Dipl.-Phys. Wolfgang H. Steinicke/ Dipl.-Geogr. Lars Holstein, FAV Berlin

Vienna, January 2003

METROPOLISExchanging experiences on Innovation in Metropolitan Regions

The European Commission

Innovation Innovation & SME & SME

Thematic Group

Development of Incubators within Research Institutions: Support for New Technology Based Firms

Incubators in Berlin – Structure, development and success

The example Applied Center for Transport Telematics

Network Manager for BerlinBrandenburg

• Reliable partner for science, industry, SMEs, users and politics• Network management of research institutions, enterprises,

users and customers• Initiates innovative projects, integrates partner and promotes

system level cooperative programmes• Corporate Office for the Strategy Council Transport and

Mobility BerlinBrandenburg

FAV Vision

Transport Technology Systems Network (FAV) Berlin

Am Borsigturm 48D-13507 Berlin

phone +49 30 4303 3545fax +49 30 4303 3550e-mail Info@FAV.de

www.fav.dewww.kompetenznetze.de

Support:

•TSB

•TU Berlin

•Senate of Berlin

FAV-Network and Strategic Alliances

internationalInstitut of Transport Studies Leeds (ITS);Universidad Politechnica de Madrid (UPM);Transportes Inovacao e Sistemas Lissabon (TIS); Ontwikkelingsbedrijf Rotterdam (OBR)Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut Cambresis (UVHC); Hong Kong University of Science Technology (HKUST); Eidgenös-sische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH); Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT); Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc. (Washington DC)Further Partners (selection):Instituto Nacional de Engenharia e Technologia Lissabon (INETI); MIT-IST Cambridge USANational Technical University of Athen (NTUA); Narwick Institute of Technology (NIT)

FAVMember of BMBF

Company-Network

Research-Network

nationalregional

GZVB Braunschweig

ZIV Darmstadt

IVMMünster

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... more than 100 research institutions

... more than 400 enterprises

... about 48.000 jobs in enterprises

Thanks to its Alliances beyond the European borders, the FAV has a worldwide standing

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Technologie- und Gründerzentren e.V und „Inno-Kolleg“ (Berlin)

FOCUS Teleport GmbH, Gesellschaft für Immobilienmanagement und Standortberatung (Berlin)

Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (FHTW),Steinbeis-Transferzentrum undTechnologietransferstelle, Existenzgründerzentrum,Technische Dienstleistungen (EGZ)an der FHTW (Berlin)

Phönix Gründerzentrum Gewerbepark Am Borsigturm (Berlin)

Technologie- und GründerzentrumSpreeknie (TGS) GmbH (Berlin)

Technologiezentrum Innovationspark Wuhlheide GmbH, Gründerzentrum (Berlin)

Technologiezentrum Teltow TZT (Teltow)

InnovationsZentrum Berlin Management GmbH (Berlin-Adlershof)

IGZ Innovations- und GründerZentrum auf dem WISTA (Berlin-Adlershof)

Biotechnologiepark Luckenwalde GmbH(Luckenwalde)

STIC GmbH, Strausberger Technologie-und Innovations-Centrum (Strausberg)

InnoZent GmbH Innovations- und Gründerzentrum (Eberswalde)

BBB Management GmbH Campus Berlin-BuchGründerzentrum Go Panke GmbH (Berlin)

Technologie- und GründerzentrumHavelland GmbH (Rathenow)

Technologie- und GewerbezentrumPrignitz (Wittenberge)

Technologie- und GründerzentrumOstprignitz-Ruppin GmbH (Neuruppin)

TechnologieZentrum VerkehrstechnikHennigsdorf GmbH (Hennigsdorf)

TIF GmbH, Technologie- und InnovationszentrumFürstenwalde (Fürstenwalde)

Gründerinnenzentrum WeiberWirtschaft (Berlin)

Gründerzentrum im FOCUS Mediaport (Berlin)

Gründerzentrum Hohenschönhausen (Berlin)

Gründerzentrum Marzahn (Berlin)

MINERVA - Gründerzentrum im Mode CenterUllsteinhaus (Berlin)

Technologie Coaching Center (Berlin)Berliner Innovations- und Gründerzentrum (BIG)

im Technologie- und Innovationspark Berlin TIB (Berlin)

Statistics

• Almost 30 public-financed incubators in the Region BerlinBrandenburg

• 16 incubators in Berlin -> most of them are located in technology parks

• 148.964 m² office space (Berlin in total: 17,2 mio. m²)

• 620 enterprises, 4.299 employees in incubators

• Incubators are popular policy for the encouragement of the co-operation of science and economy (Berlin‘s first incubator was established in 1983), especially when the incubaor is located in a technology park or near a university (campus).

Most of the incubators have no sharply focused thematic/technology field:Example (1): TGZ Spreeknie

Microsystems, solar technology & environmental eng. 48 enterprises with over 300 employees since 1997

Other are linked to a specific thematic field like Bio- or ICT-technology:Example (2): Biomedical IGZ Berlin-Buch

23 start-ups with over 320 employees since 1998 Example (3): Applied Center for Transport Telematics in preparation

virtual campus with 80 SMEs and 20 research institutions with over 4.500 employees

Incubators in Berlin and Brandenburg

Local Consultant

• Transport Telematics is a highly relevant research field:

- SMEs must co-operate to a critical mass and take their chances in future-oriented partnerships with research institutions -> development of system capabilities

- Growth potential of the transport telematics market development in Germany 1998-2010 [+ 2 Bill. Euro, +19% p.a.]

• Over 160 national projects are currently supported in initiatives/programs of the European Commission, national or regional government

• Mayor companies & SMEs are active in the market penetration for telematics solutions (DaimlerChrysler AG, Volkswagen AG; IVU Traffic Technologies)

Relevance of Transport Telematicsin BerlinBrandenburg

Local Consultant

Innovative Alliance

Campus for Transport Telematics

Innovative Projects

Strategic ApproachStrategic Approach

mid-term

long-term

IndustryOperators

Banks/ VC-Companies

Politics/ Administration

SMEs Science

Innovative Management

FAV

Wachstumskern „Applied Center for Intermodal Transport Telematics“

• Invest approximately 8 Mio. Euro

• approximately 3.500 m²

• first time use 1. Quarter 2004

• professorship pending

• running projects, approximately 7 Mio. Euro

Bundling of competencies Science – Economy – User

Region‘s participation in the growing market transport telematics

Improvement of the intermodal transport situation with developments from the applicants centre

Applied Center for Intermodal Transport Telematics

System integration/test preparation

Laboratory equipments Prototyping workshop / Small batch series

Conferences/seminars Offices

Teaching

Campus for transport telematics – Location Berlin-Charlottenburg

Conclusions

• Achievement of the political objectives of the Region Berlin-Brandenburg: “Contribution to Economic Growth” & “Reduction of Unemployment”

• Established & successful FAV-network of science & economy

• Clear profile of an incubator for the external representation; internal mix of complementary customers/operators, service providers & manufacturers -> system capabilities

• Support of SMEs (start-ups, spin-offs) by offering incubator-oriented management & networking (innovation management)

• Favourable rental fees for flexible rooms & joint equipment

Local Consultant

Results from an International Survey on Success Factors of Incubators & Technology Parks (1)

Success Success factors

• dynamic of growth,

• employment,

• innovative and profitable

enterprises,

• involvement of science,

• international charisma.

• image,• technology profile,• park portfolio,• networking/ cooperation internal,• networking/ cooperation external,• marketing/ communication,• park management,• infrastructure/ service,• start-up climate,• regional environment,• quality of site.

Steps of the survey: Definition of success, Interview of Start-ups and Spin-offs, Evaluation of the results

Source: TUB 2000

Local Consultant

International Survey – Requirements on Incubators (2) –

Image: Important, especially for the acquisition of venture capital

Technology profile & portfolio: Medium importance, defines the degree of co-operation & competition within the incubator (involvement of research institutions)

Networking or cooperation (intern/extern): Growing importance in accordance with the growth of the start-ups, establishment of co-operations along the value chain

Marketing/communication: Low importance, is one core competence of each company -> other experiences from AZVT (very important)

Incubator management: Low importance, except for consultancy services

Infrastructure/service: Important, especially low rental fee and flexible, adaptable rooms & joint equipment

Start-up climate: Very important (Supply of VC, tax breaks, investment support, development programs)

Regional environment & Quality of Site: Growing importance in accordance with the growth of the Start-ups

Source: TUB 2000