Corallia Clusters Initiative Inspiring Innovation. Driving Excellence Innovation Designed In Greece Kick off Meeting of the “Balkan and Black Sea ICT Clusters Network” 12 December 2014 - Istanbul, Turkey Presented by: Nektaria Berikou [[email protected]] Authors: Prof. Vassilios Makios Dr. Jorge-A. Sanchez-P. Dr. Nikos Vogiatzis [[email protected]] [[email protected]] [[email protected]] Our Philosophy Our History 2003 • Founders agree on common Mission to reinstantiate the significance of entrepreneurship and the “joy of creation”, to reverse the accelerating braindrain, and to underpin the design and fabrication of products “Innovation Made in Greece” for the world markets 2005 • Foundation of Corallia as the Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative (HTCI) 2006 • Launch of the first national cluster programme addressing emerging technologies in exports-oriented market segments (Phase 1 in Microelectronics) • Initiation of the first Business Innovation Cluster in Greece (mi-Cluster) 2007 • Inauguration of the first Monothematic Innovation Center in Greece (α1innohub) at Maroussi suburb Our History 2008 2009 2010 • Certified as an Intermediate Management Body in NSRF/Certified with ISO 9001:2000 • National best practice within the framework of the OP Competitiveness • Launched one of the most important interventions for the development of clusters in Greece (Phase-2 in Microelectronics) • Hailed among 40 European best practices by DG Enterprise & Industry • Short-listed at RegioStars 2009 Awards • Initiation of the Space Technologies and Applications Cluster (si-Cluster) • Best practice in the special edition of the General Directorate of EU regions and EU's edition "Investing in our Region“ • Best practice for the innovation cluster development in Greece by OECD • Organisation of first Educational Trip in cooperation with the Student Association of Stanford Our History 2011 2012 2013 • Inauguration of the second Innovation Center, this time in Western Greece (π1innohub) • Initiation of the Innovative Gaming Technologies and Creative Content Cluster (giCluster) • Leads the South-East European Network of Excellence for Cluster Organisations • Awarded the Bronze Label of Cluster Management Excellence with top performance for the mi-Cluster, the gi-Cluster and the si-Cluster • Partnered the second generation of the European Cluster Observatory • Launched the first and most prominent accelerator in Greece with Eurobank (the egg – enter•grow•go) • Successful results presented for the "Phase-2 Microelectronics" programme • Coordinates the European Semiconductor Cluster Consortium • Signed agreement for the establishment of the third innohub (α2-innohub) to host the gi-Cluster and si-Cluster Our History 2014 • Acknowledgment among the most innovative initiatives in Greece in EC Press Release [Corallia: “making innovation possible in your town” | egg: “bringing the start-up mindset to Greece”] • Launched the 2nd cycle of the egg – enter•grow•go, in cooperation with Eurobank • Mentioned as one of the most successful achievements of the EU Cohesion Policy • Official visits at Corallia during the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union (J.C. Juncker, COREPER Ι, Structural Actions Working Party) • si-Cluster award as the most innovative initiative of 2013 at the "Tech Excellence Awards 2013" • Specially organised conference with parallel exhibition of the products and presentation of the mi-Cluster success stories in the frame of the "Phase-2 Microelectronics" programme • Support and diffusion of the Greek Start-Up Manifesto (initiated by the EU Commission and in cooperation with other stakeholders) • Expansion of the network of InnoHubs – opening of the α2-innohub in Athens to host the giCluster and the si-Cluster • Strategic collaborations signed between the si-Cluster, the Aerospace Valley and the Apulia Space Cluster (DTA) • Full member of the EΒΝ and certified EU|BIC • European policy making for the Creative Economy extended to the sectors of Tourism and Culture • MoU signed between the Cross-Innovation and the gi-Cluster Strategic Goals Bridge research & industry Promote Greek human capital Repatriate talented scientists Boost excellence Diffuse know-how Improve the business environment Leverage extroversion and competitiveness Corallia in action INCOMERA Cluster Facilitator Initiation: 2006 Sector: Nano/Microelectronics based Systems and Applications Members: 130 Turnover: > € 350 mill. Exports: > € 162 mill. Employment: > 1.000 Initiation: 2009 Sector: Space Technologies and Applications Members: 37 Turnover: > € 150 mill. Exports: > € 30 mill. Employment: > 1.500 Initiation: 2011 Sector: Gaming Technologies & Creative Content Members: 50 Turnover: > € 1.5 bill. Exports: > € 1.2 bill. Employment: > 5.000 Business Innovation Centers Operator Initiation: 2007 Area: 2800m2 Hosted companies: 11 Residents: > 150 Clusters: mi-/si-/gi-Cluster Services: Incubation, Business Center, Exhibition Area Initiation: 2011 Area: 2400m2 Hosted companies: 10 Residents: > 150 Clusters: mi-/si-/gi-Cluster Services: Incubation, Business Center, Exhibition Area Initiation: 2014 Area: 2500m2 Hosted companies: 12 Residents: > 150 Clusters: gi-/si-Cluster Services: Incubation, Co-working, Biz Center, Exhibition, R&D Lab Youth Entrepreneurship Accelerator pupils Initiation: 2011 What: career orientation in innovation & high tech sectors Where: innohubs & schools When: on a regular basis students Initiation: 2012 What: match making for internships in innovative companies Where: innohubs & universities When: twice a year Initiation: 2010 What: lifechanging visit in renowned academic institutions Where: Stanford, U.C. Berkeley, MIT, GeorgiaTech When: once a year graduates Initiation: 2007 What: sectorspecific employment matchmaking events Where: innohubs & jobfairs When: twice a year entrepreneurs Initiation: 2012 What: international business plan competition mingling entrepreneurs and investors Where: Stanford When: once a year Initiation: 2013 What: most prominent accelerator for young entrepreneurs Place: Athens/egg premises When: annual program International Networker Projects Partnerships Policy Making Target: Strategic collaborations, promotion of world-class clusters, knowledge-transfer Geographical coverage: Europe, Japan, Korea, Israel Partnerships: European Semiconductor Cluster Consortium, InVio, MOU with Sophia Antipolis, EU-Japan Cluster Collaboration Target: Active involvement in policy making (advisory boards, reflection groups) for effective cluster policies, raise the level of cluster excellence, transfer operating model Policy Bodies: EU Secretariat for Cluster Analysis, DG Enterprise, EU Cluster Alliance, TACTICS, EU Cluster Observatory INCOMERA Target: Transnational and interregional cooperation, impact on cluster development and knowledge transfer Geographical coverage: Europe with emphasis in SEE and Med and Israel, Turkey Projects: ClusterPoliSEE, INCOMERA, ECO II, SEENECO, LeadEra, Pooling4Clusters Cluster Excellence in South-East Europe: The SEENECO Initiative Vision Raise the Excellence of Clusters and Cluster Organisations in South-East Europe Objectives The main objective is to promote cluster management professionalism in SEE by applying advanced training and benchmarking tools developed under the European Cluster Excellence Initiative (ECEI). SEENECO brings together a number of key national institutions from SEE countries, having the official mandate to develop and implement cluster programmes, and that undertake and focus their efforts on the following action lines: - - Transfer of knowledge, material and methodologies developed by ECEI (on cluster management, benchmarking, etc) to the SEENECO partnership. Development of sustainable training structures that can replicate and localise the material and transfer the knowledge further in SEE cluster organisations and clusters. Contribute to the development of a European portfolio of “excellent” cluster organisations. Support the international cluster cooperation by offering SEE cluster organisations the opportunity to network at European and international level, both through the European Cluster Collaboration Platform and through direct interaction between cluster managers in SEE and experienced peers in other CIP countries. Smarter Cluster Policies for South East Europe Vision Develop new strategies to maximize regional innovation potential that will point South East Europe towards more strategic cross-border and trans-regional cooperation Objectives Short term • provide an in-depth assessment of the regional cluster policies, based on consideration of past actions, visions of the future and analysis of current contexts • develop and test of new policies and initiatives in specific priority areas to allow for proof of new cluster policies for SE Europe Long term • improve the framework conditions supporting cluster development in SE Europe by delivering a Joint Policy Plan and Initiative based on common policy learning and evidence from pilot actions • set up an online, web-based collaborative learning platform that will support result-oriented transnational good practice exchange, cooperative learning, policy transfer among stakeholders and policy makers engaged in cluster promotion and funding initiatives The consortium consists of 25 partners covering 11 different SEE programme countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Albania, Croatia, Serbia) Access to Finance State Aid - Grants Initiation: 2006 Sector: microelectronics Title: Phase 1 Cluster Development Programme (microelectronics) State Aid: EC 68, 69, 70/2001 Public Funding: 2.500.000€ Private Funding: 2.200.000€ Co-financing : European Regional Development Fund, National Funds Initiation: 2008 Sector: microelectronics Title: Phase 2 Cluster Development Programme (microelectronics) State Aid: EC 800/2008, de minimis Public Funding: 33.000.000 € Private Funding: 20.000.000 € VC Funding: 20.000.000 € Co-financing: European Regional Development Fund, National Funds Initiation: 2013 Sector: aerospace Title: Phase 1 Cluster Development Programme (space) State Aid: EC 800/2008, de minimis Public Funding: 3.000.000€ Private Funding: 3.000.000€ Co-financing : European Regional Development Fund, National Funds Initiation: 2013 Sector: gaming Title: Phase 1 Cluster Development Programme (gaming) State Aid: EC 800/2008, de minimis Public Funding: 3.000.000€ Private Funding: 3.000.000€ Co-financing : European Regional Development Fund, National Funds Private Sector Roadshows Tel Aviv (2006) New York & Boston (2007) Yokohama (2008) San Francisco (2009) Sophia-Antipolis (2010) Athens (2011) London (2012) Seoul (2013) Supporters Educational Trip 2010-2014: American Process, Atypon, gi-Cluster, Marfin Foundation, Bodossaki Foundation, Olympus Dairy, 7L Capital Partners, si-Cluster, Silicon Valley Greek Seed Funding Group, Sunlight, Titan Business Acceleration Programme 2010: 7L Capital Advisors, Piraeus Bank E-Bootcamp 2012-2013: Bodossaki Foundation, Lavipharm Internship Day 2014: Citrix Bytemobile, Samsung Nanoradio Design Center, Dialog Semiconductor Services to Cluster Members Financial Engineering R&D and non R&D projects Access to VCs, BAs Access to Loans Incubation Office space and amenities Data center and management Business Center Exhibition Area R&D Lab Teleconferencing facilities Networking Partnering Member meetings University-Industry meetings Customer/User days Open days Social Responsibility Training Customized training/Certifications Career development Business & Technical Webinars Information on large R&D Programmes Internationalisation Organisation of Roadshows Participation in Exhibitions and Trade Fairs Organisation of Match-making Events Contacts with Big Customers Branding Newsletter Website, Social Networks Knowledge base News-Stream News-Watch Jobs Career days Career matchmaker platform Internship days Collaborative Projects Matchmaking SME, large firms, Research and Training organizations “bring to market” actions Corallia’s cluster development model Phased development model Phase-0: Preparation Study/ Mapping of thematic area Phase-1: Implementation of pilot program based on Go-NoGo decisions A phased & escalating investments development model with Go-NoGo decisions and escalating investments World-Class Cluster Phase-1 Cluster Development Programme Output to date mi-Cluster figures [12 SMEs] Turnover: [2006] 13 companies % growth rate [2006 – 2008] 16 -> 24m€ Employment: 152 -> 286 Patents: 8 -> 20 Phase-2 Cluster Development Programme Output to date • mi-Cluster members: 130 • mi-Cluster revenues: 5.7 billion € • mi-Cluster employment: 12.4 thousand % growth rate [2009-2011 vs. 2006-2008] Turnover Employment [Figures (30 SMEs 2008-> 2011)] Turnover: 39.2m€ -> 54.5m€ Employment: 430 -> 522 145,3% 69,7% Exports 108,4% Patents 177,2% Investments 269,3% Joint PhD 106% mi-Cluster to date mi-Cluster figures [from 2006 to 2013] 13 mi-Cluster members 130 € 23 million mi-Cluster revenues € 350 million € 12 million mi-Cluster exports € 162 million 275 % growth rate [2009-2011 vs. 2006-2008] Turnover Employment 145,3% 69,7% Exports 108,4% Patents 177,2% Investments 269,3% Joint PhD 106% mi-Cluster employment 5,000 Success Stories CEVA @2011 u-blox @2014 Strategic acquisition of Elxys Innovations @2010 VC (Piraeus Taneo Capital Fund) @2013 VC (Alpha Venture Capital) @2013 VC (Odyssey Venture Partners) @2013 8.5 mil. € 1.6 mil. € 5 mil. € 1.5 mil. € 1.1 mil. € Success Stories VC (Alpha Venture Capital) @2013 Jeremie Openfund @2013 2 mil. € 430.000 € Export expansion- access to new markets of many potential customers @2012 @2011 Acquired Sitel - over 40 top notch engineers Strategic Investors, VC & Business Angels @2010 7 mil. $ Success Stories: International Design Centers 25 engineers up to date + 50 + 11 Acquisition of ELXYS > 20 engineers + 10 50 enginners 100 employees 30 engineers + 25 Greek Success Stories in the EU 1. Athens Metro Network 2. Acropolis Museum 3. Corallia “When miracles speak Greek” ekathimerini.com – “Technology clusters in the middle of an economic crisis: When miracles speak Greek” Borrowing from Michael Porter’s concept of clusters, professors and other experts began attempting to solve Greece’s brain-drain problem by forming knowledge and technology clusters. In 2006, Corallia, the Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative, received seed money from both the Greek government and European Union to launch a cluster focused on microelectronics. To date, Corallia has grown from 13 to over 130 members, consisting of start-ups, companies, academic labs and other institutions. As a group, the cluster produced more than $260 million in exports in 2011, including items such as sensor networks and solar energy equipment. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite2_1_10/03/2014_538038 European Commission: Cohesion Policy Success Stories Corallia Clusters Initiative is a public-private partnership, aiming at boosting competitiveness, entrepreneurship and innovation, in knowledge-intensive and exports-oriented technology segments, where Greece has the capacity to build a sustainable innovation ecosystem. Corallia's vision is the promotion of "Innovation Made in Greece" in order to fuel growth and boost competitiveness in business sectors where Greece can attain a world-wide competitive advantage through the establishment of innovation clusters. In 2006, Corallia, with seed money from the Greek government and the European Union, tested this clustering idea with 13 micro-electronics companies (mi-cluster). There are now more than 60 companies and 30 universities involved in the micro-electronics cluster. Together, they are responsible for more than €188 million in exports, according to March 2012 results. The products range from sensor networks and mobile technology to solar energy equipment and micro-chips for studying DNA. Other clusters are now developed following the Corallia micro-electronics model, such as the Hellenic Space Technologies and Applications Cluster (si-cluster) and the Innovative Gaming Technologies and Creative Content cluster (or in short gi-cluster). http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/information/cohesion-policy-achievement-and-future-investment/factsheet/greece_en.pdf Moving forward the EU policy agenda on cluster excellence (DG ENTR) In 2014 Corallia was mentioned in the input paper for the workshop “Moving forward the EU policy agenda on cluster excellence”, by ESCA, as a very successful model. Corallia was mentioned as a model which is an “another good example for combining services following a strategy that aims at the promotion of cross-sectoral fertilization”. “Another good example for combining services following a strategy that aims at the promotion of cross-sectoral fertilization is provided by the Greek Corallia – Hellenic Technology Cluster Initiative. Corallia host three different clusters: gi-Cluster (Innovative Gaming Technologies and Creative Content cluster), mi-Cluster (Nano/Microelectronics-based Systems and Applications Cluster) and si-Cluster (Space Technologies and Applications Cluster). In order to make sure that each cluster benefits from the potential of the others Corallia has organised four key service portfolios with specific individual services.” http://www.cluster-analysis.org/downloads/InputPaper_COMWorkshopSeptember_published_140918.pdf. CORALLIA – making innovation possible in your town: Start-ups in Greece can nowadays increasingly benefit for the rise of co-working facilities, which provide them with basic infrastructure where they can start off, but, most importantly, offer them direct access to other like-minded professionals, with whom they can exchange ideas on a daily basis. Corallia, the Hellenic Technology Clusters Initiative, is the first such platform to have been established in Greece with a view to helping innovation clusters start and grow THE EGG – bringing the start-up mindset to Greece: The egg (enter/grow/go) is a programme which helps innovative entrepreneurs start their business, develop their business idea over a period of 12 months and then, hopefully, capitalise on the value of their idea with their own resources or through leveraging other investment funds Neelie Kroes, EC Vice-President: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-14-11_en.htm Corallia gets the EU|BIC certificate In 2014, Corallia joins the EBN Network, gets the EU|BIC certificate and is successfully benchmarked against qualitycertified business support organisations, which dedicate their efforts and resources to help entrepreneurs with innovative ideas, turn those ideas into viable, successful and sustainable businesses. “We are very proud to see Corallia Clusters Initiative joining EBN as a full member and to add another EBN certified hot-spot where innovative entrepreneurs and SMEs can find an accredited EU|BIC. Corallia Clusters Initiative has demonstrated, through the deployment of an independent audit, its compliance and full alignment with the EUIBIC quality mark criteria, the standard of reference in business and innovation small-business support. The EU|BIC trademark is, and has been for the latest 30 years, a sign of distinction and excellence among the innovative-business support organizations, because we believe supporting start-ups and SMEs is a very serious job, one that needs to be undertaken with high level of professionalism, with serious teams, processes, tools and with committed partners. Combining a double mission of both public and private sector interest, we are confident that Corallia Clusters Initiative will contribute to the virtuous transformation of the Greek entrepreneurial and innovation economy” CEO, Philippe Vanrie http://ebn.eu/index.php?lnk=Mnk2VjRUbFQ1U0JPbVQrZFN1N1hQTmlUUCsvNzF1Z0IySEwzWG1EaERyZz0= Acknowledgments Corallia Clusters Initiative is hosted at the Research Center "Athena", under the auspices of the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Hellenic Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. 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