0. Technology Park Ljubljana and Hi-Tech SME development in Slovenia
ProSense Workshop in Ljubljana
Iztok Lesjak, M. Sc., General Manager
20 May 2010

1. Why ? Global view: Regional view:
Adapting to the changes (globalization, knowledge vs creativity, Y or Z generation, power, wealth, size, ….)
Gaining competitiveness (Asia time…)
Regional view:
Exploiting endogenous potential (active role in regional development, knowledge based society)
Redefinition of University mission

2. Source:Financial Times of London

3. Why ? Economy/company view: SME source of new jobs
Hi –Tech – global dimension
Fast growing, attractive for VC
Quality jobs, high added value/employee
Revitalization of traditional industries
Innovativeness in DNA
Transformation into competitive knowledge based society

4. ECO System Supporting institution Government ministries and agencies
Chamber of commerce
Chamber of craftsmen and entrepreneurs
Clusters
Centers of excellence
TTO at universities and research institutes
University incubators
Business incubators
Technology and Science Parks
VEM points….

8. STP / Incubators? About Science and Technology Parks
habitat for businesses and institutions of the global knowledge economy
promote the economic development and competitiveness of regions and cities by:
Creating new business opportunities and adding value to mature companies
Fostering entrepreneurship and incubating new innovative companies
Generating knowledge-based jobs
Building attractive spaces for the emerging knowledge workers
Enhancing the synergy between universities and companies.

9. Definition
SCIENCE PARK (IASP Official definition) A Science Park is an organization managed by specialized professionals, whose main aim is to increase the wealth of its community by promoting the culture of innovation and the competitiveness of its associated businesses and knowledge-based institutions.
A Science Park stimulates and manages the flow of knowledge and technology amongst universities, R&D institutions, companies and markets; it facilitates the creation and growth of innovation-based companies through incubation and spin-off processes; and provides other value-added services together with high quality space and facilities.
(IASP International Board, 6 February 2002).

10. Technology Park Ljubljana - Vision
Become an active and internationally recognized support environment and commercial centre for the flourishing of globally competitive innovative technological entrepreneurship.
Technology Park Ljubljana - Mission
Ensure a top-quality business support environment for the transfer of research findings and innovative commercial ideas to successful and internationally competitive technological entrepreneurship.

11. Milestones Founders 1993 Institute Jozef Stefan Project TP at IJS
1995
Establishment of TP Lj Ltd.
2001
Building at Teslova 30 (4.700m2)
2007
Technology zone Brdo
Institute Jozef Stefan
National Institute of Biology
National Institute of Chemistry
IskraTel Ltd.
IskraSistemi Inc.
Lek Inc.
Municipality of Ljubljana

12. Added value of location and Technology Park Ljubljana to entrepreneurship
Quality of life factors (Ljubljana is a cultural capital - 10,000 cultural events, plus a properly arranged green environment including recreational and walking areas)
Excellent infrastructure (proximity of an international airport and the route of the 5th (Lisbon-Kiev) and 10th (Salzburg-Kiev) rail and road corridors)
Proximity of world class science (3 public and 1 private university with over 90,000 students and 33 public research institutes with a total of 6,000 researchers)
Access to talents (University of Ljubljana has more than 55,000 students, with 1,200 foreign students)
Entrepreneurial culture (30,337 established companies)

13. Added value of location and Technology Park Ljubljana to entrepreneurship
Appropriate business infrastructure (Technology Park Ljubljana with 35,000 m2 of office and laboratory space and 20,000 m2 of support and parking spaces)
Availability of business support services (specialized Technology Park Ljubljana programs, private consultancy services, etc.)
Inter & intra institutional collaboration (16 clusters with 335 SME’s and 72 larger companies and 80 research communities, with 66,500 employees)
Access to customers (access point for South East European countries)
Access to funding (public and private venture funds, regional, national and EU funding programs)
State and regional tax incentives

14. Inclusion of endogenous regional potential
Technology Park Model
Inclusion of endogenous regional potential
Industrial environment
(small, medium ang big enterprises)
Zone in sub-urban area
Educational
environment
(sec. ang high schools )
Incubator 1 in
sub-urban area
Technology zone in municipality
Incubator
Incubator 2
Pre-incubator
Incubator 3
Incubator 4
MIN
Research
environment
(public and private institutes,
centres, innovators)
Zone in sub-urban area TZ
CC,HCB
SBDC
Funds
... and other support organisations
RDA

15. Micro location of Technology Park Ljubljana
Hotel, congress centre
Galileo Supervisory
Authority
Technology Park
Ljubljana Brdo (I. and
II. Phase)
National institute
of Biology
Future University
Campus (ICT, Chemistry)
Faculty for
Biotechnology
Project TP Lj Brdo is part financed by EU

16. Technology Park Ljubljana Brdo Project
Land and infrastructure – Municipality Ljubljana:
land (part – m2) capitalization of the TP Lj
infrastructure and green environment
roads C2, C4 and C5 MOL
I. Phase Objects: 42 mio €, 8 mio € EU (ERDF)
7 buildings m2 office space,
m2 underground
F1 – m2
F2 – m2
F3 – m2
F4 – m2
F13 – 3 buildings m2 1 2 3 4 13
Project TP Lj Brdo is part financed by EU

17. Technology Park Ljubljana Brdo Project in pictures
May 2009
Project TP Lj Brdo is part financed by EU

18. Technology Park Ljubljana Brdo Project in pictures
June 2009
Project TP Lj Brdo is part financed by EU

19. Technology Park Ljubljana Brdo Project in pictures
June 2009
Project TP Lj Brdo is part financed by EU

20. Advantages of Technology Park Ljubljana:
- Tailored business development programmes
- Strategic partnerships with key regional and national actors: RDA, university incubators, technology parks, Slovenian Technology Agency, Public Agency for Entrepreneurship and
Foreign Investments, …
- Engaging stakeholders: public bodies (municipality, research institutes, universities) and private companies
- Open concept provides a flow of new knowledge based companies with high level of retention and potential for growth (incubated companies).
- Focus: ICT, new materials, biotechnology, automation in industry, renewable energy.

21. Services cycle of Technology Park Ljubljana
specific
internationalization
MARKET
V a l u e a d d e d (growth acceleration) 12
SCHOOL SYSTEM
generic
S t a n d a r d s e r v i c e s
profitability,
earnings
RESEARCH RNVIRONMENT
physical
I n f r a s t r u c t u r e s e r v i c e s 11
licensing
mentorship 5
INDUSTRIAL
ENVIRONMENT 10
IDEJA
company
income
evaluation
partnership
IDEA
protection 4 1
business plan 9 2
business
environment 3
new company 8
90% 6
financing 7
COMPANY
design
start-up
growing
market positioning
industrialization
snovanje
zagon
zorenje
borza podjetij
industrializacija

22. internationalization
Services cycle of
Technology Park Ljubljana
internationalization
EUR 12
profitability,
earnings 11
mentorship
licensing 10 5
company
income
evaluation
partnership 9
business
environment
protection 4 1
business plan 2 3 8
new company 6
financing
time 7

23. PEOPLE AND MONEY FINANCIAL SCHEMA HACKER
CHALLENGER
Students and
research
HACKER
Profesional teams
(ITC, Biotech, ect.)
EUR 5.000
INFINITI
Companies
EUR
100.00
GLOBAL MARKET
INDIVIDUALS,
IDEAS
UNIVERSITY,
INSTITUTES
SCHOLARSHIP
FOUNDERS FOND
VC FOUND
LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT
Simgularis + FE +TP Lj

24. Specialized programs
BUSINESS MENTORSHIP to attach business developer / mentor to a company to accelerate its business development.
QUICK START to accelerate development of companies.
GATEWAY TO FINANCE to facilitate access to finance for start-ups.
FAST TRACK to provide better access to business partners and RTD organizations worldwide.
BUSINESS CLUB to raise awareness on knowledge based entrepreneurship, new financial tools and to promote business partnership and access to university facilities and know-how.
SOFT LANDING to facilitate the opening up of new offices from foreigner industries.

25. EU Projects
CONNECT-2-IDEAS (FP6) maximising technology transfer using multinational companies.
INVESTMENT READINESS TRAINING (IRTRAIN) is an investment Readiness Training Programme for nacent entrepreneurs looking for seed-capital – Academy of business excellence.
EXE-MORE is a project for enabling exchange of nascent entrepreneurs to host entrepreneurs in EU countries in order to enhance business skills and screen new markets.
FIDIBE is a project for enhancing network of existing TPs in SEE Area:exchange of  experience, development of common standards for  establsihing and further development of existing business innovation parks.
BUSINESS REGION LK is a cross border project with Lakeside Technology & Science Park Klagenfurt in order to enhance cooperation and develop common services.

26. Activities of Technology Park Ljubljana
Promotion of entrepreneurship
Workshops and trainings
VIP visits and collaboration
Organisation of B2B meetings

27. Member companies and sectors
In May 2010 TP Lj membership included (260):
110 incubated companies (regular members)
150 associated companies (associate members )
Information technologies
Industrial automation
Biotechnology 14
Energy
New materials
Environment
Measuring and control 2
Hybrid and vacuum technology
Venture capital 3
Services

28. The most successive stories in 2009
Red Orbit won the title of The best business idea in Slovenia for 2008/09.
Winner of Slovenian Advertisement Festival for the most
innovative approaches of communication - Sonce.net.
Three companies Elaphe, Gama System and XLAB made
a TOP 10 Slovenian list of the most innovative companies.
Gama System with its e-doc software penetrated markets
on three continents – Europe, Africa and Asia.

36. Thank you for your attention
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