Biotechnology in Germany From BioRegions to BioClusters Keys for succes Dr. Klaus Plate CEO

Biotechnology in Germany

From BioRegions to BioClusters

Keys for succes

Dr. Klaus Plate

CEO

Heidelberg Technology Park

Sino-European Forum on Innovation Clusters

Paris, January 25, 2007

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

Ireland

Spain

Norway

others

Italy

Denmark

Belgium

Finland

Netherlands

Switzerland

Sweden

France

UK

Germany

number of companies

big (150 and more employees)medium (50 to 149 employees)small (1 to 49 employees)Start-Up (up to 2 years)

Source: Ernst & Young

Biotechnology in Europe

BioRegio

Freiburg

BioRegio

Stuttgart/

Neckar-Alb

(Tübingen)

Biotech-

nologie

Ulm

Biotech-

nologie

München

BioRegion Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck

BioRegio

Regensburg

BioRegion

Rhein-Main

(Frankfurt-Mainz)

BioRegio

Rheinland

(Köln-Bonn-

AachenBioMIT

Mittelhessen

(Marburg-

Gießen)

BioRegio N

Braunschweig-

Hannover-

Göttingen)

BioTOP

Berlin-Bran-

denburg

BioRegio

Jena

BioRegion

Halle-Leipzig

BioRegio

Greifswald-Rostock

Bioinitiative

Nord

(Hamburg-

Kiel-LübeckRegion

Bremen

Region

Nordwestl.

Nieder-

sachsen

German BioRegions

50 million DM for research projects inbiotechnology for three model regions:

BioRegio Rhineland (Köln, Bonn, Achen)BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle (Heidelberg)Biotechnology Munich (München)

plus20 million DM for the special region:

BioRegio Jena

BioRegio Funding

Source: BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle

Conditions for BioRegio Funding

The perspective of a short or medium-term commercialisation of the results, preferentially by foundinga biotech company

The commercial realization of the results within the region

The confinancing of the project by private capital, generallywith at least 50 % of the total cost of the project

Time span: 1st Jan 1997 – 31st Dec 2001


Selecting projects for BioRegio Funding

I. Criteria

Scientific Quality

Competitiveness (patent situation)

Creation of Jobs

Focus on regional strengthSource: BioRegion Rhine-Neckar-Triangle

Since the launch of the BioRegio Contest in 1997:

• 55 new biotech companies in the Heidelberg BioCluster

• 45 research-driven companies in molecular biotechnology

• 1.800 jobs created directly in biotech companies

• 1.500 jobs in research-driven biotech companies

• 8.000 jobs in the industry and 6.000 jobs in research institutions are dependent on biotechnology


BioRegio

Freiburg

BioRegio

Stuttgart/

Neckar-Alb

(Tübingen)

Biotech-

nologie

Ulm

Biotech-

nologie

München

BioRegion Rhein-Neckar-Dreieck

BioRegio

Regensburg

BioRegion

Rhein-Main

(Frankfurt-Mainz)

BioRegio

Rheinland

(Köln-Bonn-

AachenBioMIT

Mittelhessen

(Marburg-

Gießen)

BioRegio N

Braunschweig-

Hannover-

Göttingen)

BioTOP

Berlin-Bran-

denburg

BioRegio

Jena

BioRegion

Halle-Leipzig

BioRegio

Greifswald-Rostock

Bioinitiative

Nord

(Hamburg-

Kiel-LübeckRegion

Bremen

Region

Nordwestl.

Nieder-

sachsen

German BioClusters

BioClusters

Keys for success

BioClusters

Science Base

• Universities

• Research Institutes

BioClusters

Company Base

• Big Companies

• Medium-sized companies

• Start-ups

BioClusters

Financial Base

Availability of „smart“ equity and

debt-finance

• Seed money

• Venture money

BioClusters

Human Resources

Availability of skilled workforce

• Scientists • Business Professionals• Technicians• Post-docs

BioClusters

Additional critical factos for success

• Easy to reach by air, car, railway

• Quality of life

BioClusters

BioParksThe drivers of BioClusters

The right environment to start andgrow biotech companies

BioClusters

The Heidelberg Technology Park is a BioPark

Center of the

Heidelberg BioCluster

BioClusters

Heidelberg BioClusterHeidelberg Technology Park

Profile

• 500.000 sqft lab and office space• 75 tenant companies• 1.300 employees, 1.500 expected• 200 Associated Members

Heidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park

The Heidelberg Technology Park is an international Life Science Park, Center of the Heidelberg BioCluster. The Park is closely related to the Heidelberg University and to the worldfamous research institutes located here.


Technology Park Services

Helping with

• renting office and lab space

• financing

• managment

• marketing

• legal affairs


Technology Park Services (examples)

• conference service

• seminars, workshops

• market place for machines, lab material, services, jobs

• online and print platforms to communicate

• organizing meetings

• conference center

• restaurant

• Kindergarten

• parking


Technology Park Networking

Regional, national, international

• developing a regional BiotechCommunity

• working with national and international associations

• creating strategic alliances and partnerships

Sisterpark Network

22 Partners in America, Asia, Europe

A worldwide alliance to explore international markets and to offer information, collaboration and partnering.

TP Sisterpark NetworkHeidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park

Heidelberg Technology ParkSisterpark Network

Heidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park

Munich Heidelberg

Berlin

Uppsala

Barcelona

Oxford

Basel

Tallinn

Lyon Paris

Cambridge

CEBR:

Council of European BioRegions

Flanders

Council of European BioRegionsCEBR

'Building a competitive European biotechnology sector on the world stage’


CEBR – the need….an observation on European

biotech • Hundreds of small companies across Europe• A need to work together for best result in competitive

world market• Diverse sources of assistance – not always

apparent/easily accessible

Founded on excellent science but must operate effectively to succeed


CEBR – the history

• Small group with common interest:

– Improving practical support for their biocommunities

– Creating network with appropriate/best point of contact in every biocommunity

– Promoting European biotechnology• Network outline developed• Funding achieved


CEBR – what it can offer

• Operational support – companies should succeed on science, not fail on business practice

• Europe-wide biotechnology network – rapid access to biotechs

• Promotion of European biotechnology on world stage

• Signposts to what works well


CEBR – what it does

…. The ‘golden rules’

• ‘Bottom up’ – driven by biotech’s practical needs

• Activities with direct benefit to biotechs

• Working network – proactive members

• Co-operation: co-operate to compete

Contact:

Dr. Klaus Plate, CEOTechnologiepark Heidelberg GmbHMarktplatz 10, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

Phone:+49 6221 58-20500Fax: +49 6221 58-20990E-mail:[email protected]

[email protected]: www.technologiepark-heidelberg.de

TP ContactHeidelberg BioCluster Heidelberg Technology Park

Thank you for your attention.

Biotechnology in Germany From BioRegions to BioClusters Keys for succes Dr. Klaus Plate CEO

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