Barcellona Kick-off meeting 21th of October 2010

1. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TOULON VAR TECHNOLOGIES

2. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TVT– The essentials
 Business Innovation Center and
Incubator for innovative
entrepreneurs, laboratories and local
players
 22 years of experience and expertise
in innovation
 Initially launched and now in charge
of the administration of the PACA
SEA Cluster, globally-oriented
competitiveness cluster

3. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TVT – The essentials
TVT
TVT INNOVATION
Business Innovation Center
Technopole PACA SEA CLUSTER
Globally-oriented
Competitiveness Cluster

4. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TVT – The essentials
 Non-profit organization comprised of
 Local entrepreneurs
 Scientists
 Local and regional elected officials
 A team of 23 collaborators with complementary
talents and skills
 Supported by
 Public subventions and aids
 Membership contributions
 A 3.5 million € annual budget
 Located in the south east of France, in the greater
Toulon area
 Member of RETIS (BIC, technopoles and incubators
French network), EBN (European Business network),
IASP (International Association of Science Parks)

5. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
FOCUS ON TVT INNOVATION
Missions, services and activities
 Expertise and counsel for creators of innovation
 Facilities and communities of innovation
 Economic intelligence and networking

6. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TVT INNOVATION
Missions, services and activities
Expertise and counsel on Innovation1
 Providing expertise, counsel and assistance to young
innovative entrepreneurs, innovative mature companies
and project holders/ creators of innovation
 Business Angels Community
 A talent pool of experts and specialized consultants
in financial, marketing, intellectual propriety,
commercial, and legal assistance
 Capital risk society
 Research contracts administration

7. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TVT INNOVATION
Missions, services and activities
Facilities and communities of innovation2
 Boosting and developing innovation in our region
through facilities, animation of the local economic
communitiy and big projects
 Tailored facilities to host and assist for short or long
term French or foreign companies and innovative
projects
 Innovation Communities animation like the « IT,
digital and web entrepreneurs network in Toulon »
 Ongoing « Innovation Center » and « Marine Science
Park » Projects

8. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TVT INNOVATION
Missions, services and activities
Economic intelligence and networking3
 Giving access to information and European and
international networks
 An average of 4 European projects each year
 More than 300 partners all over Europe
 Ongoing new international programs or projects like
contribution to YEi (Young Entrepreneurs Initiative)
 Social networks
 Studies and benchmark activities

9. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
TVT INNOVATION
Numbers, pictures and success stories
Biotechnologies
2%
Matériaux
2%
Environnement
7%
Energie
7%
Défense et sécurité
4%
Microélectronique
7%
Nautisme
4%
Autres
24%
Optique Photonique
2%
TIC logiciels
41%
TIC logiciels
34%
Optique
Photonique
5%
Nautisme
5%
Microélectroniq
ue
9%
Matériaux
8%
Horticulture
5%
Environnement
5%
Défense et
sécurité
8%
Energie
8%
Autres
8%
Aquaculture
agro
alimentaire
5%
Mature companies in 2009
38coached projects
Business creation in 2009
41coached projects
 L Lemay - BLACKTWIN
 J Yves KBAIER - ENNOVIA

10. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
Support investment
Structuration of VBA (Var Business Angels),
local network of BUSINESS ANGELS
25 Members
30 Presented projects
10 Coached projects
2 Pacts of investors
concretized
TVT INNOVATION
Numbers, pictures and success stories

11. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
Tailored facilities to host both
young and mature companies
For short term
With progressive rates
With 3 locations
For thematic or general innovative activities
TVT INNOVATION
Numbers, pictures and success stories

12. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
A new dynamic and growing cluster in Toulon : the
IT and Web entrepreneurs
network
TVT INNOVATION
Numbers, pictures and success stories
About 50 Companies

13. TVT Innovation – 12/02/2010
IKTIMED CONTACTS
Christine CODINA
+33 (0)4 94 03 89 13 / codina@tvt.fr / Skype ID : christine.codina
Charlotte BLOTTIERE
+33 (0)4 94 03 89 84/ blottiere@tvt.fr / Skype ID : charlotte.blottiere
Toulon Var Technologies (BIC TVT)
Maison des Technologies
Place Georges POMPIDOU
83000 TOULON
Fax +33(0)4 94 03 89 14
www.tvt.fr