The Ark - Frédéric Bagnoud

Sierre, 22.3.2013

Frédéric Bagnoud
Secrétaire Général

Summary

 Strategy The Ark
 3 fields, 6 locations
 The Ark technological sites
 The Ark organization
 The Ark services
 The Ark on Techno-Pôle/TechnoArk

The Foundation for Innovation in the Valais www.theark.ch – info@theark.ch

Economic structure of Valais

Craft & Industries
42.7% jobs

47.6 %
Energy
2 % jobs
Services
8.6 %
29.1 % 29 % jobs

2.1 % 12.6 %
Agriculture Tourism
7.6 % jobs 18.7 % jobs

* Indicator : GDP
Source DEVS 2003


Swiss Start-up TOP 100 - 2012

Other 1

Basel 2

Geneva 4

Bern 5

Valais
6
Vaud 26

Zurich 51

0 10 20 30 40 50 60


Strategy of the Ark
« to build the technological Valais of the future »

Promoting Bringing together
innovation competences

Supporting
Strengthening Economic
competitiveness growth

The Foundation has been created in 2004 by the state of Valais


3 fields and 6 technological sites

Life Science

ICT

Engineering Science (Energy)


6 technological sites in Valais


Life Science - BioArk - Monthey
• Dedicated to life sciences;
• 2’500m2 (labs and offices);
• 4 start-ups;
• 4 SME;
• 80 people/jobs
• Extension BioArk 2 (4’500m2)


Life Science - PhytoArk – Conthey/Sion
• Dedicated to alpine plants (extracts);
• 1’500 m2;
• R&D: Technological platform: 400 m2;
• Incubator: 6 incubator modules (52m2 each);
• SME: Industrial platform: 570 m2;
• Operational since January 2013;


ICT - IdeArk - Martigny


ICT - IdeArk Martigny

 Dedicated to ICT (Human Machine Interaction);
 Total surface 2000m2;
 1 R&D institution => Idiap;
 Incubator: 3 start-ups;
 10 SMEs;
 150 people/jobs
 New building MyPark/IdeArk;
 6’000m2 (2015)


ICT - IdeArk/MyPark – New Building


ICT - Techno-pôle/TechnoArk - Sierre


The Ark Services

Bridging the gap between R&D
and Industry (Tech Push model)

Supporting start-ups

Innovation for SME (Market pull
model)


Organisation The Ark


The Ark - Techno-pôle/TechnoArk
 Contributing to the site management;
 Marketing & Communication (The Ark);
 Marketing & Communication support (site);
 Managing the incubator located on the the site;
 Valorizating the R&D results of the institutes (PUSH);
 Icare Institute;
 Computer Sciences Institute, HES-SO;
 Institute for Management & Entrepreneurship, HES-
SO;
 Icare
 Support innovation in SME (PULL)
 Projects involving SMEs and institutes


Thank you for your attention

Fondation The Ark
Bâtiment de Courten www.theark.ch
Place St-Théodule blog.theark.ch
1950 Sion info@theark.ch

The Ark Business Model

Services management
 Accelerator  Incubator
 Innovation  Marketing
General Services
Sites management
 TeleArk  BlueArk
Funding sources  TechnoArk  PhytoArk
 IdeArk  BioArk

 Confederation,
State of Valais,
regions, communities
 European Union
 Private
 Licences/patents The Ark’s funds
 Return of subsidies

 Scouting or pilot project
Long term results
 Building and realization of « business
Projects  Creation of wealth and
innovation » projects
employment
 Start-up incubation or development
 Creation of new
incubation
 companies
 Others specific projects


The Ark Incubator - Business Model

 Supporting start-up projects;
 4 Phases process
Selection (2-3 weeks);
Pre-incubation (max. 12 months);
Starting incubation (12-18 months);
Development incubation ( max.12 months);
 Package offered
 Coaching;
 Fully equiped offices (or labs for life sciences);
 Third-party services ;


The Ark Incubator - Business Model

 Package amount defined according to the s’up
needs (budget);
 The amount consumed is credited (no cash out);
 After 3 years the start-up has to reimburse:
 50% of the amount in cas of success;
 nothing in case of failure;
100% in case of leaving the canton
 Since 2004: 80% survival rate;


Techno-pôle/TechnoArk – Business Model

Private/Public Partnership (PPP);
 Private owned company (Techno-pôle SA) in
charge of:
 Funding;
 Construction;
 Real estate aspects;
 Public owned entity (TechnoArk SA) in charge of:
 Site management;
 Marketing


The Ark - Frédéric Bagnoud

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