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KBCS Summit 2015_Succesvolle start-ups aan de KU Leuven_Bart De Moor
KU Leuven is a major research university with around 4,000 researchers and extensive funding opportunities, focusing on knowledge transfer to society and industry. The institution has a robust infrastructure for spin-off creation and innovation, having launched 105 spin-offs, with significant partnerships and investments to foster entrepreneurial endeavors. The Leuven ecosystem supports high-quality research and commercialization through a collaborative environment and extensive resources.
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- 1. How to start-up@KU Leuven ? Bart De Moor
- 2. – Academic education –Scientific research – Service to the community = knowledge and technology transfer • to society • to industry
- 3. KU Leuven -4000 researchers & 1500 faculty, 800 MEUR Gasthuisberg – 1300 researchers, 800 MEUR LERU (League of 22 European Research Intensive Universities) – coordination centre Thomson-Reuters ranking of most innovative universities: - Ranked 16th worldwide - Ranked 2nd Europe
- 4. Funding Type of research(basic to applied) Sizeofproject(smalltolarge) FWO FP7 IOF Kennisplatformen Hefboomprojecten Mandaten Innovation-project EU IDEAS PEOPLE COOPERATION SMEs CIP OT IDO GOA IWT – O&O IWT - OZM IWT - SBO IWT – SBO voortraject (m. f.)
- 6. Computational Biology • Genomicdata fusion • NGS data analysis • Graphical models & kernels Applications • Diagnosis of genetic disorders • Disease gene discovery • Disease management Methodology • Matrix/tensor algebra • Classification and survival • Multimodal Signal Processing & Analysis • Optimization in engineering • Support vector machines & kernel methods • Advanced process control • Datamining, information retrieval & knowledge discovery • Complex networks & nonlinear systems • Numerical linear algebra Bioinformatics/Computational Biology Biomedical Data Processing Digital Signal Processing for Audio & Telecom Audio Speech processing • Speech Communications • Public Address Systems • Hearing Aids/Cochlear Implants Digital Communications • Wireline ADSL/VDSL • Wireless Systems, Models & Control
- 7. IWT Projects: SBO:2; Proeftuin:1 Fundamental Strategic Demand-driven N.A. N.A. N.A.N.A. Projects: 13 Research BELSPO IUAP: 2 ; VLIR: 2 Fellowships: PhD: 4; Postdoc: 6 IWT Fellowships phd: 10 IMEC: fellowships: 1 iMinds Medical IT 2014 SBO: 1 BOF N.A. FOD Kankerplan: 1 N.A. FLANDERS CARE FL. Care Demo Project: 1 IWT Baekeland: 1 IWT innovation postdoc: 1 KU Leuven centra IOF Projects: 2: 2KP Hercules collaborations: 3 KU Leuven topfacilitiesGenomics Core SyBioMA LICT, LMTC LBioSCENTer IWT Projects: TBM: 4; O&O: 2; Eurostars: 1 iMinds Medical IT ICON: 3; Fallrisk , Nxt Sleep, b-SLIM Projects: EU:5; ERC:3 ; MC ITN:3 ; EFRO Interreg:1 ; COST: 2; ERASMUS:1 DYSCO Projects 8: GOA: 2; PF: 2; BIL: 2; VES:1 Fellowships: DBOF PDM:2 CoE/PF GOA MaNet http://www.esat.kuleuven.be/ bioinformatics/software.php http://homes.esat.kuleuven.be/ ~biomed/software.php software VLK: 1 VSC: TIER1:2 Industry: 1 BESTCOM
- 8. – Academic education –Scientific research – Service to the community = knowledge and technology transfer • to society • to industry
- 9. Research collaboration (22) • advice • contractR&D • projects with government support (IWT, EC, etc.) Intellectual property rights (10) • intellectual property rights • licensing Spin-off & innovation (10) • spin-off creation & growth • networks & regional dev. • KU Leuven Association Finance, HR & logistics (39) • financial administration • HRM administration Management (2)
- 10. IPTEC Award 2006 Stanford 2007Tsinghua 2008 Leuven
- 11. Booming business • 114million euro income from research collaboration • 1,774 new agreements (2014) 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 463 598 812 981 1051 1263 1301 1724 1563 1774
- 12. Patents & Intellectualproperty • 129 patent applications in 2014 – 586 active patent families – 42 PCTs • 87 million euro license-income • Granted patent is often the basis for setting up a spin-off company In numbers 2014 Reported findings 177 Priority submissions 129 New patents 52
- 13. Examples of technologytransfer
- 14. Basic Research Strategic Valorisation Patents Licenses BOF IOF FP6/7 SME Direct Contract Research KUL Research group spinoff NV FFFBA/VC founders employees Fase 1 Creating a spin-off company Fase 2
- 15. • Gemma FrisiusFund KU Leuven (GFF) o Seed capital for spin-off companies o GFF founded in 1997 & GFF II in 2002 • At the end of 2009 GFF and GFF II merged into one single fund o Partners: • KU Leuven (20% of capital) • Two banks: KBC Private Equity (40%) and BNP Paribas Fortis Private Equity (40%) o Combination between: • Knowledge and technology transfer expertise (university) • Financial expertise (financial partners) o Not restricted to one technology domain o 27 million euro invested in 42 spin-off companies Seed money
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- 17. 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 1981 1983 19851987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 Cumulative number of spin-offs created Total no. of active spin-offs Total no. of spin-offs • 105 spin-off companies started, 87 still active; together +/- 4,100 employees (numbers 2014) • 760 million euro external capital (2005-2014 only) • 7 successful flotations (IPOs) Impact of spin-offs
- 18. • Engineering • Micro-electronics& ICT Our jewels
- 19. • Consultancy • Biomedical Ourjewels (c’ted)
- 21. Yesterday’s closing dinnerCartagenia: Founders & investors
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- 24. • Critical massof high quality research & projects • Multidisciplinary team & high value support • Favourable entrepreneurial climate within the university • Clear incentives to encourage researchers • Instruments and networks that support technology transfer & entrepreneurship • Legal context in Flanders • The Leuven eco-system & biotope: Leuven MINDGATE Succes factors
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