ranking of most innovative universities: - Ranked 16th worldwide - Ranked 2nd Europe
Funding
Type of research (basic to applied)
Size
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FWO
FP7
IOF Kennisplatformen Hefboomprojecten Mandaten
Innovation-project EU
IDEAS PEOPLE COOPERATION SMEs CIP
OT
IDO
GOA IWT O&O
IWT - OZM
IWT - SBO
IWT SBO voortraject (m. f.)
Computational Biology Genomic data fusion NGS data analysis Graphical models & kernels
Applications Diagnosis of genetic disorders Disease gene discovery Disease management
Methodology Matrix/tensor algebra Classification and survival Multimodal Signal Processing & Analysis
Optimization in engineering Support vector machines & kernel methods
Advanced process control Datamining, information retrieval & knowledge discovery
Complex networks & nonlinear systems Numerical linear algebra
Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Biomedical Data Processing
Digital Signal Processing for Audio & Telecom
Audio Speech processing Speech Communications Public Address Systems Hearing Aids/Cochlear Implants
Digital Communications Wireline ADSL/VDSL Wireless
Systems, Models & Control
IWT Projects: SBO: 2;
Proeftuin:1
Fundamental Strategic Demand-driven
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Projects: 13
Research
BELSPO IUAP: 2 ; VLIR: 2
Fellowships: PhD: 4; Postdoc: 6
IWT Fellowships phd: 10 IMEC: fellowships: 1
iMinds Medical IT 2014 SBO: 1
BOF
N.A.
FOD Kankerplan: 1
N.A. FLANDERS
CARE
FL. Care Demo Project: 1
IWT Baekeland: 1 IWT innovation postdoc: 1
KU Leuven centra
IOF Projects: 2: 2KP
Hercules collaborations: 3
KU Leuven topfacilities Genomics Core
SyBioMA
LICT, LMTC LBioSCENTer
IWT Projects: TBM: 4; O&O: 2; Eurostars: 1
iMinds Medical IT ICON: 3; Fallrisk , Nxt Sleep, b-SLIM
Projects: EU:5; ERC:3 ; MC ITN:3 ; EFRO Interreg:1 ; COST: 2;
ERASMUS:1
DYSCO
Projects 8: GOA: 2; PF: 2; BIL: 2; VES:1 Fellowships: DBOF PDM:2 CoE/PF
GOA
MaNet http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/
bioinformatics/software.php
http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/ ~biomed/software.php
software
VLK: 1
VSC: TIER1:2
Industry: 1
BESTCOM
http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/http://www.rein-art.eu/highwind/
Academic education
Scientific research
Service to the community
= knowledge and technology transfer to society to industry
Research collaboration
(22)
advice contract R&D projects with government support (IWT, EC, etc.)
Intellectual property rights
(10)
intellectual property rights licensing
Spin-off & innovation
(10)
spin-off creation & growth networks & regional dev. KU Leuven Association
Finance, HR & logistics
(39)
financial administration HRM administration
Management (2)
IPTEC Award
2006 Stanford 2007 Tsinghua 2008 Leuven
Booming business
114 million euro income from research collaboration 1,774 new agreements (2014)
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Patents & Intellectual property
129 patent applications in 2014 586 active patent families 42 PCTs
87 million euro license-income Granted patent is often the basis for setting up a
spin-off company
In numbers 2014
Reported findings 177
Priority submissions 129
New patents 52
Examples of technology transfer
PresenterPresentation NotesSpin-off: (foto links boven) LMS Internation is a world leader in computer supported dynamic analysis (acoustics, vibration, sustainability). First spin-off K.U.Leuven Research Group Mechanics (Werktuigkunde), founded in 1979.
Research collaboration (foto rechts boven): Collaboration between Samsonite and prof. Ignaas Verpoest (Leuven-Materials Research Centre) for the development of extremely light but strong suitcases. The Cosmolite suitcases of Samsonite only weigh half of what simular suitcases made from classic materials weigh. Lighter suitcases allow to save on fuel during transportation.
Spin-off: Materialise (foto links onder) has the largest number of rapid prototyping & manufacturing (=3D-printing) machines gathered in one place, in the world. Materialise develops prototypes based on the 3D-printing process (= a laser beam is used lawerwise to print an object, because a layer of powder or resin is hardened by the beam). Based on these prototypes, customers of Materialise can check their design in a tangible way. In addition to prototypes, the 3D-printing process can be used to produce end products such as design objects or lights. 3D-printing enables the use of very complex shapes, that cant be produced with classis techniques. Materialise also develops 3D-printing software and focuses on medical and dental image processing and surgery simulation.
License (foto onder midden) The main component of Atripla (=anti-HIV drug) was discovered at the Leuven Rega Institute for Medical Research. Gilead has taken a license on Atripla and put it on the market.
Spin-off (foto rechts onder): Better3Fruit developt new fruit varieties. The Kanzi-appel is an example of a new variety.
Basic
Research
Strategic
Valorisation Patents Licenses
BOF
IOF FP6/7
SME
Direct Contract Research
KUL Research
group
spinoff NV
FFF BA/VC
founders employees
Fase 1
Creating a spin-off company
Fase 2
http://www.leuveninc.com/profiles/BF_COMP/view.asp?Q=BF_COMP_4149http://www.leuveninc.com/profiles/BF_COMP/view.asp?Q=BF_COMP_4149
Gemma Frisius Fund KU Leuven (GFF) o Seed capital for spin-off companies o GFF founded in 1997 & GFF II in 2002
At the end of 2009 GFF and GFF II merged into one single fund
o Partners: KU Leuven (20% of capital) Two banks: KBC Private Equity (40%) and BNP Paribas Fortis Private
Equity (40%)
o Combination between: Knowledge and technology transfer expertise
(university) Financial expertise (financial partners)
o Not restricted to one technology domain o 27 million euro invested in 42 spin-off
companies
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Cumulative number of spin-offs created
Total no. of active spin-offs
Total no. of spin-offs
105 spin-off companies started, 87 still active; together +/- 4,100 employees (numbers 2014)
760 million euro external capital (2005-2014 only) 7 successful flotations (IPOs)
Impact of spin-offs
Engineering
Micro-electronics & ICT
Our jewels
Consultancy
Biomedical
Our jewels (cted)
Yesterdays closing dinner Cartagenia: Founders & investors
Student entrepreneurs
Leuven Community for innovation Driven Entrepreneurship
LRD
GFF
Leuven.Inc
Science Parks
KU Leuven
Industry
Region Financial world
The Leuven biotope
Critical mass of high quality research & projects Multidisciplinary team & high value support Favourable entrepreneurial climate within the university Clear incentives to encourage researchers Instruments and networks that support technology
transfer & entrepreneurship Legal context in Flanders The Leuven eco-system & biotope: Leuven MINDGATE
Succes factors
Leuven MINDGATE
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