This document provides information about science parks and the Italian Association of Science Parks (APSTI). It discusses: - The definition and role of science parks in promoting innovation and knowledge transfer between universities and companies. - An overview of the Italian innovation ecosystem and the network of 25 science parks that make up APSTI. - The skills, infrastructure, and networks that APSTI provides to support companies through incubation, acceleration, technology transfer and internationalization.

1. Science Parks reality and the Italian
Association of Science Parks
Fabrizio Conicella
conicella@bioindustrypark.it
General Manager Bioindustry Park Silvano
Fumero SpA
Vicepresident bioPmed cluster association

2. Contents
• Science Park definition
• Science Park activities and advantages
• Science Park and startups
• Italian Association of Science Park
(APSTI)

3. International Association of Science
Park (IASP) Definition
• Science and Technology Parks are the perfect habitat for
businesses and institutions of the global knowledge
economy
• Science & Technology Parks promote the economic
development and competitiveness of regions and cities
by:
– Creating new business opportunities and adding value to mature
companies
– Fostering entrepreneurship and incubating new innovative companies
– Generating knowledge-based jobs
– Building attractive spaces for the emerging knowledge workers
– Enhancing the synergy between universities and companies.
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4. The relations of a Scientific Park
Companies
Banking and
financial
institutions
Specialized
schools
University
Technical
scientific
institutes
Infrastructures
Data collection and
preparation
services
R&D
company
laboratories
Incubator
nursery
Research centers
non-profit
consulting
Park
Small innovative companies
Venture
capital
• Urban
infrastructures
•Telecom.
networks
R&D
Expertise
•Training
•Research prog.
•Expertise
New technical-scientific
entrepreneurship

5. A more ‘straightforward’ and
pragmatic definition
• Infrastructures: A piece of serviced land and
buildings, hosting:
• R&D labs, possibly university departments
• Technology-based firms
• Startup and spin-off companies (within incubator
facilities)
• Services: A staff dedicated to establish and
develop sustainable relationship between the
scientific community and businesses through e.g.
strategic advice, technology transfer support and
contract research services 5

6. Why a Science &Technology Park
• Improving competitiveness:
• We all are part of a worldwide knowledge economy
• No country can be competitive in the mid-term only
through low labour costs
• Innovation is the key: the STP is expected to bridge the
gap between research and industry
• Beneficiaries of improved competitiveness:
• Business / industry: new sectors (ICT, biotech) as well as
‘traditional’ sectors (agrofood, textile, mechanical engineering)
• City / Region where the STP is established (and the country)
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7. • Creating knowledge-based jobs:
• Through support to technology-based businesses,
start-ups and spin-offs: opportunities for new
highly qualified jobs
• Beneficiaries:
• Ph. D and post docs
• Also Master levels
• University : attracting more high level students because
of future job opportunities
• The country itself: general upgrading of human resources
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Why a Science &Technology Park

8. Science Parks trends
• And now ? What are the main trends ?
• The concept of STP is getting closer to the concept of cluster:
• "Geographic concentrations of interconnected companies, specialised
suppliers, service providers, firms in related industries, and associated
institutions (for example, universities, standards agencies, and trade
associations) in particular fields that compete but also co-operate“
(Michaël Porter)
• STP can be instruments for boosting innovation within clusters,
and in some cases,, for building up a cluster
• The ‘Triple Helix’ model as a basis for boosting innovation in a
region:
• University + research /
• Business-industry
• Public authorities
• (+finance)
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9. Science Park role

10. Science park environment

11. Dimension to consider, links to
manage inside a science park

12. Science parks assets
Source: adapted from UKSPA

13. Science parks entry and development process
• Contact
• Analysis
• Planning
• Settlement
• Coaching
• Partnering
• Scale-up
• Weay-out (eventual)

14. Tidd, Bessant, Pavitt, 2005
Science parks support to innovation

15. 15
J. March, 1991
Exploit
• Existing
routines/resources
• Products/Customers
• Better, cheaper, faster
Explore
• New ideas/opportunities
• High risk or uncertainty
• Broad search/new domains
Exploit
• Existing
routines/resources
• Products/Customers
• Better, cheaper, faster
Explore
• New ideas/opportunities
• High risk or uncertainty
• Broad search/new domains
Science Park and “risk management”

16.  Advantages of the technology
 Technology development
(stage, cost)
 Technological risk
TECHNOLOGY
DRIVEN
NOT
TECHNOLOGY
DRIVEN
INTERNAL
FACTORS
EXTERNAL
FACTORS
 Team
 Intellectual property
(patentability, scope of claims,
territory, age, procedure)
 Alternative technology:
direct/indirect competition
Regulatory risk
 Freedom-to-operate
Market size
Demand for technology
Science parks are selective

17. 1
 Identify the need
- where is the need?
- what is the customer
trying to accomplish?
 Identify the value to
the customer
- why will it be used and
how important is it?
 Need + Value =
Potential Opportunity
 Customers will not pay
the entire value
- how much of the value
created can you extract
for profit?
- when are benefits
realized vs. when costs
are incurred by
customers? payback
period;
 Willingness to pay and
ability to earn profit (value
– cost) addressable
opportunity
 If your addressable
opportunity is a good
one, others will try to
follow.
- what is different?
- what are your barriers
to entry?
lead time ® first mover
 market channels
 intellectual property
 complementary
partnerships/networks
 distruptive technology
1st Step
Define the potential
for innovation
2nd step
Can it be
monetized ?
3rd step
Competitive
advantage
Relations with start-ups: the business triage approach

18. Opportunity
Source
New
Technology/
Innovation
Opportunity
Discovery
Opportunity
Evaluation
Expected
value
Assembling
resources
Opportunity
exploitation
Performance:
• Exit value
• Sales/Growth
• Profits
Business Plan
Business idea triage
Relation with start-ups: Entrepreneural process

19. One stop shop for:
Interface with local public administrations for e.g.:
Regional Financing
Authorizations
Support for relations with national and/or european institutions
e.g.:
 Authorisations
National funding
Management of investments and/or customizations of labs and
facilities
Facility management and general services to lesees
Consulting capabilities (managerial, marketing, scientific,
technical, safety issues etc)
Networking with companies and research institutions
Science parks support to settlements

20. Italian Science
Park Association

21. Italian innovation ecosystem
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Competitivness
Italy ranks in the 35°position at the global
level (2016). It was 38° in 2015, 43°in
2014
Companies typology
50% of employees in manufacturing are
working in companies with less than 50
employees.
Craftman tradition
Traditional sectors are characterised by
small- and micro-companies
Ecosystems
Industrial districts are a peculiar Italian
phenomenon. Innovative cluster are growing
particularly in high-tech sectors
Startup phenomenon
Incentive packages and presence of
incubators, BP competitions and science
parks are stimulating the growth of startups.
Resilience
The fragmentation of the economy is not
only a problem. It is also a reason why as a
system Italy is not only surviving but
growing! The Italian entrepreneurial system
still needs agglomeration, besides a more
positive environment

22. Science park system in Italy
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A key hub between the goal of innovating the manufacturing world and
the growth of innovative ecosystems
Conceived to support companies in the startup, scale-up and maturity
stages
Italian science parks are an opportunity for high potential companies to
concentrate in a single location and organisation the know-how, the
services and the network that they need to grow at the global level
www.apsti.it

23. Science Park network
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3A
Area Science Park
ASTER Bologna
Bergamo Sviluppo
Bioindustry Park Silvano Fumero
ComoNExT
Environment Park
Fondazione Novara Sviluppo
Friuli Innovazione
Galileo
Genova High Tech S.p.A.
Kilometro Rosso
Parco Scientifico Romano
Parco Tecnologico Padano
Polo Tecnologico di Navacchio
Polo Tecnologico di Pavia
Polo Tecnologico Pordenone
Pont-Tech scrl
PST della Sicilia
Sardegna Ricerche
Sviluppo Campania
Technapoli
Tecnopolis
Toscana Life Sciences Park
Trentino Sviluppo
ONE NETWORK
to
Make the most of the whole
body of scientific, technological
organisational
and industrial assets
to
Facilitate innovative
processes and
economic growth
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PST

24. Skills and know-how
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APSTI network is offering skils, know-how and support platforms
for companies to accelerate their growth
Know-how
 Scientists and innovators;
 Business
development experts;
 Incubation managers;
 Cluster managers;
 Patent experts;
 Marketing experts;
 Export managers,
etc.
Infrastructures
Coworking;
offices;
Labs;
Advanced technological
platforms;
Pilot and industrial plants;
Innovation spaces;
Congress centers;
Etc.
Network
25 Science parks
Regional, national and
international cluster and
science parks networks;
General and specialist
science parks;
International soft landing
programs;
Coaching for go-to-market
etc

25. APSTI is, to some extent, one of the biggest
innovative companies in Italy
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More of 150 research centers
are part of the ASPTI network
More of 11.000 employees
are working in the Italian science parks
More of 4.500 employees
are active in R&D

26. We work on innovation
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Companies
University
Public sector
APSTI
Tools OutputsRTD
Market-driven
Networking
and clustering
Technology transfer
Access to
funding sources
Incubation and
company acceleration
Labs and
infrastructures
Making use of
scientific results and
supporting spin-off

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Strategic
agreement for
technology
transfer
CNR
Supporting Italian
companies in their
international
development.
ICE
International
network of science
parks
IASP
Partner for
innovation and
risk capital for
startups
INVITALIA
Innovation task
force member
MISE
Some of our partners
SMAUCards
The main event in
Italy for digital,
telecommunication
and ICT innovations

28. ASPTI Value proposition
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1. Companies
To accelerate the growth
developing unique know-how
and innovative clusters
2. Stimulate the
development
To transfer technological and
managerial best practices
supporting growth
3. Be global
International network to
stimulate export and
internationalisation processes
4. Focused on innovation
Ideal partner for companies,
public administrations,
territorial systems, universities,
etc.

29. PTP Science Park,
via Einstein, 26900 Lodi (Italia)
E-Mail : info@apsti.it - www.apsti.it
Tel: 0371 4662 212 / 229
Managing Board Member
Fabrizio Conicella
conicella@bioindustrypark.it