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Looking back over the past twelve months and I can’t believe how much UBI Global has grown — as a community and as a team. Thankfully, we have a new article on all the activities that took place both within our community and in the world of innovation itself. Read more in this edition of UBI Engage!
This month, we bid a warm welcome to 17 new member programs located in Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Madagascar, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States. We shine the Member Spotlight on entrepreneurship@UBC within The University of British Colombia and its startups Acuva and CarboNet, two health-tech powerhouses that will continue to impact the global innovation landscape.
UBI Global has our own announcement in the form of a new leader, Fredrik Grufvisare as the new CEO. You’ve read that correctly — the organization has evolved so much over the years that the leadership role simply had to expand and evolve. It was clear to me that my passion for UBI Global lies in interacting closely with members, partners, and friends we have gathered over the years, and my role will continue along those lines.
Thank you for your innovation and inspirationin 2019 — bring on 2020!
December 2019
UBIEngageThe Monthly Member Magazine
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Good to know
2019:What a Great Year!
Ali AminChief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder, UBI Global
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Meet Fredrik in this edition of UBI Engage!
Since our last update, 17 new incubatorsand accelerators have joined the UBI Global community. Welcome on board!
MEMBERSHIP
Welcome, New Members!
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incubadora-idear.org.ar
Argentina
Incubadora de Empresas de Ambito Regional (IDEAR)A joint initiative between the Na-tional University of the Coast and the Municipality of Esperanza where entrepreneurs find the necessary conditions to develop successful projects within a set period.”
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techconnectglobal.com.au
Australia
TechConnect
We exist to help your business engage with academics toforge a path to rapid global expansion.”
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beelys.org
France
Beelys — Fondation pour l'Université de LyonBeelys is the specialist center for supporting young entrepre-neurs. Its programs mobilize the best professionals in the region to help you make your ideas and projects a success.”
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mainstage-incubator.com
Germany
MainstageIncubator
Serves as an enabler to every founder who wishes to base the seeds of ambition in Europe and become part of the new European dream.”
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ilab.ceu.edu
Hungary
Central European University iLab
Flagship initiative of Central European University to create economic opportunity in Hungary and Central and Eastern Europe by nurturing a culture of entre-preneurship and linking acade-mia and business.”
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kluniversity.in/edcnew/
India
K L University
A vision to foster innovation-driven entrepreneurship right from admission of the students to K L University.”
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kalasalingam.ac.in/site/iedc/
India
Kalasalingam Aca-demy of Research and EducationTo create state of the art infra-structure facility with industry collaboration for design and development of innovative products of national / internati-onal importance and societal needs.”
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en.finnova.ir
Iran
FinnovaCo
Finnova has provided space for entrepreneurs who believe in their ideas to be able to make informed and courageous plans to achieve their goals and race in this direction.”
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KBTU.kz/en
Kazakhstan
Kazakh British Technical University (KBTU)Our main goal is to contribute in Kazakhstan’s scientific, entre-preneurial and economic deve-lopment by preparing highly qualified and trained scholars, scientists and professionals.”
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100startups.co
Madagascar
100startups.co
Company was born through ex-changes with young Malagasy en-trepreneurs and from incubators, coaches, trainers, and groups of young Malagasy employers who have raised financing as one of the major obstacles to the emergence of young entrepreneurs.”
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i2t2.org.mx
Mexico
Incubadora de Nano-tecnología de Nuevo LeónPromote and transfer applied research and technological development towards the needs of the market, generating economic growth for the State.”
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cegint.iteso.mx/incubadora-de-empresas-tecnologicas
Mexico
ITESO AC
Triggers and consolidatesideas of entrepreneurs materializing them in highimpact companies.”
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udem.edu.mx
Mexico
Universidad De MonterrayA culture centered on the huma-nization of each and every one; an openness to every creed and condition that rejects all forms of privilege or discrimination, and the conviction that transcenden-ce is achieved through service to others.”
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vu.edu.pk
Pakistan
Virtual University of PakistanTo provide the best working environment to faculty and staff to create a culture of research, innovation and cooperation.”
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linkedin.com/in/jabumadlala/
South Africa
africansmartcities.infoCommitted to fostering trade and business links between organizations that wish to establish a presence in South Africa and other countries in Africa.”
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lead.se
Sweden
LEAD IncubatorDepending on how far you have come, LEAD offers a variety of programs and initiativesto help you achieve success.”
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mergingminds.io
USA
MergingMindsBuilding digital and physical ecosystems on both sides of the Atlantic to support entre-preneurs, early stage and later stage technology companies with their development, scaling, and global expansion.”
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Profile
HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
Founded2013
2019
Member since
Kari LaMotteManaging Director
start.entrepreneurship.ubc.ca
Website
entrepreneurship@UBCStartup PortfolioTop Sector Group
Health & Fitness
Helping UBC entrepreneurs by fostering new ways of looking at traditional businesses and aiding the development disruptive industries that benefit students, alumni, and a better future for Canada and the world.
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20%
15%
4%3%
3% 2% 1%
30%
21%
Other
Retail & E-Commerce
Materials & Manufacturing
Health & Fitness
Education & Governance
Green & Energy
Finance & Accounting
Communication & Transportation
Creative & Cultural
Not-for-profitUniversityHybrid Program
FulltimeEmployees
9Top StageIdea Idea
80%Early
20%
STARTUP SPOTLIGHT
AcuvaAcuva Technologies is developing ultraviolet light-emitting diode (UV-LED) based drinking water purification systems targeting low to moderate volumes of water in various sizes. Acuva’s reactor is a compact, modular, and scalable system comprising UV LEDs, to provide a dose of UV radiation to water flowing through the device. The UV purification system obtains germicidal destruction of biological contaminants such as viruses and bacteria.
GraduatedIncubation Status
Series BFunding Stage
HealthTechIndustry
Health & FitnessSector Group
acuvatech.comWebsite
Manoj SinghFounder
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia,Canada
Founded2014
Incubatorentrepreneurship@UBC
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STARTUP SPOTLIGHT
CarboNetCarboNet’s novel technology was developed at the University of British Columbia. The patent-pending chemical method is designed to efficiently and safely treat industrial wastewater. Based in Vancouver and Houston, the CarboNet team is composed of experienced entrepreneurs, oil field service operators, and chemists who love what they do and are passionate about changing the perspective on how water can be treated.
GraduatedIncubation Status
SeedFunding Stage
HealthTechIndustry
Health & FitnessSector Group
carbonet.comWebsite
HeadquartersVancouver, British Columbia,Canada
Founded2016
Incubatorentrepreneurship@UBC
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Health Hub Vienna is Seeking Startups for Acceleration
MEMBER NEWS
Health Hub Vienna is a platform for open innovation in healthcare. Pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, private and public insurance companies, healthcare suppliers and start-ups all work together to develop new, holistic and patient-centric solutions. The acceleration program is managed by INiTS, Vienna’s high-tech incubator with an over 15-year track record of successfully developing start-ups in the life sciences.
Health Hub Vienna is looking for later-stage digital health startups to join Batch #5 of its remote acceleration program. The top ten selected startups will take part in four sprints in Vienna engaging with Austrian ecosystem partners such as Novartis, Uniqa, Boehringer Ingelheim, Pfizer, Egis, and many more. The startup teams will also learn everything about the Austrian market, regulations, and certifications and be connected with local and international health investors.
For more information, see the main website here.
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Apply forBatch #5:
Register here to stay informed about future activities.
APPLY
Alex ArihoCEO of African Agribusiness Incubators Network (AAIN)
Jane LiuVice Chairman of the Chinese Business Incubation Association (CBIA) Taiwan
CBIA – Chinese Business Incubation Association
Pim de BokxBusiness Incubator Developer, Consultant Economic Development, Developer/Trainer Entrepreneurship, Pioneerz
DIA – Dutch Incubation Association, The Netherlands
Kurt HollerDirector of Business Creation at EIT Health
EIT Health – Europe
Laura OcagovaBusiness Incubator Department Director, LIAA
LIAA – LatviaAAIN – African Agribusiness Incubators Network
Sera Gondwe Ph.D.Department of Agribusiness Management, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR)
LUANAR – Malawi
Thandeka ZuluManaging Director, Niya Consulting
NIYA – South Africa
Shahida SaleemSerial Social Entrepreneur ad Managing Trustee, PEP Foundation
Promotion of Education in Pakistan — PEP Foundation
Giovanni PerronePresident, PNICube
PNICube – Italy
Dr. Yan ZhenjunCEO of World Intelligent Incubation Network (WIIN)
WIIN – World Intelligent Incubation Network
INNOVATION AMBASSADOR NEWS
UBI Global recognizes the continued efforts to inspire the global innovation ecosystem by our Innovation Ambassadors
UBI Global Innovation Ambassadors are key representativesof their individual unique ecosystems. Ambassadors are eagerto discuss and collaborate with you as a member of the UBI Global community. Contact the Ambassadors through UBI Connect!
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New Release! THE UBI GLOBAL WORLD RANKINGS OF BUSINESS INCUBATORS & ACCELERATORS 19/20
RESEARCH
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Previous editions are available on our Publications page here.
January 2020
Coming Soon!The World Benchmark Report 2019–2020
Download
Get Your Copy!The World Rankings Report
2019–2020
Welcome! Meet Fredrik Grufvisare, CEO — UBI GlobalUBI GLOBAL NEWS
Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn. For some, change is a light-bulb moment; for me, it was a casual conversation in an empty auditorium.
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It started with a conversation...
I have always thought of myself as a mix between an entre-preneur and an intrapreneur. My time at university was spent studying economics and entrepreneurship, but I never started my own company. Instead, early on I began looking to join companies that were in need of an organisational change. Six years ago, I found such a company.
Studentkortet AB was a small business focused around a com-munity of young adults in Sweden. The business had been strug-gling for a couple of years and the owners were looking for someone to take the company on a journey of digital transforma-tion. They decided to put their trust in an untested twenty-seven year old with big plans and a large mouth — me.
Over the next five years, the amazing team and I transformed the company. We started by listening to our community and took this knowledge to another level to build smart, creative digital solutions that brought value to the vast majority of the members. We hired more people and began the task of creating AI and machine learning solutions to deploy the data in our BI into
Who am I anyway?
I had not planned to leave Studenkortet or anticipated making any kind of change, but I had to be part of this exciting community! Today, I am even more excited than I was in those first five minutes after Ali’s presentation, during our impromptu brainstorming session, and as we finally walked out into the cold January evening.
I am proud and humbled to have been given the responsibility to take over as CEO of UBI Global. Ali continues as Chief Commercial Officer and will be doing what he loves the most. He has together with the UBI team done a tremendous job growing an international community, arranged the World Incubation Summit, whilst creating the now renowned benchmark framework that makes the World Benchmark Ranking possible.
Our future goals and plans include nurturing and developing the cornerstones already in place to create new, exciting features that will bring further value to our entire innovation community.
My door is always open to the team and to you, the extraor-dinary members of the UBI Global community. I look forward to your insight and inspiration as we welcome a new year of innovation together!
Nothing Changes Except for the Changes
I had never heard of UBI Global until I found myself in the audi-ence during a talk on the diversity of businesses in Sweden. CEOs from different Stockholm-based companies gave the audience ten-minute introductions to their unique businesses. To be honest, my attention on the first couple of speakers was with half an ear, as I was also reading up on some emails on my phone. You’ve been there, right?
That is until Ali Amin stepped up on stage...
predicting future behaviour and (un)expected outcomes. The company continued to grow and at the end of 2018, Student-kortet was recognized with the Gazelle Award for being in the top 0.1% of the fastest growing companies in Sweden.
Back to the Auditorium
When Ali had finished his presentation on UBI Global, my head was spinning. I hung back until the conference was over and the auditorium was empty before stepping up to introduce my-self to the guy who just switched on my light bulb. We started talking and two hours later, we were still in the empty audito-rium and had filled out every square inch of a small whiteboard left behind by the staff.
Sometimes the next phase of life starts with a conversation — or in this case, a presentation followed by a conversation!
The Light Bulb
2019:An Innovative Yearin Review
RESOURCES
What happened at UBI Global and in the global innovation ecosystem during 2019? Don’t worry — we’ve written this 2019: An Innovative Year in Review article to refresh your memory!
Visit our latest blog for a recap of activities that took place in the UBI Global community over the last months, including:
New Members
Exciting Startups
Impactful Events
Global Innovation
Powerful Publications
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Feel interested?Read the full article
to learn more
Insightful and predictive - that describes our community and this whitepaper at the same time. Featuring information about the incubation hot-spots for the coming year, this whitepaper con-tinues to be high on the list of downloads even as the year draws to a close. Did we get it right?
Read it here
The 2019 Innovation Landscape
Visit the World Incubation Summit 2019 YouTube channel and take a look at this fascinating video on the event. Ready to register? See the main conference website here.
Watch the video
Video: The World IncubationSummit 2019
Mar 12, 2019 May 10, 2019 Feb 17, 2019
Our community wants to know how to improve, and we appreciate that! This whitepaper was by far the most downloaded free publication of the year. Featuring information gathered from the top-performing business incubators and accelerators according to the last World Benchmark Study, we can’t wait to update this for a new feature in 2020, knowing that this edition will stand the test of time.
Read it here
15 Best Practices for Business Incubators & Accelerators
The explosive growth in the innovation landscape this year was driven by corporations. This insight-ful publication gave an in-depth look at seven ways corporations were able to successfully interact with business incubators and accelerators thanks to UBI Global’s expert data analysis and insight. In the new year, we predict even more activities to activate corporate innovation!
Read it here
Lessons in Corporate Innovation:7 Case Studies with UBI Global
UBI BlogTHE HIGHEST-RATED, MOST CLICKED, AND TOTALLY VIRAL POSTS OF 2019
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UBI Engage — The Monthly Member Magazine keeps you informed about the exciting developments in the world of business incubation in general and in the UBI Global member community in particular. Each issue features excitingly relevant news from the global, regional, and national incubation industries, our member programs, and their startups.
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