Innovation Relay Centres
Innovation Relay Centres and Innovating Regions in Europe Central Unit (IRC-IRE CU) Apr 18, 2023
The IRC Network and the
Transnational Technology
Transfer Brokerage Event
Dott.F. Cappello - Co-ordinator
Media IRC Sicily and Calabria
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The need for European industry to move forward has four “CORNERS”:(IRC-IRE Think Tank Group : Mr Corsi)
1. Competitiveness Becoming more Competitive means becoming more knowledge-driven, more
internet-connected, more dynamically adaptive to change
2. New Economy With knowledge being accessible to all,
value is moving toward knowledge, enhancing knowledge management
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The need for European industry to move forward has four “CORNERS”:(IRC-IRE Think Tank Group : Mr Corsi)
3.Business Models In the new Business Model, there are several competing services for the same customer, who
is now right in the centre, in the middle of the model. The great change in marketing is that whereas yesterday the supply chain was driven by supply itself, today it is driven purely by
demand
4.Behavior is important to understand the expression “Linux is better, but Microsoft is a habit” lies right
in the heart of business in the web-era.
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What Does More Competitive Means?
It means becoming 1. More knowledge-driven
2. More internet-worked
3. More dynamically adaptive (to new forms of organisations, of new practices, to context…)
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NEW ECONOMY
Nobel Prize Robert Solow en 1987: “You can see the computer age everywhere but in the productivity statistics”
2003:
“You can see innovation everywhere except in the innovation statistics”
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Business model
Yesterday wealth creation was a sequential process
SUPPLYA product shipped to the customer
Today wealth creation is a dynamic process
2. You sustain satisfactionConcentrate on your unique value proposition
1. You build a relationshipDEMAND
Put your customer firstBuild value proposition
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Business model
Yesterday supply chain
SUPPLYDriven by Supply
Research determined units to ship, until saturation
Today supply chain
1. Directly driven by Demand
2. Not fill orders only, but fulfill satisfaction
DEMAND
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What is Purpose of the IRC Network?
• EC perceived a weakness in the exploitation of R&D
• USA & Japan more R&D reaches the market– Better links between research centres & industry
• EC established a network to facilitate the transfer of innovative technology from research centres to industry
• This network has evolved into the Innovation Relay Centre Network
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Main Objective of the Network
“Enhance European Business Competitiveness by strengthening technology and the innovation base
of Europe’s SMEs”
MAIN TASKS:
-Promote the trans-national technology transfer of technologies, whatever their origin
- Promote the trans-national dissemination and exploitation of the results of Community research
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The IRC Definition of technology transfer
• Transfer of know-how, technology, or expertise from
one party to another party
• Transfer of technology from one industrial sector to
another
• Transfer of RTD results to the market
• Not just a commercial activity, there must be an
element of INNOVATION
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IRC Network
Iceland with IRC Iceland with IRC NetherlandsNetherlands
France du Nord with France du Nord with IRC North of EnglandIRC North of England
East Switzerland East Switzerland with with IRC South GermanyIRC South Germany
Malta with IRC Malta with IRC North Rhine Westphalia North Rhine Westphalia
IRC Luxembourg-IRC Luxembourg-Trier-SaarbrückenTrier-Saarbrücken
31 countries: EU, CEEC, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, Cyprus & Malta
CyprusCyprus
IsraelIsrael
Transnational IRCsTransnational IRCs
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The Innovation Relay Centres
• 68 IRCs operating defined geographical areas (31 countries)
• 231 organisations involved
• More than 1000 professional consultants
• IRCs hosted by Regional or National Development Agencies, Technology Transfer Centres, Universities, Chambers of Commerce etc….
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IRCs related to EU networks and initiatives
Deep knowledge of local companies and their technology needs
IRCs member of a network
Wide diffusion of information
collaboration relations with Gate2Growth & IPR Helpdesk, BICs, EICs,CORDIS
IRC Network: Strengths
IRCs rooted in the region
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How does the Network achieve TTT?
• Identification of local SME needs/offers
• Search for technology suppliers/requests in the network (technology profile)
• Bringing together companies
• Assistance with negotiation
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IRC support to dissemination & exploitation of RTD Results
• Identifications of suitable EU RTD results or projects with good market potentiality
• Definition of the dissemination / implementation plan
• Identification of the suitable markets
• Promotion to the IRC network and to the clients
• Support in participation at brokerage events
• Assistance with negotiations
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IRC Support Services
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1. BBS system: Password protected website - Technology Profiles exchanged via website - Profiles stored in searchable database - Diffusing RTD results (TOs) at the same time to the 31 countries
2. Organisations of Events: TT brokerage events, Investment Fora, SMEs trade missions,..
3. IRC Thematic groups The IRC thematic groups (TG) are industrial clusters of IRCs created in order to offer strong support services to SMEs in specific sectors
Tools available to IRCs to find partners
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Network Results April 2000 – Nov. 2002
Total TTT 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year
465 137 294 34
29% 63% 7%
649
Licensing Technical Cooperation Joint Venture Commercial With Technical Manufacturing
61 300 18 144 29
11% 54% 3% 26% 5%
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• Have a look at our IRC public website
http://irc.cordis.lu/
For more information
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• In the field of technology transfer in Sicily and Calabria
(ITALY) operates Media Innovation Relay Centre (IRC)
• Media IRC is coordinated by Consorzio Catania Ricerche,
consortium among Catania University, National Council of
Research (CNR) and local high tech companies
• Other Media IRC partners are : 1) Apindustrie Catania
(Association of SMEs); 2) CRES (Research Centre in Informatics
area); 3) Consorzio SPIN in Calabria.
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Transnational Technologies Transfer
Brokerage Event
IRC Network
"Supporting technologies for the Robotics Industry“
September 18th , 2003
Cittadella Universitaria - University of Catania
Catania, Italy
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September 18th , 2003 Cittadella Universitaria - University of Catania Catania, Italy
"Supporting technologies for the Robotics Industry“
ORGANISATIONS
IRC Co-organisers
IRC Lower Saxony/Saxony-Anhalt
IRC West Poland
IRC Latvia
IRC Hessen/Rheinland-Pflaz
IRC South Germany Deutsch Schweiz
IRC BAVARIA
IRC Lombardia –Larice
Main organiser:
Media IRC Sicilia e Calabria
Supporters
CLAWAR Net
MIUR (Italian Ministry for University & Research) NCP Aeronautics & Space
Nano&Micro Technology Thematic Group
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•The brokerage event intends to facilitate contacts between technology providers and companies
•The main objective of the event is to give companies and research organisations the possibility to introduce innovations and technologies in an international context.
It gives participants the opportunity to find out technological solutions for the development of their companies/organisations.
September 18th , 2003 Cittadella Universitaria - University of Catania Catania, Italy
"Supporting technologies for the Robotics Industry“
TOPIC
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"Supporting technologies for the Robotics Industry“
Brokerage event
The brokerage event aims at:
• Matching demand and offert of:
technologies, ideas, partnerships
• Organising bilateral meetings among
entrepreneurs, researches technicians
and consultants to evaluate & discuss
cooperation opportunities
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• Techniques for highly redundant systems,
• Operational and decision autonomy and human/robot co-existence,
• intelligent control,
• measurement technologies.
Modular systems for embedded Modular systems for embedded technologiestechnologies (actuators, sensors, (actuators, sensors, communicationcommunication,, IInformationnformation and and control control systems )systems )
Brokerage Topic:
Specific attention:
September 18th , 2003 Cittadella Universitaria - University of Catania Catania, Italy
"Supporting technologies for the Robotics Industry“
TOPIC
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TECHNOLOGY PROFILES CATALOGUE
• Preparation of Catalogue
• Dissemination of Catalogue
• Arrangement of Bilateral Meetings based on the requests of participant
RESULTS
• N. 47 technology profiles inserted in the catalogue
• N. 64 organisations involved in the brokerage event
• N. 76 matches arranged
"Supporting technologies for the Robotics Industry“
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The Problem and the Solution?
Somebody looking at Technology
Technology looking for Somebody?
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"Supporting technologies for the Robotics Industry“
Thursday 18th september 2003 Programme
•DAU building (1st floor ) Media IRC Help Desk
10:15 – 11.00 Participants Registration
•DAU building (2nd floor ) 11:00 – 17.00
Bilateral Meetings (previously arranged by Media IRC )
12:30 –13:30 Lunch Break
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