GENERAL SECRETARIATFOR RESERCH AND TECHNOLOGY
CREATION OF SPIN-OFF COMPANIES
PROGRAM “PRAXE”
VASSILIS KALERIDIS
DIRECTORATE OFTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION, TRAINING AND CULTURE
SPIN-OFF COMPANY DEFINITION
ΟECD DEFINITION : “…any new firm which includes a public sector or university employee as a founder…”
GREEK INTERPRETATION:
1. RESEARCHERS FROM GREECE OR ABROAD
WHO HAVE THE KNOW-HOW FOR THE CREATION OF NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES BASED ON SCIENTIFIC RESULTS
2. PUBLIC INTITUTIONS PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE
(universities, technological institutions, research institutions)
PROGRAMME:PRAXE
SUPPORT OF RESEARCH UNITS FOR STANDARDISATION AND COMMERCIAL
EXPLOITATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS.
TWO PHASES ARE INCLUDED: PHASE Α’ : INVESTMENT PREPARATION ACTIVITIES PHASE Β’ : INVESTMENT INITIATION ACTIVITIES
LEGAL FRAMEWORK PRESIDENTIAL DEGREE 17/2001 and LAW 2919/01 PHASE A’ FOLLOWS DE MINIMIS RULE. PHASE Β’ FOLLOWS STATE AID N.412/2002
APPROVED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMITTEE (SG(2002) D/232893).
STATUS THE RESEARCH RESULTS CANNOT
BE TRANSFORMED IN INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
REASONS:
NO LEGAL FRAMEWORK LACK OF ENTERPENEURIAL MENTALITY AMONG GREEK
RESEARCHERS ΕXTREMELY HESITANT FINANCIAL MARKET INCLUDING
VENTURE CAPITALS
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE BUDGET PHASE A’ : 9.000.000 € (100% public expenditure) PHASE Β’ : 30.580.000 €
• 10.580.000 € (1st round) [expired 31/12/2004]
• 20.000.000 € (2nd round)
SCHEDULE FOR PHASE B’ NEXT ROUND
BASIC INFORMATION ON GSRT SITE SINCE APRIL 2005 CALL FOR PROPOSALS - BY THE END OF JUNE 2005 EXPIRY OF THE CALL - 20/9/2005 EVALUATION - ΟCTOBER 2005 CONTRACTS – ΝΟVEMBER 2005 1ST INSTALMENT - DECEMBER 2005
TOTAL BUDGET
70.160.000 € PUBLIC & PRIVATE EXPENDITURE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE 39.580.000 € PRIVATE EXPENDITURE > 30.580.000 €
70 % OF THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
FINANCED BY EUROPEAN FUND FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT (E.F.R.D.)
PROGRAM DETAILS
PHASE Α’SEED CAPITAL(FEASIBILITY
OF A SPIN-OFF COMPANY CREATION)
UP TO 44.000 €DURATION: UP TO 18 MONTHS
PHASE Β’INVESTMENT INITIATION(ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPIN-OFF COMPANY)UP TO 1.000.000 €PUBLIC SUBSIDYWITH - AT LEAST - EQUAL PRIVATE PARTICIPATIONDURATION: UP TO 36 MONTHS
MAIN ACTIVITIES OF PHASE A’ BUSINESS PLAN CREATION INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS FORTIFICATION PROMOTION OF THE RESEARCH RESULT
(PARTICIPATION AT EXCIBITIONS, PUBLICITY ACTIVITIES ETC)
PERFECTION OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES AESTHETIC AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN OF PRODUCTS AND
SERVICES
SEARCH FOR FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTORS AND INVESTORS
MAIN ACTIVITIES OF PHASE B’
FINANCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPIN-OFF COMPANY FOR THE FIRST 3 YEARS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT:
EXPENDITURE FOR EQUIPMENT AND OFFICES CONSULTANCY SERVICES (ONLY FOR SMEs SPIN OFFS) AND NECESSARY OPERATING COSTS (ONLY FOR SMEs SPIN OFFS )
TARGETS & RESULTS
PHASE Α’ :
210 PROJECTS
PHASE Β’ :
>30 SPIN-OFF
COMPANIES
226 HAVE BEEN FINANCED
BY THE END OF THE 1st ROUND
16 HAVE BEEN APPROVED
8 HAVE BEEN FINANCED
PHASE A’ACCEPTED PROJECTS PER SCIENTIFIC SUBJECT
INFORMATICS 35 MECHANICS 33 MEDICINE / BIOLOGY 29 PHARMACOLOGY 25 MATERIALS 19 ENVIRONMENT 15 FOOD / AGRICULTURE 14 BIOMEDICAL / BIOMECHANICAL
ENGINEERING 12 MICRO / NANO TECHNOLOGY 11
PRAXE A’ACCEPTED PROJECTS PER GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRICT
ATTICA 118 CRETE 34 WESTERN GREECE 28 CENTRAL MACEDONIA 23 THESSALY 6 EPIRUS 5 PELOPONNESE 4 THRACE 4 CENTRAL GREECE 2
PHASE B’ACCEPTED PROJECTS PER SCIENTIFIC SUBJECT
INFORMATICS 6 ΕNERGY 3 BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY 2 MEDICINE 2 LASER 2 AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY 1
PRAXE B’ACCEPTED PROJECTS PER GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRICT
ATTICA 12
CENTRAL MACEDONIA 3 EPIRUS 1
TWO PHASE LINKAGE
UP TO THE END OF THE 1ST ROUND
9 BETWEEN 16 APPROVED SPIN-OFF COMPANIES STEM FROM PHASE A’
SEVERAL SPIN-OFF COMPANIES ALREADY EXIST WITHOUT PARTICIPATING IN PHASE B’
SIGNIFICANT INTEREST ABOUT THE 2ND ROUND OF PHASE B’
COMPARISON TO SIMILAR PROGRAMSIN E.U.
DOMINANT FEATURE : SPIN-OFF COMPANIES BY UNIVERSITIES
308 SIMILAR PROGRAMS AROUND E.U. «SWEDISH MODEL» : PLANNING AND IMPLENTATION
OF SPIN-OFF COMPANIES BYPREFECTURES OR EVEN BY MUNICIPALITIES!
ΕMPHASIS TO “NETWORKING”, MENTORING AND SPECIAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING TO RESEARCHERS AND GRADUATES
GSRT OBJECTIVES BY IMPLEMENTING PRAXE
BUSINESS PLANS PROJECTS FOR POSSIBLE SPIN-OFF COMPANIES BY RESEARCHERS AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES
JOB CREATION FOR HIGH-LEVEL SCIENTIFIC PERSONNEL
RESULTS – DRIVEN ORIENTATION OVERALL IMPACT OF THE PROGRAM COOPERATION OF STAKEHOLDERS OF THE GREEK
INNOVATION SYSTEM
GSRT OBJECTIVES BY IMPLEMENTING PHASE B’ (2ND ROUND)
INNOVATIVE IDEAS WITH ADDED VALUE INTELLECTUAL RIGHTS AND EXPLOITATION RIGHTS
OF THE RESEARCHERS COMPLETE AND REALISTIC BUSINESS PLANS EFFICIENT SCIENTIFIC AND MANAGERIAL STAFF
VIABLE KNOWLEDGE INTENSIVE SMEs AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE PROGRAM
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