prof. Ivo Orlić: STeP Ri

SScience and cience and TeTechnology chnology PParkark RRiijekajeka

STeP Ri STeP Ri

Voditelj projekta Voditelj projekta Prof. dr. sc. Ivo OrlićProf. dr. sc. Ivo Orlić

ContentContent Background

Few words about myself .. STeP Ri General information – why, who, where??

The Aim Products and Services Markets Space Absorption

Physics and business??Physics and business??Main interest … Physics, astronomy, ..As scientist started to work at Rudjer

Boskovic Institute, ZagrebAfter obtaining PhD moved with family to

Amsterdam (5 yrs), Singapore (9 yrs), Sydney (4 yrs) ..

After 25 yrs of hard work in the extended kindergarden …

It was time for change … purchased Grand Soleil 46 (14 m) yacht .. Named her FIU and I was ..

GONE SAILING !!

Why??To ccommercialize intellectual property generated at

the university faculties and R&D departments,direct the future R&D toward the projects with the

high level of commercial viability.  IP protection and technology transfer from university

to business sector through: ◦ formation and incubation of new companies,◦ technology licensing to established businesses, ◦ networking with similar institutions nationally and

internationally and ensuring access to existing small and medium size companies to university research and high technology laboratories.

STeP Ri … STeP Ri … General infoGeneral info

New STeP Ri logo – symbolising synergy between scinece and enterpreneurship

Where, how? within a new University Campus (a former military

complex) in Trsat, one of the most attractive suburbs of Rijeka.

The originator of the initiative is the University of Rijeka, which will be the majority owner.

City of Rijeka and County Primorsko Goranska will enter in equity as minority co-owners.

The STeP Ri will be established under Croatian Company Law as a limited liability company (d.o.o.).

Main investor: University (MZOŠ) and WB

General informationGeneral information

ProductsProducts and services and servicesThe range of products and services offered will

evolve around three programs: ◦ IP transfer and protection, ◦ licensing and ◦ incubation.

range of professional services (business advise, marketing, grant application, etc.) and training programs will be offered to the STeP tenants and outside associates on demand.

Tenants will receive individual and shared services. Various pre-incubating services will be offered to the researchers and university students.

MarketsMarketsup-stream target markets are

◦faculties, ◦researchers and students as

potential technology providers. Downstream markets are

◦spin-off candidates and ◦small and medium size regional

companies.

MarketsMarketsDifferent arrangement are envisaged in this

area:Technology licensing program, particularly in the

field of biomedicine we’ll be aiming at big national and international companies.

joint venture, collaborations, joint R&D project etc.provide incentives to encourage R&D, support for

innovative products development, develop willingness to collaborate with academia, encourage culture for life-long learning, encourage mobility of the work force from

academia to business and vice versa. …

Space AbsorptionSpace AbsorptionEx military campus27 hectares of land areaTwo buildigs will be renovated:

◦ Academy of applied arts and ◦ STeP Ri

maketa Sveučilišnog kampusa u Rijecimaketa Sveučilišnog kampusa u Rijeci

... da će se ova stara vojnička zgrada za par godina transformirati u ... da će se ova stara vojnička zgrada za par godina transformirati u

inovacijsko-razvojni Centar inovacijsko-razvojni Centar

koji će zajedno sa Sveučilišnim Kampusom biti ponos Grada i Hrvatske!koji će zajedno sa Sveučilišnim Kampusom biti ponos Grada i Hrvatske!Current state of the STeP building, north elevation

Current state of the STeP building, South

STeP Space absorptionSTeP Space absorption

Space AbsorptionSpace AbsorptionGround floor – workshops, classrooms, possibly

interactive science museum, I floor, the incubator - open space incubator, and

offices for mature SMEs, II floor, common TT services –STeP management

and external consultants to provide TT services: business advice and business plan writing, accounting, IPR protection, marketing, public relations, etc.

III floor - Hi-tech incubator, Bio-tech laboratories and research offices. This is specialist area tailored to provide to tenants the infrastructure typical for hi-tech bio-laboratories.

Before ..Before ..

And After ..??And After ..??

New New Face-liftFace-lift of the STeP building ? of the STeP building ?

Ground FloorGround Floor – interactive science museum – interactive science museumpopularisation of scinece and technology, innovativenes, popularisation of scinece and technology, innovativenes, for all ages. Space – approx 500 mfor all ages. Space – approx 500 m22 plus surrounding plus surrounding gardengarden

I floor - Incubator: main focus - IT, renuable I floor - Incubator: main focus - IT, renuable energy sources, bio-tech, …energy sources, bio-tech, …

Concepts – Concepts – Space – open planSpace – open planwork – open to all good ideaswork – open to all good ideas

II floor – sharred services: reception, management, II floor – sharred services: reception, management, IPR protection, marketing, business advice,,, IPR protection, marketing, business advice,,, meeting rooms, lecture theatars,,,meeting rooms, lecture theatars,,,

III floor– bio-tech laboratoriesIII floor– bio-tech laboratories

Roof top – for now only a vision – testing ground for ‘green’ Roof top – for now only a vision – testing ground for ‘green’ technologies, energy efficient buildings - VIP apartments, technologies, energy efficient buildings - VIP apartments, restaurants, sport facilities, … restaurants, sport facilities, …

Thank you for your attention

Contacts: Ivo Orlić, [email protected]