1. Prague – Technical Incubators Dr. Pavel Komárek Director, Business and Innovation Centre of the Czech Technical University in Prague President, Science and Science and Technology Parks Association CR

2. Prague – the City Profile Area size 496,4 km 2 Population (2001) 178 mil. inhabitants Education (2001) 15% basic, 64% secondary, 21% university level Age structure 14% pre-productive, 64% productive, 20% post-productive

3. Prague – the City Profile Share on CR DGP approx. 19% Per capita DGP approx. 10 527 ECU Rating A – No of private companies275 000 No of foreign companies 38 253

4. Incubators in Prague: Business and Innovation Centre of the Czech Technical University in Prague * Technology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences CR * CKD Technology Laboratories – Ecotechnology Centre * Science and Technology Park VZLU Prague* Incubator 2,0 – virtual incubator looking for the premises now. * member of the Science and Technology Parks Association CR (www.svtp.cz)

5. BIC CTU was founded in May 1991 as the first such centre in the CEEC with the assistance of: Czech government, European Union. Starting in 1992 it was built up as a Phare programme pilot project.

6. The Centre occupies an area of 2 ha on the west side of Prague: near highway D5 towards Pilsen, about 20 minutes from Prague airport and 20 minutes from the main campus of the university.

7. BIC CTU Prague The hiring of premises with advantageous rents (program MIT CR). Consultancy in the sphere of SMEs, including evaluation of projects, help with elaboration of business plans. Complex service in sphere of patents, inventions, trade marks and industrial design.

8. BIC CTU Prague BIC CTU Prague is on the list of institutions qualified for expert activities dealing with industrial ownership. Information and assistance in Framework Programmes (MEYS CR). Information and assistance in programme ”Renewal”- MIT CR.

9. BIC CTU Prague Contacts with specialised work centres of CTU and with other Business and Innovation Centres in Europe.

10. BIC CTU is a member of: European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN), Science and Technology Parks Association of the Czech Republic (STPA CR), Prague Economic Chamber.

11. 1991 – 2002 65 clients (enterprises) have passed through the incubator of our Centre. –41 innovative companies, –14 service companies. 20 innovative companies were established by research workers or graduates of CTU, –3 companies were established by students.

12. DHI HYDROINFORM, a.s., provides advisory and specialised services in the field of water management and the environment. Spin-off company with three employees (two research workers and one student). Over a period of five years, the company transformed itself from a limited liability company into a joint-stock company.

13. DHI HYDROINFORM, a.s., In 1996, it was the first company from the Czech Republic to be awarded the prestigious Information Technology European Award. The company co-operates very closely with the Danish Hydraulic Institute, which ranks among the top institutes in its field. The company can use the name DHI.

14. Et Netera business integrator (supplier of complete Internet and Intranet customer solutions) 1997 – spin-off company established by two students of CTU, 1998 – client of BIC, 2001 – Et Netera was placed the fifth on the Fast 50 list. The growth of Et Netera has been 987 % over the last three years.

15. Et Netera The Central European Technology Fast 50 is an award program of D@T that targets fast- growing technology firms in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia (10 000 companies).

16. Thank for your attention

17. Links Phone:+420 2 5721 2873 e-mail:komarek@bic.cvut.cz website:www.bic.cvut.cz