Focus on SMEs. Dedicated European support measures and "Hints and Tips" in light of the outcomes of the first Call for Proposals of the SME Instrument

1. Area Science Park, Trieste, 30 September 2014
Focus on SMEs
Enterprise Europe Network Slovenia &
Jožef Stefan Institute
Robert Blatnik
Center for Technology Transfer and Innovation
Jožef Stefan Institute

2. Enterprise Europe Network Slovenia
•6 partners (info/service points):
Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) – the coordinator
Center for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Research and Studies, University of Maribor
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Slovenia
Chamber of Craft and Small Business of Slovenia
Maribor Development Agency
University of Primorska, Science and Research Centre

3. Center for technology Transfer and Innovation
The coordinator of the Enterprise Europe Network in Slovenia
JOŽEF STEFAN INSTITUTE

4. The Jožef Stefan institute in numbers
The Jožef Stefan Institute is the leading Slovenian scientific research institute, covering a broad spectrum of basic and applied research.
Staff number: approx. 1000 specializes in natural sciences, life sciences and engineering.
Over 200 researchers from the institute are habilitated at Slovenian universities and take part in the high school educational process.
In the last ten years over 650 researchers made their B.Sc or PhD work at JSI.

5. Comparison of income (public funds/own activity)
Income from own activities
Income from public funds
Income 2013: 46 mio. EUR, divided into:
•34 M public funding (½ EU projects and programms, ½ government contribution)
•12 M own activities (½ home market, ½ foreign markets)
•In 2013 the cooperation with the industry remained stable (against the crisis).
Public/Own/Combined
National/EU projects/International
Programs/Projects/Young Researchers
34% non-public / industry / services / IPR related income
The Jožef Stefan Institute in Numbers

6. 6
PHYSICS AND NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY F1 Theoretical Physics F2 Low and Medium Energy Physics F3 Thin Films and Surfaces F4 Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics F5 Solid State Physics F7 Complex Matter F8 Reactor Physics F9 Experimental Particle Physics R4 Nuclear Engineering
Research departments

7. 7
CHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY, NEW MATERIALS AND ENVIRONMENTL SCIENCE K1 Inorganic Chemistry and Technology
K3 Physical and Organic Chemistry
K5 Electronic Ceramics K6 Engineering Ceramics K7 Nanostructured Materials K8 Synthesis of Materials K9 Advanced Materials B1 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B2 Molecular and Biomedical Sciences B3 Biotechnology O2 Environmental Sciences
Research departments

8. 8
ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES E1 Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics
E2 Systems and Control E3 Artificial Intelligence E5 Open Computer Systems and Networks E6 Communication Systems E7 Computer Systems E8 Knowledge Technologies E9 Intelligent Systems
Research departments

9. Jožef Stefan International
Postgraduate School
- Established in 2004
- The initiative for the establishment of IPS came from the JSI. It was strongly supported by industry (Gorenje, Kolektor, Salonit) and an international network of cooperating universities and research institutes from European Union, the USA, Japan, and a number of other countries.
Programes:
•Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies
•Information and Communication Technologies
•Ecotechnology

10. NANOS SCIENTIFICAE d.o.o.
•Multi-purpose magnetic nanoparticles for the R&D in the ares of targeted delivery of medicinal substances, healing of cancer with hyperthermia, MR imaging, diagnosing tumors, separation of proteins in biopharmaceuticals, and nanotoxicology.
PARTICULARS d.o.o.
•Measuring systems for laboratories which deal with semiconductor detectors for charged particles. Their measuring systems enable much more effective studies of radiation injuries in LHC in Cern.
RGA d.o.o.
•The company develops highly productive grain genetics (F1 hybrids, lines with desired characteristics, synthetics) for regional and global seed industry. Their new species will be more effective and better adapted to the climatic conditions.
Jožef Stefan Institute: Spin-Out companies

11. •The largest and the most successful TTO in Slovenia
•Financially independent within the Institute
–7 EU projects currently
–At least 3% share in contracts
–Consulting contracts with companies
–Enterprise Europe Network national coordinator
•13 experts
–8 sci-tech (2 MBA, LLM, PA, MSc), 3 econ (1 MSc), 1 laws, 1 social.sci
–4 PhDs, 3 MSc
–Patent Attorney
–Members ASTP, LES, Certification CLP (ongoing)
Center for Technology Transfer and Innovation
Our focus:
- Protection and Marketing of IPR - Licensing - Spin-outing
- Contract and Collaborative Relations
- Research on TT and Innovation

12. EEN – services & SLO good practices
•Help with international business cooperation (finding suitable partners for commercialization, joint ventures, answering questions about EU markets)
•Services in the field of innovation, knowledge and technology transfer (search for R&D partners, answering questions concerning innovation)
•Encouraging the participation in EU projects (search for project partners, assistance in applying to appropriate calls)
All services are free of charge!

13. EEN – services & SLO good practices
•Help with international business cooperation (finding suitable partners for commercialization, joint ventures, answering questions about EU markets)
•Services in the field of innovation, knowledge and technology transfer (search for R&D partners, answering questions concerning innovation)
•Encouraging the participation in EU projects (search for project partners, assistance in applying to appropriate calls)
•Slovenian company specialized in lighting
-Company visit, technology offer, business offer published in the EEN database
-The company received selected offers, requests and partner searches, according to the user’s selection of branches and areas of interest on weekly basis
-Business to Business (B2B) meetings that were organised by EEN
-In 3 months the company made two long-term cooperation contracts (PA)
-Just JSI is visiting 50+ companies each year, most published in EEN.
All services are free of charge!

14. EEN – services & SLO good practices
•Help with international business cooperation (finding suitable partners for commercialization, joint ventures, answering questions about EU markets)
•Services in the field of innovation, knowledge and technology transfer (search for R&D partners, answering questions concerning innovation)
•Encouraging the participation in EU projects (search for project partners, assistance in applying to appropriate calls)
All services are free of charge!
•KTT – the konzortium of 6 largest Slovenian PROs (universities and research institutes)
•KTT is using EEN services (TOs, EoIs, PAs, …) as one of the most important tools for R&D partnering and technology transfer (IP protection, TA/MA, commercialization of the technologies).
•Established colaboration with CERN TTO network for HEP-related technologies (all largest high energy physics & research infrastructure organizations in Europe)

15. EEN – services & SLO good practices
•Help with international business cooperation (finding suitable partners for commercialization, joint ventures, answering questions about EU markets)
•Services in the field of innovation, knowledge and technology transfer (search for R&D partners, answering questions concerning innovation)
•Encouraging the participation in EU projects (search for project partners, assistance in applying to appropriate calls)
•Researcher from Slovenian large PRO:
•using EEN online service Merlin & found partners and applied for 3 EU funded projects.
•Supporting researchers and SMEs with project proposal writing – business plans and impact chapters (proposal elaboration, workshops).
All services are free of charge!

16. Slovenian Tech-Transfer Consortium – a pool of knowledge for SMEs
Activities:
•Assistance in protection and marketing of intellectual property - Patenting
•Technology and market opportunities assessment and commercialization of technologies
•licensing
•the creation of spin-out companies
•Legal assistance
•for preparation of agreements on the protection of business secrets (NDA)
•contracts for the acquisition and marketing of technologies Results:
•In last 15 months: 82 Technologies were disclosed to the Consortium (41 applications were developed at the Jozef Stefan Institute)
•46% of the cases at the marketing stage / 15% in assesment / 15% in stage of preparation and protection of IPR / 24% inactive, rejected
The consortium is co-financed by the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology through public agency SPIRIT Slovenia.

17. Technologies, development opportunities (SME instrument & other H2020 and other projects with SMEs)
We offer to you (ammong other EEN services)
-Connect you with SMEs and PROs in Slovenia
-Organize company visit / meeting / B2B event of your organization with PROs & companies in Slovenia
-Jointly identify ideas, commercialization and R&D topics/projects for incorporation of the technologies into new business plans/projects for
-SME instrument and other H2020 projects.
-Licencing and commercialization collaboration
-Business collaboration
•List of the JSI technologies: http://tehnologije.ijs.si/en/?page_id=104
•Development opportunities from PROs in Slovenia *
(*) see printed brochure for some technologies

18. Thank you for your attention!
Further info & E-mails:
Jozef Stefan Institute (CTT): tehnologije@ijs.si
EEN Slovenia: info@een.si
Robert Blatnik (CTT): robert.blatnik@ijs.si
Center for Technology Transfer and Innovation (CTT)
Jožef Stefan Institute | Jamova cesta 39 | SI-1000 Ljubljana | Slovenia
phone: +386 1 477 3224