KKTUTU Regional Regional Science ParkScience Park

LITHUANIALITHUANIA

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EstablishedEstablished 11th June 199811th June 1998

First business incubator in Lithuania

StakeholdersStakeholders

Kaunas Technological University

Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania

Kaunas County Governors’ Administration

Since June 1998

Since December 2003

aimaim

� support innovative and technology-oriented small and medium business in Kaunas and other regions of Lithuania

� stimulate the technology transfer processes from science to industry

objectivesobjectives

� stimulate development of SMEs’ in Lithuania

� create a favorable business environment for start-ups

� produce businesses that are viable and free-standing when they leave the incubator

� stimulate an entrepreneurship in high-tech sector

� stimulate creation of new businesses and jobs, etc.

LITHUANIALITHUANIA

LITHUANIALITHUANIA

LITHUANIALITHUANIA

�� business incubationbusiness incubation: a tool to accelerate the growth and success of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services

�� promotion of entrepreneurship culturepromotion of entrepreneurship cultureamong firms, university and regional authorities

activitiesactivities

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ICTICT sector

30 companies

HighHigh--TechTech sector

20 companies

ConsultancyConsultancy

8 companies

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PublishingPublishing

5 companies

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Entrepreneurship support in Entrepreneurship support in Business IncubatorBusiness Incubator

Rent of premises under Rent of premises under favourable conditionsfavourable conditions

Management supportManagement support

Technical supportTechnical support

Access to financeAccess to finance

Legal assistanceLegal assistance

Networking (benchmarking, Networking (benchmarking,

brokerage events)brokerage events)

TrainingTrainingConsultationsConsultations

SeminarsSeminars

results: BIresults: BI

� 3655 sq. m. for rent of offices

� more than 175 companies incubated to date. Currently – 66 companies. Success rate – more than 90%

� more than 580 new jobs created

� more than 21.5 mln. Lt (~ € 6.2 mln.) of taxes paid

� best Science Based Incubator in Fastest Growth category in 2005

relationsrelationswith with KaunasKaunas Technological UniversityTechnological University

� business incubator was established with an initiative of Innovation Centre of KTU

� more than 90% employees of incubatee companies are graduates, students and academic staff of the KTU

� companies have access to laboratories of the KTU

� companies have regular consultations with experts from the KTU

� KTC has joint projects and organizes joint events with the KTU

experience:experience:

international projects (1)international projects (1)

�� Leonardo da VinLeonardo da Vincci programi programme (1)me (1)�� EPEC EPEC – European Partnership in Education for Creators Local Development

�� PASTREPASTRE – designed to develop a comprehensive training programme for regional development specialists

�� EVI EVI – European Virtual Incubator – an European Portal to facilitate the training and consulting of entrepreneurs from the high-tech sector

�� INNOINNO--PROPRO – designed for innovative SMEsmanagers

�� FMIASFMIAS - Training in International Accounting Standards and Financial Management for SMEs

experience:experience:

international projects (2)international projects (2)

�� Leonardo da VinLeonardo da Vincci programi programme (2)me (2)�� I3I3 – Innovation and Incubation Initiative – aims to develop a multimedia training resource for the personnel of business incubators and business innovation centres

�� TRADITRADI – designed to prepare and test new e-learning materials that will be used to raise qualifications of employees of SMEs support institutions at their workplaces

�� HACCPHACCP – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point. Technical assistance in food processing in quality and security of production

experience:experience:

international projects (3)international projects (3)

�� 55thth and 6and 6thth Framework Framework ProgrammeProgramme

�� EIMEIM – European Innovation Manager

�� BALTDYNBALTDYN – designed to attract innovative companies from Baltic region to participate in EU research and SMEs development programmes and strengthen the co-operation with other European regions

�� FOODLINKFOODLINK – designed to strengthen the partnership link amongst food sector companies in Europe

�� 5th and 6th Framework 5th and 6th Framework ProgrammeProgramme

�� HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT – facilitation of a cross-national harmonization of spatial data

�� TRANSMESTRANSMES - bringing SMEs operating in the transport and environment sector closer to the European Research Area by publishing an open call for submitting draft project proposals

�� RISRIS--LITHUANIALITHUANIA – Regional Innovation Strategy for the „South & East region“ of Lithuania

�� INNOVATION CIRCUSINNOVATION CIRCUS – Challenge and Illuminate Regional Creators and Unfold Societal Strength

experience:experience:

international projects (4)international projects (4)

experience:experience:

international projects (5)international projects (5)

�� InterregInterreg IIICIIIC

�� FINESSE FINESSE – strengthening business incubators specialists‘ abilities to provide services for innovative and high-tech companies

�� BEPARTBEPART – Baltic Entrepreneurship Partners - a network working towards more effective entrepreneurship promotion through entrepreneurship training and education and regional development

experience:experience:

international and national projects (6)international and national projects (6)

�� Equal InitiativeEqual Initiative

� development partnership for business encouragement of disabled people

�� National ProjectsNational Projects

� 2 projects in support for SMEs

�� ES SF projectES SF project

� infrastructural development of KTC

�� Leonardo da VinLeonardo da Vincci programi programmeme

�� TRACTORS TRACTORS -- Training Material in Creativity and Innovation for European R&D Organizations & SMEs

�� GENEXISGENEXIS - Exercise Generation and Evaluation System for mathematics, physics and chemistry subjects

currently runningcurrently running

projectsprojects

partnership networkspartnership networks

�� AiFAiF contact officecontact office. German Federation of Industrial Cooperative Research Associations

�� Union of Business Union of Business CentresCentres, , Lithuania

�� BASTICBASTIC. Baltic Association of Science and Technology Centres

�� IASPIASP. International Association of Science Parks

�� TechnologyTechnology Demonstration CentreDemonstration Centre in Kaunas (TDC)

� The main ideamain idea of this establishment is to foster Science-to-Business and Business-to-Business technology and innovation transfer processes and collaboration

� Types of activitiesactivities: expositionexposition of innovations and new technologies and thematic workshops/seminars/workshops/seminars/infoclassesinfoclasses

�� Foreseen area Foreseen area – up to 3000 sq.m.

future plansfuture plans

TDC TDC ‘‘visionvision’’

KTUKTU Regional Science ParkRegional Science Park

K.Petrausko g. 26,LT-44156 KaunasLITHUANIATel. +370 37 333040Fax +370 37 333323

Studentų g. 65,LT-51369 Kaunas

LITHUANIATel. +370 37 300808Fax +370 37 451599

ruta@ktc.lt

www.ktc.lt