The document outlines the structure and strategies for fostering innovation in Sweden, highlighting its strong R&D investment and various institutional roles in commercialization. It proposes an 18-step program to turn innovations into economic growth, emphasizing the importance of political commitment, professional teams, and a well-designed innovation chain. Additionally, it suggests the creation of a financial toolbox to support early-stage equity and technology transfer to small and medium enterprises.

1. Global Summit of Innovation Economy
Creators
April 17-20 2012
Moscow

2. WELCOME
Lundavision Ldt.
Sven-Thore Holm, CEO

4. Facts about Sweden
• Total population 9 million
• GDP 40.000 USD
• R&D 3.6% of GDP ( second in the World)

5. Innovation/Commercialisation
Structure of Sweden
 Department of Industry/Education
 VINNOVA – R&D
 Universities,Institutes, Industry
 Innovationsbron AB – commercialisation
 Investment Fund of Sweden – financing
 ALMI – financing/business development SME
 Private Venture Capital

6. Industrial activities
• Paper/pulp/wood
• Metal/iron
• Advanced metal engineering
• Automotive
• Telecom/Information technology
• Advanced defense industry

7. Industrial activities cont.
• Pharma industry
• Food industry (Functional Food )
• Environment protection industry
• Packageing industry
• Service industry

8.
How can innovations be turned into
business and economic growth?
In the following I will introduce a
shortcut…

9. Step 1: Acknowledge that a full scale innovation system
must be a vital part of modern infrastructure.
Step 2: There must be political commitments on central,
regional and local level to create an “innovation chain”.
Step 3: A committed professional team must be created

10. Creation of a Working Innovation
Chain
Feedstream Coaching Soft financing Patent/licensing Equity

11. Feedstream
. Systems for increasing the entrepreneurial spirit
• .Creative thinking on all levels
• National/regional competition in creating a business plan

12. Feedstream
•.
Entrepreneurial education on university level
•.
Establishment of functional structures for scouting of
inventions in all universities and institutes.
Technology Transfer Officies (TTO)

13. Coaching
•.
Critical mass of professional business coaching

14. The 18 step program
TECHNICAL MARKET BUSINESS
CONCEPT PHASE
TECHNICAL ANALYSIS MARKET NEEDS ASSESSMENT VENTURE ASSESSMENT
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3
• Conduct market • Estimate profit potential
• Define concept
Stage 1 • Confirm critical overview • Conduct self, enterprise
Investigation • Id pricing structure and commercialization
assumptions
• Id market barriers assessments
• Survey state of the art
•… •…
•…
DEVELOPMENT PHASE
TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY MARKET STUDY ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6
Stage 2 • Develop working model • Id and quantify:
• Formulate financial
Feasibility • Test technical features • Market size
assumptions
•… •…
• Develop pro forma
•…
ENGINEERING PROTOTYPE STRATEGIC MARKET PLAN STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
Stage 3 STEP 7 STEP 8 STEP 9
Development • Develop prototype • Id marketing team • Decide venture or license
• Id materials and processes • Define target market • Finalize intellectual property
•… •… •…

15. Gambro
Sony Ericsso
Chemical Centre Active Biotech
Центр Хімії
Ecology Centre
Центр Екології
Лікарня при університеті Ideon
University Hospital
Science
LTH Park Astra Zeneca
BMC
Школа
Економіки
MAX-lab School
of
Econom
ics
500 m Ideon Science Park Hans

16. TECHNICAL MARKET BUSINESS
PRE-PRODUCTION PROTOTYPE MARKET VALIDATION BUSINESS START-UP
STEP 10 STEP 11 STEP 12
Develop production • Conduct market Establish business function
Stage 4 prototype overview Hire staff
Introduction Determine production • Id pricing structure Execute contracts
process • Id market barriers …
… •…
COMMERCIAL PHASE
PRODUCTION SALES AND DISTRIBUTION ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY
STEP 13 STEP 14 STEP 15
Prepare commercial Expand distribution
Stage 5 Monitor enterprise position
design production Analyze competitor
Growth prototype response
Hire and train personnel
Execute contracts
Establish quality control …
…
…
PRODUCTION SUPPORT MARKET DIVERSIFICATION STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN
STEP 16 STEP 17 STEP 18
Stage 6 Maximize production • Develop market Establish SWOT process
Maturity Establish after market retention Invest profits
support, repairs and spares • Establish market scan Monitor product life cycle
… • Id new markets …
•…

17. Patent/licensing
•.
Professional structure for patenting and global licensing

18. Creation of a financial toolbox
•.
Grants
• .
Verification/Proof of Concept
• .
Soft loans
• .
Early stage equity

19. The Financial Toolbox
• Grants 25.000 €
• Verification 40.000 €
• Public soft loans 40.000 €
• Public pre-pre seed equity 50.000 €
• Public/private equity 750.000 €
• Private equity (institutions/angels)

20. Equity
•.
Creation of professional early stage equity structures
• .
Based on private and public money

21. Bridging the Financing Gap
– A System for Developing Brilliant Ideas to Commercial Success

22. Technology Transfer to SME:S
Technology Transfer to SME:S
Establishment of a Knowledge Bridge Structure providing SME
(Small and Medium sized Enterprises) with new knowledge

23. Suggestion
Since LundaVision Ltd has been involved in one of the most
developed system for knowledge transfer in Europe,
LundaVision could be a supplier of an integrated fullscale
innovation system .

24. Thank you for listening!