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An introduction – a privately owned company park

2008

Danish Agricultural Advisory Service – 550 employees and a CEO with a vision

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+20.000 knowledge-intensive workers1 km to highwayDirect flights to 190 international destinations from local airports6 km – Aarhus CCity Tram in 2017

Agro Food Park 2017-75 Companies/Institutions-1.000 people

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Our development2010 2012 2015 2017/18 2020 2030

Employees 600 750 925 1.050 1.500 +3.000Companies/institutions 5 30 72 75-90 100 +200m2 24.000 30.000 33.000 43.000 65.000 +130.000

Our Business Model

Renting

Building plots

Building plots

Building plots

Building plots

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+20.000 knowledge-intensive workers1 km to highwayDirect flights to 190 international destinations from local airports6 km down townAarhus light rail/City Tram (Late 2017)

2019/20

Vision 2030 – World Leading Hotspot

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How we think

Growth

Innovation capacity

Winning conditions (m3)

Fundamental conditions (m2)

Only for the agriculture & food sector and no production

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Examples of m3 activities

- 40 large business events- 10 “drop-in’s” pr. year- Social activities- Daily matchmaking

Social activities

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Fun Run in Skejby

Winther Communication

Increase in business relations– some examples

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Arla Foods

“We have searched across Europe for suitable locations for our new Global Innovation Center and chosen DK / Aarhus / Agro Food Park” says director, Jais Valeur.

Aarhus University

The Institute for Food Research at Aarhus University will in the future be located in Agro Food Park, Skejby. The plan is to build laboratories and offices for 120 researchers, green houses and other research facilities.

“By having just one location we will strengthen our cooperation with the agricultural and food businesses also located in Agro Food Park / Skejby / Aarhus” says dean Niels Christian Nielsen.

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THE MODEL

www.clusterecosystems.com

Our Innovation Ecosystem

EntrepreneursEstablished firms

KnowledgeInstitutions

Risk capital

Service providers

Network:- Community- Initiatives- Cluster

Market

Talents

€- capital

Successful blockbusters reinvesting back into the Ecosystem

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Results in 2,5 years:

• 0 to 22 startups + pipeline• 16 Business Model sessions• 12 investors: DKK 21 million• Additional funding: DKK 8,1 million• 40 jobs – 26 new jobs created• Part of the Innovation Ecosystem

development

Agro Food Park INKUBATORPowered by Agro Business Park

Large and small – unfolding the potential

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The Technology Corridor of Aarhus

Agro Food Park

Skejby – bio-/med- & welfaretechKatrinebjerg (ict)

Navitas (cleantech)

Aarhus University - Campus

100.000 employees and students within natural sciences

Europe’s highest density of food value chain expertise within a one-hour drive

Ecosystem++ Business Region Aarhus

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Survey results 2016/2017Has the location in Agro Food Park been positive for the development of your business?

International attention….

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Thank you!

Søren Madsensrma@agrofoodpark.dk

M: + 45 21 63 88 46