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Innovating Innovation systems: the Catalan experience
Arantxa Sanz Head of Corporate Projects
Spain? Catalonia? Innovation?
Social innovation to improve technological innovation?
IBEC – A 5-year old with a different attitude
“IBEC is a multidisciplinary research centre focused on the Development of the future medical technologies”•14 research groups contributing to three Research Flagships: Nanomedicine, Cell engineering, Intelligent Healthcare • 2 spin off companies created in 2008 and 2011.•Expert leaders in FP7 and contributors to HORIZON 2020•Member of the CERCA network of research centres
The way we were - Catalonia circa 2000-2002
CHALLENGES (increase budget but also..)•More international; more dynamic•Scientific excellence – evaluation “post”•How to bring closer Academia-Industry•Less centralized, more flexible admin•Implement proper tech transfer culture•Adequate legal framework to encourage enterpreneurship
RETHINK THE MODEL!
A cocktail of reinvigorating tools
•Recruiting and retaining top researchers•A new hiring and evaluation formula•An institution without walls•Supporting ICREA fellows in all KTT•210 ICREA fellows : 65% last research position was not in Spain (2010)
•New model of research centres•Scientific leadership + Int. Comm. Reviews•Professional research management: Minimize red tape!• Proactive policy regarding tech transfer•29 institutes (2011) vs 12 in 2002
•CENIT•CIBER
….And their effects
THANKS for your attention! [email protected]
•31 ERCs granted to ICREA fellows (58 in Cat; 1.8% of all ERC grants)•14 spin off companies from CERCA institutes; 4 sponsored by ICREA researchers.
•Number of start-up companies have grown > 20% annually•2000 employees (2009)