iMinds seeks to use ICT innovation to positively impact society by addressing challenges like employment, aging, and healthcare. It provides an innovation toolbox including strategic research, incubation programs, applied research and proof of concept testing to help ideas grow into businesses. The ICON research program supports interdisciplinary, cooperative projects to create new products, markets, businesses and spin-offs. iMinds has created over 800 startups and has over 1,000 partners and projects with industry.

1. Flanders’ digital Research & Incubation Institute Frank Salliau Sept 30th 2014 – NEM Summit / TISP Workshop

2. iMinds wants to create a lasting and positive impact on society through ICT innovation
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3. iMinds’ vision
Employment
Urbanization
Ageing Society
Globalization
Public health
Environment
Internet
of Things
Big Data
Cloud Security
High Tech
Visualization
Connectivity & Sensor systems
Social & context based IT
Societal challenges
Markets
Technologies

4. The required ecosystem
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Entrepreneurs
Venture Capital
Investors
Professions
Government
Management
Large pools of private capital
Public Stock Markets
Major Corporations
Strategic Investors
R&D Centers
Potential Acquirers
Universities

5. From idea to business: our innovation toolbox
5+ years
…1 year
Time-to-market
Strategic research
Incubation & Entrepreneurship
Applied
Research
Pre-competitive testing
Knowledge- driven Explorative Basics for applied research
Training & coaching Financing Facilities
Networking Internationali- zation
Business-driven
InterdisciplinaryDemand-driven Cooperative
Proof of Concept
Large-scale user trials & living labs Evaluate technical feasibility Simulations

6. From idea to business: our innovation toolbox
5+ years
…1 year
Time-to-market
Strategic research
Incubation & Entrepreneurship
Pre-competitive testing
Strategic Partnerships
Strategic Research Agenda
ISBO projects
EU Programs
iBoot iStart iCubes Go Global
Living Labs
iLab.o
Technical
Testbed iLab.t
EU Programs
Applied
Research
Cooperative research ICON program MiX-ICON Art&D Bilateral research

7. The ICON program

8. iMinds value creation methodology
ICON research program
Interdisciplinary
Exploration of new products & markets
Exploration of new business models
Customer & partner consortia
Proof of Concept demonstrator
Market
Enable companies to address new markets
Product
Absorb new technologies & launch new products
Spin-off
Create new spin-offs & start-ups
2 y
+
Cooperative research
Socio-economic value

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Media Innovation Center (MIX-ICON)

10. 11
Calls 2005-2013
121
Projects 2005-2013
>300
Partners
2005-2013
ICON since 2005

11. Over 300 partners and counting

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10
15
20
25
2010
2011
2012
Smart Cities
Manufacturing
Media
ICT
Health
Energy
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ICON and MiX projects approved
Growing & differentiating our ICON portfolio

13. From idea to business: our innovation toolbox
5+ years
…1 year
Time-to-market
Strategic research
Pre-competitive testing
Strategic Partnerships Strategic Research Agenda ISBO projects EU Programs
Living Labs
iLab.o
Technical
Testbed iLab.t
EU Programs
Applied
Research
Cooperative research ICON program
MiX-ICON
Art&D
Bilateral research
EU Programs
Incubation & Entrepreneurship
iBoot iStart iCubes Go Global

14. Research to entrepreneurship: instruments
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(ICON) Research
Opportunity recognition
iStart
iBoot
Discover business opportunities
Launch a startup company
Grow a company
Draft business proposition
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Business
Acceleration & Internationalization

15. iMinds created 12 new companies in 2012
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APPLICATIONS
& FIRST ROUND
INTERVIEWS
SECOND ROUND INTERVIEWS
TokenPKI
12 NEW
COMPANIES

16. In the context of publishing…
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17. Publisher of the future
4 year project funded by IWT
Collaboration with sector federation Boek.be
Research focusing on:
New types of e-books & new ways of reading
New business models for the book publishing industry
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18. Kweetet.be
Educational online gaming platform
In cooperation with educational publisher Die Keure
Focused on primary school (6-12), involving pupils, teachers & parents
Resulting from ICON project Games@School
More info: www.kweetet.be
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19. E-Strips
Development of a digital platform for comic books
New standard for digital representation of comics
Enrichments with textual and audiovisual elements
MIX-ICON project
Collaboration with 2 Flemish publishing companies
Introductory movie: http://vimeo.com/81792939
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40 m
380+
1,000+
800+
TOTAL REVENUE
RESEARCHERS
START-UPS from the iMinds incubation programs
PARTNERS in the iMinds ecosystem
PROJECTS with the industry
50+
1,000+
PUBLICATIONS on a yearly basis

21. Thank you for your attention! Frank Salliau Senior Researcher frank.salliau@ugent.be
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