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SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (SEED) FUND Prof. Cardinal Warde (MIT) Interim Executive Director of the Caribbean Science Foundation http://caribbeanscience.org II INTERAMERICAN DIALOGUE OF HIGHLEVEL MSME AUTHORITIES Public Policies to Enhance the Competitiveness, Innovation and Internationalization of MSMEs New Orleans, September 10, 2012 1

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SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (SEED) FUND

Prof. Cardinal Warde (MIT)Interim Executive Director

of the

Caribbean Science Foundationhttp://caribbeanscience.org

II INTER‐AMERICAN DIALOGUE OF HIGH‐LEVEL MSME AUTHORITIES Public Policies to Enhance the Competitiveness, Innovation and Internationalization of MSMEs

New Orleans, September 10, 2012

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What is the CSF

Non‐profit, non‐governmental organization, Diaspora driven

Primary mission of the CSF is to assist with the diversification of the economies of the Caribbean Region by harnessing science and technology for economic development. Approach includes:

• Assisting with STEM‐based education reform

• Stimulating technology‐based entrepreneurship by funding S&T projects in new and existing small enterprises on a competitive basis.   2

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CSF: Diaspora Driven

CSF driven by the Caribbean Diaspora for Science Technology and Innovation (CADSTI).  CADSTI’s mission:

Facilitate the economic and social development of the Caribbean Region by mining and harnessing the diverse, dispersed and largely untapped talent of the Caribbean Diaspora in the areas of science and technology

Connect with and catalog the key elements of the Caribbean Diaspora

Mobilize global financial and other resources in support of the mission and objectives of the science and technology organizations of the Region (especially the CSF)

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Areas of Need

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Energy, Water and Materials Transportation Agriculture and Food Science Medicine and Health Care Biotechnology Manufacturing Information and Communication Technologies Environmental Science and Engineering Crime Prevention

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CADSTI Launched the Caribbean Science Foundation (CSF) on September 21, 2010 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

CSF headquarters  located on the Barbados campus of the University of the West Indies.

Creation of the CSF

http://caribbeanscience.org5

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FundingTechnical Expertise

Business ExpertiseCollaborations

UniversitiesEntrepreneurs Schools Other Ed. Inst. Gov.’s of Region

Funding& Advice

AdvisoryRole Only

NGOs & Found.’s Individuals Gov.’s of Region Diaspora Gov.’s

Future CADSTIInitiatives

CADSTI–City A

CADSTI–City B

CADSTI–City C

CADSTI–City D

SCIENCE

FOUNDAT ION

CARI

BEAN

B

SCIENCE

SCIENCE

FOUNDAT IONFOUNDAT ION

CARI

BEAN

BCA

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BEAN

B

CaribbeanDiaspora

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Governance of the CSF

22  Influential leaders from academia, industry, government in both the Diaspora and Region form the Governing Council and serve on a set of committees

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CSF Representatives

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Individuals (volunteers at the moment) located in various Caribbean countries whose responsibilities are to:Disseminate  information  from  and  about  the  CSF  and its activities to the populaceMobilize youth  in  the country, and  carry out activities related to Science, Technology and InnovationOrganize CSF sponsored events in their countryMake  linkages  for  the CSF  to  the political, educational and business communities in the countryAssist with fund‐raising in their countryReport  on  the  science,  technology  and  innovation initiatives in their country to the CSF Board

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Technology Search

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CSF keeps close track of ongoing research around the world, and maintains constant contact with the external research community for novel discoveries  

Identify those science and technology discoveries that leverage the natural resources of the Caribbean, including marine resources. 

CSF also encourages active mining of the Internet for research results and methods that can be leveraged and used for the development of new products.   

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Evaluate the technological and economic potential of the inventor’s concepts and proposals, patent preparation, prototype construction, business plan preparation, establishing contact with appropriate industry representatives, and attracting investors

Set up or help to support existing incubators that provide infrastructure, business guidance and administrative assistance during pre‐seed stage so entrepreneur can conduct initial proof‐of‐concept experiments that could lead to further support

Help to find overseas business partners for Caribbean companies for the purposes of collaboration on technology development projects from basic research to manufacturing

Connect companies in the Region with angel, venture capital and corporate capital in the Diaspora 10

Service to Entrepreneurs

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SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT (SEED) FUND

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SEED Fund provides Phase I and Phase II seed capital to small companies (on a competitive basis) for the development of relevant science and technology projects 

Phase I SEED funds are for exploratory research and to show feasibility of concept or innovation 

Phase II SEED funding is intended to bring the product or service closer to the marketing/manufacturing for more attractiveness to other sources of financing such as angel, venture capital or corporate partner investment

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Project Funding Model

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Firms successful at Phase I SEED level may be invited to apply for Phase II funding

Process is similar to that used by the United States SBIR program 

Major difference is CSF Phase II projects are funded on a risk‐sharing basis. The CSF partially funds R&D expenses for a small equity stake in the company or a royalty stream

Royalties are due only if commercial revenues are generated

If the project fails, the CSF claims no repayment  Royalties are ploughed back into the SEED fund for 

sustainability purposes

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Who Can Apply

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Proposals solicited from entrepreneurs, universities and other science‐related business entities

Evaluated by science, technology and business experts   Companies that start outside the Region and are ready to 

relocate within the Region or set up branches or spin‐offs within the Region are eligible to apply for SEED funds

Fund new technologies developed in a cooperative venture between the Caribbean company and leading academic scientific research institutions

Accept proposals to bridge the gap between basic and applied research ‐ a problem that characterizes many high‐tech industries

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Project Funding Decisions

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Final funding approval is done by the CSF Research Committee. 

Considerations include technological novelty, the potential to result in a new product, process or a significant improvement to an existing product or process, and economic justification. 

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Building the SEED Fund

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CSF looking primarily outside the Region for proposal and partnership opportunities with: DiasporaWorld BankIDBOASEU; EU‐ACPUNESCODFID (UK Dept. for Intl. Development)CIDA (Canada)CSIR (Canada)US State Department

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Donor Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 10

International Agencies/Organizations

50% 50% 50% 30%

Member Countries 5 % 5 % 5 % 5%Caribbean Private Sector 10% 10% 10% 8%Dividends  from  CSF‐invested companies

‐ ‐ ‐ 25%

Diaspora Organizations 10% 10% 10% 8%Banks & Credit Unions 2% 2% 2% 2%CAIC  1% 1% 1% 1%Individuals 2% 2% 2% 2%Private Foundations/Philanthropies

10% 10% 10% 9%

Diaspora Governments 10% 10% 10% 10%

Anticipated Funding Breakdown

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Sustainability Model

Dias. Orgs. 

Dias. Govs. 

Other Orgs.

NGO’setc.

Indiv. (Angels)

Carib. Govs.

Carib. P‐Sect.

CSF

Co. A  Co. B Co. C Co. D Co. E  Co. F Co. G

Successful Company B

Successful Company F

Return on Investment

Return on Investment 

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CSF STEM Education Reform Projects

CSF‐SAGICOR SUSTAINABLE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES PROJECT (SCC)

STUDENT PROGRAM FOR INNOVATION IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (SPISE)Four weeks of total immersion in•Calculus•Physics•Biochemistry•Humanities (One Caribbean Concept)•Mandarin•Under‐water Robotics (hands‐on project)•Electronics (hands‐on project)

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SPISE Students

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Students (ages 15 ‐17) from Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago

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2012 SPISE Student Project Demonstrations

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2012 CSF Workshop

“Stimulating Innovation and entrepreneurship inScience and Engineering within the Caribbean”

Second Annual Workshop of the

The Caribbean Science FoundationOctober 5 ‐ 6, 2012

Grenada Grand Beach Resort, St. George’s, GrenadaRegister at http://caribbeanscience.org or http://cadsti.org

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[email protected]

Caribbean Science Foundationhttp://caribbeanscience.org

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Caribbean Diaspora for Science, Technology and Innovation

http://cadsti.org

Next “Google” could start in the Caribbean!!

Summary