Instituto Pedro Nunes is the main link between the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and the business sector. We help startups with mentorship, network, R&D and technology, IP support, fund seeking and other stuff that might be useful to our entrepreneurs.

1. IPN and its startups
Carlos Cerqueira, Innovation Director
Coimbra, 2012

2. Instituto Pedro Nunes
Created in 1991 by the
University of Coimbra
Promotes innovation and
technology transfer between
academia and business.

3. Instituto Pedro Nunes
R&TD INCUBATION
TRAINING

4. R&TD INCUBATION
TRAINING

5. INCUBATOR SERVICES
INCUBADORA
Business plans Space and Logistices Acess to Funding
(technological viability,
Economical viability, Rooms: 20,28,33,40,56,66 m2 National and European Funding
Training process) conference rooms, Banca, Business Angels,
administrative support, Venture Capitla
communications, ,etc
Management support Physical Incubation Training
business development, Virtual Incubation Scicence, technology, business
general accountancy Facilities
› Start
fiscal planning, etc Auditorium
› Follow-up
Access to scientific Networking and IP management
knowledge Internationalization
Patents,
Coimbra University and other International projects tech transfer agreements
R&TD organizations Events “matching” Trademarks info, etc

6. “BEST SCIENCE BASED INCUBATOR AWARD 2010”
INCUBATOR FIGURES SPIN-OFF FIRMS
INCUBADORA
Spin-Off Companies in Phisical Incubation
40
30
20
10
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Spin-Off's Others
Academic SPIN-OFF (ASO): company created mainly based as a result of reserach projects or acquiered knowlege at Universities
and other R&D Institutions.

7. INCUBATOR FIGURES FIRMS BY SECTOR
INCUBADORA
DISTRIBUTION OF COMPANIES BY SECTOR OF ACTIVITY
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Inovation/others Turism/Culture Design/Edition Archeology/Antropology
Health/Life Sciences Electron/Autom./Instrumen. Quality/Environment Informatics/Multimedia

8. INCUBATOR FIGURES Virtual Incubation Evolution
INCUBADORA
Companies in Virtual Incubation Program
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Virtual Incubation Follow-Up Virtual Incubation Start

9. 15 YEARS OF INCUBATION (1996-2012)
Total Firms > 180
Spin-offs U. Coimbra > 65%
Survival Rate > 80%
Turnover (2011) > 75 M €
Export > 35%
Direct Employment Qualification > 1700

11. BUSINESS INCUBATOR – CASE STUDY #1
INCUBATION
CRITICAL SOFTWARE
Information Technologies for Critical Systems
PROMOTORS CONTEXT RESULTS
. 3 PHd students · Software for critical systems · Jobs created > 400
Informatics Department –
· Projects for industry - national · % exports / Revenue 70%
University of Coimbra
and international (NASA)
. R&D Expenses / Turnover 12%
· Nº spin offs created: 5
· Delegations in EUA, UK, Brasil,
Roménia, Mozambique

14. BUSINESS INCUBATOR – CASE STUDY #2
INCUBADORA
WIT Software
Consultadoria e Desenvolvimento de Software para a Internet Móvel
PROMOTERS CONTEXT RESULTS
Led by researcher FCTUC · Know-how acquired in projects · Jobs created > 100
with Telecel/Vodafone
Development Team originated in · % Exports / Turnover 65%
LIS
. R&D Expenses / Turnover 20%
· Global firm

17. BUSINESS INCUBATOR – CASE STUDY #3
INCUBADORA
CRIOESTAMINAL cryopreservation of cord blood stem cells
PROMOTORES CONTEXT RESULTS
4 for Young Graduates in Provide service cryopreservation of 3rd third largest European company in
Biochemistry and one in Economics. cord blood stem cells. the sector
2 of them Phd Scholarship Research on the possible Jobs created > 70
(Stockholm and Coimbra) therapeutic applications.
Presence in Spain and Italy
Service did not exist in Portugal
· % Exports / Turnover 30%
Expenditure on R & D / Turnover. 6%

23. (SOME OF THE)
STUFF WE
ORGANIZE

34. Instituto Pedro Nunes
RTD LABORATORIES BUSINESS INCUBATOR
SOME FIGURES (1996-2010) RESULTS (1996-2011)
. RTD projects and technology · Total firms supported
transfer contracts > 200 (Dez. 2010) > 180
· Number of clients > 350 · % of firms in activity > 80%
· Weight of international projects RTD INCUBATION
· Anual Turnover (2011) > 75 M
% exports > 35%
2000 – 17%
· Direct Jobs created > 1.700
2010 – 43%
TRAINING
TRAINING
· Disseminating new technologies - workshops
· Training for entrepreneurs
· Diagnosis / action for training needs
and consultancy (40 SMEs / yr)

35. Carlos Cerqueira
Dep. de Valorização do Conhecimento e Inovação
INSTITUTO PEDRO NUNES INSTITUTO PEDRO NUNES
Associação para a Inovação
e Desenvolvimento
Association for Innovation
and Development
Tel +351 239 700 300
em Ciência e Tecnologia in Science and Technology
Rua Pedro Nunes
3030-199 Coimbra
Rua Pedro Nunes
3030-199 Coimbra
http:// www.ipn.pt
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vci@ipn.pt