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Bio & Green Technologies in Poland

Paweł PietrasieńskiMinister Counselor

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Poland in numbers

Area: 312 700 sq km – 6th in European Union

Population: 38,12 million – 6th in European Union

Currency: Polish Zloty (1 USD ~ 2,8 PLN)

GDP: USD 717,5 billion (PPP, 2010)

GDP per capita: USD 18,800 (PPP, 2010)

GDP growth: 5% (2008), 1,8% (2009), 3,8% (2010), 4.0% (2011) Membership: EU, NATO, OECD, WTO, Schengen Zone

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Economic Benefits of Joining the EU

• Part of the single market of 500 million people

• Free movement of goods, services, capital and labor

• Rise in production volume• Increase in FDI in Poland by

97 Bln USD between 2004-2010

• Transparent legal system• Financial share of Poland in

the EU funds in 2007- 2013 87.5 Bln USD

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2009 – worldwide economic slowdown

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EU27: 4.2%

USA: 2.4%

Japan: 5.2%

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Poland - US Trade (in bln $)

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Poland’s export to the US has been steadily growing for the past yearsIn 2010/2009: Exports grew by 45%

Imports grew by 29,5%

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American investors in Poland

over EUR 8.4 bn of American investment in Poland

EUR 965 m in 2009

751 enterprises with American shareholding (as of the end of 2009)

over 190 000 direct employment created

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EU FUNDSIn the years 2007-2013 entrepreneurs can obtain support

under the following Operational Programs (OP):

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OP Human Capital 9.7In bln €

OP Innovative economy

OP Infrastructure and Environment

OP Development of Eastern PolandOP European Territorial Co-operation

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R&D Centers in Poland

www.washington.trade.gov.plSource: PAIiIZ

Kraków

Warszawa

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Zielona Góra

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Accounting, IT,Taxes, salaries, Legal division

Outsourcing of IT services

Accounting, Finance

Global e-Business Operations

Human Resources

Human Resources

Accounting, Payments, Taxes

Human Resources

Outsourcing of IT services, Finance, Accounting

Outsourcing of IT services, Finance, Accounting

Transactions services

IT Service Center

Systems integration, IT services outsourcing University

Business Center

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Green & Biotech Industry Clusters

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Eco-energy

Green technologies, biomass, bioenergy, energy from algea

Renewables

Biotech, biomed

Green cars

Energy saving technologies

Clean coal technologies

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Poland has to produce at least 15% of its energy from renewable sources by 2020

Poland’s green energy comes mainly from wind and biomass

The most important advantages of Poland are good natural conditions for the development of wind energy, especially on the mainland, and ambitious government`s plans.

Investors in Poland can count on attractive conditions of governmental aid for the renewable power plant engineering.

Renewables in Poland

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Source: www.fdimarkets.com from the Financial Times Ltd

Poland was the success story of Bio-Pharma in 2010, attracting 14 Bio-Pharma investments compared to only 1 in 2009

Top Destination Countries for Bio-Pharma in 2010

Top Destination Countries 2009

No of InvestmentsTop Destination Countries 2010

No of Investments

United States 40 (Plus 47 Interstate Projects)

United States 38 (Plus 36 Interstate Projects)

UK 30 China 27

China 27 UK 22

India 22 India 16

Germany 20 Russia 14

Ireland 18 Poland 14

Singapore 18 Germany 11

Belgium 10 Ireland 10

Canada 10 Belgium 8

France 10 Brazil 8

Mexico 8

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Source: www.fdibenchmark.com from the Financial Times Ltd

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POLISH BIOTECHNOLOGY Education

Approximately 2mln students in Poland

More than 100 state universities and ca. 300 private higher education schools

21 POLISH UNIVERSITIES teach annually 2200 MSc. students in biotechnology (approximately 1700 graduates per year)

9 universities

6 agricultural universities

2 medical universities

4 technical universities

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Polish Biotech Industry EARLY STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT

R&D Company Production and Trade Diagnostic Company 52 biotech companies hiring over

4300 employees TOTAL INCOME PER YEAR: 200 mln

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HEALTH CARE PRODUCTS FERMENTATIONS PRODUCTS FOR AGRICULTURE (plant

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Written about Poland recently:

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The newest report of fDi Intelligence (part of the Financial Times group) says that only in China and USA production investments are more profitable than in Poland.

Ernst & Young experts created measure of countries` attractiveness for the development of renewable energy. In the world rankings Poland was 12th. Poland overtakes South Korea, the Netherlands, Denmark and Norway.

According to “The Economist” weekly Poland has handled crisis best in Europe.

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Strategic Location

Human Resources

EU Funds

Technology and R&D

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Why Poland?

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Feel More Welcome in Poland

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