An introduction

History

1200

2008

2009

1988

Danish Agricultural Advisory Service

Our development

2009 2012 2014/15 2016/18 2020

Employees 650 750 925 1.100 1.500

Companies/institutions 10 30 62 65 100

m2 24.000 30.000 33.000 60.000 80.000

2.500 m2

Project X

How we thought back in 2009……

Growth

Innovation capacity

Winning conditions (m3)

Fundamental conditions (m2)

Only for the agriculture & food sector and no production

M3 activities – 40 large business events

- 50 “drop-in’s”- Social activities- Daily matchmaking

The beating heart of the Campus is The Strip. The 400-metre-long building has been designed to connect people and stimulate sharing of knowledge and cooperation. All social facilities are brought together in The Strip: 8 different restaurant concepts, a conference centre with auditorium, a range of shops and services, and the Campus Wellness Center. Residents and visitors to the Campus meet at The Strip every day, for lunch, an intensive workout or during one of the many network meetings, concerts or technical conferences. The Strip is the centre for meetings, inspiration and creativity.

High Tech Campus Eindhoven

Food Innovation Strip

Other inspiration + & -

- IT Byen Katrinebjerg- Scion DTU- Exit 59- Medicon Valley Alliance- Telecom City- Sophia Antipolis- ……………………………………………..

Winther Communication

Increase in innovation capacity and growth – some examples

60 % believe there is a business potential in knowing more about the other companies

Survey 2014/15Has the location in Agro Food Park been positive for the development of your business in 2014?

80 %

Arla Foods and Aarhus University

The Institute for Food Research at Aarhus University will in the future be located in Agro Food Park, Skejby.

The plan is to build laboratories and offices for 110-120 researchers, green houses and other research facilities.

“We have searched across Europe for suitable locations for our new Global Innovation Center and chosen DK / Aarhus / Agro Food Park” says director, Jais Valeur.

“By having just one location we will strengthen our cooperation with the agricultural and food businesses also located in Agro Food Park / Skejby / Aarhus” says dean Niels Christian Nielsen.

New thinking - our open Ecosystem

Entrepreneurs

Established firms

KnowledgeInstitutions

Risk capital

Service providers

Network:- Community- Dealmakers- Cluster organisations

Market

Talents

€- capital

Succesfull blockbusters reinvesting back into the Ecosystem

One Ecosystem – 2 centers/1 hours drive?

- 700 employees/400 researchers/phd.’s- 120.000 m2 research facilities- 3.000 m2 science park- 15 Companies/100 employees

- 900 employees- 60 companies - 33.000 m2

Foulum

Ecosystem++ Business Region Aarhus?

- 60 companies- 900 employees- 33.000 m2

International attractiveness….

Four dimensions:•International/national•Regional •Aarhus•Agro Food Park

Denmark is recognized as the most innovative country in Europe for food innovation

Source: LEI Wageningen UR Report 2013-036

“Denmark has a significantly higher level of business investment in relation to turnover in food and drink businesses and firms appear more collaborative, agriculture is more productive and the overall environment is more conducive to innovation.”

Prof. Alan Renwick, University College Dublin

Region Midtjylland is specialized in agriculture & food

The technology corridor of Aarhus

Agro Food Park

Skejby – bio-/med- & welfaretech

Katrinebjerg (ict)

Navitas (cleantech)

Aarhus University - Campus

National knowledge hubs

- located in Aarhus

20.000 employees and students within natural sciences

New development plan

-sponsored by a private foundation-3 teams competing july-dec. 2015

Some opportunities and challenges……..

- “Boundaries” for our Ecosystem- Openness – how do “& Friends” outside our Ecosystem connect to

our m3 and innovation capacity?- How do we unfold the “David & Goliath” potential?- Relations the Skejby, Aarhus and The Technology Corridor – the

urban IQ- Ecosystem Management – brand reputation, synergy between the

dealmakers etc.- How to get consumers involved- New meeting places and new services – our “The Strip”