This document discusses the role of research universities in regional economies using examples like KU Leuven, Stanford University, MIT, and Cambridge University. It notes that these "third generation universities" actively collaborate with industry through activities like spinning off companies, conducting applied research, and managing technology transfer. KU Leuven's technology transfer office called LRD works to promote knowledge and technology transfer between the university and industry by assessing inventions, obtaining patents, finding industrial partners, and more. The presentation argues that research universities can significantly contribute to regional economic growth and the development of knowledge economy clusters and industries through these types of technology commercialization activities and partnerships.

1. “The Role of Research Universities
for the Regional Economy
a case study
The Leuven Model
Dr Martin Hinoul
Moscow, december 10th , 2013
Business Development Manager KU Leuven R&D

2. World’s GDP and R&D Budgets !
500 Bi $ versus 360 Bi $ ?
1,74 tr $
16,5 tr $
18 tr $
3 % R&D 500 BI dollar
2% R&D360 Bi dollar
6,4 tr
$
5 tr $
1,5 tr $
2 tr $
Source : The World Bank-Reshaping Economic Geography, Hinoul
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3. SIR* World Report 2012
INDICATORS
• Output
• International Collaboration
• Normalized Impact
• High Quality Publications
• Specialization Index (Gini
index)
• Excellence Rate
• 3290 Research Institutions (strong criteria)
• more than 80% of the world scientific output (2006-2010)
(Global Ranking KU Leuven 68 (universities 32) - European Ranking KU Leuven 5)
*Scimago Institutions Rankings
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4. Barosso’s dream (or nightmare)
for 2020
 75% of the active population should be employed in 2020 –Today in
2013 it is only 66%- A long way to go.
 3% of the European GDP should be spent on R&D .

Today it is only 1,9%

One percent extra means an extra of 180 Bi€

One percent means also an extra 700.000 engineers and scientists.

R&D fine but how good is the valorization of the European research?
 20/20/20 in 2020:
Reducing green house gas emissions with 20% (level 1990)
Energy reduction minus 20%
Alternative Energy plus 20%
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5. Economic growth and the
Knowledge Economy Regions
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6. Globally there are more than 50 well
developed knowledge economy regions
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7. Source : Harvard Business Review July-August2012 – p.26
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9. “Third Generation Universities”
Some examples
Stanford University, Palo Alto
Cambridge
MIT
KU Leuven

10. Massachusetts Institute
of Technology - MIT
 February
•
•
•
•
2009:
25.800 companies founded by MIT alumni
3.3 mi employees
Annual sales : 2 trillion $
17th largest economy in the world
Estimated Number Of
Companies Founded
By “Foreign” MIT
Alumni
 Impact on ecosystem:
• < 10% MIT students are from Ma state
BUT: > 30% firms started in Ma by MIT
Location
Total
United States
2,340
alumni
> 50% firms started by foreign students
are located in the US
Europe
790
Latin America
495
Asia
342
•
Source: Bankboston Report (Kauffman Foundation)
Vannevar Bush
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11. Stanford University at the basis of
Silicon Valley

Leland Stanford governor of California



1887 first stone of the university
1891 (March 22) opening – 559 students
David Starr Jordan – first rector

Frederick Emmon Terman





Start setting up companies such as Hewlett Packard, Varian, etc.
Build the first research parks
First Venture Capital which became later the famous Sand Hill
venture capital Road
27 Nobel Prizes, a lot of National Medals and other distinctions
Silicon Valley – more than 8000 high tech companies – hundred
thousands of new jobs
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12. Regional Knowledge Economy
It all started with professor Fred Terman at the
Stanford University in 1939

13. Silicon Valley today
A State of Mind

14. Silicon Valley – A complex Network of Clusters
Clean Technology
Route 101 – Route 280 - State of mind
Silicon Valley Joint Venture Network
Stanford University – UCSF - Berkeley
VC – Kleiner Perkins Caulfield…NASDAQ
2005
2000
Nano-electronics-Bio Silicon
Internet – Google – e-Bay –YahooAmazon.com - Facebook
Networks – Cisco - Juniper
(Bosack,Lerner& Troiano -1984)
Software -Oracle
1980
Computers – Apple Computer - Sun
1975
Semiconductors – Shockley –-Intel
1955
1939
Electronics – Hewlett Packard Varian
Stanford – Fred Terman
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15. The Power of
Silicon Valley Cies
2012
Rank
Company
Market Value
Bn $
March 31 2012
2012
Sales – Bn $
Net Profit – Bn$
164,7
42
416
2012
1
Apple
2
Hewlett-Packard
119
-12
46
3
Intel
53
11
108
4
Google
51
10
262
5
Cisco Systems
47
9
111
6
Oracle
37
10
152
7
eBay
14
3
70
8
Synnex
10,3
0,159
1,4
9
Gilead Sciences
10
2,6
75
10
Applied Materials
8,1
-
16
514
88
1258
Total
*GDP Be 444 Bn $
GDP Netherland 743 Bn $
Source: Silicon Valley 150
The Mercury News – May 2013
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19. The “Echoes” of Silicon Valley are Everywhere

20. Cambridge
An Ancient yet Hi-Tech and Modern City
804 year old University

21. The Cambridge Phenomenon
50 years young

5,000 companies founded since 1960

1400 truly “HiTech”companies today. 2,500 Total Tech.

45,000 jobs

Ten $1 billion dollar companies

Two $10 billion dollar companies

Roads, airports, guided bus, rail transportation

Attracting up to 20% of European Early Stage VC

22. Key Components of the Entrepreneurial Eco-system
Cambridge
University
MRC
Laboratory
of Molecular
Biology
Cambridge
Interactive
System
Sinclair
Radionics
1960
CCL
CAD
Centre
Sinclair
Research Ltd
Barclays Bank
1970
Analysys
Cambridge
Science Park
Olivetti Research
Laboratory
(acquired by
AT&T in 1999)
Seiko Epson
Research
Lab
PA
Technology
1980
CHASE
Unilever Cambridge
Centre for Molecular
Informatics
Cambridge
Capital Group
Cambridge
Angels
EPSON
St. John
Innovation
Centre
CUE, Biology
in Business
Cambridge Research and
Innovation Ltd (CRIL)
Cambridge
Network
1990
CfEL (previously
CEC)
3i
Babraham
Bioincubator
Enterprise Link
Scientific
Generics
The Technology
Partnership
TTP
Hitachi
BP
Cambridge
Institute of Laboratory
The Wellcome
Biotechnolog
y
Trust Sanger
Cantab
Pharmaceuticals
GEIF
Institute of
Manufacturing
2000
Philip
s
Nickerson
Biotech
Laboratory
Eicon
Research Ltd
Acorn
Judge Business
School
Cambridge
Toshiba
Gateway
Cambridge
Research ET Capital
Laboratory
Glaxo
Cambridge
Enterprise
Glaxo Institute
of Applied
Pharmacology
ERBI
Avlar
Amadeus Capital
Partners
Library Granta Park
House
Cambridge
Create
Research
Partners
Park
CMI
Microsoft Research
(previously Entropic
Research)
TTP Ventures

23. The hi-tech start-ups and Networks associated with the Cambridge University
RealVNC
Virtual Network
Merged with
Andy Hopper
Level5Network
Computing
Globespan Andy Hopper
Steve Pope
Ubisense
Andy Hopper
Peter Warton
Andy Hopper
Cambridge
Andy Hopper
Andy Ward
Broadband
IPV (Telemedia Hermann Hauser Acquired by American
Pete
Acquired by AT &T Systems)
Andy Hopper
Microwave
Virata(ATML)
Steggles
Adaptive
Simon Elliott
David Cleevely
VBN
online
Splashpower
Acquired by
Western
Multiplex
Hermann Hauser Corp
Broadband
TerraPrise
Amadeus Capital Partners
Hermann Hauser
Tensails
nCipher
Mike Muller
Richard Green
Alex van Someren
Andy Hopper
Acquired by
Tudor Brown
Acquired by
Nicko van Someren
Broadcom
ARM Jamie Urquhart
Lily Chang
GE
ANT
Element 14
Icera
Acquired by
Richard Green Small
Alex van Someren
James Hay
Olivetti
Stan Boland
Stan Boland
Authur Chance World
Nicko van Someren
Simon Knowles Simon Knowles
Dick Newell
Cambridge Interactive Systems
Part of DAKO
DakoCytomation John Snyder
Dick Newell, Tom Sancha
Diagnostics
Merged with
Webtop
Acorn
Charles Lang
Hermann Hauser, Chris Keightley Cytomation Inc
Hermann
IQ Bio
Shape Data
Peter Duffett-Smith
Smartlogik
CAD Hauser
Netchannel
Acquired by
CPS
Hermann Hauser
Acquired by Dialog
Hermann Hauser NTL
Top
Jack Lang
Cambridge
Jack Lang Electronic Share Jack Lang
express
University
Information
Olivetti
Research Lab
Muscat
John Snyder
Martin Porter
Enterprise
Accelerator
John Snyder
Cambridge
Adam Twiss
Zeus
Semiconductor
David Reeves
Technology
Gehan Amaratunga
Pilgrim Beart
Florin Udrea
ActiveRF
Laser-Scan Analysys
R. O. Frisch
David Cleevely
Adam Twiss
Bryan Amesbury
Antenova
Pilgrim Beart
Richard Friend
Plastic Logic
1986-1990
ART
Polight
Technologies
Stephen Elliott
Pavel Krecmer
version (Sept 2005) – not to be used or copied without permission
Copyright – Y.M.Myint - y.myint@jims.cam.ac.uk, Dr. Shailendra Vyakarnam s.vyakarnam@jims.cam.ac.uk
David Cleevely
Cambridge
Hermann Hauser
Network
Alec Broers
1991-1995
Collin Ager
Garraint Davies
Innovia
1996-2000
Acquired by
E* Trade
Richard Friend
Until 1985
Daniel Hall
Saviso Group
CDT
Cambridge
3G
David Cleevely
M-Spatial
2001-2002 Adrian Cuthbert
Jon Billing

24. And a similar Network for Biosciences
Acquired by
Becker
Underwood
Merlin Biosciences
William Bains
Chris
Arakis
Greg Winter
John Caldwell Iain Cubitt
Evans
Changed its name
Merged with
Pestex
Diversys
Andy
Amedis
to MicroBio Group
Xenova
Cyclacel Richards
RiboTargets
pharmaceutic
Group Ltd
Microscience
Vernalis
al
Merlin Ventures
Simon Sturge
Ark Therapeutics
Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Iain Cubitt
Martin Davies
Acquired by
Vectura
Celsis
Axis Genetcs
Toad
Greg Winter
Chris Lowe
Prometic
ReNeuron Chris Evans
Cerebrus
BioRobotics
Daivd Chiswell
J. McCann
Biosciences
Biovex
ChiroTech
Chris Evans
CAT
Inc
Chris Evans
Cambridge
Chris Evans
Rapigene
Celltech
Alan Munro Sensors
Chris Lowe
Enviros
Smart
Enzymatix
Cantab
Merged by
Chris Evans
Chris Lowe
Holograms
Pharmaceuticals
Celltech
Chris Lowe
Ken Jones
Chiroscience
MRC LMB
Affinity chromatography
Group
Chris Evans
Genzyme
Chris Lowe
1960s
Purely
Daniel Roach
Alan Goodman
(UK) - AGC
David Bailey
LiDCO
Proteins
Alan Goodman
1985 1984
Philip Dean
Terry O’Brien
Alan
De Novo
Cambridge
CeNes
David Bailey
AdproTech
Alan Goodman Goodman
University
Alan
Peter Lachmann
CORE
ATM
Biotica Technology
Goodman
Until 1985
Alan
Peter Leadlay
Goodman
Kudos
Jim Staunton
Daniel Roach
Oxford
Pharmaceuticals
Alan
Alan Bimedica
. Mark Bodmer
Stephen Jackson
Hexagen
1986-1990
Goodman
Acquired by Incyte
Peptide
Goodman
Avlar
Therapeutics
Metris
Lorantis
BioVentures
Alan Goodman
Mark Bodmer
Now Acambis
Therapeutics
1991-1995
Daniel Roach
Amura
Paradigm
Stephen Smith
Salix
Alan
Therapeutics
Steve Charnock-Jones
pharmaceutical
Holometrica
Mark Carlton
Goodman
Astex
Abcam Roger Millington
Solexa
Alan
Sense
Technology
Jonathan Milner 1996-2000
Shankar
Goodman
Proteomics
Tom Blundell
David Cleevely
Balasubramanian
Jonathan Blackburn
Jonathan Milner
Chris Abell
David Klenerman
David Cleevely
Harren Jhoti
Paul Goldsmith
Akubio
Cambridge Theranostics
MC
Ivan Petyaev
Daniolabs
David Klenerman, Tony Minson
2001-2002

25. Leuven, a region for
innovation & high-tech
entrepreneurship

26. The Leuven Region
Close to Brussels
Leuven Region: 95.000 habitants
Airport
Brussels
Leuven

27. An old young city

28. The Leuven Case
Education
Research
Foundation
KU Leuven
Brewery Den Hoorn
Stella
AB Inbev
Famous researchers
• Mercator
• Vesalius
• Frisius
• Ortelius
Exploitation research
KU Leuven R&D
Transfer Office
Stanford University (1891)
Fred Terman-1939
Hewlett, Packard,Varian(s)
IPTEC Price
IMEC
• 137 spin offs
• 300 tech companies
• 7000 researchers
• 7000 high tech jobs
• Research Parks
• Incubators
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29. University Leuven
IMEC
Knowledge Centers
664 mi€ R&D, 6400 Researchers
High Tech Industrie
300 Technology Cies, 135 spin offs
Life Sciences
Nanotechnology
Mechatronics
Cleantech
Clusters
Technology Platforms
Haasrode
Arenberg
Leuven Noord
Genk THOR
Tienen FFH
Research Parks
Networks
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30. KU Leuven Research & Development
Technology Transfer Office
A Bridge between research and industry

31. K.U.Leuven Research & Development received the
2008 IPTEC Tech Transfer Award
Nominated:
•K.U.Leuven R&D (Winner 2008)
•Columbia University (USA)
•Imperial Innovations (UK)
•MIT (USA)
•Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (USA)
Received the award :
•2006 : Stanford University (USA)
•2007 : Tsinghua University (China)
© 2007 LRD

32. LRD: Mission
“Promoting and supporting knowledge and technology transfer between
university and industry”
Researchers
• Research collaboration
• Spin-offs and regional development
• IP protection and licenses
Companies

33. What is LRD?
• LRD consists of:
o
Central multidisciplinary staff
• Supports researchers in knowledge and technology transfer
o
Research divisions
• 1,422 researchers & 397 supporting
• Embedded in university via matrix structure
• Virtual organisations in which (groups of)
researchers (from different faculties
or departments) can group their
applied research, commercialindustrial and exploitation activities.

34. Intellectual property
• What do we do?
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Creating awareness and transferring knowledge
Assessing the feasibility, patentability and market potential of
an invention
Determining a protection strategy
Drafting and filing a patent application
Following up on patent procedures and costs
Negotiating and drafting NDAs, MTAs
and license agreements
Finding industrial partners

35. LRD research divisions
Faculties, departments, research groups:
quality in research and educational activities
LRD divisions/projects:
Contract and budgetary
autonomy and flexibility
incentives

36. Organisation
Management (2)
Research
collaboration
(17)
• advice
• contract R&D
• projects with
government
support (IWT,
EC, etc.)
Intellectual
property rights
(12)
• intellectual
property rights
• licensing
Spin-off &
innovation
(9)
• spin-off creation
& growth
• networks &
regional
development
• KU Leuven
Association
Finance, HR &
logistics
(39)
• financial
administration
• HRM
administration
• Close interaction and collaboration between
different units
• Regional and international networking

37. Activities
•
•
•
•
•
Research collaboration
Protection and exploitation of intellectual property
Spin-off creation & innovation
Support of regional development
Stimulation of entrepreneurship through
network initiatives

38. Examples of technology transfer

39. Research collaboration
• Oldest activity of LRD
• Performing research & services for companies or
governments
• What do we do?
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Creating awareness and transferring knowledge
Providing advice
Negotiating contracts
Following up on contracts
Managing research files financially
Offering administrative support
Preparing legal documents

40. Contract Research
thousands
€ 160.000
160.000
€ 140.000
144.802
126.807
€ 120.000
121.653
€ 100.000
97.844
87.908
€ 80.000
70.193
€ 60.000
54.332
€ 40.000
€ 20.000
€0
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011

41. Intellectual property
• Internal specialised office: protection and exploitation of
intellectual property rights
• Network of formal collaborations with different European
patent attorneys
• Patent Fund: selective support of research groups to
help them cover their initial costs and expenses related
to patenting needs

42. Intellectual property
• 156 patent applications in 2011
o
o
496 active patent families
49 PCTs
In numbers
2011
Reported findings
154
Priority submissions
156
New patents
33
• 60 million euro license-income (71 million in 2012)
• Attributed patent is often the basis for setting up a
spin-off company

43. Spin-offs & innovation
• What do we do?
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Developing business plans
Validating business models and the market
Offering legal support
Putting together a competent team
Finding investors
Finding infrastructure
Managing growth of spin-offs
Promoting valorisation and
entrepreneurship
Stimulating regional development,
networks and clusters

44. Definition of a Technology Cluster
Network relatedCies
(VC, Seed, IP, Legal..)
Mixed Innovative Cies
Knowledge
Centers
Attraction Innovative
Cies
Creation Innovative
Cies
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45. Mechatronica
Kenniscentra
Stas
Ora Machines
Centers of
excellence
ACE Electronics
WTCM
Optidrive
Air Beraing Prec. Techn.
Barco Aarschot
Partec Eng
Alnaco
B.E.S.T.
Materialise
Electrical & Mech. Design
DV Consulting IPCOS
K.U.Leuven
Dept. Mechanics
Researh groups
Metris
Somatech
Krypton
Dynamotor
Decoster
Luyten Automation
KULeuven
SST
Food Mach Atos Engineering
Pure innovatieve
bedrijven
Camco
Techn
Flexlink
Systems
PEC EME
K.U.Leuven
Dept of Metall. & Mater. Eng
Lab Agric Mach & Proc
Entecom Systems
Tecmate
Intl.
D2S International
M&M Corporation
Data Analys Products
CSI
Scala Consultants
Mixed innovatieve
bedrijven
Donaldson
LMS
South Lancs
Belgium
Affilips
Robert Bosch

46. Life Science Cluster
Kenniscentra
E.S.R.I.
Deckers Div
Dermat
Centers of
excellence
Biotest Seralco
Benelux
Thrombogenics
Tigenix
Norgine
IDT(RNA-TEC)
Dakocytomation
BioTie Therapies Corp.
Univ hospitals
K.U.Leuven
Rega Institute
CEHA
Algonomics
PatientWeb
Medvision
Benelux
Puur innovatieve
bedrijven
Gemengd innovatieve
bedrijven
M-Elect
M4S
Materialise
K.U.Leuven
L-MTC
Autocyte
Europe
Neurogenetics
@Medical Techn.
MXS
VIB
VIGOUR
Custom8
Fugeia
Malaise&co
Terumo
Europe
Cochlear
Lab of Exp. Genetics & Transgenese
QMedit
IVIA
ReMynd
Medicim
CMPG
Centocor
Diatos
Onco
Methylome
Regenesys
New Standard Eng.
Formac
Pharmaceuticals
VWR International
Ortec
Conti BPC

47. A Top Technology Region

48. Much more
than the 3 % Lisbon target

49. HIGH TECH SYSTEMS & MATERIALEN
Specialisatie en pieken: Selectie en typologie belangrijkste actoren
TTR Nederland
Nederlandse
Vereniging
voor Precisietechnologie
Vereniging
van de
Nederlandse
Chemische
Industrie
DSP Valley
Sirris
DAF
nv Graco
Siemens VDO
Kenniscentra en
centers of excellence
Bosch
Packaging
FMTC
(mechatronica)
Vista nv
Philips
Chemelot
Alro Holdings
Ford Werke
Bosch Hydraulic
LAG
Trailers
Borealis Polymers
Akzo Nobel
Pure innovatieve
bedrijven
Netherlands
Aerospace
Group (NAG)
ATC
Eindhoven
Mixed innovatieve
bedrijven
Océ
Stork food
systems en
printing
Campus
Eindhoven
Cerobear
Verband der
Chemischen
industrie (VCI)
KUL
KUleuven
UImec
Hasselt
Philips (licht)/ Philips
Onderzoeksinstituut
Trützschler
FEV
Motorentechnik
Cluster Chemie/
Kunststoffe
Mitteldeutschland
INTRA e.V.
* Internationaal netwerk: Automotive.net
Tessenderlo
chemie
Forschungszentrum Jülich
RWTH
Hochschule
Aachen Niederrhein
Continental
Schumag AG
Spaas
Kaarsen
Prüfcentrum Siemens
transportation Systems
Agoria
Heraeus
Electro-Nite
International
Flanders
Drive
Oerlikon Textile
Scheidt & Bachmann
3M
Netwerken*
DOW Belgium
U Luik
U Hasselt
U
Fraunhofer Institut Luik
Siempelkamp
FLAMAC
(materialen
onderzoek)
Epiq
Imec
Philips
DSM
ASML
Nederlandse
vereniging
voor rubber
en
kunststoffen
Campus
Geleen
Nedcar
Vanderlande
Industries
TTR België
Walonie
Espace
Pierberg
Voith Paper
AUNDE
Verband der
Elektrotechnik
(VDE)
Munters Euroform
CAR e.V.
Verbundinitiative Automobil
Nordrhein-Westfalen (VIA NRW)
TTR Duitsland
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50. K.U.Leuven Spin offs
100
90
80
70
Gemma Frisius-Seed Capital
2x 12,5 m€
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012

51. Spillovers and multipliers
• Spin-offs between 2006 - 2010:
– K.U.Leuven direct investments: 4,7 M€
– Gemma Frisius Fund investments: 12 M€
– Other third party investments: 476 M€

52. Perennial topics
Investment in spin-offs 2005 - 2012
700 000 000
631 426 634
Euro
600 000 000
500 000 000
400 000 000
300 000 000
200 000 000
100 000 000
7 453 606
14 591 843
KU Leuven
GFF
0
derden

53. 
Seed Capital – Venture Capital – 500 million €
Risicokapitaal Arr. Leuven (2002) : 200 miljoen euro
Servifund
12%
Gemma Frisius
Fonds 1
7%
Stonefund
19%
Beluga
12%
Softw are Holding
& Finance
8%
Gemma Frisius
Fonds 2
7%
IMEC
Incubatiefonds
3%
Capricorn Venture
Partners
12%
Quest
Management
20%

54. Spillovers and multipliers
• Patent portfolios:
– K.U.Leuven R&D, 454 active patent families of which 90%
economically exploited
– Multiplier effects of patent portfolios of spin-off companies
 sectoral multipliers of 3 to 4

55. Examples in Life Sciences KU Leuven

56. Spin-off companies: some examples
• Engineering
• Micro-electronics & ICT

57. Spin-off companies: examples
• Consultancy
• Biomedical

58. Incubation & seed financing
•
Gemma Frisius Fund KU Leuven (GFF)
o
o
Seed capital for spin-off companies
GFF founded in 1997 & GFF II in 2002
•
o
At the end of 2009 GFF and GFF II merged into one single fund
Partners:
•
•
o
KU Leuven (20% of capital)
Two banks: KBC Private Equity (40%) and BNP Paribas Fortis Private
Equity (40%)
Combination between:
•
•
o
o
Knowledge and technology transfer expertise
(university)
Financial expertise (financial partners)
Not restricted to one technology domain
25 million euro invested in 38 spin-off
companies

59. Regional and interregional development
• Partners:
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
City of Leuven
Province of Flemish Brabant
Vinnof
CREA - European Commission
KBC Private Equity
BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity
imec
VIB
• ELAt: Eindhoven - Leuven - Aachen triangle
o
o
Cross-border and interregional network
Stimulation of knowledge economy
• HAE : Health Axis Europe (Heidelberg, Leuven, Cambridge)

60. Networks
• Stimulating knowledge exchange and partnering with
other high-tech businesses (both SMEs and large
companies) and innovation actors
• Horizontal networks:
o
o
Leuven.Inc
Flanders Smart Hub

61. Networks
• Vertical networks:
o
o
DSP Valley
LSEC
• Thematic centres:
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
CD3
L-MRC
L-MTC
LICT
PharmAbs
NERF
LFoRCe

62. Science parks, business centres
& incubators
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Arenberg Science Park
Haasrode Science Park
Leuven Noord Science Park
Waterschei - Genk Science Park
Tienen Science Park
Ubicenter
Remy Campus
Leuven Business Centre

63. Science parks, business centres
& incubators
•
•
•
•
Leuven Bio-Incubators
Tienen Biogenerator
KU Leuven Innovation & Incubation Centre (I&I)
Kortrijk Innovation & Incubation Centre (IICK)

64. Multilevel interaction
KU LEUVEN
LRD
Financial
world
Science
GFF
Parks
Leuven.Inc
Industry
Region

65. 12 Lessons from Leuven
1. Basis is a critical mass of high quality research
2. Create an appropriate entrepreneurial climate in a university
context
3. Create a legal framework with respect to exploitation of
academic research
4. Clear incentives and policies to encourage research groups and
departments to actively seek knowledge transfer opportunities
5. Create a professional Interface Unit – An Integrated approach on
research valorisation: multidisciplinary team & “high value” services
6. Create a Seed Capital and/or Venture Capital Fund

66. 12 Lessons from Leuven
7. Foster spin-offs from your university research
8. Clear ownership of Intellectual Property
9. Improving awareness among federal, regional and local
shareholders
10. Supporting a forum for business, academia, government and
supporting organisations to build partnerships by sharing new
ideas and best practices. Importance of the networks.
11. Focus on Focus and Enthusiasm
12. Quality of life

67. Success factors
• A critical mass of high quality research
• Multidisciplinary team & high value support
• Clear incentives to encourage researchers and research
groups
• Favourable entrepreneurial climate within the university
• Legal context in Flanders
• Instruments and networks that further professionalise
technology transfer support

68. Towards an
Entrepreneurial Society
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

“The rise of the entrepreneur is not just about
economics.
It reflects profound changes from individual
careers to the social contract.
It signals the birth of an entrepreneurial society”
-The EconomistMarch 14, 2009

69. The Value Chain is the barometer
1. Knowledge Centers
2. Entrepreneurs
3. Role Models
4. Money
5. Capital Markets
6. Infrastructure
7. Cluster Policy
8. International Companies
9. Networks
10. Government
11. Quality of Life
Source : Hinoul, Gibbons, Saxenian

70. What makes a region attractive for talent?

Location – such as Silicon Valley, California – Sophia Antipolis, Mediteranée –
Heidelberg Old University

Universities or Research Centers - Magnets for talent
See Jiao Tong University League e.g. Stanford, Harvard, Princeton, IMEC
Leuven, LETI Grenoble, CERN Geneva.

Presence of top Succesful Companies Microsoft, Intel, Google, ASML, LMS…

Presence of Strong Individuals – Role Models
Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Larry Page and even Nobel price winners.

Presence of Successful Clusters
San Diego Biotech-Golden Triangle – North Carolina Research triangle

Fiscal System – Salaries, tax incentives, research budgets

Quality of Life – Leisure, Housing, Medical care, International schools, culture…
Source: M. Hinoul – 7th Annual Conference – Technopolicy Network –
Heidelberg 2010

71. Towards a new Form of Culture
All things are
possible attitude
Risk Taking
We have not enough
spin-offs who fail
Co-competition
Stock options
Based on Meritocracy
Serial
Entrepreneurs
Time for the next big thing
CULTURE
Cross-pollination
Inflection Point
(Andy Grove)
Cross-investments
State of mind
Networking
Jumping on the Next Curve
(Oracle)
Failure
Badge of merit
Source : M. Hinoul
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72. Flemish Entrepreneurs
The old generation
Leo Leander Bekaert
Lieven Gevaert
Leo H. Baekeland
75

73. Flemish Visionaries
Gaston Geens
John Cordier
Paul Janssen
Roger Van Overstraeten
Marc Van Montagu
Walter Fiers
76

74. Leuven Entrepreneurs
A new generation
.
A.OOSTERLINCK
J. DEJAEGER
D. COLLEN
P. STOFFELS
S. BIJNENS
U. VAN DEURZEN
J. CALLEWAERT
B. VAN COPPENOLLE
F. VAN CRAEN
T. DE PROFT

77. Speech recognition
Data screening
Micro electronics
Cloud computing
Components
Interplanetary
Space Flights
Ground Navigation
Suborbital
Space flights
Small satellites
Platform & pay load
Nuclear Medicine
Medical devices
Drug Delivery
Bio Informatics
Stemcells
Interdisciplinary Research
Clusters and Research Directions
Confidential-M.Hinoul

78. Clusters and Interdisciplinary Research
at Skolkovo
Director
TTO
 Research Collaboration
 IPR(Royalties,Licencing)
 Spin offs – Start ups
 Finance (Seed, VC, IPO)
5 Research Programs
(Clusters)
Research Centers
Interdisciplinary
approach
A close interaction
between different
research divisions
Technopark
(a state of the art
infrastructure)
Russian &
International Cies
Russian & International
Research Centers

79. Dual Incentive Mechanism
Russian & International
Universities
Russian & International
Cies
SIST
Technopark
 Striving for scientific excellence
 Gearing this excellence towards application and
technological innovation
Creation of the Knowledge Economy Region Skolkovo

80. Contact
KU Leuven Research & Development (LRD)
Waaistraat 6 – box 5105
3000 Leuven, Belgium
Tel.+32 16 32 65 00
lrd@kuleuven.be
lrd.kuleuven.be