The document discusses open innovation at Kennispark Twente in the Netherlands. It introduces Kennispark as a joint venture between local universities and the city/region to help establish an innovation ecosystem. Kennispark uses an open innovation approach, providing facilities, networking opportunities, and financing support. It gives two examples: the Lab on a Chip initiative that has led to 20 spin-offs working across the value chain, and Centre4Cloud to speed adoption of cloud computing through projects, education, and advice. Overall, Kennispark aims to raise the region's innovation temperature through entrepreneurship programs and serving as a stable base for development.

1. Open Innovation at Kennispark Twente
Kees Eijkel

2. Content
•Introduction to Kennispark
•Open Innovation approach
• 2 examples
•Conclusion and discussion
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3. A PRO’s value in valorisation
Large open knowledge base
Often radical to a large extent
Large talent base
Courageous (naive ?)
No large commitments yet
Open to “strategic evolution” (no reputation to uphold)
Facilities
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4. Kennispark
• Joint venture of University, Saxion, city, region,
province
• Help establish a complete ecosystem for
entrepreneurship and innovation
• Raise the temperature: ambition, role models, fun
• Goal: jobs
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5. Strategy
Research Economy
Engage and
Fuel, Support challenge
focus, •Facilities Interact
feedback •Networks •Coffeetable
•Financing •Lab floor

6. How are we positioned ?
Central question: the Public Research Organization (PRO) as the
starting point of a process or as part of an ecosystem
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7. What do we organize/coordinate
• Starters/growers • General
• Training, skills development • Communication
• Business case preparation • Marketing
• Financial networks • Acquisition
• Awareness, incubation • Learning/networking
• Industry • Contact with talent,
• Consortia knowledge, money, facilities
• Portals • Authorities
• Regional strategic agenda • Stable basis for development
• Settlers • Monitoring of results
• Value: events and networks
• Facilities
• Conceptual area development
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8. Results
Result Start Now
Entrepreneur training 100 200/yr
Transfer IP 2 15/yr
Financing 1 15 funds, 27 M€
Starters 25 60+/yr
SME questions 80 250/yr
Open Innovation 2 15 consortia
Events A few 150/jr
Settlers Pipeline 100 1000
Acclaim None Benchmark
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9. Example: Lab On A Chip
•Albert van den Berg
•Detlef Lohse
•Frieder Mugele
•Many Others
•Lots of key papers
•Extensive research funding
•Prizes
•20 spin-offs
•All across value chain
•International take-overs
•Micronit: 30% of all DNA tests worldwide
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11. Champions
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12. Open Innovation Centres: why ?
• Standard formats are relevant, but have limited possibilities
• How to organize cooperation in a more comfortable set-up ?
• Standard formats:
• Good students and papers (no control)
• Contract research (loss of control)
• Consortia
• Goals set at start, no “development”
• Consortium and goals governed by external factors
• Contracts: tough negotiation on rates and IP: everything to be
decided at start
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13. It’s hard to understand each other !
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14. Basic set-up
• Joint effort outside of the university
• Strong legal basis (foundation, ltd)
• Governance: joint decision on yearly plans
• Joint budget
• Joint IP policy
• Balance between shared and owned may vary
• Acceptance of primary interest of partners
• Company: economic use of results
• PRO: quality of research, publication
• Some defined processes to protect these
• Acquire new partners
• Acquire funds
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15. Examples
• TPRC (ThermoPlastics)
• CMI (Medical Imaging)
• Twents Lab voor Telegeneeskunde (Telemedicine)
• Centre4Cloud (Cloud Computing)
• T-Xchange (Serious Gaming)
• High Tech Factory/High Tech Fund (Nano production facility)
• LEO (Robotics for care)
• OICAM (Advanced Materials)
• Texperium (re-use of textiles)
• XUV (Extreme UV Optics)
Every unit uniquely tailored to interests and goals of owners
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16. Example 1: TPRC
• Why: speed up non-core technology for various value chains:
aerospace, wind, automotive, etc.
• Foundation
• Tier 1 (100 k) and tier 2 (20 k) members
• Board chosen by members
• Program board with member representatives decides on
program, advisory to board
• University interest protected by definition of university projects
• Industry interest protected by joint budgeting and IP agreement
• TPRC: all IP in Foundation and standard agreement on use
• Goal: become key technological resource (excellence)
• Strategy element: growth
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17. TPRC
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18. Example 2: Centre4Cloud
• Why: speed up uptake of Cloud computing for users and for
companies who earn money in IT
• Information and education
• Advice
• Intervision: what is happening, what should be my response ?
• Design new business models
• Format: project
• Run by Kennispark
• Various groups of partners provide value in various sub-projects
• Light, temporary, but high energy
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19. Centre4Cloud
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20. In conclusion
• It is possible to define new methods of cooperation
• Like everything else, it’s a process of growth
• Build flexibility and patience into the system
• Beautiful additional tool to speed up the learning curve
• PRO’s and industry are both changing
• Beautiful instrument for acquisition
• New warm leads based on strenghts
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21. Thanks for you attention !
k.eijkel@kennispark.nl
www.kennispark.nl
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