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Prof. dr. Matjaz B. Juricand

Jerneja Kusar

Innovation Innovation mechanisms at the University of Maribor

Business Incubator Business Incubator University of Maribor University of Maribor

Venture factoryVenture factory

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Technology Transfer Technology Transfer Office Office

Innovation Innovation mechanisms at the University of Maribormechanisms at the University of Maribor

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• Establishment of joint research centers between Establishment of joint research centers between companies and universitycompanies and university

• Development and growth of hi-tecDevelopment and growth of hi-techh companies companies

• Development of other research centers and Development of other research centers and support services for innovation environment support services for innovation environment growthgrowth

• Focus on content, not containersFocus on content, not containers

• Environment and services for establishment of:Environment and services for establishment of:• Competence centersCompetence centers• Innovation centersInnovation centers• Technology centers and Centers of ExcellenceTechnology centers and Centers of Excellence• Technology Design CentersTechnology Design Centers• Technology PlatformsTechnology Platforms

• Strong knowledge transfer between university and Strong knowledge transfer between university and companiescompanies

• Support servicesSupport services

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Science Park Structure

R&DUNITS

INNOVATION

CENTRES

START-UP

COMPANIES

Key R&D Areas

• ICT• Software• Electronic Media• New Materials• Biomaterials• Biomedicine• Embedded Systems• Solar Energy• Civil Engineering

• Innovation Centers– Microsoft Innovation Centre

– IBM Innovation Centre

– SOA Competence Centre

– Centre for Cloud Computing

• 12 highly-skilled people12 highly-skilled people• 3 Ph.D., 1 M.Sc., 8 B.Sc.3 Ph.D., 1 M.Sc., 8 B.Sc.

• Possibility to involve people from Maribor UniversityPossibility to involve people from Maribor University• 2nd largest in Slovenia2nd largest in Slovenia• 15 faculties15 faculties• 1.100 employees1.100 employees• 24.000 students24.000 students

• Particular strength: ICT and related technologiesParticular strength: ICT and related technologies

Key SkillsKey Skills

ExperienceExperienceInterreg IIIA SciPark PartnerInterreg IIIA INNOVIN: Mreža univerzitetnih spin-off inkubatorjev Partner

Phare CBC eProjects – Web-based Environment for Project Management in SMEs

Partner

Phare CBC University business incubator Partner

Phare CBC Regional Business Portal Partner

Phare PPF2 Documentation for Spin-off incubator Partner

Bilateral Improvement of the efficiency and integration patterns for the needs of web services and e-business

Lead

Applicative Research

Consulting and mentoring on SOA inception Lead

6FP GREAT-IST Partner

6FP mGBL - mobile Game Based Learning Partner

Leonardo da Vinci Know-how Transfer and Capacity Building for participation in EU Community Programmes in Croatia by using Certified EU Project Manager Skills Scheme

Partner

Phare E-marketing as a Tool for the European Market

Phare An e-business model for SMEs for ODI-transactions

Project RolesProject Roles

Phase Role

1.1 Awareness raising and results capitalisation

Working group member

1.3 Web promotion and networking Working group member

3.1 Comparative Analysis of the regional policies

Working group member

4.2 Identification and setting up of Med Innovative communities

Working group member

4.3 Set up new schemes innovation-focused for MIC communities

Working group member

Possible other rolesPossible other rolesPhase Phase (continued)

1.2 Communication campaign 5.3 Public openness of web database and accreditation system

3.2 Design of smart specialization policy mixes

4.1 Setting up of the MED innovation communities frameworks

5.1 Definition of the Indicator system

5.2 Project and design of web database

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