Mjärdevi Science Park - the Future and Beyond - Sten Gunnar Johansson CEO, Mjärdevi Science Park AB Regional and User-driven Innovation, Oulu, November 29-30th 2007

The Region: The Twin Cities of Sweden -Linköping and Norrköping regional citizens and 40,000 companies 50% of the Swedish population and 30% of the Swedish industry output within a radius of 200 km Excellent logistic hub for the Nordic market Efficient communications by planes, trains and cars

● Students27,000 ● Research Students 1,400 ● Staff and Faculty3,500 ● Professors 300+ Linköping university Focused Initiatives: Bioengineering, Materials Science, Industrial Engineering and Management, Information Technology Special focus on progressive ICT areas such as Signal Processing, Automatic Control, Thin-film Technology, Sensor Technology - 3 Campuses in 2 Cities -

” Mjärdevi Science Park; the best environment for establishment and growth of knowledge- and development-intensive companies.” Mjärdevi Science Park 2007

World Class Compentences in areas such as: Image Analyses and Visualization Telecom and Signal Processing Automotive Safety Sectra The Ericsson Center for Radio Network Control …and Software and Systems Development, Sensor Technology, Cleantech, Life Science Technology Autoliv Electronics

Growth of MSP 1984 – 2007 Office space sqm sqm sqm sqm sqm Companies 150 Employees 45 Companies 900 Employees 110 Companies Employees 170 Companies Employees 230 Companies Employees

Types of Companies Swedish Sub- sidiaries 23 % University Spinoffs 37 % Second Generation 10 % Company Spinouts 13 % Foreign Sub- sidiaries 8 % Local Service & Support 9 %

Networking – the Key to Success SiSP/ IASP NUTEK/ VINNOVA Regional Government Service Providers City of Linköping university Banks and VC organisations City of Norrköping Real Estate Investors Invest in Sweden/ East Sweden Development ALMI Norrköping Science Park Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship SMIL – A Company Network Mjärdevi Science Park LEAD Incubator Innovation Bridge

Company Support in the Park Incubator /Fast Start Entrepreneurship Programme & Marketing School Space & Infrastructure Seed and Venture Capital PR and Communication Staff Recruitment Service International Cooperation University Cooperation Projects, Networks & Forums Soft Landing

GROWLINK The Regional Innovation Process IDEASSTARTGROWTH Information Evaluation Advice Intellectual property protection Networking Entrepreneurship/Management Programmes Seed and Venture Capital Business Advisory Service Internationalisation Coaching/Mentoring