METU-TECHNOPOLIS Science Park Movement in Turkey • Started in 1980’s with METU • In 1991 SMIDO-METU Incubation Center has been established • In 1996 Techno-Parks Bylaw was enacted • In 1998 METUTECH and TUBITAK-MAM approved as the first techno-parks of Turkey • In 2001 Technology Development Zones Law was enacted *SMIDO: Small and Medium Sized Industry Development Organization The Technology Development Zone Law • Enacted in 2001 • Support and incentives – Income tax exemptions for R&D staff – Corporate tax exemptions for companies – Incentives for the academic personnel working for science park companies * Foreign investors and companies are eligible for all incentives Science Parks in Turkey • 31 science parks – 19 of them are operational • More than 1100 companies • 11.000 Personnel (8500 R&D, 2500 Support) • 440 Million-Dollar Export • 230 Received Patent • 37 Million TL (Turkish Liras) Ministry of Industry Grant • 23 operating incubation centers – Managed by university-SMIDO consortiums Middle East Technical University • First campus university in Turkey • Over 23.000 students • %40 graduate students (MS, PhD) • 4100 MS, 2400 PhD • 2500 academic staff • 40 research centers, 365 laboratories • More than 100 international projects • P6, FP7, Leonardo, etc. The first and the largest science and technology park of Turkey METUTECH Goals • To enhance in Turkey’s R&D potential • To maintain a strong collaboration between industry-the university • To transform university’s research outcomes into economic value • To encourage and support entrepreneurship and innovation • To create suitable environment for technology transfer Land and Location • Property of the University • 1.200.000 m2 in total • Fully completed infrastructure • 40 minutes to airport, 15 minutes to railway station,10 minutes to city bus station Technopark Distribution w.r.t.Closed Space N/A 6% •Total Closed Area: 2003 – 27.000 m2 2005 – 60.000 m2 2007 – 86.000 m2 2015 – 250.000 m2 >80.000 36% <15.000 16% 15.001-40.000 25% 40.001-80.000 17% Prioritized Sectors • • • • • ICT Electronics Defense Technologies Biotechnology Telecommunication • • • • Energy Automotive Chemistry Advanced Materials • Environment Company Profiles • 240 companies, 75% which are SMEs • 3000 total personnel • 2350 RTD personnel (75% engineers) • Projects carried out: ~ 550-600 (at a time) University-Industry Cooperation • 492 joint R%D Project since 2002 • 876 contract with 336 different academicians since 2002 • Cooperation with 33/40 different departments and 90 different companies since 2002 • 96 ongoing project with 121 academicians, 41 companies and 17 departments Company Profiles Company Technology Fields Others 14% Medical-Biomedical 7% ICT 47% Telecomunication 12% ElectronicsElectromechanics 20% Company Profiles ICT Subdivisions Banking 7% Simulation and visual data processing 31% ERP, MRP solutions 10% GIS applications 11% e-government, etrade, e-business 16% Medical information systems 11% e-learning 14% METU-SMIDO Incubation Center METU-Twins Halıcı Software House Silver Blocks Silicon Blocks Milsoft R&D Building SATGEB Buildings (Defence Industry Research and Technology Development Subregion) Gallium Block METUTECH in Numbers Number of Companies 300 250 216 200 181 178 150 135 107 100 50 59 32 27 34 25 9 0 2000 2001 2002 86 61 74 25 33 2003 2004 147 96 106 39 41 2005 240 201 200 others 141 37 2006 237 35 2007 40 36 2008 2009 (1) TEKMER Total METUTECH in Numbers Technopolis Companies R&D Turnover Figures (Million $) 119 120 115,3 102,06 100 82,8 80 71,8 60 52,1 40 20 18,4 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 (9) Numbers does not include manifacturing income METUTECH in Numbers Annual Export Figures 30 28,2 29,9 29 24,2 25 20 15,6 15 10 7,2 5 1 1,9 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008(9) * Export Markets: USA, EU, Japan, Israel etc. Numbers does not include manifacturing income Aerial Photo 1999 2006 The New Steps • To Develop University-Industry Cooperation • To Build International Cooperation Platforms • To Promote Entrepreneurship – Business Plan Contest – Pre-incubation Center – METU-BAN • To create economic value from academic knowledge – Technology Transfer Office (TTO) University-Industry Cooperation Performance Criteria Joint R&D project count Public priority R&D project count Supported PhD / Master count Center of Excellence MEMS Simulation and Image Processing Technologies International Cooperation FP 6 Projects Cooperation with European Investment Fund (EIF) - to establish a start-up fund European Investment Bank (EIB) - Distance Learning, elearning projects, Development of Infrastructure Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Mongolia, Ukraine, Belarus (to establish Science Parks) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)- Financing the establishment of the Science Parks FP6 Projects of METUTECH IRC-Anatolia: Focus on Transnational Technology Transfer RIS-Mersin: Focus on Developing an Innovation Strategy for Mersin Region NICE: Networking ICT Clusters-Sharing experience Sincere: Network for Co-operation in E-Health Road mapping Events ResIST: Focus on Researching inequality through science and technology Smeinnov8gate: To develop a Stage Gate methodology for SMEs to produce profitable innovation collaborations IP4INNO: Rights Education of SME’s in subject of Intellectual Property Business Plan Contest 2005 Figures Teams Registered:-------------------------------Teams Participated:------------------------------Teams selected :----------------------------------Teams admitted their business plan:------Companies:---------------------------------------- • • • • • • – – – – – 195 65 11 7 2 2006 Figures – – – – – 263 68 10 9 1 2007 Figures – – – – – 348 58 12 8 2 2008 Figures – – – – – 500 107 12+5 … … Training courses provided free of charge – Business plan – IPR Management – Financial management for start-ups – Becoming an entrepreneur Jury formed by METUTECH company owners, academicians, business men Winner awarded with 70,000$ in cash as seed fund for general category Winner awarded with 50,000$ in cash as seed fund for defense industry category (Defence Industry Undersecratary’s contribution) Office space for 3 years allocated in METUTECH at no cost Finalists were supported at the events www.yfyi.info METUTECH ATOM • METU-Technopolis Animation Technologies and Game Development Center • Target groups : Students • Allocated office space : 600m2 • Completed infrastructure (hardware, software, office equipment, etc.) • First priority : Game development • Limited amount of financing, mentoring services, business consultancy, secretariat, etc. • After two years transfer into incubation center. METUTECH-BAN • The first business angels network of Turkey • Aims to support early stage financing problems of SME’s • ICT has priority • Founders : – METU alumni – Managers of successful Metutech companies • Founders select new members • Services are charged to members but not SMEs in the beginning www.metutechban.org LABS Faculties Academics, Academics, Students, Students, Graduates R&D Centres METU METUTECH MEMS METUTECH-TTO METUMETU-MEMS Incubation Centre Technology Transfer Office METU-KOSGEB Technology Centre Business Plan Contest Incubation Centre Telecommunication Pre-Incubation Centre Turk Telekom Incubation Centre Software Houses Mature Companies R&D Buildings Mature Companies www.metutech.metu.edu.tr