innovation in barcelona
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Presentation on the innovation ecosystem in Barcelona based on two articles. The presentation was held on April 26th during a TEDxMediterranean. the articles can be found here: - http://www.barcinno.com/innovationinbarcelona/ - http://www.barcinno.com/barcelona-innovation-global-entrepreneur-leader/TRANSCRIPT
Innovation in Barcelona
Lija Groenwoud van Vliet
Point of departure
Barcelona has unique assets related to
climate, quality of life, culture, creativity,
entrepreneurship, leisure, architecture, sport, gastronomy…
1. Ecosystem2. Knowledge Economy3. Digital Innovation4. Technological Innovation5. Social Innovation6. Conclusion
Facts & Figures
• Hub in Mediterranean Sea• Bridge for European startups• Gateway to Latin America• Creative, technical and business
talent
source: Barcelona Global
Barcelona Innovation HUB.
Accelerator programs
Coworking Places &Incubators
Business schools and tech. universities
Science Parks & Research
Enablers
Knowledge Economy
Total 95% CO2 reduction the Media-ICT almost a net zero building
• use of District Cooling, clean energy;
• photovoltaic roof;• dynamic ETFE sun filters;• energy efficiency related to smart
sensors.
Fostering the right mindset
Learning Economy
Technological Innovation
Innovative companies in Barcelona
DBS Screening: Blood Screening & Prevention
Lékué: product to experience shift from plastic to food
Kantox: Solution to exchange foreign currency for SMEs avoiding banks’ hedging fees
A Strong Cluster Policy
Bio Tech &
Life Sciences
The BioRegion
512 companies in the BioRegion: 194 biotechnology firms, 40 pharmaceutical corporations, 54 medical technology businesses, 105 suppliers and engineering firms, 96 professional services companies and consultancies and 23 investors.
56 research centers with activity in the life sciences or related disciplines (nanotechnology, photonics, etc.) with a joint yearly budget of more than €380 millions, more than 900 research groups and 360 research projects.
17 university hospitals with more than 3,500 researchers devoted to biomedical research.
11 universities that offer life sciences degrees (of a total of 12). More than 30,000 students enrolled in these degrees at Catalan universities in the 2011-2012 academic year.
2 large-scale research facilities —the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS) and the ALBA-CELLS synchrotron— and 118 scientific and technological platforms.
12 technology centers and 16 science and technology parks (11 of which are home to companies in the sector).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxkLl-ubNbY
Startup Mint Labs: Google Maps for the brain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxkLl-ubNbY
Digital Innovation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIbFvUxP_Rg
Mobile Revolution
All those Apps
European I-Capital Innovation Award
FABLAB at different scales
Social Innovation
Open Government: Citizen Innovation
Social Innovation Barcelona Startups
http://www.thesocialcoin.org/en/?THESOCIALCOIN_SESSION=fn55nl0vpl8p4i74gquse5d231
Conclusion
The importance of scope
400.000 engineers200.000 wantrepreneurs
6.000 entrepreneurs600 businesses
300 remain in business after 2 years150 manage to get 4X the initial
investment valueOnly 60 reach 50X their initial investment in
value in a time span of 7 years.
Small stories, exits still leave the countryBarcelona good to start, but …
Incremental innovation
BCN Startup Icebergshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GnZ6EpTum74&list=TLD80RPxQCGPY_LZsIKwK7i6Lj2krFYvJ_
FEST-UP Barcelona: May 5th- 10th Uniting the Ecosystem
Thank you for your attention.Time for questions
“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we share these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”
Lija Groenewoud van VlietInnovation advisor & blogger
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