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The research and developmentpotential and needs of enterprises inthe Wrocław agglomeration

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Table of contents

Introduction 4

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1. The Wrocław agglomeration – general information

2. R&D enterprises in Wrocław and the Wrocław agglomeration – statistics and analysis of development

3. Scientific units in Wrocław and the Wrocław agglomeration – general information

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1. Potential of the labour market

2. Educational potential

3. Relocation potential

4. The situation on the labour market in R&D

5. Salaries of specialists and managers in the Lower Silesian Voivodship

6. Attracting specialists for R&D units – forms of collaboration with vendors

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1. Potential of the R&D market

2. Profiles of selected scientific units in Wrocław

Entrepreneurs on conducting R&D activities in Wrocław and the Wrocław agglomeration –presentation of the survey results

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1. Survey objective and methodology

2. What is the average entrepreneur conducting R&D activities in Wrocław like?

3. Research and development of enterprises – alone or in collaboration?

4. How do entrepreneurs perceive the R&D infrastructure that is available in Wrocław?

5. University graduates from the Wrocław agglomeration and the requirements of enterprises conducting R&D

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Introduction

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Wrocław is a city which is becoming increasingly entrepreneurial, but also one of the fastest growingmetropolises in the country. A city, which hasachieved success. Its basis were productioninvestments implemented in the second half of thefirst decade of the 21st century constituting afoundation for combating unemployment. Theyhave become a business showcase of the city, whichstarted to evolve over time towards business basedon specialized knowledge.

It is now important for the next step to be taken –innovation-based economy is the direction in whichwe are heading.

Wrocław’s innovative potential is primarily the high-quality human capital, shaped by renownedacademic establishments, as well as world classbusiness representatives (we already have suchrepresentatives in Wrocław), who attract employees with specific, unique skills. This also applies to the“Polish champions”, who we can also, or rather,primarily, boast about.

We also have research centres and centres fortechnology transfer and commercialization, whichhave been set up or are supported by the city andwhich have the objective of strengthening theinnovation of enterprises.

These elements constitute a solid foundation for thedevelopment of an innovation-based economy.

The R&D sector in Wrocław is clearly gaining in importance.

It is fascinating that local business is anincreasingly important player in this area. The word“local” does not apply to operational coverage butonly to the origin of this entrepreneurship.

In order to be able to continue to grow, we need tolearn about our abilities and needs in the creation ofinnovation. We hope this report will be a step inthis direction.

I trust that we will be able to create a moderneconomy based on advanced technologies,guaranteeing long-term growth, making Wrocławthe hub of innovation in Poland.

Rafał DutkiewiczMayor of Wrocław

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The Wrocław University of Science and Technology is a technical university, the main tasks of which areconducting research, the results of which can andshould be used in the economy, as well as trainingspecialists for the needs of this economy.

This university is fulfilling this mission well, thebest proof of which is the presence of our graduatesin most of Wrocław’s companies: in local businesses and in global corporations. We work withentrepreneurs, because engineers cannot beeducated without knowledge of the needs of thelabour market, without contact with practitioners.Even so, we still have a great deal to do in thiscooperation.

I trust that this report will help us, namely thescientific environment and entrepreneurs, to get toknow each other and – as a result – to create amodel of cooperation based on the researchpotential of the Wrocław-based educational establishments and scientific institutions on the onehand and to identify the needs and corporate capitalon the other, with Wrocław’s local authority assuring good conditions for the incubation ofcreative solutions.

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In such tripartite collaboration, I see anopportunity to build an innovative local economybased on knowledge and advanced technology,using our own original solutions, the results ofwhich can extend far beyond our city and region.

Prof. Cezary MadryasRector of the Wroclaw University of Technology

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Wrocław and the Wrocław

agglomeration

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Area

Population

Wrocław is one of the largest cities in Poland and the business centre of the south-western part of thecountry. The city has experienced significant progressin recent years in the economic and socio-cultural

*Source: “Business services sector in Poland”, 2016, PAIIZ.**Source: CSO data, as at 31 December 2015.

area. This progress is reflected in the changingappearance of the city, which is a result of intensivepublic and private sector investment activities.

The Wrocław agglomeration – general information1.

292.8 km² - area of Wrocław

3,372 km² – area of the agglomeration

19,947 km² - area of Lower Silesia

Number of inhabitants of

Wrocław*

630,000 1,050,000 2,904,207

Number of inhabitants of the

Wrocław agglomeration*

Number of inhabitants of

Lower Silesia**

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The awareness of its own potential and the skilfulmanagement of human capital has caused thatWrocław became the fastest growing metropolitan area in Poland. The potential of the city is increasinglybeing noticed, even in Europe and world-wide. This isconfirmed, among other things by the high positionsin the pan-European rankings of quality of life andcompetitiveness in recent years, e.g. the FDIMagazine rankings.

The aspirations of the municipal authorities and thedetermination of the residents make a substantialcontribution to the increase in importance and therecognition of the city –not only on a continental scalebut also globally. Wrocław is increasingly frequently appreciated as an important and interesting centre ofeconomic, as well as socio-cultural life, which isreflected in the organization of prestigious events ofinternational significance.

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National Music Forum6

Water park and Africarium7

A comprehensive modernization programme of the city’s schools8

Modernization of Wrocław’s Water Node, increasing flood safety9

Wrocław’s Motorway Ring-Road1

Expansion of the system of expressways (S5 towards Poznań and S8 towards Warsaw)2

City Stadium3

New airport terminal4

UEFA EURO 2012 European Football Championship1

European Capital of Culture 20162

UNESCO World Book Capital 20163

The Non-Olympic Sports “World Games 2017”4

The largest public sector investments in the Wrocław’s socio-economic

infrastructure in recent years

Wrocław's largest sporting and cultural events in recent years

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Extension of the tram network and modernization of the fleet of trams and buses

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3rd place in the category of “Friendship for business”

1st place in the ranking of the strategy for attracting investments

Wrocław in the rankings, awards given to the city

TOP 10 MID-SIZED EUROPEAN CITES OF THE FUTURE 2016/17 – FDI STRATEGY

TOP 10 MID-SIZED EUROPEAN CITES OF THE FUTURE 2016/17 – BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS

Source: FDI Magazine, “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/2017”

FDI MAGAZINE – European Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/2017

10987654321

WrocławEdinburgh

LiverpoolBilbao

ZurichNottingham

CardiffMalaga

OstravaBrno

Source: FDI Magazine, “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/2017”

10987654321

PoznańVilnius

BristolNewcastle

CardiffTallin

Wrocław

Edinburgh

Liverpool

Zurich

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Why it is worth investing in R&D in Wrocław?

Wrocław is the right place to invest for all

companies with international coverage. This is

due to its geographical location (proximity to

Germany, Czech Republic and Warsaw), good

infrastructure and highly skilled work force, in

which it is worth investing – dynamic people with

experience and full of ideas.

Wrocław also has a certain predictability,

understood positively as confidence and peace.

All this creates a friendly climate for business and

encourages living and working here.

Business practice – WABCO Polska

Piotr Sroka – Director General WABCO Poland

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Wrocław has been the most intensively developing

agglomeration in Poland over the past ten years,

still having very large development potential, with

the opportunity of promotion to the European

league in the next decade – “Report on Polish

agglomerations 2015”.

Mercer Consulting Agency

In the ranking of the quality of life, prepared by the

international consulting firm, Mercer, Wrocław was

in 100th place among cities from around the world,

because of the highly qualified staff of professionals

and well-developed infrastructure.

Tholons’ ranking of the Top 100 OutsourcingDestinations

In Tholons’ world ranking assessing the best locations

for the outsourcing sector, Wrocław is in 58th position

(compared to the previous years: 2015 – 62th, 2014 –

65th).

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Wrocław’s strengths

Wrocław

Berlin

Prague

Vienna

Bratislava

Budapest

343 km

270 km

380 km

597 km

406 km

Warsaw344 km

Wrocław is located on a strategically important

crossroads of European transport routes; as many as 5

European capitals are located within 400 km of the city.

It is very well connected by air – it has direct connections

with 30 European airports, while the location of the city

enables 24 European capitals to be reached in a flight

time of less than 1.5 h.

Wroclaw, with 630 k inhabitants (the agglomeration

has over 1 million) is the fourth largest city in Poland.

It is also the third largest academic centre. In 2015,

124,440 students were studying at 26 educational

establishments, which represented as much as 11.8%

of the population of the whole agglomeration. In

comparison, the number of students in Berlin (the 9th

best student city in the world according to the QS Top

Universities ranking), which is more than six times

larger than the Wrocław agglomeration, was 171,263

(less than 3% of the population).

Wrocław’s human capital is not only quantity but also

quality. The graduates of the local colleges and

universities are considered by entrepreneurs to be

well-educated , hard-working, ambitious and flexible

people. They are also appreciated by employers for

their very good knowledge of foreign languages.

Location

People

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The inhabitants are very open – including to the

international environment – which supports the

gradual increase in the number of visitors to the

region: tourists, students and business

representatives. The atmosphere which is prevalent in

the city is aptly emphasized by the agglomeration’s

promotional slogan – “Wroclaw – The meeting place”.

Source: “Business services sector in Poland. Gaining Momentum”,PAIiIZ, 2016.

9,5 tys.8,7 tys.

6,4 tys.5,6 tys.

IT CentresSSCBPOR&D

According to OECD data and the PwC report

“Wroclaw. The micro-space on the banks of the Oder

has to continue to grow. Report on Polish

metropolises 2015”, Wroclaw is the second fastest

economically developing city in Poland.

This centre owes its growth to the precisely defined

development strategy, the core of which arose in the

1st decade of the 21st century. The first years of its

implementation represented the assurance of jobs in

the region – largely based on foreign production

investments which became the basis of the local

economic potential. Since the beginning of the 2nd

decade, this potential, consisting of the infrastructure

that has arisen and the mixture of foreign and

domestic capital, has been used to build a

knowledge-based economy. This is expressed by the

increasing number of entities from the Business

Support Services sector (BSS).

According to the data published in the Polish

Information and Foreign Investment Agency report

named “Business Services sector in Poland. Gaining

Momentum”, the city is among the leaders of modern

services for business in the country. In terms of the

number of shared services centres, Wrocław, with 85

centres, is in fourth place after Warsaw (160 centres),

Kraków (119) and the Tricity (104). In terms of

employment in the sector, Wrocław (30.2 k people) is

only behind Kraków (44.5 k) and Warsaw (36.7 k).

Wrocław wins primarily with its atmosphere, which

is generated not only by the inhabitants of this city,

but also its visitors. The feature that decidedly

distinguishes the capital of Lower Silesia from

other centres is the will to act and the relational

nature.

The atmosphere here is very friendly, which is

confirmed by the results of the surveys that we

conducted among future students. How did they

describe the city most frequently? As a place that

is open and friendly; liked and fun. Meanwhile,

such an atmosphere favours business – after all, in

practice, the key to doing business is dialogue.

Here, entrepreneurs sit down round the table and,

if they feel the potential in collaboration, they will

find a way of overcoming certain obstacles which

would hinder them in other cities in Poland.

Business practice – Nokia Networks

Bartosz Ciepluch – Director of the Nokia Networks European Software and

Engineering Centre in Wrocław

Economics

Employment in the Business Support Servicesin Wrocław by types of services provided at the centres

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[Business ProcessOutsourcing]

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Most employees in the BSS sector in Wrocław are

employed in IT centres. In this respect, the city is

second only to Kraków. Wrocław is the national leader

in terms of employment in the R&D sector.

Its rapid economic development and attractive socio-

cultural offering makes Wrocław attract human capital

from other regions of the country and abroad. This

capital primarily comprises students and people

migrating for occupational reasons, which translates

into a positive demographic balance recorded in the

agglomeration for many years.

The robust institutional basics means that independent

entities assess the city as the best managed in terms of

the strategy of development and of attracting foreign

investments in Central and Eastern Europe among the

mid-sized cities and one of the most business-friendly

cities (high positions in the FDI Magazine rankings of

“European Cities and Regions of the future

2016/2017”).

Institutional Support

Wrocław implements its socio-economic development

strategy on the basis of a number of instruments and

dedicated institutions. The tools for pursuing the

centre’s development policy include:

The Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency

(hereinafter: ARAW), the main task of which is to

economically promote the region, as well as actively

acquire and service foreign investors.

Furthermore, the institution is responsible for the

promotion of the academia and the development of

cooperation between the agglomeration’s local

authorities. ARAW is the first entity of this type in

Wrocław;

Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ and Wrocław

Technology Park – institutions supporting the

innovativeness of business entities in the region, as

well as R&D activities of various sectors;

State aid in the form of tax exemptions from

property tax;

Programme of support of scientific/business

partnerships for implementing projects in areas

such as biotechnology, medicine, construction, IT

and robotics;

A scholarship programme for pupils sitting their

baccalaureate.

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R&D enterprises in Wrocław and the Wrocławagglomeration – statistics and analysis of development

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Wrocław is one of the most entrepreneurial cities in Poland

Wrocław’s economy is knowledge-based enterprises

The manufacturing sector still on the development path

Source: CSO

4500

6500

8500

10500

12500

14500

16500

18500

20500

22500

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Przetwórstwo przemysłowe, w tym produkcja m.in.artykułów spożywczych, metali, urządzeń elektronicznych,optycznych, elektrycznych, maszyn i urządzeń, pojazdówsamochodowych

Transport, w tym lądowy i lotniczy oraz magazynowanie idziałalność wspomagająca transport

Infromacja i telekomunikacja, w tym działalnośćwydawnicza, telekomunikacja, działalność związana zoprogramowaniem

Usługi finansowe i ubezpieczeniowe oraz działalnośćwspomagająca

Działalność profesjonalna, naukowa i techniczna, w tymprawnicza, doradztwo rachunkowo-księgowe i podatkowe,doradztwo w zakresie zarządzania, badania naukowe,działalność w zakresie badań i analiz technicznych,pozostała działalność profesjonalna

According to CSO data, an increase in the number of

entities providing professional, scientific and technical

services, such as legal, accounting, tax and research

and development services has been observed in recent

years in the structure of the market of the Wrocław

subregion.

A significant intensification of activity can also be seen

in IT services related to, among other things, the

development of software and publishing activities.

Other than the imbalance in 2011 arising from the

projection of the effects of the global economic

downturn over time, the number of entities in the

production sector has also been increasing.

However, its rate is clearly lower than the services

sector in general.

Approximately 173,663 enterprises operate in the

Wroclaw subregion, while their number is increasing

at an average of 2.8% per year.

In terms of the development of the sector of

companies, measured with the index describing the

number of new entities registered in the REGON list

per 10 k inhabitants, Wrocław occupies 3rd place

among the domestic agglomerations. This index is

only higher in Warsaw and Poznań – an average of 144

entities are registered per year in Wrocław, 169 in

Warsaw and 158 in Poznań (average for the period

2009-2015).

Number of entities in the economy from selected sectors in the years 2009-2015

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Manufacturing, including food products,metals, electronic, optical and electricalequipment, plant and machinery andvehicles.

Transport, including land and air, aswell as warehousing and activitiessupporting transport.

Information and telecommunications,including publishing,telecommunications and programmingactivities.

Financial and insurance services, aswell as support activities.

Professional, scientific and technicalactivities, including legal activities,accounting, bookkeeping and taxadvisory services, managementconsulting, scientific research, researchactivities and technical analyses andother professional activities.

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Number of significant investments in the Wrocław Agglomeration in the years 2000-2015 by sector

Wrocław attracts investors

Wrocław has been attracting foreign investors for

years, who increasingly frequently choose the region

as a location of not only production plants – although,

even in this area, the interest of entrepreneurs is

consistently increasing – but also of service centres,

including key operations (so-called KPO) and research

centres. This is characteristic of well-developed

centres and high quality of human capital.

Two waves can be noticed in the development of the

services sector with foreign capital participation in

Wrocław. The first of these was initiated in 2005 by

Hewlett Packard’s investment, which involved the

establishment of a Global Business Centre providing

finance, HR, supply chain and marketing services.

The second was started in 2011 by investments from

such brands as Credit Suisse and BNY Mellon.

The number of investments in R&D centres has also

increased in the Wrocław agglomeration in recent

years. The development of this sector measured with

this index is relatively constant, although it entails an

increase in the need for human capital, which places

Wrocław in the position of national leader in terms of

the number of people employed in R&D – according to

PAIiIZ data, this is approximately 5,600 employees.

This was the time from which slightly more intensive

growth of the service sector was noticed – from the

beginning of the second wave to the end of 2015, the

number of investments of major importance to the

economy of the Wrocław agglomeration in this sector

has more than doubled (from 29 to 59). This

phenomenon can be associated with the changes in the

global economy after the crisis of 2008, which forced

many companies to change their cost structures,

which they achieved primarily through outsourcing

and offshoring.

Source: own analysis based on data from ARAW 2015

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39

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63

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78

85

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Investmentsup to 2003inclusive

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Source: own analysis based on data from ARAW.

Production Services R&D

up to2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Macopharma Robert Bosch Cargill

Wago Elwag Autoliv

Colgate Palmolive Clinico Sitech

Clarena

Toya Schumacher Packaging

SCA Volvo

3M

Hirsch Porozell

Whirlpool

Wabco

BombardierWago Elwag

De LavalFagor LG Philips LCD

Heesung LG Chem LG Innotek

LG Electronics

Remy International

SmtSoftware Impel

Kruk SA Volvo

Central Europe BPO HP

Siemens Techland

Capgemini Wabco BenQ

3M Eto MagneticMSI

Toshiba

Faurecia

Electrolux (Żarów, Świdnica)

KPIT Cummins UPS GE Money Bank

CSS Objectivity ACN Hicron

Diehl Controls Fagor

Opera Software

Itumi/Incom UPM Raflatac

ITT Corporation Wienerberger

Proton Finishing SKC

Credit Suisse PNC Global Services

Google

Whirlpool REC Global

Volvo Linde Gaz Cargill

Amesbury Sauer Danfoss HSV

Colgate Electrolux (Oława)

Wipro HP Irevna Volvo QAD Tieto (Tieto Enator)

CBR Novaasome (Hasco-Lek)

3M Sonoco Autoliv

TPV Electronics Deerfos

FagorMastercook Cadbury

Vsplex (grupa Acer) QNH IBM

McKinsey UPS DHL/TKMaxx

Geoban

Nokia Siemens Networks Capgemini

Opera Software Apeiron Synthesis

Stem Cell Spin

Pittsburgh Glass Works Autoliv Ernst&Young Mphasis Microsoft Hamilton Sundstrand

Selena Labs ESPOTEL

3M LG Electronics Whirlpool

Chung Hong Chassis Brakes

Sumika Ceramics

Credit Suisse 3M Minetronics

Sumitomo Chemical Bama Companies

Walki Boart Longyear

WabcoBASF Foundation Brakes

Lear Corporation

BNY Mellon UPS

Becton, Dickinson and Company

Qatar Airways

Qiagen Atos Credit Suisse Koelner

Dolby Laboratories

Nokia Siemens Networks

Luxoft

Infusion

Unit4

ID Technology Nestle Purina

Wabco

Amazon Acturis Birlasoft

BNY Mellon Merck Parker Hannifin

Redknee Synexus

PPG Nokia Solutions and Networks

Viessmann Autoliv

Sitech

Sato Gestamp Bombardier

Compal

3M Axiom Law Fresenius Kabi

Gorilla Group Cogniance

SoftServe Medserv

UTC Aerospace Systems

TelForceOne Robert Bosch

UNIT4

Wago Elwag Paradigm Precision

AB GKN BSH Schweiker

Nestle Purina

UBS Red Embedded Atos

Luxoft Ocado Toyota EY

Electrolux Whirlpool Mondelez

Ryanair Global Logic Capgemini

Major investments in the agglomeration in recent years

Neurosoft

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The city has a rich history of academia of over 300

years. Wrocław is one of the largest academic centres

in Poland, with over 32,300 graduates per year (CSO

data for 2015), 11 public and 15 private universities

and colleges.

Wrocław’s universities and colleges educating 124,440

students are among the most prestigious academic

institutions in the country. Wrocław University of

Science and Technology (5th place among the best

universities in the Perspektywy 2016 Ranking in 2016)

and Wrocław University (7th place) are primarily

particularly valued.

Perspektywy Ranking - the list ranking Polish

academic institutions by the level and quality of

education, taking into account in the assessment the

scientific potential, the scientific effectiveness, the

conditions of education, internationalization of the

studies, prestige and innovativeness.

The scientific institutions in the agglomeration feature

a high level of innovativeness. Two of them were

among the ten universities with the highest number of

patent applications, inventions and utility models

submitted in the national and international patent

procedure through the Patent Office of the Republic of

Poland (further: UPRP; data for 2014): Wrocław

University of Science and Technology with 153

applications (1st place in the list) and the University

of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław with

74 applications (4th place).

% – share of the total number of students

Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Wrocław University of Economics

33,530students

27%

12,271students

10%

WSB University

WrocławMedical University

13,487students

11%

5,904students

5%

University of Wrocław

Wrocław University of Environmental and Life

Sciences

26,054students

21%

10,208students

8%

– 5 k students

Source: ARAW 2015.

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The largest scientific units in the Wrocław Agglomeration by number of students

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Perspektywy 2016* Wprost 2015**

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7 35

18 -

29 37

34 12

Number of

students

Share of the total

number of students

Number of

graduates

IT and related sciences (e.g. physics, mathematics,

electronics and telecommunications, electrical

engineering and systems engineering, information

technology and econometrics)

14,487 12% 2,524

Humanities applicable in SSC services (e.g.

language studies, law, various areas of economics)50,972 40% 13,817

Physical sciences – technology, industry

(manufacturing and processing sector)34,831 28% 7,687

Source: CSO, data for 2015.

In addition to the universities and colleges, many

other scientific units operate in Wrocław, which gives

an extensive plane for cooperation with the Lower

Silesian and national industry and services. These

include:

• 4 independent institutes of the Polish Academy of

Sciences: Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and

Experimental Therapy, Institute of Low

Temperature and Structure Research and the

Anthropology College in Wrocław,

• 8 field branches of scientific units of the Polish

Academy of Sciences, including: Space Research

Centre – Solar Physics Division, the Institute of

Mathematics and the Institute of Nature

Conservation;

• Other scientific centres, e.g.: Wrocław Technology

Park, Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ , Lower

Silesian Innovation and Science Park, KGHM

CUPRUM Ltd. Research and Development Centre,

Institute of Power System Automation Ltd. [Instytut

Automatyki Systemów Energetycznych] and

Regional Specialized Hospital in Wrocław Research

and Development Center.

Analysis of the number of students in selected areas of education (public and private universities andcolleges)

The most prestigious Wrocław universities in the rankings

* Ranking based on the indexes of scientific potential, scientific effectiveness, conditions of education, internationalization of the studies,prestige and innovativeness

** Ranking in terms of graduates who are the most sought after on the market

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The labourmarket and

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Potential of the labour market1.

Based on several hundred recruitment projects

conducted for research and development centres in

Wrocław and Lower Silesia, Antal’s experts state that

professionals employed in R&D centres are most

frequently graduates and academics from local

universities and colleges.

Educational potential2.

Alongside Warsaw, Kraków and Poznań, Wrocław is

one of the largest academic centres in Poland. Almost

125 k people study at universities and colleges in

Wrocław alone. Throughout the whole of the Lower

Silesian Voivodship, 134,525 people were studying in

2015 at 36 universities and colleges, while 35,481

people graduated from the colleges.

The high level of attractiveness of the Wrocław

agglomeration for locating projects related to research

and development activities there is largely determined

by the high level of availability of highly qualified

workers. The supply of potential candidates consists

of graduates of local universities and colleges (where

almost 35 k people study technical subjects),

employees coming to Lower Silesia from other areas of

the country or from abroad and people already

working in industry, in the modern services sector or

in IT.

Therefore, research and development centres are

being successfully established in Lower Silesia in

many sectors of industry, which, based on the study,

can be distinguished as:

• IT and business services;

• Automotive and construction machinery;

• Industrial automation;

The latest data on the sector of modern business

services and IT gathered in the ABSL report “Modern

Business Services Sector in Poland, 2016” point that

over 34.2 k people are already working in business

services centres with Polish and foreign capital in

Wrocław, which is in third place in the country in

terms of the number of people employed in the sector.

The Polish Information and Foreign Investment

Agency report from June 2016 “Business Services

Sector in Poland. Gaining Momentum”, which focused

on service centres with foreign capital, estimated the

total number of people employed in the sector in

Wrocław at 30.2 k people, of whom 15.1 k are in IT and

research and development centres.

• Chemistry;

• Medicine, biotechnology and pharmacy;

• Electronics and telecommunications.

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Among the students of Wrocław’s universities and colleges, as many as 40% are people who

have chosen technical subjects. 49.2 k students were studying technical subjects in 2015.

Source: CSO, as at the end of 2015.

Physical science – technology,

industry

34,831

students

7,819

students

6,668

students

ICT technologies Science related to IT technologies,

including electronics, mathematics

and physics

The main universities and colleges educating students in technical subjects are:

Wrocław University of Science and Technology 1

University of Wrocław2

Wrocław University of Economics3

Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences 4

Wrocław Medical University5

University of Lower Silesia in Wrocław6

International University of Logistics and Transport in Wrocław7

Non-public Medical College in Wrocław8

Wroclaw School of Information Technology9

University of Information Technology and Management “Copernicus” in Wrocław10

Relocation potential3.

National relocation

The attractiveness of the Wrocław labour market is

appreciated not only by the students of local

universities, but also experienced professionals from

other regions. In the Antal study named “Activity of

specialists and managers on the Labour market”,

Wrocław has been the leader of the most attractive

cities in terms of relocation for 5 years, ahead of

Warsaw, Kraków and Gdańsk.

The number of students of technical subjects

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The main elements that affect relocation

9%

11%

14%

28%

33%

38%

41%

42%

49%

The same Antal studies, included additional

information on the approach of candidates to

relocation. 30% of experts and managers surveyed

had changed their place of residence at least once in

their life due to work and almost one in four

respondents (24%) has done this more than once.

77% of respondents mentioned the higher salary as a

necessary condition for deciding to change the place of

residence because of work.

Almost half the respondents were interested in a

relocation package (47%). 37% of professionals and

managers indicated that the minimum condition for

relocation is an attractive location of the

establishment in the city and ease of finding a job in

the given town by the partner. Only one in five

respondents are not interested in relocation (19%).

77%

47%

37%

34%

31%

19%

10%

6%

Wrocław

Warsaw

Gdańsk

Kraków

Poznań

Gdynia

Katowice

Łódź

Toruń

Source: Antal “Activity of specialists and managers on the labour market”, 2015.

Other

Attractive location of the establishment outside the city

I’m not interested in relocation

Good social facilities in the new town

Organizational support

Attractive location of the establishment in the city

Award of a financial relocation package

Salary

Source: Antal “Activity of specialists and managers on the labour market”, 2015.

Which cities are attractive in terms of relocation?

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Permanentresidence

Temporaryresidence

Long-term EUresidence

Work permits

400

3,800

300

2,000

600350

5,500

2,200

1,800

11,000

300

5,000

The attractiveness of offers involving their diversity

and innovativeness entices professionals from various

Polish cities. The recruitment projects handled by

Antal in Lower Silesia frequently include the

possibility of international relocation. The interest of

IT specialists and engineers in foreign projects is

relatively low.

Of all the candidates involved in the survey, 10-15%

decide to move abroad. This group’s incentive is the

willingness to review their skills on the international

arena and a higher salary. Few of them choose a

foreign offer because of the innovativeness or

attractiveness of the project.

Foreign relocation

An important area of the analysis is foreign relocation.

An attractive opportunity for an increasing number of

companies is to employ foreigners, especially from

across the eastern border. This also largely applies to

technological activity. 1,280 work permits were issued

in the first half of 2015 for professional, scientific and

technical activities.

compared to the 1st half of 2014), of whom more than

half were Ukrainian citizens (19.2 k). In addition, the

largest numbers of foreign workers in Poland are

from: China – 1.8 k, Belarus – 1.7 k, Vietnam – 1.6 k,

Russia– 1.2 k and Turkey– 1.0 k. 38% of these

decisions were issued by the Voivod of the

Mazowieckie Voivodship – 13.4 k. This is followed by

the Voivods of: Małopolskie Voivodship – 12%,

Dolnośląskie Voivodship – 9%, Lubelskie Voivodship,

Łódzkie Voivodship, Śląskie Voivodship and

Wielkopolskie Voivodship – 5% each.

A total of 35,217 applications were accepted in the first

half of 2015 for legalizing stay (an increase of 69%

Source: Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.

Number and type of decision regarding the legalization of the stay of foreigners in Poland in 2012–2014 (decisions issued by the Voivod of the Lower Silesia [numbers])

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The situation on the labour market in R&D4.

In 2016, companies expect to employ candidates

mainly in the area of engineering, design and

mechanics. Recruitment to posts of specialists and

leaders in R&D is much longer in locations outside

Wrocław, where it can last 3‐4 months, which

Employers look for specific skills in candidates. In the

case of specialists and experts, of importance is

technical knowledge, knowledge of English, frequently

German, commitment and personality traits (“we are

looking for a creative person, who looks for new

solutions, an innovator”). In turn, candidates –

interviewees – are motivated to change jobs mainly by

interesting projects and the degree of sophistication of

the R&D structure, often mentioning the possibility of

working on prototypes, as well as specifically defined

development opportunities.

Production area

A growth trend is noticeable in the establishment of

R&D departments in manufacturing companies in the

Wrocław agglomeration and the Wałbrzych Special

Economic Zone, as well as the Legnica Special

Economic Zone. Company headquarters are

increasingly frequently deciding to set up a decisive

proportion of R&D at plants in Poland, as a result of

the closure or phasing out of much more expensive

foreign R&D structures. New projects are appearing

in the automotive industry, aerospace, domestic

appliance and electronics industries. We are noticing

a high level of fluctuation of employees, particularly in

the last two sectors. Many professionals from these

sectors willingly change their place of employment to

automotive industry.

significantly deviates from recruitment in the capital

of Lower Silesia and the immediate surroundings –

the process here lasts approx. 1-2 months. This arises

from the declining motivation of candidates to travel

long distances every day between the place of

residence, which is most frequently Wrocław and its

surroundings, and the location of the employer’s

establishment.

The IT Area

In the Lower Silesian Voivodship, the most sought

after employees are programmers, specializing in such

technologies as Java, C/C+ +, Net/C# and SAP. The

demand for programmers involved in the development

of mobile and web applications will be increasing.

Most companies in Wrocław and its surroundings

intend to recruit IT specialists because of the

improvement in their results and new projects. The

Antal Global Snapshot Report from the beginning of

2016 indicates that the IT sector is characterized by a

high rate of recruitment – at the time of the survey,

85% of organizations were conducting recruitment

processes, while 82% were planning further

employment in the next three months.

The market is gradually attracting new investments,

which means that recruitment needs are counted in

thousands of new jobs per year, while the supply of

candidates is unable to fully satisfy them. However, it

should be noted that the deficit of candidates in the

area of IT is observed in virtually all the leading IT

locations in Poland (Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk).

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Salaries of specialists and managers in the LowerSilesian Voivodship

5.

Salaries in R&D structures in international

manufacturing companies are highly differentiated.

An attempt to narrowly classify salaries by the

hierarchy of positions (junior – specialist – leader –

manager) is a challenge, as individual R&D

departments differ by degree of sophistication and

independence with respect to the headquarters of the

parent company, most frequently located abroad.

Similarly, the spreads of salaries in these structures

are highly extensive, depending on the length of

service and the level of responsibility. However, it

should be added that employees, who start to work in

R&D Departments or are transferred to them, are

frequently willing to not negotiate their rates because

of the prestige of the work performed. The also often

agree to a slightly lower salary when they move to a

new employer because they can work on an interesting

product and its development.

Source: own analysis of Antal based on conducted recruitment processes.

A rapid increase in salaries was noticeable in recent

years on the Wroclaw IT labour market. This trend

particularly applies to programming and testing

positions. Based on Antal’s current recruitments in

this region, it can be concluded that, over the past

three years, the salaries of specialists in this area have

increased by 20-30%. Three years ago, the average

gross salary of a Java programmer with four years of

experience was PLN 10,000. The most frequently

encountered gross salary for a person with such

experience is currently PLN 10,000-13,000. The

fastest increase in salaries is in new technologies

which have come to Poland over the past 2-3 years.

Salaries of programmers in Android or Objective-C

have increased by approx. 30% in two years and are

continuing to rise. People with 2-3 years of experience

expect a gross salary at a level of PLN 10,000. The

growth trend in salaries in the IT sector is less visible

in the case of business analysts, system administrators

and IT support positions. In this case, the increase in

salaries was 10-15%. These trends on the IT market

are similar in other large Polish cities, including in

Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk and Poznań. This is due to

the prevalence of the candidate’s market, which is

intensifying in selected IT specializations.

Intern (1-yearcontract)

PLN 4,000-4,500

gross

Specialist

PLN 8,000-10,000

gross

PLN 8,000-25,000

gross

PLN 3,000

gross

Junior

PLN 6,000-9,000

gross

LeaderCoordinator /

Manager

Illustrative rates of pay of specialists and managers in the production area in Lower Silesia in 2016(PLN gross/month)

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Attracting specialists for R&D units – forms ofcollaboration with vendors

6.

The level of salaries for managerial staff, namely

project managers and software architects, is fairly

stable. The average gross salaries for this group lie

within the range of PLN 12,000-17,000.

Antal’s consultants expect salaries of IT professionals

to continue to grow over the coming five years. The

trend may slow down in the long term, as the market

of specialists becomes saturated with a large number

of technical graduates.

For investors intending to open R&D units, one of the

key challenges is to acquire an appropriate – qualified

and experienced – staff and to keep it in the long term.

Activities leading to this objective can be pursued by

internal recruitment departments, as well as in

cooperation with specialized external entities. The

market of this type of service in Poland has been

growing rapidly since the mid-1990s and, in terms of

professionalism and effectiveness, has already

achieved the level of Western markets.

Companies can use the services of recruitment

agencies, which have specialized divisions that

smoothly move around specific segments of the

market (IT, industry, shared services centres, etc.) and

are able to present candidates that meet the

expectations of employers. Due to the dynamics of the

market, namely constantly changing needs and

expectations of both employers and employees –

vendors of recruitment services are also increasing

their offering and making it more flexible.

Continuous recruitment

Continuous recruitment is a form of collaboration,

which has the objective of the candidate being directly

employed by the employer. The vendor’s activities are

based on defined criteria and requirements which the

candidate must satisfy. They are reviewed in the

recruitment process both by the vendor and the client.

Such services are usually billed in two ways:

Success fee – a fee which the employer ischarged only after an effectively completedrecruitment process. This form is applicable inthe case where the requirements set for futureworkers are not very rare or difficult to obtain onthe market.

1

Retainer – the charge is divided intoinstalments and paid as recruitment workconducted by the vendor progresses. This formapplies if the degree of complexity of therequirements set for candidates being sought ishigh, their skills are not common on the marketand the finalization of the process requiresgreater effort in terms of time and work ofrecruitment teams. In the individual stages,employers receive knowledge of the quality andnumber of skills sought on the market, detailedreports on activities, as well as short lists ofprecisely selected candidates.

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This is a very flexible form of collaboration, in which

the employee’s responsibility is distributed between

the vendor and the company for which the employee is

performing the tasks. In the early stages of

development of the investment project, this model

enables business risk to be reduced because of the

vendor’s shared responsibility.

Outsourcing professionals

The objective of this form of cooperation is primarily

to obtain the appropriate skills in the shortest possible

time. In addition, outsourcing enables the

minimization of risks related to the legal,

administrative and financial costs of hiring and

retaining employees. The specialist is bound by a

contract with the vendor and it is the vendor who is

responsible for all duties related to his employment.

Throughout the period in which the specialist is

rented, the employer is guaranteed a replacement

specialist; at the time the collaboration with a given

specialist is broken, the vendor looks for a substitute

at no cost and only bills the employer for actual time

worked by the employee. All absences are unpaid.

Recruitment costs are not accumulated into a single

charge, while the decision to employ the given person

is made on the basis of the assessment of his work in

the long term.

Try & Hire

A very popular model in recent years, which combines

the features of typical outsourcing of professionals and

recruitment. It is chosen by employers, who are

interested in employing proven and valuable people,

as well as in long-term cooperation with them. In the

first phase of work, the professionals are contractually

bound directly to the vendor and, after a fixed period

of, for example, 18 months, they are taken over by the

customer at no cost.

which the vendor will be responsible, as well as

indicators by which his effectiveness will be assessed.

The vendor guarantees the achievement of the

appropriate results for the fee and is responsible for

organizing the work of the team and the recruitment

processes. Billing is based on a fixed monthly fee and

a success-based bonus.

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)

A form of collaboration, in which the customer passes

responsibility for the processes related to recruiting

staff in a certain area or in whole to a vendor. This is

the most advanced form of collaboration, which

assumes the possibility of posting a team of

consultants specialized in recruitment to a given area

of the market. The employer specifies the activities for

model assumes that the master vendor harmonizes the

standards of work of the other suppliers and is

responsible for communicating with them.

Master Vendor

One of the vendors becomes the main vendor and

coordinates the work of the other recruitment

agencies working for the particular company. This

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HR Consulting – a form of cooperation providing

services enabling the complete appraisal of candidates

and the client’s employees. The vendor may conduct a

number of activities in the areas of:

Assessment/Development Centre, psychometric tests,

periodic appraisal systems (180 and 360 degrees), as

well as the satisfaction and commitment of the

employees.

Market Research – the provision of market

research services with regard to, among other things,

employee salaries in a given sector or region, the

employment potential in a given region or industry or

the employer’s image.

Additional activities supporting the recruitment processes

Employer Branding – an advanced form of

building and promoting the image of the employer by

an external company. These activities can be targeted

at both the organization’s current and potential

employees. The range of these activities may be very

broad, from typical Public Relations activities, through

comprehensive image-building strategies. An effective

EB strategy significantly reduces staff rotation, builds

their loyalty to the employer and decidedly simplifies

attracting new talents. Vendors of this type of service

can efficiently coordinate image-building activities, for

which at least three of the client’s business

departments are responsible: Marketing, HR and

Public Relations.

Do you manage to select and recruit the best

of the students?

Yes. Our recruitment process is relatively selective

– we do not hold a one-hour interview and employ

someone on the spot. It also includes work

experience, albeit in a limited form.

Business practice – DOLBY Poland

Łukasz Bratek – Managing Director

To what do you pay attention when recruiting?

In my opinion, the matter of predisposition and

“soft” skills, manifested in the skills of working

together; willingness to learn is sometimes more

important than technical skills. If we need

someone, who programmes in C, and a student,

who is familiar with C++ but not really C, comes to

us, if we see something in him that means he

would suit the team – we shall be happy to invite

him to work with us. The people we employ,

feature the fact that they want to do something,

they are hungry to create something.

How do you compete with other employers on

the market?

We are in a very comfortable situation. Dolby is a

very well known brand among the people,

including those entering the labour market. Work

for us is prestigious – very often, our employees

first train at other companies, so that, later, once

they have gained certain skills, they apply to us.

We are the target employer, not just a springboard

along the way. We do not particularly need to

compete – we are attractive because of what we

do. The size of our branch, generates additional

benefits for the employees – we are a close-knit

team that resolves very interesting problems. The

immediate proximity in professional relations – this

is something that larger companies are unable to

provide.

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Research anddevelopment

potential of theWrocław

agglomeration

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A substantial number of units of a research

nature located in the agglomeration and the

diversity of the R&D specializations

represented by them means that Wrocław has

a very broad and comprehensive offering of

innovative and R&D services for business.

Wrocław’s research and development potential is

being built mainly by the universities and colleges

within the agglomeration (26 educational centres of

various profiles) and renowned scientific institutes (4

independent institutes and 8 remote branches of

scientific units of the Polish Academy of Sciences),

which conduct research and provide R&D services in

areas which are consistent with the research or

education programme pursued – physical, natural and

humanities profiles. But not only.

There is also a numer of infrastructurally well-

equipped business support institutions in the region,

which are dedicated to innovative activity of located

there entities. These are the results of both private

initiatives, as well as the effects of the activities of the

local public authorities.

The most important of these is the Wroclaw Research

Centre EIT+, which has the most comprehensive

research infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe

(over 23,000 m2 of floor space), equipped with the

latest laboratory equipment enabling the provision of

research services from many different scientific

disciplines.

Potential of the R&D market1.

This is an institution which has the objective of

helping to solve the private sector’s technological

problems, as well as advising on issues regarding

innovation development. Furthermore, similar

functions are performed in the agglomeration by:

• Wrocław Technology Park – a unit having the

objective of creating conditions for using Wrocław’s

and the region’s scientific and industrial potential

and stimulating the development of the advanced

technology industry. Its extensive offering for

business is built on the basis of well-equipped

laboratories and know-how in R&D and the

commercialization of its results;

• Lower Silesian Innovation and Science Park – an

institution having the objective of finding and

promoting new products and services, which are

new on the market, the commercialization of the

results of innovative research, providing

communication between businesses and the

universities and colleges of Lower Silesia, the

adaptation of modern technological solutions and

services at enterprises and increasing the

competitiveness of the voivodship through

promotion.

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I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X Other areas of activity

Wrocław Research Centre EIT+

Current: Automotive, photovoltaics, mining

(strategic resources)

Planned: Research and development of modern

technologies


Current: Law, sociology, psychology, geology,

economic geography, art history, pedagogy,

linguistics and archaeology

Planned: Not applicable

Wrocław University of Science and

Technology

Current: all areas related to the programme

pursued by the University


Wrocław University of Environmental

and Life Sciences

Current: Not applicable


Wrocław Medical University Current: Not applicable



Current: Environmental protection, financial

technology, service economy


Institute of Low Temperature and

Structure Research of the Polish

Academy of Sciences in Wrocław



Wrocław Technology Park Current: Mechanics, IT, robotics

Planned: Power engineering

Regional Specialized Hospital in

Wrocław Research and Development

Center



Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and

Experimental Therapy of the Polish

Academy of Sciences



Sectors, with which the entity is currently focusing its collaboration

Specializations of selected research units in Wrocław

Sectors, with which the entity is planning to focus its collaboration in the near future (other than currently)

I – Pharmaceutical industryII – Chemical industryIII – Medicine/healthcareIV – BiotechnologyV – Cosmetic industry

VI – Materials engineering (including nanotechnology)VII – AgricultureVIII – Agri-food industryIX – Electronic industryX – Physics and astronomy

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Profiles of selected scientific units in Wrocław2.

ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław

Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ is an RTO (Research & Technology Organization), which combines thefeatures of an advanced technology park, a thematiccluster and a research and development institute. Itconducts research in the areas of biotechnology andmedical technology, nanotechnology and advancedmaterials, strategic resources, as well as climate andenergy, which is applied in industry.

The entity helps solve technological problems for itsclients and advises on matters of innovativedevelopment.

Contact person

Urszula Mikiewicz

Deputy Director of the Business DevelopmentDepartment responsible for Sales

Tel. +48 727 66 33 18

Mail: [email protected]

• Electronics

• Pharmaceuticals

• Chemistry

• Nanotechnology

• Biotechnology

• Regenerative medicine

• Cosmetic industry

• Automotive

• Photovoltaics

• Strategic resources

• Functional foods

• Materials processing

• Polymers

• Materials engineering

Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness

• R&D Services

• R&D Projects

• Consulting services in the area of research andscientific research, commercialization and IPprotection and marketing strategies

• Intellectual property commercialization

• Biobanking

• Lease of laboratory space

• Capital investments

Offering for business

Wrocław Research Centre EIT+

• 30 research laboratories

• > 23,000 m2 of usable floor space, including11,000 m2 of laboratory space

• 59 research projects conducted in bio- andnanotechnology

• 68 technologies with commercial potential

• 22 patents in Poland

• 1 U.S. patent

• 45 Polish and PCT patent applications

• 10 patent applications with the EPO and USA

• 14 established technology companies of the start uptype created in the “Akcelerator” programme

The most important facts about the unit

Infrastructure

Research laboratories, equipped with state-of-the-artequipment, including electron and confocalmicroscopes, sequencers, spectrometers, devices formeasuring intermolecular impacts, diffractometers andothers; clean room type laboratories and BSL3standard laboratories

Research specializations and offering forbusiness

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pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław

The University of Wrocław is one of the four leading universities in Poland in terms of size and researchpotential. It consists of 10 faculties – 6mathematical/nature sciences and four humanitiesand social sciences. Each of them has fields of studyand scientific research at world level documented bypublications.

Contact person

Professor Iwona Bartoszewicz

Prorector for Science

Tel. +48 71 344 73 66


• Biotechnology

• Chemistry

• Physics and astronomy

• Mathematics

• IT

• Law

• Art history

• Archaeology

• Geography

• Geology

• Foreign languages

• Psychology

• Teaching


• Research Services

• Expert opinions

• Analyses

• Sharing infrastructure and apparatus



• Number of students: 26,054

• Number of graduates: 6,399 (data for 2015)

• International student successes (2016) – 3rd placein the University Rover Challenge for the MarsRover, 3rd place in the World Championship inteam programming

• Participant of numerous international researchprogrammes in medicine


Infrastructure

The apparatus in the Faculties of Biotechnology,Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, includingapparatus for research into biochemical structures andprocesses on the development of new drugs and formsof their administration, diffractometers, several typesof spectrometers and chromatographs


• Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science

• Faculty of Physics and Astronomy

• Faculty of Chemistry

• Faculty of Biological Sciences

• Faculty of Biotechnology

• Faculty of Earth Sciences and EnvironmentalManagement

• Faculty of Philology

• Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences

• Faculty of Social Sciences

• Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics

Faculties

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Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław

The Wrocław University of Science and Technology has been orienting its research towards challenges ofscience and the economy for years, while Europeanfunding causes that the degree of innovativeness of theprojects it conducts are of a global level. Theinstitution works with almost 200 domestic andforeign companies and scientific units. Research atthe university constitutes a flexible offering forcompanies looking for innovative solutions which areof great interest to entrepreneurs.

• Pharmaceuticals

• Chemistry

• Medicine

• Biotechnology


(includingnanotechnology)

• Electronics

• Physics


• Research services

• Apparatus calibration services

• Services of examining and assessing compliance ofproducts, systems and installations with thestandards in force in the European Union


Contact person

Katarzyna Kozłowska, PhD, Eng.

Deputy Director of the Centre for Knowledge andScientific/Technical Information for the Centre forCooperation between Science and the Economy

Tel. +48 713 20 20 47


Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Infrastructure

• Approx. 150 laboratories, including 12 accredited bythe Polish Centre for Accreditation

• 15 research centres integrating the scientificenvironment and supporting interdisciplinaryresearch




• The University has had the status of patent leader inthe country for several years


• Faculty of Architecture

• Faculty of Civil Engineering

• Faculty of Chemistry

• Faculty of Electronics

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering

• Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering

• Faculty of Computer Science and Management

• Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering

• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

• Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology

• Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics

• Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics

• Faculty of Technology and Computer Science

• Faculty of Technology and Engineering

• Faculty of Technology and Natural Sciences

Faculties

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ul. C. K. Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław

The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences is one of the best specialized universities inthe country. It conducts education and research innatural and technical fields, related to agricultural,biological and veterinary sciences, as well asenvironmental protection and management and foodsciences. The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences is also a leader of innovation interms of patents obtained, ranking second among thePolish universities. Three of its faculties constitute apart of the Wrocław Centre for Biotechnology, which has received the status of a Leading National ResearchCentre (Krajowy Naukowy Ośrodek Wiodący, hereinafter: KNOW) in agricultural sciences. The firstPolish implementation of the results of the EU co-financed development research was a technologydeveloped at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences for permanentlyretaining water in the soil.

Contact person

Janusz Ludwik Gaca

Director of the Innovation, Deployment andCommercialization Department

Tel. +48 713 20 52 72


• Agriculture

• Acro-food industry


• Pharmaceuticalindustry (medical

products for animalsand humans)

• Environmentalprotection



• Analyses, services and the preparation of opinions

• Direct and indirect commercialization ofintellectual property constituting the result of R&Dwork conducted at the university

• Chargeable use of infrastructure resources

• Recruitment of employees for internships andstudents for work experience at enterprises

• Cooperation with industry in R&D andcommercialization of the research results bycreating spin-off companies – the university has aspecialized entity for this purpose, which is aspecial purpose vehicle named UNINOVA Centrefor deployment and commercialization


Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences

• Number of students: approx. 10,000

• Number of graduates: 2,500 per year

• The largest research and development project in theUniversity’s history, Biocervin, which receivedfinancing of PLN 64 million (the highest level offinancing from the National Centre for Research andDevelopment in 2013), the results of which may be abreakthrough in regenerative medicine, wascompleted in 2016. The four prototypes of themedical devices which were obtained areundergoing the registration process.


Infrastructure

• 19 laboratories located at the faculties, of which 2are accredited by the Polish Centre for Accreditation

• 9 specialized workshops and 6 other scientificorganizational units dedicated to R&D


• Faculty of Biology and Animal Science

• Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy

• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

• Faculty of Food Science

• Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology

Faculties

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pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław

Alongside its statutory educational duties, theWrocław Medical University performs diagnostic and treatment activities and conducts innovative scientificresearch. The University is currently taking part innumerous studies regarding the issue of healthcareand environmental protection, working with thecentral and local governments, as well as otheruniversities and social and economic entities. TheWrocław Medical University’s mission is continuous development and improvement in all areas of activity,including research and development. • Biotechnology

• Pharmaceuticals

• Cosmetics sector


• Ready results of research work

• Inventive projects which arose within internalresearch conducted at the university

• Analyses

• Contract research services


Contact person

Joanna Rydzak

Specialist in the Center for Innovation andTechnology Transfer

Tel. +48 717 84 11 48


Wrocław Medical University

• Number of students: approx. 5,904


• The university has almost 500 patents granted bythe Polish Patent Office (the University receivedpatent protection for 10 inventions in 2015 alone)


Infrastructure

• Approx. 164 chairs

• Approx. 43 clinics (including 3 PCA-accreditedlaboratories)

• The most important research apparatus: flowcytometers, HPLC liquid chromatographs, immunecell selection devices, tissue microarray preparationand analysis systems, cell culture bioreactors,fluorescent microscopes and RealTime PCRinstruments


• Faculty of Medicine

• Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Training

• Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

• Faculty of Pharmacy with a Division of LaboratoryDiagnostics

• Faculty of Health Science

Faculties

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ul. Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław

Wrocław University of Economics is a major research center in the field of economic, engineering andmanagement sciences conducting R&D projects incollaboration with other R&D institutions, businesses,government and social organizations across Europe.

We are a partnering university to many European andglobal universities (including those from the USA,Russia, China, or Malaysia). We are a party to manystrategic partnerships dependent upon theinternational cooperation of educational entities (i.e.Germany, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland).

We deliver and support excellent research in all itsforms, from the fundamental and conceptual – whichlays the foundations of new knowledge – to theapplied and translational work that delivers social andeconomic impact.

• Agri-food industry

• Agriculture

• Biotechnology

• Environmental protection

• Financial technology

• Service economy


• Preparing and implementing comprehensivefundraising plans

• Valuation and protection of intellectual property

• Providing computer measurement and control

• Delivering research services and expert opinions

• Sharing infrastructure and apparatus

• Providing completed results of research work

• Establishing cooperation with industry in R&Dthrough Academic Centre BioR&D unit


Contact person

prof. dr hab. Jerzy Niemczyk

Vice-Rector for Science

Tel. +48 713 68 01 41




• Number of graduates: 3,636

• Faculty of Engineering and Economics itself has 10utility models and 176 patents granted by the PolishPatent Office


Infrastructure

• The apparatus in the Faculty of Engineering andEconomics, including apparatus for research intoquality and food safety, pollution of water,wastewater treatment, biosynthesis optimization ofselected substances added to food; determination ofspectroscopic properties of organic and inorganiccompounds (UV-VIS, Raman)


• Faculty of Economic Sciences

• Faculty of Economics, Management and Tourism

• Faculty of Engineering and Economics

• Faculty of Management, Computer Science andFinance

Faculties

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ul. Okólna 2, 50-422 Wrocław

The Institute of Low Temperature and StructureResearch of the Polish Academy of Sciences inWrocław is a scientific institution of the Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Division of thePolish Academy of Sciences, which belongs to the elitecategory of A+ research institutes. It conductsinterdisciplinary basic research involving theproduction of new, advanced materials and theexamination of the impact of their structure onphysical and chemical properties, especially at lowtemperatures. It specializes in magnetic systems,superconductors, light sources, the study of phasechange physics, spectroscopy and nanotechnology.The Institute has a Temperature Standard Laboratory,in which the State Standard Unit of Measurement ofTemperature was developed and is maintained (-260°C to 0°C).

• Lighting industry (new light sources)

• Photonics (lasers, fibre optic technologies)



• Expert opinions

• Sales/licensing of developed know-how

• Collaboration with industry representativesthrough a special purpose vehicle named Centre forTechnology Transfer INTech Sp. z o.o.


Institute of Low Temperature andStructure Research of the PolishAcademy of Sciences in Wrocław

• The unit is heavily oriented towards marketinnovations – the founder of 5 spin-off companiesinvolved in the commercialization of inventionsfrom various research areas, for example, IpantermSp. z o.o. (commercialization of foam silicateproduction technology), NanoSynHap Sp. z o.o.(production of biocompatible nano-hydroxyapatites), Carbonmed Sp. z o.o.(commercialization of technology for graphenecoating for biomedical applications)


Infrastructure

• 3 branches equipped with advanced researchinfrastructure – Optical Spectroscopy Branch,Magnetic Research Branch and the StructuralResearch Branch


Contact person

Tomasz Ferenz

President of the Management Board of CTT INTechSp. z o.o.

Tel. +48 713 95 41 35


Contact person

Dr. Hab. Dariusz Hreniak

Director’s Officer for Deployments

Tel. +48 713 9 54 176


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• Chemistry

• Biotechnology

• Mechanics

• Electronics

• Power generation

• Cryogenics

• IT


• Robotics

• Food industry


• Pharmaceuticalindustry


• Consulting and R&D, as well as laboratory services

• Assistance in matching business clients

• Customer service from idea to implementation

• Support in the search for sources of financing

• Consulting and training on technology transfer,quality systems and deployments

• Support of innovations by sharing data banks,market research, quality testing and certification inorder to optimize technological processes

• Rental of office, as well as production andwarehousing space and laboratory equipment

• Business incubator services


Contact person

Aleksandra Kmiecik

Commercialization and Development Specialist

Tel. +48 717 98 56 13, +48 781 87 16 13

E-mail: [email protected],[email protected]

• The unit offers the ability to take advantage of deminimis aid, as a result of which the researchinfrastructure in the possession of the WrocławTechnology Park can be rented to businesses at adiscount of up to as much as 80%

• The unit has a Test Plant, which enables theproduction and market launch of products in theform of dietary supplements, nutraceuticals andbiomedical preparations


Infrastructure

• 9 buildings, 12 laboratories and a prototype shop,including: Power Generation, Non-DestructiveTesting, Material Properties, Chemistry andBiotechnology, Mechanical, Optics, Photonics andMetrology, Cryogenics and Gas Technology,Materials Engineering and Biomedical, Electronics,Mechatronics and Spintronics, Scaling ChemicalProcesses, Digitization, Transmission, Storage andData Protection, Modelling Centre, as well as WebHosting and Collocation Services


ul. Muchoborska 18, 54-424 Wrocław

Wrocław Technology Park is a place where 220 companies conduct business, including 80 startups.Wrocław Technology Park is an initiative set up to stimulate the development of entrepreneurship,industry and modern technologies in Wrocław. It has modern equipment suited to operate in a range ofdifferent technological industries and a wide range ofbusiness entities. The nature of the activity of theWrocław Technology Park determines its mission “From the idea to the product – in one place”.

Wrocław Technology Park

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• Medicine

• Health

• Medical and molecular biology


• Conducting R&D in the form of contracted services

• Implementation of joint research grants


Contact person

Prof. Wojciech Witkiewicz

Director of Regional Specialized Hospital inWrocław

Tel. +48 713 27 01 01


• The centre operates an Integrated CardiovascularMedicine Centre (WROVASC), which is one of thelargest research projects in Poland introducing newtechnologies and solutions into modern medicine.It includes twenty-three tasks which involve morethan two hundred researchers from variousscientific centres around Poland


Infrastructure

• Clinical trials centre

• Robotic Surgery Centre

• Scientific and research laboratory equipped with thelatest equipment for cell, molecular biology andmicrobiology research


ul. H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a 51-124 Wrocław

The Regional Specialized Hospital in WrocławResearch and Development Center performs a verywide range of scientific research, mainly basicresearch, but also applied and implementationresearch. Very important activities of the centre areclinical trials, which are a big asset of the research anddevelopment centre because of the availability ofhospital patients and staff involved in the studies. Theinstitution’s activities are primarily theimplementation of modern solutions in medicine.

Regional Specialized Hospital inWrocław Research and Development Center

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Contact person

Dr. Hab. Jacek Rybka

Director

Dr. Hab. Jolanta Łukasiewicz

Deputy Science Director

Tel. +48 713 37 11 72


• Biotechnology

• Pharmaceuticals

• Chemistry

• Medical biology (immunology)


• Research services

• Rental of the R&D infrastructure: Animal house,mass spectrometers, NMR spectroscopes, flowcytometers flow meters, microscopes, BiacoreT200


• The Institute has 21 research laboratories

• The Tissue Microbiology Laboratory is a part of theRegional Centre for Kidney Transplantation and isthe executor of the “National Programme for theDevelopment of Transplant Medicine” for the period2011-2020

• The Integrated Experimental Oncology andInnovative Technologies Laboratory, “Neolek” has aGood Laboratory Practice Certificate in the area ofin vitro studies on basic cytotoxicity and chemicalanalysis


Infrastructure

• The Polish Collection of Microorganisms (PCM)registered in the World Federation of Collectionsand the European Organization of Micro-OrganismCollections (approx. 3000 strains of bacteria,including strains to study the activity of antibiotics,disinfectants, carcinogenic compounds, lysozymeand phagocytes) with the status of a deposit bodyfor patents issued by the WIPO


ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław

The Institute conducts research in areas such asimmunology, oncology, experimental therapy, andmicrobiology. The research applies to the basics offunctioning of the immune system and themechanisms of the body’s resistance to bacterial andviral infections, treatment of drug-resistant bacterialinfections, reactions accompanying haematopoieticstem cell and organ transplantation, reproductiveimmunology, new substances with anti-cancer action,and antibacterial, antifungal and immunomodulatorpreparations, as well as vaccines. It is a category Ascientific unit and has the status of a Leading NationalResearch Centre (KNOW) for 2014-2018 as a part ofthe Wroclaw Centre of Biotechnology. The Instituteparticipates in the ERASMUS+ programme. Amedical centre operates at the Institute, consisting of aPhage Therapy Centre and a Tissue ImmunologyLaboratory. The research and development sphere ofactivities is supported by a certified laboratory,NeoLek.

Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology andExperimental Therapy of the PolishAcademy of Sciences

• NMR Spectroscopy Laboratory• Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (MALDI-TOF, GC-

TOF, ESI spectrometry)• Laboratory of Interactions of Biological

Nanostructures (microscopes)• Laboratory of Flow Cytometry and Confocal

Microscopy,• Genetic Engineering GMO I and GMMS category I

and II plants, as well as BSL I and II laboratories• Experimental Animal House (SPF zone)• General Chemistry Laboratory with a commercial

offering of cell culture fluids

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Skanska Property Poland in Wrocławwhether they want creative open-space, or modern research

premises. This is how the area of the Green Towers complex

has been arranged in Wrocław, having been almost entirely

adapted to the needs of R&D companies. The complex has a

professional Nokia Siemens Networks laboratory and

Dolby’s modern research and development centre. Skanska

Property Poland builds facilities corresponding to the

requirements of companies specializing in the areas of

modern technology not only in Wroclaw, but also in Poland’s

largest cities. An example is the Kraków building, Axis, the

surface area of which is adapted to the needs of the

professionals from the IT department providing services to

the whole of the ABB Group.

SkanskaPropertyPoland is a developer of innovative office

projects, which constitute a perfect environment for

business development. The Company has been present in

Wrocław since 2007 and is one of the most active developers

on the local market. In 2015 alone, Skanska Property Poland

handed over 40,000 sq.m. of office space in the

Dominikański office building for occupancy, which

constitutes more than half the total new supply in the first

three quarters of this year. Skanska is also one of the leaders

in the provision of office space for companies in the R&D

sector in Wrocław. The partnership approach to working

with clients, based on the creation of flexible office space and

common arrangement of the interior space enables this floor

space to be adapted to the needs of the lessees, regardless of

Skanska Property Poland

Skanska Property Poland is an innovative developer of green office

buildings that make up the perfect environment for the development

of business, are healthy and comfortable for their users and fit in

well with the surrounding urban fabric. The Company has been

operating in Poland since 1997. Skanska Property Poland’s projects

are top quality office space in excellent locations, subject to LEED

certification. The Company has a presence on six markets of

Poland: in Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, Łódź, Kraków and Katowice.

It was acknowledged as the developer of the year in the prestigious

competition, CEE Investment & Green Building Awards 2015 and

received the title of “ESSA Green Developer of the Year” at the CIJ

Awards2015 gala.

Visit the company profiles on Twitter

https://twitter.com/SkanskaProperty and LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/skanska-property-poland

Skanska Group

Skanska is one of the world’s leading property development and

construction companies. It offers competitive solutions for the most

complex tasks. Skanska’s specialists manage the entire process of

implementing the investment – from initial concept to finished

commercial and residential buildings. Together with its customers and

partners, the Company plans and builds in accordance with the

principles of sustainable development, while its most important

objective is to improve the quality of life. As a result of such

commitment, Skanska participates in the most interesting projects of

our time. It is working on 10,000 projects on two continents. It

employs 58,000 workers in 10 countries of Europe and in the United

States. The Company’s main headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden.

Skanska’s revenues in 2014 were €15.9 billion, while operating profit

was €632 million. Skanska AB is listed on the Stockholm Stock

Exchange, NASDAQ Stockholm. More at www.skanska.com/projects.

In Poland, the Skanska Group employs more than 7,700 people in 3

companies: Skanska S.A., Skanska Property Poland and Skanska

Residential Development Poland. More at: www.skanska.pl

An economy based on knowledge and cooperation betweenbusiness and science provides a strong incentive for investors toopen further R&D centres in Lower Silesia. The rapidly growingservice centres are driving the demand for modern office spacearranged in accordance with the specificity of the sector. Researchand development constitutes the city’s real specialization, so it isimportant to ensure that it has an appropriate infrastructure for theiroperation.

Arkadiusz Rudzki

Managing Director Skanska Property Poland

Operating on Wrocław’s market since 2007 and watching the pro-business attitude of the authorities and foreign investors, we haveacquired a unique understanding of the needs of the sector ofservices for business. This is confirmed by the success of ourinvestments to date. All the signs are that, over the coming years,Wrocław’s stable climate and the development of academic and outsourcing centres will contribute to the continuous improvement inthe city’s competitiveness within Europe. Therefore, thecommercial property market is also gaining increasing significance– introducing increasingly innovative solutions to assure comfortand functionality at the highest level,” says Arkadiusz Rudzki,Managing Director of Skanska Property Poland.

Wrocław is the third largest outsourcing centrein the country, after Kraków and Warsaw, withstrong specialization in the research anddevelopment industry. The city is building itscompetitive position on the basis of innovationand qualified human capital.

Maciej BartosikLinkleaders Communication & Consulting

Tel.: +48 502 551 802E-mail: [email protected]

More information:

Jędrzej Kruszyński

Communications Coordinator Skanska PropertyPoland

Tel.: +48 797 303 114E-mail: [email protected]

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• IT • Mechanics

• Robotics • Metal Industry

• Electronics • Medicine



• Technical support for enterprises in assessinginnovativeness, uniqueness and effectiveness ofplanned projects

• Assistance in searching for partners for domesticand foreign projects

• Advisory services regarding conducting business onthe basis of innovative technologies includingassistance in preparing, managing and developingR&D departments of companies

• Assistance in creating clusters from individualsectors, organization of industry meetings

• Advice on financing projects from external sourcesand taking steps to raise funding

• Assistance in the performance of projects financedfrom external sources, including from EuropeanFunds


• The institution is focused on the search for andpromotion of innovative ideas, products andservices and the assurance of efficientcommunications between enterprises anduniversities of Lower Silesia

• The Park has a Business Incubator and aTechnology Incubator for newly-establishedcompanies

• The DPIN site lies within the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone

• Opportunity to benefit from the income tax relief onthe business conducted at the park


Infrastructure

• IDEA HOUSE building – an office building with twoworkshop and production halls – of a floor space of1200 m2, and 460 m2

• The BUSINESS HOUSE building is a modern classA building, offering almost 6000 m² of office space

• Multimedia Conference and Training Centre

• Design Centre


ul. Eugeniusza Kwiatkowskiego 4, 52-326 Wrocław

Lower Silesian Innovation and Science Park is a placefor implementing projects of anyone who wants totake up a professional challenge in an innovativemanner. We look forward by building a stable future.We look for and promote new products and services,as well as commercializing the results of innovativescientific research (new markets, the development ofbranches of industry). We provide efficientcommunication between enterprises and universitiesin Lower Silesia, as a consequence of which optimalsolutions to reported needs and problems ofentrepreneurs arise. The guarantee of professionaland comprehensive service for our clients is fund-raising for improving and increasing the number ofservices offered.

Lower Silesian Innovationand Science Park

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Contact person

Anna Sawkiewicz

Project Consulting Specialist

Tel. 48 602 344 300, +48 71 725 42 44

Mail: [email protected], [email protected]

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Lease of space in a newoffice building

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Entrepreneurs onconducting R&D

activities in Wrocławand the Wrocławagglomeration –

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Survey objective and methodology1.

The study was of a survey nature. Over 300

enterprises from various industries and sectors of the

economy were invited to take part in it. 69 of them

replied and the analysis presented in this section was

based on those responses.

The objective of the analysis was to investigate the

research and development potential and needs of

enterprises from the Wrocław agglomeration,

especially including:

• Defining the average entrepreneur taking up R&D

activities;

• Specifying the preferences of Wrocław’s enterprises

regarding the model of implementing R&D projects

– the degree of willingness to collaborate with

external entities;

• The appraisal of the R&D infrastructure located in

the Wrocław agglomeration in terms of the needs of

entrepreneurs conducting business there;

• The assessment of the quality of human capital in

the context of staffing needs of entities conducting

R&D activities.

Number of

respondents operating

in the sector* Percentage

IT 32 31%

Automation systems 11 11%

Chemistry 9 9%

Pharmaceuticals 1 1%

Finance 2 2%

Aviation 3 3%

Biotechnology 3 3%

Automotive 10 10%

Electronics 6 6%

Telecommunications 3 3%

Machine construction 3 3%

Medicine 4 4%

Power generation 2 2%

Foundries 3 3%

Business services 3 3%

Transport 3 3%

Agriculture 1 1%

Gas & Oil 1 1%

Ultrasound technologies 1 1%

Cosmetology 1 1%

* The schedule takes into account the data, according to which one enterprise can conduct business in several areas (it was possible

to indicate more than one specialization of the enterprise in the survey).

Industries represented by the entities surveyed

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45%

20%

12%

23%

Less than PLN 1 million

From PLN 1 million to PLN 3 million

From PLN 3 million to PLN 8 million

Over PLN 8 million

What is the average entrepreneur conducting R&Dactivities in Wrocław like?

2.

The study showed that the main driving force behind innovation in the Wrocław agglomeration is the sector of

small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter SMEs), the representatives of which constituted as many as

67% of the entities surveyed.

Medium-sized enterprises employing between 50 and

250 employees had the largest share of the study

(35%), followed by large (33%), small (20%) and micro

enterprises (12%). The analysis shows that the market

is dominated by experienced entities, which have been

conducting activities of this type for over 5 years.

There are as many as 57% of these. 7% of the

enterprises surveyed started conducting R&D within a

period of 12 months before the survey, 40% of which

are micro-enterprises.

67% ofrespondentsare SMEs

35%

33%

20%

12%50-250 employees

over 250 employees

10-50 employees

less than 10employees

Employmentin companiesconducting

R&Dactivities

The majority, as many as 65%, of respondents perform

R&D activities, incurring annual expenditure on

research of less than PLN 3 million. If enterprises

exceed this limit, they usually significantly exceed it.

67% of such entities declare spending at a level

exceeding PLN 8 million per year.

R&D activities in Wrocław and the size of the enterprise

Level of expenditure assigned by enterprisesto R&D activities per year

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The intensity of the R&D conducted measured by the

proportion of revenue spent on activities of this type is

reasonably diverse among the enterprises surveyed.

The largest number of respondents declare

expenditure at maximum level of 10% of revenues

(65%). 26% of enterprises spend less than

1% of revenues generated on R&D activities, while 35%

declare that the value of the index is at a level of over

10%. Interestingly, the entities from the SME sector

are more willing to reinvest the revenues generated in

research and development activities.

39%

20%

26%

15%17%

22%

17%

43%

Large enterprises SMEs

Over 1% From 1% to 5% From 5% to 10% Over 10%

27%

Public scientific and research units should mainly

work with small and medium-sized enterprises,

who cannot afford to conduct research on their

own. When opening up to business, they should

ask entrepreneurs: what are your problems? What

can you not cope with?

Business practice – 3M

Tomasz Duda – Director of the Research and Development

Department at 3M Poland

Why are you not reaching the planned

parameters? Why does your production process

not look like you expected? Questions of this type

are inspirations for ideas which can be

implemented in the business – science

collaboration and then, after being patented, they

could be licensed to other small and medium-sized

enterprises.

Ratio of spending by enterprises on R&D to revenue generated. Comparison of large entities withSMEs

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The number of R&D personnel employed in the surveyed enterprises is adequate to the annual R&D spending

identified among companies. Small teams with fewer than 10 R&D staff are dominating among the respondents.

Companies in the Wrocław agglomeration are

increasingly developing their business activities in the

area of R&D. This is evidenced by both the data from

recent years, as well as the business plans for the

future. An increase in expenditure on R&D in the last

three years was declared by as many as 64% of

respondents (as many as 96% maintained or increased

the level of investment in research and development).

Even more, 70% of entrepreneurs, expect further

increases in the next 3 years (a total of up to 97% do

not intend to reduce the intensity of the R&D work

performed).

None of the respondents intends to end the

performance of activities classified into the category of

R&D in the coming three years. This may be

evidenced by the fact that the actions taken by them

are not of an incidental nature. For example, they are

not related exclusively to a single project, do not have

the objective of only making minor improvements in

their organizational structures or products or services

offered, while the innovative activities they conduct

are continuous.

Companies maintaininga rising trend

Companies maintaininga rising trend

Companies maintaininga declining trend

Companies maintainingthe same level ofexpenditure on R&D

Companies conductingactivities for less than 3years

Companies conductingactivities for less than 3years

Companies maintainingthe same level ofexpenditure on R&D

The last 3 years The next 3 years

Companies maintaininga declining trend

1%

32%

3%

64%

0%

27%

3%

70%

80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

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Number of R&D Staff in the enterprises

51%

22%

28%

Less than 10 employees

11-50 employees

Over 50 employees

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Enterprises conduct R&D activities primarily for their

own needs, implementing the results into the business

conducted or for the needs of the group, in which they

operate. As many as 94% of such entities are like this,

whereby the statistics also include entities which both

implement developed solutions in their organizational

structures or products, simultaneously licensing them

externally. Research conducted exclusively for

commercial purposes (sale of the rights to the research

results or sale of a licence without implementation at

their own enterprise), is conducted by just 6% of the

entrepreneurs surveyed.

Only in their own business

31%

Exclusively for the group’s needs

10%

Exclusively sales/licensing outside the company

6%

Use in their own business and/or in the

activities of the capital group

33%

In their own business and licensing outside

the company

20%

Methods of using the results of the R&D activities by entrepreneurs

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Research and development of enterprises – alone orin collaboration?

3.

The majority of enterprises collaborate with other

entities in R&D projects (84%). Only 16% take up

projects of this kind on their own.

The collaboration assumes various configurations,

however the largest number of entrepreneurs

simultaneously work with other business entities and

scientific units.

Location is not a barrier in the collaboration between

enterprises in the Wrocław agglomeration and the

research sector. Only 15% of enterprises declare that

relationships in the R&D projects they conduct are

exclusively with the academic environment of the

capital of Lower Silesia. 43% of the respondents

collaborating with research units also benefit from the

knowledge and experience of national research

centres located outside the region. The entrepreneurs

surveyed simultaneously demonstrate a great deal of

openness to international collaboration – as many as

40% of the respondents working with the research

sector declare that they work with entities from other

countries, while 2% only work with those abroad.

6%of entrepreneurswork exclusively

with researchunits

52%of entrepreneurs

work with other

enterprises and

research units

26%of entrepreneurs

work only with

other enterprises

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If it has to be collaboration, it would rather not be in

complex consortia. 69% of respondents who take up

collaboration at all within R&D projects, involve no

more than 2 partners in this.

In the case of collaboration of enterprises with other

business entities, excluding the academic sector, only

24% work within a consortium, while 76% subcontract

some of their work.

1-2 partners 3-5 partners over 5 partners

69% 21% 10%

The R&D team at WABCO Poland is currently

almost 300 people involved in international

research and development projects for the

automotive industry. The continuous development

– in terms of skills and numbers – of the Wrocław

team means we are seeing the value of external

stimuli and indicators that inspire us to continue to

innovate and increase our expert knowledge.

Business practice – WABCO Poland

Piotr Sroka – Director General WABCO Poland

I believe the potential for innovation, which brings

collaboration between representatives of science

and business, is spectacular. However, its

condition is a large dose of flexibility and

understanding of needs, as well as the principles

of functioning of both parties.

Average number of partners in R&D projects conducted by enterprises

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How do entrepreneurs perceive the R&Dinfrastructure that is available in Wrocław?

4.

Wrocław’s infrastructure is rated by most business

representatives as adequate to the needs of entities

conducting business in the region. 58% of

respondents were positive about this, while as many as

83% of them mentioned certain deficiencies in certain

specializations or the partial failure to make a

qualitative adjustment in the context of current

technology trends. 28% of entities negatively assessed

the correlation of the available infrastructure with the

needs of enterprises, while 19% did not make an

assessment of this at all. This could be due to an

unawareness of companies, which is confirmed by as

many as 83% of respondents. According to the survey,

precisely such a percentage of enterprises does have

faint information on the availability and quality of

research infrastructure in the agglomeration – 23% of

respondents do not have any information on this, 60%

sketchy information only.

The fact that only 17% of respondents are well-

informed about the offering demonstrates certain

deficiencies in communication between the research

centres and the representatives of business.

This translates into the level of interest and utilization

of the R&D infrastructure available in Lower Silesia in

the work performed by entrepreneurs, which is

relatively low.

10%

31%

17%

23%

19%

Is fully consistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs

Is consistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs regarding the quality of services,but lacks certain specializations

Is consistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs as to the scope of services, but isnot adjusted qualitatively to today’s technologytrends

Is inconsistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs

Respondents who did not respond

Correlation of the available research infrastructure with the needs of enterprises according to therepresentatives of business

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65%

20%

10%

5%

Entrepreneurs whodo not use it

Entrepreneurs whouse it in less thanhalf the R&D work

they conduct

Entrepreneurs whouse it in the majorityof research projects

Entrepreneurs whouse only thisinfrastructure

Internet, including social media (e.g. LinkedIn), a Web portal with a collective knowledge baseabout the offering of all entities with a commercially available R&D infrastructure

Mail shot / newsletter

Open days/promotional meetings for business

Participation in joint conferences and presentations

Direct communication – personal contact / by a development agency

The use of the R&Dinfrastructureavailable in LowerSilesia in the R&Dwork performed byentrepreneurs

The communication channels of the offering of the scientific and research units most frequentlyproposed by business

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In accordance with the results of the survey, as manyas 65% of entrepreneurs do not use the LowerSilesian infrastructure of research entities in any way– either through collaboration or through

subcontracting activities to R&D units with access tothe right apparatus, or through cooperation within aconsortium or in the form of a lease.

The lack of availability or limited availability of equipment of interest to the entrepreneur5

The expected resistance of universities regarding the bureaucratization of structures, the speed ofperformance of the service, the lack of flexibility and sometimes interest in collaboration (hermecity ofscientific sector)

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The high cost of the services of scientific units7

A lack of information on what is available.1

Use of their own infrastructure2

The nature of the R&D work not requiring the use of specialized apparatus (e.g. the IT sector)3

The willingness to protect the technology used from the competition4

Reasons for the low level of interest in the use of the R&D infrastructure of research units in

the Wrocław agglomeration as indicated by entrepreneurs

Availability of specialized, often unique apparatus and skills of the personnel operating it/external skills4

The desire of entrepreneurs to consult experts on their ideas5

Collaboration within grants6

The relative profitability of using the research centre’s equipment in the case of occasional research orspecialist research (lack of profitability of purchasing one’s own research equipment, high costs ofequipping a laboratory)

1

Conducting basic research, supporting the mainstream of R&D activities conducted2

Breakdown of the infrastructure possessed by entrepreneurs3

The motives for entrepreneurs to use the R&D infrastructure and skills of external entities in

the Wrocław agglomeration specializing in R&D

External requirements, e.g. legal7

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Entrepreneurs highly appreciate the level of quality of

graduates of the Wrocław-based universities.

Employers particularly appreciate their knowledge

and skills. They also highly appraise characteristics

such as industriousness, willingness to learn and

initiative in acquiring knowledge, including

practical knowledge through participation in various

types of internships with the objective of gaining

experience before graduation, as well as while

working, after finding a job.

University graduates from the Wrocławagglomeration and the requirements of enterprisesconducting R&D

5.

34%

9%

3%

21%

9%

2%

22%

Advantages of Wrocław graduates with respect to the student environments of other agglomerations in the eyes of the representatives of business

Industriousness / willingness to learnand initiative (undergoing internships,development of thematic interests)

Mobility

Creativity / smartness / analyticalthinking skills

Availability on the local labour market

Self-confidence / openness

Language skills

Knowledge / skills

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Student internship at college in current form is still

insufficient. According to the respondents, despite the

good quality of education, immediately after

graduating, graduates are not ready to work,

particularly in the area of R&D. According to 57% of

the interviewees, they most frequently require a

relatively long period of preparation for work in a

given position and with the desirable responsibilities.

According to 29% of interviewees, a graduate of a

Wrocław university is ready for R&D activities after

some brief training arising from the nature of the work

performed. 13% of enterprises do not look for

research and development employees among

graduates at all because of the observed barriers –

especially the lack of practical skills – and use only

people with a great deal of experience.

15%

9%

37%

2%

5%

14%

10%

5%

3%

Shortfalls in the qualifications of graduates affecting the lack of readiness to work in the R&D areaspursued by the Wrocław entrepreneurs (applies to graduates without experience in the given industry)

Little knowledge of technical foreign languages, forexample, specific branch expressions

Negligible knowledge of research methodologies ingiven areas / project management

Little ability to independently solve problemsencountered / fear of experimentation

Shortcomings in specialist knowledge (excessivelygeneral knowledge)

Little knowledge of operating standard apparatus(equipment, tools) used in the activities of the givensector

Excessively low persistence in the aim to achieveresults / success

Lack of experience / practical knowledge / work in anorganization

Lack of specific education on the activities pursued bythe entrepreneur (the need for specific occupations /positions)

Poor soft / interpersonal skills, includingcommunication skills and teamwork

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The entrepreneurs simultaneously report their

willingness to work with universities on improving the

quality of human capital, even at the stage of the

learning process – so as to reduce the currently

observed shortcomings. The field for such

cooperation is primarily traineeship and internship,

which 65% of respondents declare they are willing to

organize. 9% declare the willingness to share practical

knowledge during business lectures held in classes.

The market needs engineers. It transpires from

the study that a shortage of graduates is observed,

especially of technical subjects. 42% of respondents

claim that there is decidedly not enough, 39% – that

there is a shortage although it is insignificant. Only

one in five entrepreneurs believes that the number of

graduates of subjects which are appropriate to their

business is absolutely sufficient.

Chemistry

IT

Mathematics

Biotechnology

Geology

Engineering

Electronics

Mechatronics

Mechanics

Medicine

Others

Production technology, standardization of chemical processes, chemical

engineering, polymer processing.

Programming in .NET, PHP, JAVA, C/C++, analysis, database architecture,

decision support systems architecture; big data, data mining.

Statistics, business process analysis.

No specific specialization.

No specific specialization.

Process engineering, environmental engineering, biomedical engineering,

automation.

Building / testing / designing devices, designing printed circuits.

Vehicle construction, construction of machinery, metal-working technology,

combustion engine technologies.

Robotics, automation, CNC technologies.

Radiology, histopathology, pathomorphology, cardiology, nursing.

Sales / marketing of advanced technologies, industrial design, material science,

aviation-avionics, casting.

Subjects and specializations indicated by respondents where a shortage of workers on the market isnoticeable

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Wrocław is a rapidly developing city, both socially and economically. It is an industrial centre, in the economy

of which, in recent years a marked increase in the importance of the service sector (including professional

services) has been observed, which is largely built by foreign investors locating their outsourcing centres in the

region.

Wrocław’s specialization is primarily IT services, which employs the largest number of employees assigned to

Business Service Sector providing high-specialized services. However, R&D is gradually gaining in

importance, as evidenced by increasing amount of this kind of investment in the agglomeration.

The R&D sector in Wrocław was built primarily by foreign investments of globally respected multinationals,

such as for instance, Nokia Siemens Networks, Dolby Digital, Google and Volvo, which, by setting a good

example, accelerate the growth of this kind of activity in the agglomeration. However, the development of the

R&D sector is not caused only by the inflow of new foreign investments. An important factor in this respect,

which also contributes to the increase in employment in the sector is the increase in spending on R&D in

enterprises already operating in the agglomeration. This is a phenomenon which is observed both in the

production area, as well as in IT, in which the element of R&D is increasingly widespread. According to

market data, employees are sought, especially among graduates and workers of scientific institutions.

Candidates for posts related to R&D can expect attractive salaries compared to other types of activity, which is

undoubtedly one of the factors of growth of the R&D sector, where approximately 5.6 k people currently work.

Wrocław is a city increasingly attracting innovations

due to the good quality of human capital in the region,

which is appreciated by entrepreneurs, primarily for

their knowledge and skills. For representatives of

business, such characteristics as language skills,

industriousness, willingness to learn and initiative in

gaining knowledge, particularly practical knowledge,

the low level of which entrepreneurs consider to be the

biggest problem of university graduates in the region,

are also not without significance. The lack of skills in

applying knowledge in practice and experience of

working in an organization (frequently teamwork),

causes that, in most cases, the graduate’s preparation

for work in R&D departments requires a relatively long

period of training. According to the representatives of

business, the market also has a shortage of graduates

of selected specializations, which are consistent with

the R&D activities which they conduct.

At the same time, entrepreneurs express a willingness

to work with educational units to eliminate the

shortcomings identified in human capital in the

Wrocław agglomeration.

One of the elements of the innovation potential of the

Wrocław agglomeration is the R&D infrastructure that

is available in the region, which consists of resources

of such entities as universities, research units of the

Polish Academy of Science and business support

institutions dedicated to innovative activities. As

demonstrated by the survey conducted among

entrepreneurs, this is an infrastructure which is

relatively well matched to the needs of the business

sector. However, it transpires from the analysis that,

despite the identified correlation of the resources of

research and development units with the needs of

enterprises, the majority of business entities studied

do not use it at all.

Diagnosis of the innovation potential of

Wrocław and its surroundings – conclusions

from the study

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This partly arises from the model of performing R&D

work accepted by these entities, according to which

some of them:

• Conduct research and development activities on

their own, because they have their own

infrastructure and skills;

• Work with companies operating within the same

group, which are able to provide the necessary

resources and skills if necessary;

• Work only with other business entities (an example

of such collaboration may be the formation of

strategic alliances).

However, the analysis shows that the majority ofentrepreneurs also work on the implementation ofinnovative projects with scientific units. So whatcauses such a low level of interest in using the R&Dinfrastructure that is available in the agglomeration?Entrepreneurs mention the lack of knowledge aboutthe research and development units (60% ofrespondents have sketchy information, 23% do nothave any information on this), or the expectedbureaucratization of the college structures, whichaffect the speed of service which is often crucial tobusiness, among the reasons for this state of affairs.Furthermore, the entrepreneurs draw attention to thelack of interest of the scientific units of taking up thecollaboration and the high prices of the services of thescientific units.

However, it seems that the biggest problem of the R&Dsector in the context of cooperation with the world ofscience and business is the lack of communication.

It transpires from the study that the R&D units have

an extensive R&D infrastructure and an extensive

offering targeted at business and are waiting for

business to benefit from it. Meanwhile, business

entities do not have any information about this

offering or has sketchy information and even if a need

occures, the entrepreneurs do not know where and

how to satisfy it.

Furthermore, it is precisely from the lack of

information flow that the concerns of entrepreneurs

about the collaboration with the scientific units can

arise, which are the reasons why the research

potential of these units is not used by the enterprises

or is used to a small extent. At the same time, the lack

of communication prevents the adjustment of the

offering of the scientific units to the current needs of

businesses – there is a lack of synergy between the

sectors.

Based on the interviews with the entrepreneurs,

however, it can be seen that the model of the lack of

cooperation in research and development work is

slowly becoming exhausted and, sooner or later, it will

need to take place. Nevertheless, given the potential of

the Wrocław agglomeration – both on the part of

science and business – the future of the R&D sector in

the region can be considered bright, particularly with

regard to the collaboration between the two sectors.

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Recommendations for market players (the science sector, the private sector and the businessenvironment institutions – BEI) to increase the effect of synergy and the rate of growth of theR&D sector

The creation of a platform for exchanging information between the representatives of business and thearea of science (a platform for communicating needs and offerings)

1 The platform would allow for better communication between entities of key importance to thedevelopment of the sector, enabling offerings to be better suited to market needs, which would lead tothe maximization of benefits of all of market participants.

Direction of the R&D sector development policy by the BEI and local authorities towards the creation ofindustry groups among entrepreneurs (associations, clusters, joint development initiatives) within theareas of the leading specializations of the Wrocław agglomeration

2Consolidation of entities on the business side and the creation of focus groups striving to jointly developspecific areas would allow for a better view of the market by the research units, which could lead to abetter definitione of their offerings and matching them to the needs of entrepreneurs. The potentialresult of such activities may also be the development of new, efficient, industry channels ofcommunication.

The development of an offering from the public scientific units and their performance of R&D projects indirections which are justified from a business point of view – market focused approach

3 The move of scientific and research institutions outside the area of basic research, as well as areas whichare not very useful for business and the start of provision of services adapted to the current needs of themarket enterprises is a necessary requirement for strengthening the cooperation along the line ofscience–business and the further development of the sector.

Taking integrated measures to improve the quality of human capital for the purposes of R&D relatedactivities (young worker’s or graduate’s market).

4

Equally local authorities, the science sector and business sector representatives are able to affect theimprovement of the quality of human capital in the context of entry onto the labour market with theright practical experience and the shortening of the period for achieving the required operationalcapabilities. In order to eliminate the problems of the market identified in the report (including the lowlevel of practical knowledge of graduates, a lack of work experience in organizations and lack ofknowledge of methodologies of conducting R&D projects, the industry language/foreign languages inthis respect, the relatively long period of preparation for work), it is desirable to:

• Increase the number of internship and work experience programmes;

• Intensify cooperation along the line of business – colleges, e.g. in terms of lectures presenting thescientific issues from a business point of view, introducing elements of business practice and theorganization of dual studies;

• Take steps to attract workers with the highest level of skills on the market to the agglomeration inorder to manage R&D teams and promote “role model” attitudes in companies and hence to shortenthe time to acclimatize a young worker into the research team and the new workplace.

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Katarzyna Lica

Senior IT Recruiter & Team Leader, Antal IT Services

She handles continuous recruitment (Lower Silesia).

She has 3 years of experience of recruiting

professionals to technical and sales positions in IT.

She has worked for Antal’s Wrocław office since

2013. She handles recruitment from various areas

and levels of IT roles: management, programming,

analytics, testing and security. She coordinates the

Wrocław team of IT recruiters.

She is responsible for contact with clients and

investors in the IT sector. She assists international

technology start-ups, working with them, providing

consultations and recruiting complete IT teams.

She has completed over 150 recruitment projects

at Antal (IT professionals and managers).

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Joanna Wróbel

Business Development Manager, Antal IT Services

She specializes in projects in the IT sector

regarding the outsourcing of skills (contracting)

and business processes in IT (including the Help

Desk Service, IT administration, maintenance and

software development). She is a supporter of IT

service

management using the best ITIL and Scrum

practices. She has 9 years of experience of

working on the IT market. Her experience enables

her to comprehensively handle projects both at the

stage of business consultation and in the

implementation of projects.

Antal has been operating in Poland since 1996 and is a leader in the recruitment ofprofessionals and managers, as well as HR advisory services. It has been a part of theWork Service S.A. Group since 2013. Antal has the best information on the current trendson the labour market through its everyday contacts with both employers and candidates.In order to further increase this knowledge, it regularly researches the labour market.

Paulina Kalisz-Friedrich

Business Development Manager, Antal Engineering & Operations

She handles recruitment (southern Poland) and

contracting (the whole of Poland). Master’s

degree in international relations and certified

coach. She has 6 years of experience in

recruitment, including two years gained in the UK.

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Beata Tylman

Director, Innovation and R&D, Grants and Incentives, PwC

Beata has been obtaining and settling support for

entrepreneurs for over 12 years, particularly for

their innovation and R&D activities.

She supervises the preparation of innovation and

R&D development strategies, including tools for

monitoring such activity, assessing and selecting

projects for implementation, conducting an R&D

mapping process, qualifying research costs and

designing reporting processes and systems in this

area in the enterprise. She is involved in the work

on the introduction of tax relief for R&D in Poland.

Within R&D projects, she is involved in various

types of industry related to the development of

technologies and products. The combination of

these various experiences enables her to handle

the most complex and unusual projects, requiring

a great deal of knowledge and practical

experience.

Her clients are small and medium-sized, as well as

large enterprises, including multinationals. Beata

also works extensively with scientific institutes and

universities, very often bringing them together and

encouraging cooperation between science and

industry.

Jacek Zimoch

Manager, Innovation and R&D, Grants and Incentives , PwC

Jacek has been a specialist for 10 years, assisting

enterprises in obtaining grants and tax relief for

projects on the implementation of innovative

products and services, environmental investments,

handling research and development work and

building R&D centres, as well as shared services

and IT centres.

He has advised on many research and

development projects, building their structure and

developing the course of the individual research

tasks. He was responsible for preparing 5

Sectoral Studies submitted to the National Centre

for Research and Development in Poland within

the Smart Growth Operational

Programme, which constituted the basis for the

establishment of grant programmes for R&D

projects in the pharmaceutical, textile, power

generation, chemical and computer games

sectors. He is currently participating in the

monitoring of research and development projects

co-financed within the INNOTECH programme and

measure 1.4. of the Innovative Economy

Operational Programme on contract to the

National Centre for Research and Development in

Poland.

Jacek is an experienced speaker on state aid and

author of numerous articles and commentaries in

the media.

PwC is a leading global organization providing professional advisory services, includingaudit and accounting advice, tax, legal, business, risk management, transaction andhuman capital advice. An important aspect of PwC’s activities in Poland is that ofinnovation, as well as research and development, in which a dedicated Innovation andR&D, Grants and Incentives team operates.

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Bartłomiej Witczak

Consultant, Innovation and R&D, Grants and Incentives , PwC

Bartłomiej is a graduate of the University of

Economics in Wrocław, where, among other

things, within the subject of International Economic

Relations, he studied project management and the

management of EU structural funds, as well as

international business.

As an advisor on state aid he has taken part in

numerous investment and research and

development projects intended to obtain financing

in the form of relief, grants and subsidies for

numerous innovative projects in various sectors

and industries, including the IT industry, e-

commerce and the energy sector (research

projects in the area of renewable energy), the

financial and insurance sector, as well as the

chemical sector and the biotechnology industry.

Bartłomiej has experience of working with

enterprises, local government units, as well as

scientific units.

Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency (ARAW) was established in 2006 as apublic, non-profit company owned by the city of Wroclaw, responsible for economicpromotion of the region as well as attracting foreign investments. Invest in Wroclawproject was initiated by ARAW in 2013 to strengthen the brand of the city using onlinechannels and support of top experts and service providers.

Within 10 years it has supported successful landing of over 200 investment projects inthe Wroclaw area what led to creation of more than 85 000 jobs.

ARAW work was acknowledged by numerous Polish and international entities byawarding Wroclaw with the title of the most business-friendly Polish city (Forbes,2016), European mid-sized city with the best FDI strategy (FDI Magazine, 2016 &2017) and the city with the best recruitment support (FDI Strategy Awards 2016).

Apart from Invest in Wroclaw ARAW provides comprehensive post-investment care forall foreign companies, networks Polish and foreign business and deploys Wroclaw’ssupport platform for the startup ecosystem and Polish tech companies. It stronglyfocuses on technologically advanced projects – R&D centers, KPO, Industry 4.0, smartmanufacturing.

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