EURECA ProgramEURECA Program

ITMO-UCLA ITMO-UCLA strategic partnershipstrategic partnership

Results of the phase I Results of the phase I

Nikolai R. Toivonen

Nizhny Novgorod, November 28th, 2012

1. Framework: EURECA - Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Capacity

2. Goal: to create and develop ITMO knowledge-based innovation hub for internationalization of technology transfer and commercialization

3. Areas of joint projects: International IP protection Marketing Seed and venture funding4. Implementation period: 2011 – 20125. Partnership budget: USRF budget: 0,5 mln USD ITMO contribution: 1,6 mln USD

ITMO-UCLA strategic partnership

6. Partnership progress: MoU signed on May, 27th, 2011 UCLA Chancellor Gene Block gave a speech at ITMO

Academic Council on August 30th, 2012

ITMO-UCLA strategic partnership

EURECA results

Plan Actual

i. Enchanced innovation infrastructure

ii. Established partnerships with Russian and U.S. ecosystem stakeholders

iii. University policies developed

iv. Educational courses prepared

v. Innohub ITMO services developed

i. Complex ITMO R&D management system created, incl. Startup Accelerator iDealMachine ($6mln.)

ii. Approved model of commercialization, incl. SUMIT Startup Lab

iii. Over 40 faculty partnerships set up

iv. 3 research cooperation projects initiated

v. 5 startups created with foreign partners

vi. Over 20 institutional partnerships established, incl. Association of Entrepreneurial Universities of Russia

vii. Over 30 policies & over 40 courses prepared

viii. ITMO innohub trainings for Russian Universities launched

ix. Recruitment of Russian companies to participate in the UCLA GAP launched

* Center for Project Appraisal

* Bureau on Marketing

* Business Incubator “for adults”

* Business Incubator for students “QD”

* Center on rendering assistance to YI & TE

* Investment Fund “QD”* Startup Accelerator iDealMachine

Research administration, incl.:* Bureau on Intellectual Property and Scientific Information

Technology Park

Department on Project Management

Development

Department on support for grant

applications

Department on cooperation with

MIC

Center for Foresight "Information &

Telecommunication systems”

Bureau on Strategic Planning and Development

Center for Science & Technology Foresight

ITMO R&D management system

Innovation infrastructure development “in-sync”

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EURECA results

Plan Actual

i. Enchanced innovation infrastructure

ii. Established partnerships with Russian and U.S. ecosystem stakeholders

iii. University policies developed

iv. Educational courses prepared

v. Innohub ITMO services developed

i. Complex ITMO R&D management system created, incl. Startup Accelerator iDealMachine ($6mln.)

ii. Approved model of commercialization, incl. SUMIT Startup Lab

iii. Over 40 faculty partnerships set up

iv. 3 research cooperation projects initiated

v. 5 startups created with foreign partners

vi. Over 20 institutional partnerships established, incl. Association of Entrepreneurial Universities of Russia

vii. Over 30 policies & over 40 courses prepared

viii. ITMO innohub trainings for Russian Universities launched

ix. Recruitment of Russian companies to participate in the UCLA GAP launched

ITMO model of commercialization

Калининград, 19 октября 2012 г.

Outcomes:Over 10 graduate startups raised seed and venture money

July 2012

SUMIT Marathon18 teams (USA,

France, Czech Rep., Finland, Belarus)30 trainings1200

SUMIT Invest Day15 investors10 startups200

SUMIT Weekend400 150

November 2012

2 days 39 days2 days

International SUMIT Startup Lab

EURECA results

Plan Actual

i. Enchanced innovation infrastructure

ii. Established partnerships with Russian and U.S. ecosystem stakeholders

iii. University policies developed

iv. Educational courses prepared

v. Innohub ITMO services developed

i. Complex ITMO R&D management system created, incl. Startup Accelerator iDealMachine ($6mln.)

ii. Approved model of commercialization, incl. SUMIT Startup Lab

iii. Over 40 faculty partnerships set up

iv. 3 research cooperation projects initiated

v. 5 startups created with foreign partners

vi. Over 20 institutional partnerships established, incl. Association of Entrepreneurial Universities of Russia

vii. Over 30 policies & over 40 courses prepared

viii. ITMO innohub trainings for Russian Universities launched

ix. Recruitment of Russian companies to participate in the UCLA GAP launched

1. Joint research activities between: ITMO Department of Electronics and UCLA Engineering

Institute for Technology Advancement (Agreement from October, 29th, 2012)

ITMO Department of Computer Photonics and Videoinformatics and UCLA Center for Advanced Surgical and Interventional Technology (SkTech application, March 2012)

ITMO Department "Computer Technology" and UCLA Department of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology (Material Transfer Agreement)

2. Joint activities on entrepreneurship, incl.: UCLA student startup VuPad participation in ITMO SUMIT

Startup Lab (August 2012)

ITMO-UCLA R&D cooperation

EURECA results

Plan Actual

i. Enchanced innovation infrastructure

ii. Established partnerships with Russian and U.S. ecosystem stakeholders

iii. University policies developed

iv. Educational courses prepared

v. Innohub ITMO services developed

i. Complex ITMO R&D management system created, incl. Startup Accelerator iDealMachine ($6mln.)

ii. Approved model of commercialization, incl. SUMIT Startup Lab

iii. Over 40 faculty partnerships set up

iv. 3 research cooperation projects initiated

v. 5 startups created with foreign partners

vi. Over 20 institutional partnerships established, incl. Association of Entrepreneurial Universities of Russia

vii. Over 30 policies & over 40 courses prepared

viii. ITMO innohub trainings for Russian Universities launched

ix. Recruitment of Russian companies to participate in the UCLA GAP launched

ITMO Academic Council from October 20th, 2012:

1. approved ITMO results achieved under EURECA phase I

2. decreed to: maintain productive cooperation with US partners to

strengthen research, educational and entrepreneurial projects

create regional networkof startup accelerators formed around leading Russian universities in innovative-oriented regions

EURECA II perspective (2013-2016)

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