Professor, vice-rector and co-founder of six spin-offs at the KU Leuven, Bart De Moor explained the entrepreneurship ecosystem at the university.

3. “Exploitation of research,
technology and know how transfer”
Bart De Moor, chairman IRF (IOF)

4. General Assembly Industrial Research Fund
Fuel for Future Tech Transfer
29 May 2009

5. Lisbon: R&D investments in % GRP
1%
2%
1,03
DE
BE
0,40
1,75
DE
1,52
FL
1,33
BE
0,69
EU25
1,84
DK
0,57
0,56
FL
2,45
FI
0,80
0,77
DK
1,34
FR
FI
0,20
0,77
IE
0,81
FR
0,00
1,01
NL
0,40
IE
1,30
UK
0,75
NL
1,91
US
0,68
UK
2,65
JP
0,89
0,86
JP
US
0,60
1,26
EU25
0,80
1,00
1,20
0,00
Public investment in R&D in % GRP
0,50
1
,00
1
,50
2,00
2,50
3,00
Companies investment in R&D in % GRP
1.600
miljoen euro
1.400
If in 2014: 1 % GRP to public R&D
Then needed
+230 mio euro/year from 2010 !
1.200
1.000
800
600
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
jaar
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

6. Human research potential
JP
5,5
NL
5,0
16,2
DK
FI
8,6
6,0
8,0
10,0
12,0
14,0
16,0
18,0
21,0
UK
7,3
IE
24,2
22,2
FR
12,5
DK
8,4
BE
11,0
EU25
12,2
0,0
5,0
1
0,0
1
5,0
20,0
5,0
1
0,0
1
5,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
35,0
40,0
45,0
Higher education share / 100 adults (25-64) (2003)
10,9
US
21,3
0,0
13,2
JP
DE
29,0
EU25
# researchers / 1000 employees (2003)
NL
24,0
BE
5,4
4,0
31,9
DE
7,9
BE
33,2
DK
6,3
DE
23,2
FR
FI
2,0
26,3
IE
6,8
0,0
27,5
NL
FR
EU25
29,2
UK
5,1
IE
38,4
US
9,0
UK
37,4
JP
10,1
US
25,0
STEM masters / 1000 20-29 year (2003)
30,0

7. Entrepreneurship
14,0
12,0
VL
10,0
BE
8,0
DU
FR
6,0
NL
UK
4,0
USA
2,0
0,0
2001
2002
2004
2005
Total Entrepreneurial Activity (GEM)
European paradox:
Research excellent,
Tech transfer insufficient !

9. From basic research to tech transfer
Fase 1
Direct Contract
Research
Fase 2
FFF
spinoff
NV
KUL
Research
group
Research
Basic
BOF
Strategic
IOF
BA/VC
Valorisation
Patents
Licenses
FP6/7
SME
founders
employees

10. IPTEC Award
2006 Stanford
2007 Tsinghua
2008 Leuven

11. Examples of technology transfer

12. Research collaboration: results
• 95 million euro income from research collaboration
• 1,263 new agreements (2010)
1400
1263
1200
1051
981
1000
812
800
598
600
463
400
200
0
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

13. Intellectual property: results
• 146 patent applications in 2010
– 454 active patent families
– 44 PCTs
In numbers
2010
Reported findings
180
Priority submissions
146
New patents
22
• 53 million euro license-income

14. Spin-off companies: results (1)
Cumulative number of spin-offs created
100
90
80
70
60
50
Total no. of active spinoffs
40
30
Total no. of spin-offs
20
10
0
• 92 spin-off companies started, 80 still active; together
+/- 3,000 employees (numbers 2010)
• 6 successful flotations (IPOs)

15. Spin-off companies: results (2)
Euro

16. Networks
• Stimulating knowledge exchange and partnering with
other high-tech businesses (both SMEs and large
companies) and innovation actors

17. Networks
• Vertical networks:
– DSP Valley
– LSEC
• Thematic centres:
–
–
–
–
–
–
CD3
L-MRC
L-MTC
LICT
PharmAbs
NERF

18. Science parks, business centres & incubators
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Science Park Arenberg
Science Park Haasrode
Science Park Termunck
Science Park Waterschei - Genk
Science Park Tienen
Ubicenter
Campus Remy
Business Centre Leuven
Bio-Incubator Leuven
Biogenerator Tienen
Innovation- & Incubation Centre KU Leuven (I&I)
Innovation- & Incubation Centre Kortrijk (IICK)

20. Funding
FP7
Size of project (small to large)
IDEAS
PEOPLE
FWO
GOA
IDO
COOPERATION
IWT - SBO
Innovation-project
EU
IWT – O&O
IWT – SBO
IOF
voortraject (m. f.)
OT
Type of research (basic to applied)
SMEs
CIP
Kennisplatformen
Hefboomprojecten
Mandaten
IWT - OZM

21. General: IOF - parameters
Decree
Flemish Government
IOF Parameters
Weight ’04 %
Doctorates
25
Public/cit.
25
IWT projects
10
EU FP
10
Patents
10
Spin-offs
10
Scientific. Staff
10

22. General: IOF - parameters
Decree
Flemish Government
IOF Parameters
Weight ’04 %
Weight ’12 %
Doctorates
25
15
Public/cit.
25
15
IWT projects
10
30*
EU FP
10
10
Patents
10
15
Spin-offs
10
15
Scientific. Staff
10
0

23. IOF / IRF
Project types:
- leverage platforms
- knowledge building platforms
People:
- industrial research fellows

25. Industrial Research Fellows
• Support strategic basic research, research plan with valorisation
initiatives, industry bridger, TTO - research group(s) linker
• PhD, preferably 2 years postdoc
experience
• Valorization expertise and support
Networking, IP follow up,
innovation initiator, negotiations
• Project application and management
– IWT projects with industry
– EU projects (7th FP)
Specific
Period
Permanent position
Next submission date
Budget
2 x / year
€ 125 000 / year, benchfee incl.

26. Industrial Research Fellows
• New type of long-term research/management profile !
• Support innovative research
• Undertake valorization initiatives which lead to
– Patent applications and grants
– Spin-off creation
– Contract / licensing / service agreements ~ industrial
revenues
– Contacts and collaboration with industry
• Guarantee continuity via project financing en follow-up
– Industrial and IWT projects
– EU projects
… in agreement with promoter

27. Industrial Research Fellows
• Selection
– Call
• General application procedure
• IOF-vacancy call
– Criteria
– Pre-selection
– Defence & final selection
• Permanent position
– Evaluation procedures
– Promotion possibilities (up to high level ~ professorship)

28. Leverage projects
• Short-term feasability studies
• Bringing scientific concept or technology to point of
transferability
• Focused and Feasible
• Clear valorization potential
• Direct follow-up financing or return
– Patent application - licensing
– Spinoff : ready to start business plan
– Create potential for industrial
collaboration or large EU initiative
– Leverage to Knowledge Platform
– Other
Specific
Period
1 year
Next submission date
Budget
X 2 / year
€ 50 000 - 100 000

29. Knowledge Platforms
• Multidisciplinary consortia
• High level strategic basic research
• Knowledge consortium with
valorisation potential
• Answer to industrial demand or new
market
• Interaction platform with market /
users
• Role postdoc(s)
Specific
Period
4 years
Next submission date
Budget
€ 150 000-200.000 /
year
Intention & Application: 2 x / year

30. Calls vs Grants
Applications
Grants
Leverage projects
Applications
Grants
IOF Fellows
Call 2006
41
14
Call 2005
40
8
Call 2007
54
16
Call 2006
6
3
Call 2008
30
10
Call 2007
9
4
Call 2009
17
4
Call 2008
14
7
Total Leverage
Projects
142
48
Total M
69
21
° one terminated due to ZAP position
Knowledge Platforms
Appl
Projects
Approx.
budget %
Call 2006
21
6
Call 2007
10
4
LP
142
48
16
Call 2008
10
5
KP
41
15
47
Total KP
41
15
M
Total
69
252
21
84
37
100
Total budget 2004-2008: 23,5 Mj Euro

33. The 7 spheres of succesful products
Information
Energy
Culture
Social
Materials
Life
Environment

34. @JensOreel

36. 41,45%

53. @JensOreel