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Lüneburg Innovation Incubator: Mid-term Report
The Innovation Incubator
The idea: Strengthen the regional economy through the use of science
The Lüneburg Innovation Incubator is a regional development project. It has been launched jointly by Leuphana University of Lüneburg and the
German Federal State of Lower Saxony. It intensively promotes the economy in the former Governmental Area of Lüneburg („Convergence Region“)
through the transfer of knowledge from research to companies. By July 2015, the Innovation Incubator, in collaboration with companies and organizations, will have implemented nearly 50 research and development projects at Leuphana. The focus is on three fields: digital media, health and
sustainable energy. One could describe the “Innovation Incubator” as “a breeding ground for ideas”.
The Innovation Incubator is producing sustained growth in the region. Jobs in industries assured of a good future are safeguarded and created.
The potential for research and development is expanded preferentially for small and medium-sized companies. A number of projects target the
education of highly-qualified graduates for the labor market. This EU-funded major project has an investment volume of about 100 million Euro
at its disposal. It executes a basic concept of the innovation strategy of the European Commission with measures within the knowledge triangle
of research, education and innovation.
At a glance
Major project of Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Funded by European Union and the German federal state of Lower Saxony
Project region The former Governmental Area of Lüneburg („Convergence Region“): the 11 districts Celle, Cuxhaven, Harburg,
Heidekreis, Lüchow-Dannenberg, Lüneburg, Osterholz, Rotenburg (Wümme), Stade, Uelzen and Verden
Investment volume
About 98 million Euro (including 63.5 million Euro as a contribution from the European Union‘s European Regional
Development Fund, 22 million Euro in co-financing from the German federal state of Lower Saxony as well as
12.5 million Euro in financing from income)
EU jurisdiction
EU Commission, Directorate-General for Regional Policy (DG REGIO)
Legal basis Art. 39 – 41of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006
Mid-term Report of the Lüneburg Innovation Incubator
Implementation period August 14, 2009 to July 31, 2015
Lüneburg, November 2012
Mid-term Report
Progress through knowledge
Working better: Small and mediumsized companies can save a great deal
of money with optimized processes.
More than 30 companies have already
used the new methods of Prof. HansHeinrich Schleich.
In August 2009, the time had come: After three years of preparation, the German federal state of Lower Saxony and the Leuphana University of Lüneburg received the approval from the European Commission to launch a project that was unique across Europe. The Lüneburg Innovation Incubator
is a EU-funded major project to promote regional economic development. It accelerates the transfer of knowledge from the university to the economy
of northeastern Lower Saxony. This occurs by means of nearly 50 innovation projects at Leuphana. Teams of researchers convey real-life expertise
to entrepreneurs. Or science and industry jointly devise entirely new methods, products and services. In this way, a university project becomes a
driving force of regional development. The project works with the German Federal Employment Agency in order to measure the effect of the Incubator
with an independent performance monitor. The federal office in particular helps the Incubator with the measurement of effects on employment and
industries in the project’s region.
Rust radar: Environmental chemists
led by Prof. Wolfgang Ruck have made
a breakthrough: Their newly patented
sensor provides warnings about rust
buildup in wells and pipes.
Off we go
Three years after its approval, the Innovation Incubator is moving ahead at full speed. In late 2012, 35 projects and more than 110 sub-projects are
already developing new ideas. More than 290 people from around the world, including about 230 scientific assistants, are working with more than
320 companies and organizations. The majority of the partners, about 240 of them, comes from the region.
The Incubator has empowered the first young entrepreneurs to set up new ventures; established partner companies are directly putting research
results into practice, creating jobs or moving to the region. And this despite the fact that most of the Innovation Incubator‘s projects will still run
until 2014 or 2015. Only a few teams have already completed their work and presented their results. Three examples show how completed projects
have been effective in the region.
In January 2012, Hans-Heinrich Schleich, a professor of production management, presented an analysis indicating that small and medium-sized
companies could save hundreds of thousands of Euro with improvements in their processes. During the developmental period, he advised companies in seven districts in the project’s territory. “The companies in our investigation unnecessarily spent between 0.8 million and 2.7 million Euro a
year,” he said. The consulting firm CCMI GmbH, which emerged from Leuphana, is now carrying out the analysis within companies.
Anti-accident test: How can truck
drivers better avoid accidents? A team
led by psychology professor Rainer Höger has programmed driver training for
truck drivers.
Prof. Wolfgang Ruck introduced a new sensor that provides warnings about rust buildup in wells and water pipes through the use of online monitoring. Volume production at the Lüneburg sensor specialist Franatech is being planned. The company and the university have been cooperating since
2009. Since then, the number of employees has steadily risen, and the company decided against a move to Canada.
Psychology Professor Rainer Höger has developed driver training for truckers. He introduced the simulator training in July 2012. It is designed to
better prepare truck drivers for high-risk situations in traffic and help to prevent accidents and make roads safer in the process. TÜV Nord plans
to use the results of Höger’s research in targeted driver training for truck drivers. Psychologists and programmers worked together with Eichhorn
Spedition in Winsen/Luhe, among other partners, to develop the simulator.
THE FOCUS AREAS
Three topics with a future
The Lüneburg Innovation Incubator focuses its research teams on three fields: digital media,
health and sustainable energy. In the autumn of 2010, the Structural Commission of the German
federal state of Lower Saxony recommended that the Incubator focus on these topics for the
future. The six-member expert panel, chaired by the Lower Saxony State Secretary for Science
and Culture, Dr. Josef Lange, includes Dr. Dieter Imboden, president of the National Research
Council of Switzerland, Sir Peter Jonas, long-time director of the Bavarian State Opera in Munich,
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kluge, former head of the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company’s
German Office, Prof. Dr. Manfred Prenzel, National Project Manager for the OECD-Programme for
International Student Assessment (PISA 2003, 2006 and 2012) in Germany, and Frank-Jürgen
Weise, Chairman of the Managing Board of the German Federal Employment Agency.
Digital Media
The Incubator does research on the “Digital Media” field because technological innovations are
profoundly changing media and their use – and thus our society. Armed with about 17 million Euro
in grants, about 60 people are addressing the question of change in the digital culture. They are
developing new moving-image formats, distribution channels and business models.
Projects and sub-projects in the “Digital Media” field
¡ The competence tandems “Moving Image Lab”, “Segmented Media Offerings”, “Basic Provision 2.0” and “Hybrid Publishing” ¡ the “Search Engine Marketing – SEM-A2” research and development project ¡ the “Post-Media Lab” media arts project ¡ the “Digital Media in the Region”
and “Entrepreneurship for Regional Companies” visiting professors and PhD research fellows.
Whether it is online videos, new models
for nursing care or chemical energy
storage, the Innovation Incubator primarily operates in three fields: digital
media, health and sustainable energy.
Research on these topics equips the
region for the challenges of tomorrow.
In the “Moving Image Lab” competence tandem, for example, an interdisciplinary team led by
Prof. Dr. Timon Beyes develops moving-image formats in fields relating to civil society and the
commercial sphere. Its partners from the business world include the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Volksbank Stade-Cuxhaven. The Moving Image Lab is one of up to 14 competence tandems at the Incubator. Competence tandems are research collaborations with international staff members that work on future-oriented issues, which are also of interest to companies.
Another example: PhD research fellow Eric Horster has teamed up with CUX Tourism in Cuxhaven
to investigate the influence of reputation on travel decisions on the Internet. In his research, the
cultural scientist is relying on one of the Incubator’s 20 scholarships for doctoral candidates.
First Successes
(Examples)
¡ Since the spring of 2012, the production company explainity, a spinoff from the Moving Image Lab media
project, has been producing explanatory
films in Lüneburg. The project developed a video clip format with cut-out
technology. Using the new format, it
won the German Business Film Prize
in 2011, among other honors. Many of
the explainity educational films can be
seen on the www.YouTube.com/explainity channel. ¡ The producer and former
MTV presenter Sophie Rosentreter moved to Lüneburg in 2012 with her company “Ilses weite Welt” (Ilse’s Wide
World), which develops films for dementia patients. The Innovation Incubator
helps her further develop her marketing
strategy. ¡ In the fall of 2011, the “Better Beta” Conference communicated
the Design Thinking product development technique to about 200 participants from the sciences and industry
at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg.
First Successes
(Examples)
¡ The Minddistrict software company,
a market leader in the Netherlands, set
up its first German office in Lüneburg
in the course of its collaboration with
the “Online Health Training” competence tandem and established a
number of jobs there. ¡ The Hamburg
company Novego and the Association
for Psychosocial Work in Celle, which
cooperates with the “Integrated Care”
competence tandem created other positions that were not publicly funded.
¡ As of fall 2012, the competence
tandem “Healthy at Work” established
four consulting positions in Buchholz,
Stade, Soltau and Verden with the rehab provider Reha Assist and the vocational advancement center Berufsförderungswerk Friedehorst Bremen.
Companies and employees can gather
information and arrange training on
prevention and occupational health
protection there.
Health
Sustainable Energy
The Innovation Incubator zeroes in on health as a main focus since the demographic trend in
Germany raises the question of what equitable, high-quality and fundable patient care might
look like in future. Armed with about 17 million Euro in grants, about 70 people are developing
approaches for the health system of the future.
Innovation Incubator projects in the field of “Sustainable Energy” translate the realization that
climate change requires new concepts for the use of energy and resources. About 40 persons are
developing ideas for greater ecological, social and economic sustainability. About 9 million Euro
in grants are available for the projects.
Projects and sub-projects in the “Health” field
¡ Competence tandems “Integrated Care,” “Online Health Training,” “Management Models for
Integrated Care,” “Healthy at Work” ¡ research and development project “Finding Good Nursing Care Easily” ¡ Case study: “Interdisciplinary Management – Who Will Care For Us in the
Future? ¡ Visiting professorships and PhD research fellowships: “Health Tourism in the Region”
and “Health Care Economy in the Region” ¡ Research network for organizational health ¡ The
innovation and transfer alliance “Performance Management in Small and Medium-sized Companies ¡ Leuphana College Studies in Practice: “Health Tourism,” “Online Health Training,”
and “Beluga Healthcare”.
Projects and sub-projects in the field of “Sustainable Energy”
¡ Competence tandems “Platform for Sustainable Aviation Fuels”, “EnERgioN”, and “Thermal
Battery” ¡ “Sustainable Small and Medium-Sized Companies” innovation network ¡ Leuphana
College Studies in Practice: “Klimawerk Energieagentur” (Climate Works Energy Agency), “Wendland bioenergy region”, “Marienau Environmental School” ¡ “Energy Forum” symposium.
The competence tandem “Integrated Care”, for example, examines new ways of mental health
services for people with mental disorders. Due to an integrated healthcare network of mental
health nurses, psychiatrists and physicians providing outpatient care, patients can be treated at home instead of being treated in a hospital. The “Online Therapy” sub-project led by
Prof. Dr. Wulf Rössler develops online health trainings in the field of mental disorders. The
sub-project “SEplus” (Supported Employment plus) develops an approach offering support to
employees with mental disorders performing ordinary work. Lufthansa Technik and the health
insurance companies AOK Plus and KKH Allianz are partners.
The “Finding Good Nursing Care Easily” research and development project is another example.
The people in need of care in the region should do as well as possible – that is the goal of
psychology professor Peter Paulus and his team. They looked at the situations where people
felt the most comfortable in 11 nursing homes in the districts of Osterholz, Verden, Lüneburg
and Celle. The results led the participating homes to promote the well-being of their residents
in a targeted way. “This benefits these establishments – and the people in need of care in
particular,” Paulus says.
The “EnERgioN” competence tandem, for example, examines how eco-electric power can be stored in navigable waterways and distributed in the region. It is the focus of researchers at the
Uelzen municipal utilities and nearly 30 other utilities and energy suppliers in the project area.
The goal is a virtual power station that connects distributed units of production, storage and
consumption in economically and technically expedient ways. Citizens of the region are expected
to be able participate financially in the effort. Its scientific manager, Prof. Thomas Schomerus, is
convinced that “the more the energy supply is borne by the regions, the less large solutions such
as offshore wind energy and the expansion of transmission networks will be required.”
Another example is the Leuphana College Study in Practice with the “Klimawerk Energieagentur”:
The “Climate Works Energy Agency” advises individual property owners, companies and communities on energy-oriented construction and renovation. Under the guidance of Dr. Karina Hellmann, Leuphana Bachelor students have drawn up a concept to improve their networking. This
fairly small research project is one of the Innovation Incubator‘s College Studies in Practice, in
which students develop solutions to the real challenges facing their collaborators.
First Successes
(Examples)
¡ The Inocas company in Lüneburg, a
spin-off from the “Sustainable Aviation Fuels” competence tandem, does
research on the acquisition of sustainable airplane fuel with Deutsche
Lufthansa AG. ¡ Since the fall of 2012,
the governmental district of LüchowDannenberg has lent electric bicycles
and electric cars to tourists, daily
commuters and district residents. The
idea emerged from the “Sustainable
Small and Medium-sized Companies”
company network. ¡ At the “Leuphana
Energy Forum 2012” with 260 participants, companies from the region met
such speakers as Claudia Kemfert of
the German Institute for Economic
Research. “I am taking new technical
ideas for my own company from the
workshop on hot water supply,” says
participant Ingo Kempa of keenco3, a
planning firm specializing in energyefficient construction and renovation.
First Successes
(Examples)
¡ In 2012, about 300 Leuphana students presented their proposal for
a radical restructuring of the public
health sector in the Federal Republic
of Germany at the European Parliament
in Brussels. They called for a legally
mandated basic provision for everyone
and, in the process, the abolition of the
right to exit the mutual group for beneficiaries with relatively high income
and for specified professional groups.
¡ The Professional School‘s Start-up
Service assists have guided about 43
start-ups since the Innovation Incubator was launched and have carried out
about 300 in-depth consultations.
¡ Revitalize nursing homes and social
services buildings structurally – that
is the goal set by meisterplan b GmbH
in Lüneburg. The planning bureau
was conceived in cooperation with the
“Sustainable Small and Medium-sized
Companies” innovation network. Managing Director Holger Horn founded it in
early 2012.
Other Projects
The Innovation Incubator is pursuing particularly promising projects above and beyond its key
three fields, Digital Media, Health and Sustainable Energy. These projects contribute to the
development of the region. Their topics are broadly based.
Projects and sub-projects
¡ The research and development projects “Operations Excellence”, “FeQuan – Rust sensor”,
“Industries in Networks”, “Resource Efficiency as a Key Factor”, “Trace Analysis of NSO-Heterocycles” and “Driving Simulator” ¡ The visiting professorships and PhD research fellowships “Environment and Sustainability in the Region”, “Sustainable Agriculture in the Region”,
“Sustainable Chemistry in the Region”, “Culture and the Region”, “Public Administration and
the Region”, “Management and Entrepreneurship in the Region” and “Internationalization of
Small and Medium-sized Companies in the Region” ¡ “Sustainable Small and Medium-sized
Companies” innovation network ¡ Leuphana College ¡ Business formation projects ¡ Regional networking ¡ Transfer and innovation assistants ¡ E-learning ¡ Case studies ¡ Creativity
economy ¡ Continuing education ¡ Research infrastructure ¡ Knowledge database.
A number of projects, for example, target the training of highly-qualified graduates for the labor market: Leuphana students benefit from additional seminars, lectures, scholarships and
counseling. The Incubator supports the development of courses of study and certificates for
continuing education for people in employment. About 100 students gain practical experience
as student assistants.
Another example: the Incubator promotes entrepreneurship in the region with several start-up
projects. By doing so, it is expanding a Lüneburg strength since Leuphana is one of the top
five universities in Germany for starting up businesses, according to the current ranking by
the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich).
A third example: the Innovation Incubator is supporting the construction of research space in
the new Leuphana main building, designed by professor and architect Daniel Libeskind: 222
modern office workplaces are being built here. This is improving the infrastructure-related
prerequisites for science and development in the region.
Model of the planned main Leuphana building by day and by night u
The Partners
The Incubator is cooperating with about 240 companies in the region
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Innovation Incubator researchers have already concluded cooperative agreements with 236 companies and organizations in the project region – and the
number continues to rise. Poliboy Brandt & Walther GmbH, a long-standing, medium-sized manufacturer of furniture polish based in Osterholz, for example, is developing sustainable business concepts within the “Sustainable Small and Medium-sized Companies” innovation network. Furthermore,
the Incubator‘s partners include 85 national companies and organizations. They encompass large companies as well as well-known public institutions:
the energy supplier Vattenfall Europe, for example, is doing research on heat storage in private households with the “Thermal Battery” competence
tandem, while the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is investigating user behavior on the Internet with the „Moving Image Lab“ competence
tandem. Due to the inclusion of these global players, experts are predicting positive effects for the regional economy. In all, researchers are working with
321 companies and organizations.
Stade
12
Harburg
Harburg
Rotenburg
Osterholz
4
Lüneburg
17
9
Verden
Uelzen
Heidekeis
10
What do companies get from it?
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The Innovation Incubator is seeking other companies for cooperative projects on an ongoing basis, to jointly develop new solutions with practically oriented research. The advantages to companies are manifold: Research at the Master’s and doctorate levels provides them with answers to regional
economic questions. In company networks, businesses collaborate with the university on specific topics relating to sustainability or human resources
management. The international research-oriented visiting professors initiate consulting projects. Teaming up with student groups, small and mediumsized companies can dedicate themselves to topics relevant to their firms over a number of months. Specially equipped research teams tackle solutions
for small and medium-sized companies that are achievable in the short term. Internationally staffed research collaborations, known as competence
tandems, investigate the topics of the future, which are also relevant to large companies.
LüchowDannenberg
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Celle
Brussels is promoting the entire region
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PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT REGION
Status: November 2012
In the current funding period (2007–2013) of the European Structural Funds, the former Governmental Area of Lüneburg has been classified as a
“Convergence Region”. Convergence Regions are marked by a gross domestic product per capita below 75% of the average for the European Union
(EU-15), which is the reason they need special support. The European Regional Development Fund therefore finances the majority of the Innovation
Incubator’s activities
The project region for the Incubator lies between the three major metropolitan centers in northern Germany: Hamburg to the north, Bremen to the west
and Hanover to the south. It stretches across a total surface of 15,507 km², covering a total of 11 governmental districts. About 1.7 million people live
here. At 110 inhabitants per square kilometer, the population density is just under half of the federal average.
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURAL COMMISSION
SAYING?
WHAT IS THE INDUSTRY SAYING?
“The Incubator is tremendously well-suited to pursue sustainable labor market initiatives. For this
reason, Leuphana University is meeting its regional responsibilities in an exemplary manner and
is setting standards in university-driven regional development.”
Frank-Jürgen Weise, Chairman of the Managing Board of the German Federal Employment Agency
“The promotion of small and medium-sized companies is close to our hearts here at IHK. Unlike
major companies, they often do not have the opportunity to commission studies or maintain their
own laboratories. The Innovation Incubator helps them to take advantage of the most current
knowledge in spite of this. This direct contact to research can become a genuine competitive advantage for small and medium-sized companies in our region. That is why we are happy to work
with the Innovation Incubator team.”
Michael Zeinert, chief executive, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Lüneburg-Wolfsburg
“With the Innovation Incubator, Leuphana is becoming a launch pad for trend-setting ideas and
stimuli in the economy. In this way, an underdeveloped region is emerging as a widely visible
center of science and innovation. The presence of high-caliber international science and the solidarity with industry are turning the Incubator into a valuable, innovative and, above all, urgently
needed tool for the sustainable development of the Lüneburg region.”
Prof. Dr. Dieter Imboden, president of the National Research Council of Switzerland
“As the global market leader for laser systems in radiation therapy, nuclear medicine and radiology diagnostics, we cannot afford any waste whatsoever. The analyses of our manufacturing
developed in the ‚Operations Excellence’ Incubator project is giving us guidance on what improvements are feasible and sensible for us – we are already implementing the first steps.”
Hans-Peter Werner, technical director, LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen
“The Innovation Incubator’s competence tandems are trend-setting. The German economy needs
this kind of knowledge-based business development to generate growth. The concentration on key
topics is the decisive factor for the later success of the push for innovation.”
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kluge, former head of the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company’s
German Office
“The ‘Sustainable Small and Medium-sized Companies’ network is a place for the exchange of information between entrepreneurs and scientists with similar concerns. In everyday life, there is often
little time for this. We learn about some topics, and support the other participants on others. All in
all, it is a well-rounded concept.”
Eva Danneberg, managing director, Werkhaus Design + Produktion GmbH
WHAT ARE RESEARCHERS AND STUDENTS
SAYING?
“How did psychology pioneer Kurt Lewin put it? A good theory is the best practice. To this point, I
have done research on the international comparison of health systems – I can now integrate this
knowledge as a visiting professor for health economics in my regional projects. My goal is to make
the quality of doctors in contractual physician care in the region more transparent.”
Prof. Dr. Mirella Cacace
“Test theory in practice – it is impossible to make up for this experience in a lecture. In turn,
College Studies are a very good opportunity for students. Our team consisted of a business psychologist, a cultural scientist and me, an environmental scientist. The city of Rotenburg (Wümme)
received three proposals from us on how it can better use its community center.”
Frederike Reinermann
FIGURES – DATA – FACTS
Project status
— 35 of up to 47 project applications have been legally approved by NBank, the bank for investment and business development for the German federal state of Lower Saxony. Five additional applications are currently being examined.
— It has now been applied for 83 million Euro and thus 97 percent of the total project funding of about 86 million Euro (European Regional
Development Fund plus co-financing from the German federal state of Lower Saxony) at NBank. Project applications with a volume of
76 million Euro have already been approved; requests with a volume of about 7 million Euro are currently in the examination phase.
— Currently, 257 employees, three professors and three administrators of a professorial chair are working on the successful implementation of this EU-funded major project. In addition, 29 visiting professors and scientists have been assigned. Furthermore, 98 students are employed as scientific assistants at the Incubator.
— The three main topics – Digital Media, Health and Sustainable Energy – are the core research areas for activities in the Incubator.
In the region
— The Innovation Incubator has cooperative projects in all 11 governmental districts.
— A total of 348 formal cooperative projects with 321 partners have already been concluded. 236 cooperative partners come from the project region, including 154 regional small and medium-sized companies.
— In more than 150 discussions by mid-2012, the Incubator presented opportunities for cooperation to the administrative and political spheres,
multipliers such as chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of skilled trades or economic development organizations.
— About 3,000 participants from regional companies and organizations have attended Innovation Incubator events and benefited from the transfer of knowledge by mid-2012.
— Scientists have presented their projects at more than 60 trade fairs and public events – including Dr. Heinrich Degenhart and Dr. Thomas Schomerus, who presented their “EnERgioN” energy storage project at the world’s largest technology show, Hannover Messe, in 2012.
“The fame of an artist internationally is frequently put on the same level as his/her success. As a
visiting professor for ‘Culture and Region’, I do research on how this paradigm applies: What artistic
potential does the Lüneburg project region hold and to what extent is the region able to promote the
internationality and the success of an artist? With the cultural managers of Freiraum Lüneburg, I
founded the new ‘Art and Culture Districts’ cultural network. We want to develop the potential for
innovative, cooperative projects in the region.”
Prof. Dr. Massimiliano Nuccio
Status: November 2012
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Back cover photo: At the invitation of members of the EU Parliament in Brussels, about 300 students from the Leuphana University of
Lüneburg presented their proposal for the German health system of the future. The first-year students developed their model for reform in
a simulation game supported by the Lüneburg Innovation Incubator. They also met the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
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