1. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be Technology transfer in science parks – experience of SPoW the network of Science Parks in Wallonia Maxime Woitrin Economic & Commercial Counsellor, Belgian Embassy Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX) 14 April 2010, European Economic Congress 2010, Katowice

2. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be SPoW – network of Walloon STPs Network of 6 science parks Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park Liège Science Park Crealys - Gembloux Aéropole - Charleroi Initialis - Mons Qualitis – Enghien Managed by local development agencies and universities/research centers

3. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be SPoW Missions: Promote STPs as a tool for R&D and technology transfer Contribute to the development of innovation networks of expertise in partnerships Advantage of this network: pooling of technology resources efficiency: flexible organisation

4. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be Walloon STP ≠ “classic” industry park High-tech SME and large companies innovation Education &Training Knowledge University Research centre + STRUCTURAL and OPERATIONAL LINK WITH AN ASSOCIATED RESEARCH INSTITUTION 1.Concentration of high-tech players 2.TT & Networking boosting dynamics 3.Specific high-tech facilities 3 criteria to be a Walloon STP: SPoW Quality Charter

5. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be Company profile selection : Concentration of high tech players (Quality Charter) R&D centers Technologically new companies Non R&D units of innovative companies Non-innovative technological businesses Usefulness to R&D activities Examples of high-tech companies present in SPoW min 80 % max 20 %

6. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be Specific infrastructures On a science park, high technology companies will find the infrastructures adapted to their specific needs (SPoW Quality Charter)  Incubators for start-ups and spin-offs  Equipped business centres  Technological platforms  Use of scientific equipment from the Universities  Multi-services building: restaurants, banks, post offices, meeting rooms, etc.

7. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be Experience in Technology Transfer (TT) – services of SPoW encouraging exchanges between industrial and R&D actors facilitating TT and industrial research contracts; advising companies on technological innovation (IP, etc.) stimulating creation of high-tech companies; disseminating technological information. 2/3 of the companies in STPs have cooperation with University – concrete examples : use of university labs creation of prototypes technology transfer (e.g. patent licenses)

8. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be International cooperation of SPoW IASP = international association of STPs 349 members in 71 countries representing 200,000 companies Workshop “Recognition of STPs in Europe” o Brussels, 17 – 19 November 2010 o Part of EU Belgian Presidency official calendar => Contact: Lisa LOMBARDI Tel: +32 10 47 91 34, Lisa.Lombardi@uclouvain.beLisa.Lombardi@uclouvain.be

9. www.spow.be www.wallonia-international.be Thank you for your attention Maxime Woitrin Radca Ekonomiczny i Handlowy Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency (AWEX) Stratos Office Centre Ul. Skorupki 5 00-546 Varsovie Tel: +48 22 583 70 11 fax: +48 22 583 70 19 awex@varsovie-wallonia.com www.investinwallonia.be