Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI

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1 First Annual Research Day, Health Sciences and Technology Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI Dr. Klara Sekanina, Director CTI Secretariat 4 th June 2012

2 CV Klara Sekanina Daughter of a dentist and an inventor Ph.D. in Chemistry ETHZ Postdoc Columbia University NYC / Stockholm University Head of Production in Start-up Company Head Life Sciences at Economic Development Kt. ZH EMBA UZH Head of Strategic Planning ETH Board KTT & Internationalization Curiosity KTT Innovation 2

3 CTI Today Organisation as of 1 Jan 2011 Start up Coaches (65) Innovation Mentors (Summer 2012) CTI became an independent commission Budget m CHF +10m +40m Budget m CHF / 136m p.a. Start up & E Ship KTT Support Engineering Sciences Life Science R&D-Projects Micro/Nano Enabling Sciences 65 commission members President Commission Faris Sabeti Myriam Meyer Martin Riediker Beda Stadler Martina Hirayama Martin Müller Walter Steinlin Start up R&D Projects + KTT Support Resources 22 FTE Director Secretariat Daniela Meier Andreas Reuter Erich Bloch Klara Sekanina 3

4 CTI Today CTI's three instruments to foster innovation KTT-Support National Thematic Networks (NTN) Innovation Mentors (IM) 4

5 CTI Today Basic Principles of CTI Innovation promotion to enhance Switzerland's competitiveness No direct funding of firms: only university partners receive CTI funding Bottom-up choice of topics by industry and academic partners. CTI works in a subsidiary manner, i.e. the measures have a complementary effect. Top-down choice only in the case of key industries and topics (e.g. Medtech, TopNano21, Cleantech / Energy). Time to market: decision within 4-6 weeks 5

6 R&D Projects 6

7 CTI Today R&D Project Promotion 7

8 CTI Today Selection Criteria 8

9 Project promotion Facts and figures 2010 CTI approves about half of the projects Industry invests CHF 1.35 for every franc granted by the CTI 9

10 Future Challenges and Prospects R&D R&D Project Promotion: CTI s Measures Feasibility studies: R&D application of academic partner for «feasibility studies, prototypes and testing plants» before industry partners is found. Helps to drive project to marketability. Leads to future R&D project. CTI Voucher: R&D application of industry partner before academic partner is found. Covers the future expenses of the academic partner, speeds up process. Innovation Cheque: For SME: Launch of preliminary study or analysis undertaken by academic partner. Helps to set up future R&D project. Cap of 7500 CHF Cooperation with the Institute of Intellectual Property: Clarification of questions concerning IPR regulations. CTIprojects online registration in Q4 2012: Reduction of applicants workload. 10

11 Last Year s Main Challenges 11

12 Recent challenges CTI 2011 Last year s main challenges February 2011: Measures to mitigate the effect of the strong Swiss Franc CTI Voucher Pilot Project: +10m CHF 2011 / + 10m CHF 2012 CTI Voucher for industry partner covers the expenses of the academic partner; by choosing own time plan and partners and it accelerates path to market October 2011: Compensatory measures against the strong Swiss Franc Special Innovation Program: +100m CHF 2011 improve general conditions; speed up marketability enable longer-term innovation projects (that pose higher risks but also offer high innovation potential) 12

13 Recent challenges Special innovation Program I Monthly Applications Tenfold increase of the applications in addition to the normal projects promotion. High quality remained top priority. 34 additional evaluation meetings for the experts in two month. Secretariat: 9 temporary co-workers (duplication of the R&D projects team) Registered funding applications: 1064 Reviewed proposals: 545 / 45% approved 13

14 Recent challenges Special innovation Program II Facts and Figures Delivery volume: 114 million CHF Average financial contribution: CHF 70 percent of the enterprises were SME 40 percent of the enterprises handed in an application for the first time The contribution of the enterprises was 52 percent 248 tot / 83 ETHD / 25 ETHZ 310 tot / 86 ETHD / 37 ETHZ 14

15 Entrepreneurship and Start-up Coaching 15

16 Entrepreneurship 16

17 Start-up Coaching 17

18 KTT Support 18

19 KTT-Support KTT-Support: Goals and Measures Implementation of a new strategy (January 2013) Condense information Support system knowledge Innovation mentors (IM) Events National Thematic Networks (NTN) Information platforms 19

20 Future Challenges and Prospects R&D Future Challenges and Trends a selection Knowledge- and Technology-Transfer (KTT) still remains on a relatively low level. Increasing size and complexity of projects/ open innovation / internationalization. Sparse service innovation / Continuation of deindustrialization. Pressure on subsidies increases. System Knowledge becomes more important. Abundantly available information. Overhead Megatrends: Increasingly scare resources, demographic change 20

21 Contact us: Klara Sekanina

22 Erfolgsgeschichte Sicher und ergonomisch auf Hochspannungsleitern steigen 22

23 Erfolgsgeschichte Schritt für Schritt zum Erfolg mit HighStep Systems Wir steigen heute noch auf Leitungsmasten wie vor 100 Jahren. Leitern wurden im Laufe der Zeit kaum weiterentwickelt bis im Jahr 2003 ein findiger Unternehmer von einer Leiter fiel. Er fragte sich, wie man Leitern sicherer machen kann und begann ein neues Steigprinzip zu entwickeln: eine durchgängige Schiene als Systemträger und ein separates Steiggerät. Mit der Unterstützung eines KTI-Start-up-Coaches entstand daraus die Firma HighStep Systems. 23