The rendez-vous de Concarneau

« Where Industry meets Science»

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A worldwide connected blue biocluster

Jean-François BALDUCCHI

Managing Director of Atlanpole

Vice-president of IASP

1987 : Creation of Atlanpole as Nantes/St-Nazaire technopole/science park

1997 : Accredited as a « European BusinessInnovation Center » (BIC)

1999 : Recognized as a « Business Incubator »

Dublin

Paris

London

Atlanpole, land of innovation

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1999 : Recognized as a « Business Incubator »

2001 : ISO 9001 certification

2005 : Setting up of « Atlanpole Biotherapies » biocluster

2008 : Creation of Atlanpole Blue Cluster”

Nantes

Madrid

Atlanpole today

The network• 358 innovating companies• 71 research and higher education

organizations (IFREMER, Universities…)

Objectives• Innovation engineering

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• Innovation engineering • Cross fertilization and networking• Territorial marketing and business relocation• Access to international markets• Promotion of inward investments

Results (during 2011)• 17 companies created • 30 collaborative research projects built

Fields of excellence

- Biotechnology/Life Sciences

- Food Industry

- Environment

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- Electronics /Computer sciences

- Mechanics /Material sciences

- Information and Communication Technologies

• A dynamic network betweenacademic and industrial skills(more than 100 members), inthe field of marine bioresources

Atlanpole Blue Cluster « Emerging from the Atlantic Ocean »

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• Pays de La Loire/Poitou-Charentes Regions - WesternFrance –

• Close cooperation with themaritime competitivness cluster« Pole Mer Bretagne »

Microalgae: (oils, sugars, functional bioactive compounds)

Atlanpole Blue Cluster : The biomarine resources

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Fishery by-products:(added value food ingredients :lipids,

proteins)

Marine micromycets

5 markets

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The markets from the less to the more mature

Energy

• biofuels

Environment

• marker for

Healthcare

•cell factories for

Agrifood

•nutraceutical

Cosmetics

Fish oils and fats &

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• biofuels• hydrogen• biogas• electricity

• marker for environmental health

• Devolution• green chemistry

•cell factories for producing recombinant proteins

•Pigments•Antibacterials(marine micromycets

•Tissue regeneration

•nutraceuticals market

•More traditional market food colorings, texturing agents, preservatives, aromas, etc.

fats & Microalgae

•ingredients with hydrating properties

•Ingredients (antioxidant/antiradical activity)

The stakeholders

• 33 research labs

– 50% are core targets

– 50% are expert service providers

• 48 small and medium-sized companies

– 12 are core targets

– 23 are expert service providers

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– 13 equipment manufacturers

• 6 higher education institutions

• 18 technical facilities

• 2 business support organizations

���� The whole value chain: Experts who identify, screen, produce and transform biomass in order to yield high added value molecules.

Marine biotechnology society

Specialized in recombining

Proteins from microalgae for

pharmaceutical, cosmetic and

AFEAlgenics

AlgsourcesTechnologies

Alpha BiotechAtlantic

Bone ScreenBio-Littoral

CapsulaeCardiexCeeram

Ceris

SMEs examples

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pharmaceutical, cosmetic and

Nutraceutic needs.

Exploitation of microalgae for

cosmetic ingredients and

nutraceutical substances:

biomass production, processing,

marketing, consultancy.

Cerisingenierie

Food development

GlazeoIn cell ArtInnov’iaNéréis

PhosphotecS3d

Sovaltech

S3D is an expert in biomass to energy projects. S3d offers engineering and R&D services for the development innovation and added value solutions to turn waste into energy.

SMEs examples

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solutions to turn waste into energy.

Phosphotec is a cutting edge companyfocused on marine ingredients. The company isspecialized in production, formulation andmarketing of marine powders, enzymatichydrolysates and polyunstarurated fatty acids.

� Access to a network of skills in the marine bioresources sector,

� Identify your future key partners for business / research,

Atlanpole Blue Cluster offers

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research,

� Develop your international connections withother clusters

� Help in setting up collaborative projects, (European projects)

A quick benchmark among several european blue bioclusters addressing µ-algae, fishery by products and aquaculture

innovative technologies - 1

•The CETMAR Fundation (Spain)• Pôle Mer Bretagne (France)•Atlanpole Blue Cluster (55)

•Aquimer (France)•BioNord (Germany)

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researchers/cluster

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•BioNord (Germany)•Plymouth Marine Science Partnership (UK)•Pôle Mer PACA (France)•The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece)•The European Centre for Marine Biotechnology (Scotland -UK)•Mabcent (Norway)

•Bergen Marine Research Cluster (Norway)•BioCon Valley (Germany)•Marine Institute (Ireland)•Marelife (Norway)•Scanbalt (Baltic countries)•The Future Ocean (Germany)

25-50

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A quick benchmark among several european blue bioclusters addressing µAlgae, fishery by products and aquaculture

innovative technologies - 2

•Mabcent (Norway)• Pôle Mer Bretagne (France)•Atlanpole Blue Cluster (15)

•Aquimer (France)•BioCon Valley (Germany)Marelife (Norway)

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companies/cluster

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•Marelife (Norway)•The European Centre for Marine Biotechnology (Scotland -UK)

•Bergen Marine Research Cluster (Norway)•BioNord (Germany)•Marine Institute (Ireland)•Pôle Mer PACA (France)•Plymouth Marine Science Partnership (UK)•Scanbalt (Baltic countries)•The CETMAR Foundation (Spain)•The Future Ocean (Germany)•The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (Greece)

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IASP in a few slides

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A high growth network, active since 1984 :

• The worldwide network of

Science/Technology Parks and

innovation-based incubation

projects with a genuine

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projects with a genuine

world-wide character, which

has 381 members in 70

countries as well as contacts

and associates in many more

• A non-profit organisation

• Independent, and financially

self-supporting

• 128,000 companies

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Our members

• Existing and developing

Science and Technology Parks

• Areas of innovation/innovative

clusters

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clusters

• Smart cities

• Innovation-based incubation

projects

• Universities and R&D institutions

• Regional development agencies

• Consultants, technology brokers, experts,

etc.

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• To assist the development of

new Science/ Technology Parks

and incubation projects

• To promote worldwide

networking amongst innovation

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Our main goals

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networking amongst innovation

actors and managers

• To transfer to our members all

our know-how and expertise,

shortening their learning curve

• To support our members’

resident companies

• To be represented in relevant

international forums and

organizations

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• International networking

• Innovation and

knowledge

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Our keywords

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knowledge

• New business

opportunities

• Adding value to our

members

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Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil,

Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France,

Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan,

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Where we are

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Germany, Greece, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan,

Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia,

Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,

Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,

Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia,

Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,

Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab

Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam

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IASP: a worldwide network

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Upcoming IASP events

30th World Conference on Science & Technology Parks

• Recife (Brazil) 13th-16th October 2013

www.iasp2013recife.com

IASP Regional Conferences

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IASP Regional Conferences

• IASP Asian Divisions Conference, Bangkok (Thailand) 26th-28th

November 2012

IASP European Division Workshops

• Vitoria (Spain), 16th-17th October 2012

• Poznan (Poland), 12th-13th November 2012

www.iasp.ws

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