Organizing Open Chemical Innovation on a European level

Dries Lodewijks

ECRN 16 -4-2009

Content

1. CHEMaterials

2. De CHEMaterials business • today and tomorrow

3. Open Chemical Innovation• Organized on Chemelot• Examples

4. Building Open Chemical Innovation in Europe• Three building blocks

5. Lessons learned

1. CHEMmaterials are everywhere

1. Province of Limburg: a CHEMaterials region

Chemelot

Venlo

Eindhoven

Heerlen/ Aachen

Maastricht

HTSAgro-food

Chem-materials

Life Sciences Renewable Energy

Chemmatarials are an enabler for innovation:

1. Chemelot – Eindhoven (performance materials)

2. Chemelot-Venlo (materials, specialty packaging)

3. Chemelot-Heerlen/Aken (materials and renewable energy)

4. Chemelot- Maastricht (bio medical materials)

“Need for speed”

Do we need a new business model?

2. CHEMaterials: today

Focus on Open Chemical Innovation

Key words are value chains and networks

2. CHEMaterials: tomorrow

Competence management

Market Scouting/Intelligence

Licensing In Venturing

Spin in

Joint Business Developments

Acquisitions

Licensing Out

Spin out

Divestments

R&D services

Idea Business Development Scale up and Transfer to Generation Feasibility Validation Running Business

3. Open innovation: the stage gate process

http://www.chemelot.nl/default.aspx

3. Open Chemical Innovation on a regional level

High chem start-up

SME Hogeschool Zuyd

1) Programme

2) Laboratoria

3) Services

Organize interaction between companies

Realize “proximity”

Enable high chem startups to focus

Bring in kowledge

Open innovation = collaboration between people

Open innovation = people working together

Business genereren en acquireren

Share knowledge

Service boulevard

Networking

Business creation

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Business awareness

Smart regions

ChemMaterial cluster ChemMaterial companyChemMaterial Community

Innovation Events

Community building Coaching

Chemelot Colloqium

CongresOpen Chemical Innovation

3. Programme boosting Open Chemical Innovation

3. Open Chemical Innovation (Content)

High tech systems

Renewable Energy

Life Sciences

Agro-food

CHEMaterialsSmart packagingPerformance

materialen

Polymeren

Functional Coatings

Neocork, why Chemelot?

• Proximity of key raw material suppliers

• Co-development with key raw material suppliers (product innovation)

• Potential synergy on innovative laser marking technology (Micabs)

• Faster start up production due to infrastructure

• Faster start up of operations due to Chemelot’s virtual service boulevard: venture capital, financing, tax, subsidy, logistics, insurances, environmental permit, building permit, hiring personnel, promotion

Kriya Materials, why Chemelot?• Proximity of (potential) customers• Application know how DSM and Sabic (co-development)• Environmental permit• Image to customers • High end service providers

– Patent support– Analytical support (Resolve)

• Flexible housing• Outsourcing possibilities of non core activities• Lease of equipment on daily base: R&D and pilot line (cyanide)

Analytical knowledge

Sharing know how

Isobionics, Why Chemelot?

• Initiated by Chemelot and DSM• License from DSM access to key technology (Kaisersaugst, Delft,

Geleen)• Access to market via DSM’s global network• Contracting of key DSM R&D resources • Open innovation model at Chemelot Campus• Active regional venture capitalist participation: Limburg Ventures +

LIOF

I s o b i o n i c s

B i o t e c h n o l o g y

4.Building an Open Chemical Innovation structure in Europe

Three building blocks

Organize Open Innovation on a local scale Share best practices &

organize network in ECRN-regions

Chemclust

Organize Open Innovation by crossborder demoprojects

New Materials Network Initiative

Chemelot’ s practice

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PlatformContent:1 Information &

communication2 Quality

networks3 Toolbox4 Internationalco-operation

clusters, circles, networks

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4. Structure New Materials Netwok Initiative

5. Lessons learned

In your region• Chemical-materials business-sector is an enabler for Open Chemical

Innovation.• Internalize Open Chemical Innovation (all parties)• Organize Open Chemical Innovation on a regional level by starting on site

(organize interaction events and proximity).• OEM’s innovation programme should be leading.• Select SME and demand driven innovation topics fitting to this programme.

In Europe• Strengthen an Open Chemical Innovation network in Europe & share best

practices. • Select cross border and demand driven innovation topics: waste materials,

performance materials, renewables.• Facilitate crossborder Open Chemical innovation/cooperation projects by

focusing tools and subsidizing the projects.• Disseminate results•

Background Info: Chemical industry (now)

• Continuous pressure on costs• Increasing competition (on an global, European,national and regional level)

• Product & process innovation will become more and more expensive; need for VC

• SME’s face an innovation gap • Society demands an increasing role of the chem industry in the

climate debate (cleaner production, providing sollutions)

New business model is required

“Need for speed”

Background info Chemical industry How should it response ?

• Position the chem industry as a provider of sustainable sollutions and as a contributer of climate friendly productiontechnologies

• Intensivy cooperation within the industry (large companies and SME’s)

• Build value chains between chemical producing and chemical using industry

• Create networks (regional, national euregional) between goverments, research institutes and chemical industry and facilitate knowledge transfer.

• Close the innovation gap by organizing demand driven innovation• Invest in social innovation and share best practices

Focus on Open Chemical Innovation (A)

Create a platform: “a New Materials Network Initiative” (B)

Background info: CHEMaterial Innovation Potentials

Groep Innovatiegebied K I M OI T2M

Strong in Limburg

Bio-compatible coatings ++ = ++ + +

Flexibele displays + + ++ + +

Medische diagnostiek + ++ ++ = ++

Biomarkers + + ++ = ++

(O)LED-verlichting + + ++ = +

Lichtgewicht automotive materialen + + ++ - ++

Interesting opportunities

PV zonnecellen = ++ ++ + ++

Kunstmatige spieren + = ++ = +

Hoogwaardige automotive coatings + + + + =

Bio-actieve verpakkingen + = + + +

Potential interesting

Smart fabrics + = + + =

Intelligente houdbaarheidslabels = = + + +

Smart blisters = = + + +

Dunne lagen zonnecellen = = + + =

Zelfsmerende coatings + = + + =

Research & Business Campussharing knowledge and global networks

Industrial ParkSharing infrastructure and costs

•One of the largest chematerial communities in Europe (> 800 ha)•Industrial Park + Research & Business Campus•Number of companies on site > 70; 33 new companies since 2005•Many of them global leaders in their product market combination•Concept of open chemical innovation is applied

What is Chemelot?

3. Building a CHEMaterials Campus

1. Facilitate the CHEMaterial companies on site

2. Connect knowledge with CHEMaterials-companies

3. Build a CHEMaterials cluster