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The Berytech “trilogy”Dr. Nicolas Rouhana
About ideas/innovation
« The best idea in the world, plus 1$, buys you a decent cup of coffee: ideas without people and the money to turn them into
realities, remain… ideas !! »
Startup Life Cycle
Exit Strategy
IndustryClusters
VentureCapital Funds
• Business Angels
• 3Fs
• Seed Funds
Incubation
Mentorship
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Exit Strategy
IndustryClusters
VentureCapital Funds
• Business Angels• Kafalat• Seed Funds• Grants
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About Saint-Joseph University (USJ)
Founded in 1875, one of the leading private universities in Lebanon
12 Faculties, 1 School, 2 Institutes4 Campuses & 3 Regional University Study Centers1 University Hospital (Hôtel Dieu de France)Over 10,000 StudentsCovers all Science Topics & Disciplines
Scientific – Social – Religious – Human– Medical – Health - Technological
www.usj.edu.lb
About Saint-Joseph University (USJ) (2)
USJ spearheaded two leading Technologial Poles in Lebanon: Berytech I & II
Objectives
Facilitate the creation of companies
Provide assistance in their development
Fund startups
Create jobs for graduates (Limit brain-drain)
Berytech Technological Pole
LocationFaculty of Engineering - Campus of Science & Technology
Total cost : 5.5M$Total Build up area: 8,000 m2Total offices space: 3,000 m2Total common area : 5,000 m2
Incubation & Business hosting spacesVideoconference auditorium & Training Center - Conference roomsCafeteria/restaurant/food court Business center / Exhibition hall
Management: Berytech scalPrivate shareholders1M$ startup capitalIncome for university !
Campus of Science & Technology
Faculties & Research labs
Aquapark & Country club
Berytech Technology Incubator
Dorms
Sports arena
800-seat auditorium
R&D lab
About Campus ofScience & Technology
80,000 sqm of land
3 Faculties: Engineering, Business Computer & Management, and Faculty of Science
8 Research Labs (Electronics, ICT, telecom, water, environment, materials, chemical, agro-food)
More than 50 researchers & 1,700 students on Campus
Berytech: 30 technology SMEs / 250 professionals
800-seat auditorium; closed sports-arena
Support services
Project maturity
Projectsholders
Start up
Mature SME
IncubatorHot Desks15-30sqm
Nursery/Accelerator45-70sqm
Company Hosting90-200+sqm
Type of hosting
Service offered
Project assessmentIdeas elaboration
Rough business planEntrepr. training
Business counsellingHelp with technology Business plan to get
financeIncubation grants
Networking Help in financing
ClusteringInnovation mngmtInternationalization
Conducive environment
Hassle-free quality environment
24/7 electricity – UPS - telephone lines - Internet access, parking, security, Maintenance and Janitorial service - Reception and Secretarial service
Hi-tech environmentVideoconferencing, training & documentation center
Near-by Technological Platforms
Programs for entrepreneurs
Links with Universities
Open-doors, Job fairs, roadshows
“From .edu to .com » (4th edition)
Operation 7ème jour• Social • Initiation to entrepreneurship• Junior-Entreprise
Punctual training for industries• e-business, social media networking, iPhone app dvpt
9th edition Incubation awards
• Since 2002: Access to $300,000 Berytech grants for 27 startup projects
Opening Corporate Innovation to Entrepreneurship
Broadband Internet Access
Berytech is hosting and managing the Internet Exchange Point (IXP) of Lebanon www.beirutix.net
The Campus is one of the 250 initial beneficiaries of the National Broadband Network plan consisting of fiber-optic connections across the country within the next 18 months
International
First full EBN member with EU-BIC (Business Innovation Center) label in MENA since 2006
SOFTLANDINGMATCHMAKINGEUROEXPOBUSINESS BOOSTING
Berytech Technology & Health
Created: 2006 – Campus of Medical SciencesPromoter: University Saint-Joseph + 3 NGOsTotal cost : 3.5M$Operating grant of 1.5MEuros from EUTotal Build up area: 4,000 m2Total offices space: 2,500 m2Videoconference facilityTraining Center - Conference rooms Common areas:
Lounge, business center
Income for university !
Berytech Technology & Health
Health Faculties USJ Research labsHealth Technopole
20 startups/SMEs 150 jobs created
Since 2002
• 136 entities hosted• 72 entities « graduated »
> 550 job creations> 150 entrepreneurs trained
• Hosting around 60 entities TO > 20M$
KEY FIGURES
46%
24%
14%
8%8%
TIC Image Conseil/Formation Santé
Services
Cluster: Image industry
Laboratory for movie (15/32mm) development
Laboratory of telecinema
Laboratory for film restauration and storage
Digital Editing and post-production
2D graphics/animation/cartoon
3D architectural/walkthrough
Sound studio editing
Movie/video clips/TV program productions
Fondation Liban Cinéma
Edulab.com.lb
Multimedia CDs (physics& chemistry school curriculum)
Winner 2007 MIT Arab Business Plan Competition (1560 applicants)
Case 1
Paravision.org
DigitalPostcards
WSIS winners 2005EuroLeaders Awards 2006
New packaged services/products: Touchless screens
Case 2
Apstrata.com
PaaS cloud-computing technology platform
Ranked 4 in Lebanon Allworld Network
Case 3
Activeidentity.net
RFID solutions
Finalists in the MedVenture competition
Case 4
Funding for Technology Startups
• Started 2008• Seed Capital Fund• 6 million USD• Investments from 100k$ to 1.2M$• Shareholders
– 2 multinationals: Cisco & Intel – Leading Lebanese ICT companies– 5 banks– University (Income!)
• Portfolio: edulab, activeID, dermandar, apstrata
Berytech: Intel Endorsement
“Craig Barrett” Center at Berytech (April 2007)
Intel Capital invests 500k$ in Berytech Fund (VC fund for technology startups) in 2008
Upcoming events
Contacts
www.berytech.orgMkalles, Lebanon
Tel: +961 4 533040Fax: +961 4 533070
bth.berytech.orgBeirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961 1 612500Fax: +961 1 611005
www.berytechfund.orgMkalles, Lebanon
Tel: +961 4 533040Fax: +961 4 533070
Nicolas [email protected]
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