Barcelona Science Park ALFAEMPRENDE Workshop IASP European Division 2010 Collaboration: Jesús Purroy – Brussels – November 18, 2010.

Barcelona Science Park

ALFAEMPRENDEWorkshop IASP European

Division 2010

Collaboration:

Jesús Purroy – Brussels – November 18, 2010

Barcelona Science Park

The Barcelona Science Park is a meeting point for universities, companies and society to foster

innovation, mainly in life sciencies

Barcelona Science Park

Objectives:

To foster high-quality research backed with a wide range of technology support.

To bring dynamism to relationships between university and business

To drive the creation of start-up companies and new institutes

To promote the science in society dialogue and the scientific vocations

With the suport of:

Fundació Parc Científic Barcelona:

Emprendia Network

• Univ. de Barcelona • Univ. Santiago de Compostela• Univ. Autónoma de Madrid• Univ. Complutense de Madrid• Univ. Cantabria• Univ. Valencia• Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya

Tecnológico de Monterrey

Univ. de Sao Paulo

Pontificia Univ. Católica de Chile Univ. Buenos Aires

Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Univ. Coimbra

Univ. Estadual de Campinas

Univ. Nacional Autónoma México

PCB-UB

Mission

The Iberoamerican University Network for the Incubation of Companies (Emprendia Network) was set up with a view to create an Iberoamerican business network based upon the R&D results from universities and to contribute to making Iberoamerican universities the driving force of this process.

All the initiatives led by the Emprendia Network fall within the framework of responsible entrepreneurship, which is committed to the sustainability and the social, environmental and economic progress of the communities.  

Alfaemprende

Objectives: The development, transfer and implementation of a

common methodology to promote technology transfer and entrepreneurship within the framework of the IHE across Latin America

The establishment of a transregional network of financing opportunities throughout Latin America.

Direct beneficiaries: Consortium IHE Other universities with technology transfer possibilities Indirect beneficiaries: IHE researchers of the Consortium Students from Latin American IHE

Length of the project: 36 months

Beneficiaries

Alfaemprende

Main activities:

1. Events:

1. 5 Seminars

2. 5 Workshops

2. Common Methodology: Assessment of current state of the Technology-based

entrepreneurship Draw up a Guideline. Test-field its implementation during a 24 month

period Draw up a study about the impact on the technology-

based entrepreneurship situation after the implementation of the methodology.

Launch of a competition for entrepreneurs

-Incubation-Project Acceleration-Finance-Innovation management-Innovation indicators

3. Create a Business cluster and a Technological platform across regions for the ALFEMPRENDE companies.

4. Training opportunities: On-line Master in technology-based entrepreneurship Technical personnel exchange between Latin American and

European IHEs Virtual platform to enhance the information exchange Create a funding procedure based on INBERSO Network

methodology.

5. Project follow-up: Financial aspects : coordination and evaluation

Communications: diffusion of activities.

Alfaemprende

Expected results

Implementation of a Common Transnational Methodology for Technology-based companies based on:

Alfaemprende

a. Identificationb. Recruitmentc. Assessmentd. Acceleration

Advanced training in technology- based entrepreneurship

Exchange of ideas and experiences between the IHE from Latin America and the European Union. This collaboration will enable all Consortium companies to explore new opportunities in a wide range of technological activities.