ELIKO Competence Centre in Electronics-, Info- and Communication Technologies Ljubljana 2009 Indrek Ruiso

ELIKO ELIKO is a private company, research activity supported by Enterprise Estonia and EU; Founded in June 2004, the first project started at 12. October 2004; ELIKO today: sqm office and laboratory space; - 40 scientists and engineers; - Since 2004, around 70 publications and 11 patent applications have been submitted; - Two successful EU framework program projects are initiated; - Totally 17 industrial partners; 01. July 2009, the new research program started with budget 11 MEUR (only Competence Centres Programme);

ELIKO Smart Space Solutions - SSS (human/machine interactive support systems) is an interdisciplinary R&D topic to create environments for telemedicine, (robotics supported) comfort living and urban services, energy saving, safety services. SSS R&D area is extremely wide. The ELIKO's research is contributing in SSS advancement in following subtopics: 1. Sensing and communication in embedded Smart Space Networks: 1.1 Sensors and wideband processing of sensor signals 1.2 Embedded smart space network components 2. Smart Space Services: 2.1 Contextual information and semantic profiles 2.2 Test, verification and diagnosis of distributed and embedded systems

Impact to the Estonian economy Help to restructure Estonian IT and Electronic industry from subcontracting based services to more value-added and knowledge intensive products; Creation the new jobs in ELIKO and partners companies (at least 500 new jobs); Added-value per employee increase at least 50% in the partners companies; The increasing adaption of the environment friendly technologies (lighting control, etc); The creation of spin-off companies (as the result of the first period two companies could be founded: RFID applications and street lighting regulation and control). During next period, at least three are estimated. The increasing popularity of technology development as highly motivated employment (average salary in CC program EEK, in Smartmuseum EEK). Involvement at least 25 PhD and 40 MSc students to the research program (during the period respectively 14 and 21 was involved); In co-operation with other CCs creating new business areas and applications (cluster initiatives “Bio & IT” together with Cancer Research CC); The improvement of the quality and availability of the patient health monitoring at home and in hospital (co-operation with PERH and ITK).

ELIKO 2004

ELIKO 2009

Projects partners 2004: Only Competence Centre Programme 4 scientific partners 7 industrial partners 8 Competence Centre Programme projects Average 2 Industrial partners and 1 scientific partner per project Annual average budget EUR per project Not any EU projects & commercial projects 2009: Mix of CCP, EU projects, commercial projects 5 scientific partners 16 industrial partners (2 are left, 3 has come and left, 9 are new) 4 Competence Centre Programme projects Average 6 industrial partners and 2 scientific partner per projects Annual average budget EUR per project 4 EU projects 2 commercial projects

Indicators ELIKO is moving to: From separated projects with limited partners to large projects with more then one scientific partners and many industrial partners From CCP base centre to the multiple financing source Competence Centre Quantitative indicators: Number of Industrial partners Number of Scientific partners Success rate of new EU projects, initiated by ELIKO (we have initiated 5, 2 has been successful) Number and volume of the other R&D projects Qualitative indicators: Scientific value (publications, patents) Human resources development (MSc and PhD students) Real IPR business value

Monitoring for EAS 1.Quarterly finance report Pos. Motivating strictly to follow the budget Neg. Represent “normal” accounting information in “EAS shape”, additional work 2.Activity report after every half year Pos. General overview and summary, incl.: Executive summary Human resource progress Number of publications and patents Projects outside Competence Centre Programme Short overview about projects results Neg. Not representing changes and dynamics 3.Mid-term evaluation Pos. Very comprehensive study Neg. Not deep understanding local situation and background

Mid-term evaluation After first 3,5 years, carried out by Technopolis Ltd.: ELIKO tackles a shifting group of partners and does a mixture of research and advance engineering in quickly changing fields. It suffers from fragmentation and lack of large, stable partner but is nonetheless doing a useful job. Summary of the very deep and detailed analysis including all indicators (from the human resources development until the results of business usability). Many recommendations, findings and conclusions. But not analysed, are the goals achievable or not.

General picture, Global value network ELIKO SDS Inkspin1 Artec Artec Smartimplant Inkspin2 Elvior Girf, ITK Apprise Regio Modesat Mindstone Apprise Sonar consumer market Entertain- ment equipment OEM Wireless com. OEM Ericsson Homeland security sector Medical device market Consumer SW Tourist services Public healthcare Nokia Testonica Elcoteq ELIKO Spin-off City Coverment

General picture, partners contribution Start-up Companies: Inkspin1, Inkspin2, Modesat. Strong financial background as majority owner is ASI (VC company belong to the former Skype owners). TUT Spin-off companies: Testonica and Smartdust Solutions. Medical Organizations: East Tallinn Central Hospital (ITK) and North Estonia Medical Centre (PERH). Companies: Profitable, but small companies with experience of the technology development.

Good practices Measurable numbers Partners structure Scientific approach Usability in Industry, business value Financial results Number of Demo solutions “Big” picture

Impedance Measurement Diagnostics of batteries and fuel cells using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy

Impedance Measurement Study of the impedance of cell cultures Development of method and device for measurement of the impedance of cell culture Device for industrial bioprocess control Portable device for testing of food quality Research of properties of cell cultures and micro-organisms

Impedance Measurement Is a key tool to avoid irreversible muscle damage post- operatively (25% cases) Diagnosing in reconstructive surgery of limbs

Roboswarm

Smart Space

ELIKO Tender # OLAF/01/29/2006: “Study of the Euro Coin conductivity calibration procedure for obtaining certified reference standard” Device and method for calibration Testing of alloys for Euro coins Testing of Euro coins

Joint Meeting of the Science and Technology Policy Council of Finland and Estonian Research and Development Council

Thank You! Indrek Ruiso