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The research and developmentpotential and needs of enterprises inthe Wrocław agglomeration
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Table of contents
Introduction 4
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1. The Wrocław agglomeration – general information
2. R&D enterprises in Wrocław and the Wrocław agglomeration – statistics and analysis of development
3. Scientific units in Wrocław and the Wrocław agglomeration – general information
The labour market and salaries in R&D 21
1. Potential of the labour market
2. Educational potential
3. Relocation potential
4. The situation on the labour market in R&D
5. Salaries of specialists and managers in the Lower Silesian Voivodship
6. Attracting specialists for R&D units – forms of collaboration with vendors
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1. Potential of the R&D market
2. Profiles of selected scientific units in Wrocław
Entrepreneurs on conducting R&D activities in Wrocław and the Wrocław agglomeration –presentation of the survey results
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1. Survey objective and methodology
2. What is the average entrepreneur conducting R&D activities in Wrocław like?
3. Research and development of enterprises – alone or in collaboration?
4. How do entrepreneurs perceive the R&D infrastructure that is available in Wrocław?
5. University graduates from the Wrocław agglomeration and the requirements of enterprises conducting R&D
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Introduction
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Wrocław is a city which is becoming increasingly entrepreneurial, but also one of the fastest growingmetropolises in the country. A city, which hasachieved success. Its basis were productioninvestments implemented in the second half of thefirst decade of the 21st century constituting afoundation for combating unemployment. Theyhave become a business showcase of the city, whichstarted to evolve over time towards business basedon specialized knowledge.
It is now important for the next step to be taken –innovation-based economy is the direction in whichwe are heading.
Wrocław’s innovative potential is primarily the high-quality human capital, shaped by renownedacademic establishments, as well as world classbusiness representatives (we already have suchrepresentatives in Wrocław), who attract employees with specific, unique skills. This also applies to the“Polish champions”, who we can also, or rather,primarily, boast about.
We also have research centres and centres fortechnology transfer and commercialization, whichhave been set up or are supported by the city andwhich have the objective of strengthening theinnovation of enterprises.
These elements constitute a solid foundation for thedevelopment of an innovation-based economy.
The R&D sector in Wrocław is clearly gaining in importance.
It is fascinating that local business is anincreasingly important player in this area. The word“local” does not apply to operational coverage butonly to the origin of this entrepreneurship.
In order to be able to continue to grow, we need tolearn about our abilities and needs in the creation ofinnovation. We hope this report will be a step inthis direction.
I trust that we will be able to create a moderneconomy based on advanced technologies,guaranteeing long-term growth, making Wrocławthe hub of innovation in Poland.
Rafał DutkiewiczMayor of Wrocław
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The Wrocław University of Science and Technology is a technical university, the main tasks of which areconducting research, the results of which can andshould be used in the economy, as well as trainingspecialists for the needs of this economy.
This university is fulfilling this mission well, thebest proof of which is the presence of our graduatesin most of Wrocław’s companies: in local businesses and in global corporations. We work withentrepreneurs, because engineers cannot beeducated without knowledge of the needs of thelabour market, without contact with practitioners.Even so, we still have a great deal to do in thiscooperation.
I trust that this report will help us, namely thescientific environment and entrepreneurs, to get toknow each other and – as a result – to create amodel of cooperation based on the researchpotential of the Wrocław-based educational establishments and scientific institutions on the onehand and to identify the needs and corporate capitalon the other, with Wrocław’s local authority assuring good conditions for the incubation ofcreative solutions.
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In such tripartite collaboration, I see anopportunity to build an innovative local economybased on knowledge and advanced technology,using our own original solutions, the results ofwhich can extend far beyond our city and region.
Prof. Cezary MadryasRector of the Wroclaw University of Technology
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Wrocław and the Wrocław
agglomeration
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Area
Population
Wrocław is one of the largest cities in Poland and the business centre of the south-western part of thecountry. The city has experienced significant progressin recent years in the economic and socio-cultural
*Source: “Business services sector in Poland”, 2016, PAIIZ.**Source: CSO data, as at 31 December 2015.
area. This progress is reflected in the changingappearance of the city, which is a result of intensivepublic and private sector investment activities.
The Wrocław agglomeration – general information1.
292.8 km² - area of Wrocław
3,372 km² – area of the agglomeration
19,947 km² - area of Lower Silesia
Number of inhabitants of
Wrocław*
630,000 1,050,000 2,904,207
Number of inhabitants of the
Wrocław agglomeration*
Number of inhabitants of
Lower Silesia**
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The awareness of its own potential and the skilfulmanagement of human capital has caused thatWrocław became the fastest growing metropolitan area in Poland. The potential of the city is increasinglybeing noticed, even in Europe and world-wide. This isconfirmed, among other things by the high positionsin the pan-European rankings of quality of life andcompetitiveness in recent years, e.g. the FDIMagazine rankings.
The aspirations of the municipal authorities and thedetermination of the residents make a substantialcontribution to the increase in importance and therecognition of the city –not only on a continental scalebut also globally. Wrocław is increasingly frequently appreciated as an important and interesting centre ofeconomic, as well as socio-cultural life, which isreflected in the organization of prestigious events ofinternational significance.
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National Music Forum6
Water park and Africarium7
A comprehensive modernization programme of the city’s schools8
Modernization of Wrocław’s Water Node, increasing flood safety9
Wrocław’s Motorway Ring-Road1
Expansion of the system of expressways (S5 towards Poznań and S8 towards Warsaw)2
City Stadium3
New airport terminal4
UEFA EURO 2012 European Football Championship1
European Capital of Culture 20162
UNESCO World Book Capital 20163
The Non-Olympic Sports “World Games 2017”4
The largest public sector investments in the Wrocław’s socio-economic
infrastructure in recent years
Wrocław's largest sporting and cultural events in recent years
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Extension of the tram network and modernization of the fleet of trams and buses
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3rd place in the category of “Friendship for business”
1st place in the ranking of the strategy for attracting investments
Wrocław in the rankings, awards given to the city
TOP 10 MID-SIZED EUROPEAN CITES OF THE FUTURE 2016/17 – FDI STRATEGY
TOP 10 MID-SIZED EUROPEAN CITES OF THE FUTURE 2016/17 – BUSINESS FRIENDLINESS
Source: FDI Magazine, “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/2017”
FDI MAGAZINE – European Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/2017
10987654321
WrocławEdinburgh
LiverpoolBilbao
ZurichNottingham
CardiffMalaga
OstravaBrno
Source: FDI Magazine, “European Cities and Regions of the Future 2016/2017”
10987654321
PoznańVilnius
BristolNewcastle
CardiffTallin
Wrocław
Edinburgh
Liverpool
Zurich
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Why it is worth investing in R&D in Wrocław?
Wrocław is the right place to invest for all
companies with international coverage. This is
due to its geographical location (proximity to
Germany, Czech Republic and Warsaw), good
infrastructure and highly skilled work force, in
which it is worth investing – dynamic people with
experience and full of ideas.
Wrocław also has a certain predictability,
understood positively as confidence and peace.
All this creates a friendly climate for business and
encourages living and working here.
Business practice – WABCO Polska
Piotr Sroka – Director General WABCO Poland
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Wrocław has been the most intensively developing
agglomeration in Poland over the past ten years,
still having very large development potential, with
the opportunity of promotion to the European
league in the next decade – “Report on Polish
agglomerations 2015”.
Mercer Consulting Agency
In the ranking of the quality of life, prepared by the
international consulting firm, Mercer, Wrocław was
in 100th place among cities from around the world,
because of the highly qualified staff of professionals
and well-developed infrastructure.
Tholons’ ranking of the Top 100 OutsourcingDestinations
In Tholons’ world ranking assessing the best locations
for the outsourcing sector, Wrocław is in 58th position
(compared to the previous years: 2015 – 62th, 2014 –
65th).
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Wrocław’s strengths
Wrocław
Berlin
Prague
Vienna
Bratislava
Budapest
343 km
270 km
380 km
597 km
406 km
Warsaw344 km
Wrocław is located on a strategically important
crossroads of European transport routes; as many as 5
European capitals are located within 400 km of the city.
It is very well connected by air – it has direct connections
with 30 European airports, while the location of the city
enables 24 European capitals to be reached in a flight
time of less than 1.5 h.
Wroclaw, with 630 k inhabitants (the agglomeration
has over 1 million) is the fourth largest city in Poland.
It is also the third largest academic centre. In 2015,
124,440 students were studying at 26 educational
establishments, which represented as much as 11.8%
of the population of the whole agglomeration. In
comparison, the number of students in Berlin (the 9th
best student city in the world according to the QS Top
Universities ranking), which is more than six times
larger than the Wrocław agglomeration, was 171,263
(less than 3% of the population).
Wrocław’s human capital is not only quantity but also
quality. The graduates of the local colleges and
universities are considered by entrepreneurs to be
well-educated , hard-working, ambitious and flexible
people. They are also appreciated by employers for
their very good knowledge of foreign languages.
Location
People
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The inhabitants are very open – including to the
international environment – which supports the
gradual increase in the number of visitors to the
region: tourists, students and business
representatives. The atmosphere which is prevalent in
the city is aptly emphasized by the agglomeration’s
promotional slogan – “Wroclaw – The meeting place”.
Source: “Business services sector in Poland. Gaining Momentum”,PAIiIZ, 2016.
9,5 tys.8,7 tys.
6,4 tys.5,6 tys.
IT CentresSSCBPOR&D
According to OECD data and the PwC report
“Wroclaw. The micro-space on the banks of the Oder
has to continue to grow. Report on Polish
metropolises 2015”, Wroclaw is the second fastest
economically developing city in Poland.
This centre owes its growth to the precisely defined
development strategy, the core of which arose in the
1st decade of the 21st century. The first years of its
implementation represented the assurance of jobs in
the region – largely based on foreign production
investments which became the basis of the local
economic potential. Since the beginning of the 2nd
decade, this potential, consisting of the infrastructure
that has arisen and the mixture of foreign and
domestic capital, has been used to build a
knowledge-based economy. This is expressed by the
increasing number of entities from the Business
Support Services sector (BSS).
According to the data published in the Polish
Information and Foreign Investment Agency report
named “Business Services sector in Poland. Gaining
Momentum”, the city is among the leaders of modern
services for business in the country. In terms of the
number of shared services centres, Wrocław, with 85
centres, is in fourth place after Warsaw (160 centres),
Kraków (119) and the Tricity (104). In terms of
employment in the sector, Wrocław (30.2 k people) is
only behind Kraków (44.5 k) and Warsaw (36.7 k).
Wrocław wins primarily with its atmosphere, which
is generated not only by the inhabitants of this city,
but also its visitors. The feature that decidedly
distinguishes the capital of Lower Silesia from
other centres is the will to act and the relational
nature.
The atmosphere here is very friendly, which is
confirmed by the results of the surveys that we
conducted among future students. How did they
describe the city most frequently? As a place that
is open and friendly; liked and fun. Meanwhile,
such an atmosphere favours business – after all, in
practice, the key to doing business is dialogue.
Here, entrepreneurs sit down round the table and,
if they feel the potential in collaboration, they will
find a way of overcoming certain obstacles which
would hinder them in other cities in Poland.
Business practice – Nokia Networks
Bartosz Ciepluch – Director of the Nokia Networks European Software and
Engineering Centre in Wrocław
Economics
Employment in the Business Support Servicesin Wrocław by types of services provided at the centres
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[Business ProcessOutsourcing]
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Most employees in the BSS sector in Wrocław are
employed in IT centres. In this respect, the city is
second only to Kraków. Wrocław is the national leader
in terms of employment in the R&D sector.
Its rapid economic development and attractive socio-
cultural offering makes Wrocław attract human capital
from other regions of the country and abroad. This
capital primarily comprises students and people
migrating for occupational reasons, which translates
into a positive demographic balance recorded in the
agglomeration for many years.
The robust institutional basics means that independent
entities assess the city as the best managed in terms of
the strategy of development and of attracting foreign
investments in Central and Eastern Europe among the
mid-sized cities and one of the most business-friendly
cities (high positions in the FDI Magazine rankings of
“European Cities and Regions of the future
2016/2017”).
Institutional Support
Wrocław implements its socio-economic development
strategy on the basis of a number of instruments and
dedicated institutions. The tools for pursuing the
centre’s development policy include:
The Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency
(hereinafter: ARAW), the main task of which is to
economically promote the region, as well as actively
acquire and service foreign investors.
Furthermore, the institution is responsible for the
promotion of the academia and the development of
cooperation between the agglomeration’s local
authorities. ARAW is the first entity of this type in
Wrocław;
Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ and Wrocław
Technology Park – institutions supporting the
innovativeness of business entities in the region, as
well as R&D activities of various sectors;
State aid in the form of tax exemptions from
property tax;
Programme of support of scientific/business
partnerships for implementing projects in areas
such as biotechnology, medicine, construction, IT
and robotics;
A scholarship programme for pupils sitting their
baccalaureate.
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R&D enterprises in Wrocław and the Wrocławagglomeration – statistics and analysis of development
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Wrocław is one of the most entrepreneurial cities in Poland
Wrocław’s economy is knowledge-based enterprises
The manufacturing sector still on the development path
Source: CSO
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6500
8500
10500
12500
14500
16500
18500
20500
22500
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Przetwórstwo przemysłowe, w tym produkcja m.in.artykułów spożywczych, metali, urządzeń elektronicznych,optycznych, elektrycznych, maszyn i urządzeń, pojazdówsamochodowych
Transport, w tym lądowy i lotniczy oraz magazynowanie idziałalność wspomagająca transport
Infromacja i telekomunikacja, w tym działalnośćwydawnicza, telekomunikacja, działalność związana zoprogramowaniem
Usługi finansowe i ubezpieczeniowe oraz działalnośćwspomagająca
Działalność profesjonalna, naukowa i techniczna, w tymprawnicza, doradztwo rachunkowo-księgowe i podatkowe,doradztwo w zakresie zarządzania, badania naukowe,działalność w zakresie badań i analiz technicznych,pozostała działalność profesjonalna
According to CSO data, an increase in the number of
entities providing professional, scientific and technical
services, such as legal, accounting, tax and research
and development services has been observed in recent
years in the structure of the market of the Wrocław
subregion.
A significant intensification of activity can also be seen
in IT services related to, among other things, the
development of software and publishing activities.
Other than the imbalance in 2011 arising from the
projection of the effects of the global economic
downturn over time, the number of entities in the
production sector has also been increasing.
However, its rate is clearly lower than the services
sector in general.
Approximately 173,663 enterprises operate in the
Wroclaw subregion, while their number is increasing
at an average of 2.8% per year.
In terms of the development of the sector of
companies, measured with the index describing the
number of new entities registered in the REGON list
per 10 k inhabitants, Wrocław occupies 3rd place
among the domestic agglomerations. This index is
only higher in Warsaw and Poznań – an average of 144
entities are registered per year in Wrocław, 169 in
Warsaw and 158 in Poznań (average for the period
2009-2015).
Number of entities in the economy from selected sectors in the years 2009-2015
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Manufacturing, including food products,metals, electronic, optical and electricalequipment, plant and machinery andvehicles.
Transport, including land and air, aswell as warehousing and activitiessupporting transport.
Information and telecommunications,including publishing,telecommunications and programmingactivities.
Financial and insurance services, aswell as support activities.
Professional, scientific and technicalactivities, including legal activities,accounting, bookkeeping and taxadvisory services, managementconsulting, scientific research, researchactivities and technical analyses andother professional activities.
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Wrocław attracts investors
Wrocław has been attracting foreign investors for
years, who increasingly frequently choose the region
as a location of not only production plants – although,
even in this area, the interest of entrepreneurs is
consistently increasing – but also of service centres,
including key operations (so-called KPO) and research
centres. This is characteristic of well-developed
centres and high quality of human capital.
Two waves can be noticed in the development of the
services sector with foreign capital participation in
Wrocław. The first of these was initiated in 2005 by
Hewlett Packard’s investment, which involved the
establishment of a Global Business Centre providing
finance, HR, supply chain and marketing services.
The second was started in 2011 by investments from
such brands as Credit Suisse and BNY Mellon.
The number of investments in R&D centres has also
increased in the Wrocław agglomeration in recent
years. The development of this sector measured with
this index is relatively constant, although it entails an
increase in the need for human capital, which places
Wrocław in the position of national leader in terms of
the number of people employed in R&D – according to
PAIiIZ data, this is approximately 5,600 employees.
This was the time from which slightly more intensive
growth of the service sector was noticed – from the
beginning of the second wave to the end of 2015, the
number of investments of major importance to the
economy of the Wrocław agglomeration in this sector
has more than doubled (from 29 to 59). This
phenomenon can be associated with the changes in the
global economy after the crisis of 2008, which forced
many companies to change their cost structures,
which they achieved primarily through outsourcing
and offshoring.
Source: own analysis based on data from ARAW 2015
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85
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37
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Produkcja Usługi B+R
Investmentsup to 2003inclusive
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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Source: own analysis based on data from ARAW.
Production Services R&D
up to2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Macopharma Robert Bosch Cargill
Wago Elwag Autoliv
Colgate Palmolive Clinico Sitech
Clarena
Toya Schumacher Packaging
SCA Volvo
3M
Hirsch Porozell
Whirlpool
Wabco
BombardierWago Elwag
De LavalFagor LG Philips LCD
Heesung LG Chem LG Innotek
LG Electronics
Remy International
SmtSoftware Impel
Kruk SA Volvo
Central Europe BPO HP
Siemens Techland
Capgemini Wabco BenQ
3M Eto MagneticMSI
Toshiba
Faurecia
Electrolux (Żarów, Świdnica)
KPIT Cummins UPS GE Money Bank
CSS Objectivity ACN Hicron
Diehl Controls Fagor
Opera Software
Itumi/Incom UPM Raflatac
ITT Corporation Wienerberger
Proton Finishing SKC
Credit Suisse PNC Global Services
Whirlpool REC Global
Volvo Linde Gaz Cargill
Amesbury Sauer Danfoss HSV
Colgate Electrolux (Oława)
Wipro HP Irevna Volvo QAD Tieto (Tieto Enator)
CBR Novaasome (Hasco-Lek)
3M Sonoco Autoliv
TPV Electronics Deerfos
FagorMastercook Cadbury
Vsplex (grupa Acer) QNH IBM
McKinsey UPS DHL/TKMaxx
Geoban
Nokia Siemens Networks Capgemini
Opera Software Apeiron Synthesis
Stem Cell Spin
Pittsburgh Glass Works Autoliv Ernst&Young Mphasis Microsoft Hamilton Sundstrand
Selena Labs ESPOTEL
3M LG Electronics Whirlpool
Chung Hong Chassis Brakes
Sumika Ceramics
Credit Suisse 3M Minetronics
Sumitomo Chemical Bama Companies
Walki Boart Longyear
WabcoBASF Foundation Brakes
Lear Corporation
BNY Mellon UPS
Becton, Dickinson and Company
Qatar Airways
Qiagen Atos Credit Suisse Koelner
Dolby Laboratories
Nokia Siemens Networks
Luxoft
Infusion
Unit4
ID Technology Nestle Purina
Wabco
Amazon Acturis Birlasoft
BNY Mellon Merck Parker Hannifin
Redknee Synexus
PPG Nokia Solutions and Networks
Viessmann Autoliv
Sitech
Sato Gestamp Bombardier
Compal
3M Axiom Law Fresenius Kabi
Gorilla Group Cogniance
SoftServe Medserv
UTC Aerospace Systems
TelForceOne Robert Bosch
UNIT4
Wago Elwag Paradigm Precision
AB GKN BSH Schweiker
Nestle Purina
UBS Red Embedded Atos
Luxoft Ocado Toyota EY
Electrolux Whirlpool Mondelez
Ryanair Global Logic Capgemini
Major investments in the agglomeration in recent years
Neurosoft
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The city has a rich history of academia of over 300
years. Wrocław is one of the largest academic centres
in Poland, with over 32,300 graduates per year (CSO
data for 2015), 11 public and 15 private universities
and colleges.
Wrocław’s universities and colleges educating 124,440
students are among the most prestigious academic
institutions in the country. Wrocław University of
Science and Technology (5th place among the best
universities in the Perspektywy 2016 Ranking in 2016)
and Wrocław University (7th place) are primarily
particularly valued.
Perspektywy Ranking - the list ranking Polish
academic institutions by the level and quality of
education, taking into account in the assessment the
scientific potential, the scientific effectiveness, the
conditions of education, internationalization of the
studies, prestige and innovativeness.
The scientific institutions in the agglomeration feature
a high level of innovativeness. Two of them were
among the ten universities with the highest number of
patent applications, inventions and utility models
submitted in the national and international patent
procedure through the Patent Office of the Republic of
Poland (further: UPRP; data for 2014): Wrocław
University of Science and Technology with 153
applications (1st place in the list) and the University
of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław with
74 applications (4th place).
% – share of the total number of students
Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Wrocław University of Economics
33,530students
27%
12,271students
10%
WSB University
WrocławMedical University
13,487students
11%
5,904students
5%
University of Wrocław
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life
Sciences
26,054students
21%
10,208students
8%
– 5 k students
Source: ARAW 2015.
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The largest scientific units in the Wrocław Agglomeration by number of students
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Perspektywy 2016* Wprost 2015**
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7 35
18 -
29 37
34 12
Number of
students
Share of the total
number of students
Number of
graduates
IT and related sciences (e.g. physics, mathematics,
electronics and telecommunications, electrical
engineering and systems engineering, information
technology and econometrics)
14,487 12% 2,524
Humanities applicable in SSC services (e.g.
language studies, law, various areas of economics)50,972 40% 13,817
Physical sciences – technology, industry
(manufacturing and processing sector)34,831 28% 7,687
Source: CSO, data for 2015.
In addition to the universities and colleges, many
other scientific units operate in Wrocław, which gives
an extensive plane for cooperation with the Lower
Silesian and national industry and services. These
include:
• 4 independent institutes of the Polish Academy of
Sciences: Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and
Experimental Therapy, Institute of Low
Temperature and Structure Research and the
Anthropology College in Wrocław,
• 8 field branches of scientific units of the Polish
Academy of Sciences, including: Space Research
Centre – Solar Physics Division, the Institute of
Mathematics and the Institute of Nature
Conservation;
• Other scientific centres, e.g.: Wrocław Technology
Park, Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ , Lower
Silesian Innovation and Science Park, KGHM
CUPRUM Ltd. Research and Development Centre,
Institute of Power System Automation Ltd. [Instytut
Automatyki Systemów Energetycznych] and
Regional Specialized Hospital in Wrocław Research
and Development Center.
Analysis of the number of students in selected areas of education (public and private universities andcolleges)
The most prestigious Wrocław universities in the rankings
* Ranking based on the indexes of scientific potential, scientific effectiveness, conditions of education, internationalization of the studies,prestige and innovativeness
** Ranking in terms of graduates who are the most sought after on the market
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The labourmarket and
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Potential of the labour market1.
Based on several hundred recruitment projects
conducted for research and development centres in
Wrocław and Lower Silesia, Antal’s experts state that
professionals employed in R&D centres are most
frequently graduates and academics from local
universities and colleges.
Educational potential2.
Alongside Warsaw, Kraków and Poznań, Wrocław is
one of the largest academic centres in Poland. Almost
125 k people study at universities and colleges in
Wrocław alone. Throughout the whole of the Lower
Silesian Voivodship, 134,525 people were studying in
2015 at 36 universities and colleges, while 35,481
people graduated from the colleges.
The high level of attractiveness of the Wrocław
agglomeration for locating projects related to research
and development activities there is largely determined
by the high level of availability of highly qualified
workers. The supply of potential candidates consists
of graduates of local universities and colleges (where
almost 35 k people study technical subjects),
employees coming to Lower Silesia from other areas of
the country or from abroad and people already
working in industry, in the modern services sector or
in IT.
Therefore, research and development centres are
being successfully established in Lower Silesia in
many sectors of industry, which, based on the study,
can be distinguished as:
• IT and business services;
• Automotive and construction machinery;
• Industrial automation;
The latest data on the sector of modern business
services and IT gathered in the ABSL report “Modern
Business Services Sector in Poland, 2016” point that
over 34.2 k people are already working in business
services centres with Polish and foreign capital in
Wrocław, which is in third place in the country in
terms of the number of people employed in the sector.
The Polish Information and Foreign Investment
Agency report from June 2016 “Business Services
Sector in Poland. Gaining Momentum”, which focused
on service centres with foreign capital, estimated the
total number of people employed in the sector in
Wrocław at 30.2 k people, of whom 15.1 k are in IT and
research and development centres.
• Chemistry;
• Medicine, biotechnology and pharmacy;
• Electronics and telecommunications.
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Among the students of Wrocław’s universities and colleges, as many as 40% are people who
have chosen technical subjects. 49.2 k students were studying technical subjects in 2015.
Source: CSO, as at the end of 2015.
Physical science – technology,
industry
34,831
students
7,819
students
6,668
students
ICT technologies Science related to IT technologies,
including electronics, mathematics
and physics
The main universities and colleges educating students in technical subjects are:
Wrocław University of Science and Technology 1
University of Wrocław2
Wrocław University of Economics3
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences 4
Wrocław Medical University5
University of Lower Silesia in Wrocław6
International University of Logistics and Transport in Wrocław7
Non-public Medical College in Wrocław8
Wroclaw School of Information Technology9
University of Information Technology and Management “Copernicus” in Wrocław10
Relocation potential3.
National relocation
The attractiveness of the Wrocław labour market is
appreciated not only by the students of local
universities, but also experienced professionals from
other regions. In the Antal study named “Activity of
specialists and managers on the Labour market”,
Wrocław has been the leader of the most attractive
cities in terms of relocation for 5 years, ahead of
Warsaw, Kraków and Gdańsk.
The number of students of technical subjects
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The main elements that affect relocation
9%
11%
14%
28%
33%
38%
41%
42%
49%
The same Antal studies, included additional
information on the approach of candidates to
relocation. 30% of experts and managers surveyed
had changed their place of residence at least once in
their life due to work and almost one in four
respondents (24%) has done this more than once.
77% of respondents mentioned the higher salary as a
necessary condition for deciding to change the place of
residence because of work.
Almost half the respondents were interested in a
relocation package (47%). 37% of professionals and
managers indicated that the minimum condition for
relocation is an attractive location of the
establishment in the city and ease of finding a job in
the given town by the partner. Only one in five
respondents are not interested in relocation (19%).
77%
47%
37%
34%
31%
19%
10%
6%
Wrocław
Warsaw
Gdańsk
Kraków
Poznań
Gdynia
Katowice
Łódź
Toruń
Source: Antal “Activity of specialists and managers on the labour market”, 2015.
Other
Attractive location of the establishment outside the city
I’m not interested in relocation
Good social facilities in the new town
Organizational support
Attractive location of the establishment in the city
Award of a financial relocation package
Salary
Source: Antal “Activity of specialists and managers on the labour market”, 2015.
Which cities are attractive in terms of relocation?
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Permanentresidence
Temporaryresidence
Long-term EUresidence
Work permits
400
3,800
300
2,000
600350
5,500
2,200
1,800
11,000
300
5,000
The attractiveness of offers involving their diversity
and innovativeness entices professionals from various
Polish cities. The recruitment projects handled by
Antal in Lower Silesia frequently include the
possibility of international relocation. The interest of
IT specialists and engineers in foreign projects is
relatively low.
Of all the candidates involved in the survey, 10-15%
decide to move abroad. This group’s incentive is the
willingness to review their skills on the international
arena and a higher salary. Few of them choose a
foreign offer because of the innovativeness or
attractiveness of the project.
Foreign relocation
An important area of the analysis is foreign relocation.
An attractive opportunity for an increasing number of
companies is to employ foreigners, especially from
across the eastern border. This also largely applies to
technological activity. 1,280 work permits were issued
in the first half of 2015 for professional, scientific and
technical activities.
compared to the 1st half of 2014), of whom more than
half were Ukrainian citizens (19.2 k). In addition, the
largest numbers of foreign workers in Poland are
from: China – 1.8 k, Belarus – 1.7 k, Vietnam – 1.6 k,
Russia– 1.2 k and Turkey– 1.0 k. 38% of these
decisions were issued by the Voivod of the
Mazowieckie Voivodship – 13.4 k. This is followed by
the Voivods of: Małopolskie Voivodship – 12%,
Dolnośląskie Voivodship – 9%, Lubelskie Voivodship,
Łódzkie Voivodship, Śląskie Voivodship and
Wielkopolskie Voivodship – 5% each.
A total of 35,217 applications were accepted in the first
half of 2015 for legalizing stay (an increase of 69%
Source: Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.
Number and type of decision regarding the legalization of the stay of foreigners in Poland in 2012–2014 (decisions issued by the Voivod of the Lower Silesia [numbers])
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The situation on the labour market in R&D4.
In 2016, companies expect to employ candidates
mainly in the area of engineering, design and
mechanics. Recruitment to posts of specialists and
leaders in R&D is much longer in locations outside
Wrocław, where it can last 3‐4 months, which
Employers look for specific skills in candidates. In the
case of specialists and experts, of importance is
technical knowledge, knowledge of English, frequently
German, commitment and personality traits (“we are
looking for a creative person, who looks for new
solutions, an innovator”). In turn, candidates –
interviewees – are motivated to change jobs mainly by
interesting projects and the degree of sophistication of
the R&D structure, often mentioning the possibility of
working on prototypes, as well as specifically defined
development opportunities.
Production area
A growth trend is noticeable in the establishment of
R&D departments in manufacturing companies in the
Wrocław agglomeration and the Wałbrzych Special
Economic Zone, as well as the Legnica Special
Economic Zone. Company headquarters are
increasingly frequently deciding to set up a decisive
proportion of R&D at plants in Poland, as a result of
the closure or phasing out of much more expensive
foreign R&D structures. New projects are appearing
in the automotive industry, aerospace, domestic
appliance and electronics industries. We are noticing
a high level of fluctuation of employees, particularly in
the last two sectors. Many professionals from these
sectors willingly change their place of employment to
automotive industry.
significantly deviates from recruitment in the capital
of Lower Silesia and the immediate surroundings –
the process here lasts approx. 1-2 months. This arises
from the declining motivation of candidates to travel
long distances every day between the place of
residence, which is most frequently Wrocław and its
surroundings, and the location of the employer’s
establishment.
The IT Area
In the Lower Silesian Voivodship, the most sought
after employees are programmers, specializing in such
technologies as Java, C/C+ +, Net/C# and SAP. The
demand for programmers involved in the development
of mobile and web applications will be increasing.
Most companies in Wrocław and its surroundings
intend to recruit IT specialists because of the
improvement in their results and new projects. The
Antal Global Snapshot Report from the beginning of
2016 indicates that the IT sector is characterized by a
high rate of recruitment – at the time of the survey,
85% of organizations were conducting recruitment
processes, while 82% were planning further
employment in the next three months.
The market is gradually attracting new investments,
which means that recruitment needs are counted in
thousands of new jobs per year, while the supply of
candidates is unable to fully satisfy them. However, it
should be noted that the deficit of candidates in the
area of IT is observed in virtually all the leading IT
locations in Poland (Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk).
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Salaries of specialists and managers in the LowerSilesian Voivodship
5.
Salaries in R&D structures in international
manufacturing companies are highly differentiated.
An attempt to narrowly classify salaries by the
hierarchy of positions (junior – specialist – leader –
manager) is a challenge, as individual R&D
departments differ by degree of sophistication and
independence with respect to the headquarters of the
parent company, most frequently located abroad.
Similarly, the spreads of salaries in these structures
are highly extensive, depending on the length of
service and the level of responsibility. However, it
should be added that employees, who start to work in
R&D Departments or are transferred to them, are
frequently willing to not negotiate their rates because
of the prestige of the work performed. The also often
agree to a slightly lower salary when they move to a
new employer because they can work on an interesting
product and its development.
Source: own analysis of Antal based on conducted recruitment processes.
A rapid increase in salaries was noticeable in recent
years on the Wroclaw IT labour market. This trend
particularly applies to programming and testing
positions. Based on Antal’s current recruitments in
this region, it can be concluded that, over the past
three years, the salaries of specialists in this area have
increased by 20-30%. Three years ago, the average
gross salary of a Java programmer with four years of
experience was PLN 10,000. The most frequently
encountered gross salary for a person with such
experience is currently PLN 10,000-13,000. The
fastest increase in salaries is in new technologies
which have come to Poland over the past 2-3 years.
Salaries of programmers in Android or Objective-C
have increased by approx. 30% in two years and are
continuing to rise. People with 2-3 years of experience
expect a gross salary at a level of PLN 10,000. The
growth trend in salaries in the IT sector is less visible
in the case of business analysts, system administrators
and IT support positions. In this case, the increase in
salaries was 10-15%. These trends on the IT market
are similar in other large Polish cities, including in
Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk and Poznań. This is due to
the prevalence of the candidate’s market, which is
intensifying in selected IT specializations.
Intern (1-yearcontract)
PLN 4,000-4,500
gross
Specialist
PLN 8,000-10,000
gross
PLN 8,000-25,000
gross
PLN 3,000
gross
Junior
PLN 6,000-9,000
gross
LeaderCoordinator /
Manager
Illustrative rates of pay of specialists and managers in the production area in Lower Silesia in 2016(PLN gross/month)
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Attracting specialists for R&D units – forms ofcollaboration with vendors
6.
The level of salaries for managerial staff, namely
project managers and software architects, is fairly
stable. The average gross salaries for this group lie
within the range of PLN 12,000-17,000.
Antal’s consultants expect salaries of IT professionals
to continue to grow over the coming five years. The
trend may slow down in the long term, as the market
of specialists becomes saturated with a large number
of technical graduates.
For investors intending to open R&D units, one of the
key challenges is to acquire an appropriate – qualified
and experienced – staff and to keep it in the long term.
Activities leading to this objective can be pursued by
internal recruitment departments, as well as in
cooperation with specialized external entities. The
market of this type of service in Poland has been
growing rapidly since the mid-1990s and, in terms of
professionalism and effectiveness, has already
achieved the level of Western markets.
Companies can use the services of recruitment
agencies, which have specialized divisions that
smoothly move around specific segments of the
market (IT, industry, shared services centres, etc.) and
are able to present candidates that meet the
expectations of employers. Due to the dynamics of the
market, namely constantly changing needs and
expectations of both employers and employees –
vendors of recruitment services are also increasing
their offering and making it more flexible.
Continuous recruitment
Continuous recruitment is a form of collaboration,
which has the objective of the candidate being directly
employed by the employer. The vendor’s activities are
based on defined criteria and requirements which the
candidate must satisfy. They are reviewed in the
recruitment process both by the vendor and the client.
Such services are usually billed in two ways:
Success fee – a fee which the employer ischarged only after an effectively completedrecruitment process. This form is applicable inthe case where the requirements set for futureworkers are not very rare or difficult to obtain onthe market.
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Retainer – the charge is divided intoinstalments and paid as recruitment workconducted by the vendor progresses. This formapplies if the degree of complexity of therequirements set for candidates being sought ishigh, their skills are not common on the marketand the finalization of the process requiresgreater effort in terms of time and work ofrecruitment teams. In the individual stages,employers receive knowledge of the quality andnumber of skills sought on the market, detailedreports on activities, as well as short lists ofprecisely selected candidates.
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This is a very flexible form of collaboration, in which
the employee’s responsibility is distributed between
the vendor and the company for which the employee is
performing the tasks. In the early stages of
development of the investment project, this model
enables business risk to be reduced because of the
vendor’s shared responsibility.
Outsourcing professionals
The objective of this form of cooperation is primarily
to obtain the appropriate skills in the shortest possible
time. In addition, outsourcing enables the
minimization of risks related to the legal,
administrative and financial costs of hiring and
retaining employees. The specialist is bound by a
contract with the vendor and it is the vendor who is
responsible for all duties related to his employment.
Throughout the period in which the specialist is
rented, the employer is guaranteed a replacement
specialist; at the time the collaboration with a given
specialist is broken, the vendor looks for a substitute
at no cost and only bills the employer for actual time
worked by the employee. All absences are unpaid.
Recruitment costs are not accumulated into a single
charge, while the decision to employ the given person
is made on the basis of the assessment of his work in
the long term.
Try & Hire
A very popular model in recent years, which combines
the features of typical outsourcing of professionals and
recruitment. It is chosen by employers, who are
interested in employing proven and valuable people,
as well as in long-term cooperation with them. In the
first phase of work, the professionals are contractually
bound directly to the vendor and, after a fixed period
of, for example, 18 months, they are taken over by the
customer at no cost.
which the vendor will be responsible, as well as
indicators by which his effectiveness will be assessed.
The vendor guarantees the achievement of the
appropriate results for the fee and is responsible for
organizing the work of the team and the recruitment
processes. Billing is based on a fixed monthly fee and
a success-based bonus.
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
A form of collaboration, in which the customer passes
responsibility for the processes related to recruiting
staff in a certain area or in whole to a vendor. This is
the most advanced form of collaboration, which
assumes the possibility of posting a team of
consultants specialized in recruitment to a given area
of the market. The employer specifies the activities for
model assumes that the master vendor harmonizes the
standards of work of the other suppliers and is
responsible for communicating with them.
Master Vendor
One of the vendors becomes the main vendor and
coordinates the work of the other recruitment
agencies working for the particular company. This
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HR Consulting – a form of cooperation providing
services enabling the complete appraisal of candidates
and the client’s employees. The vendor may conduct a
number of activities in the areas of:
Assessment/Development Centre, psychometric tests,
periodic appraisal systems (180 and 360 degrees), as
well as the satisfaction and commitment of the
employees.
Market Research – the provision of market
research services with regard to, among other things,
employee salaries in a given sector or region, the
employment potential in a given region or industry or
the employer’s image.
Additional activities supporting the recruitment processes
Employer Branding – an advanced form of
building and promoting the image of the employer by
an external company. These activities can be targeted
at both the organization’s current and potential
employees. The range of these activities may be very
broad, from typical Public Relations activities, through
comprehensive image-building strategies. An effective
EB strategy significantly reduces staff rotation, builds
their loyalty to the employer and decidedly simplifies
attracting new talents. Vendors of this type of service
can efficiently coordinate image-building activities, for
which at least three of the client’s business
departments are responsible: Marketing, HR and
Public Relations.
Do you manage to select and recruit the best
of the students?
Yes. Our recruitment process is relatively selective
– we do not hold a one-hour interview and employ
someone on the spot. It also includes work
experience, albeit in a limited form.
Business practice – DOLBY Poland
Łukasz Bratek – Managing Director
To what do you pay attention when recruiting?
In my opinion, the matter of predisposition and
“soft” skills, manifested in the skills of working
together; willingness to learn is sometimes more
important than technical skills. If we need
someone, who programmes in C, and a student,
who is familiar with C++ but not really C, comes to
us, if we see something in him that means he
would suit the team – we shall be happy to invite
him to work with us. The people we employ,
feature the fact that they want to do something,
they are hungry to create something.
How do you compete with other employers on
the market?
We are in a very comfortable situation. Dolby is a
very well known brand among the people,
including those entering the labour market. Work
for us is prestigious – very often, our employees
first train at other companies, so that, later, once
they have gained certain skills, they apply to us.
We are the target employer, not just a springboard
along the way. We do not particularly need to
compete – we are attractive because of what we
do. The size of our branch, generates additional
benefits for the employees – we are a close-knit
team that resolves very interesting problems. The
immediate proximity in professional relations – this
is something that larger companies are unable to
provide.
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Research anddevelopment
potential of theWrocław
agglomeration
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A substantial number of units of a research
nature located in the agglomeration and the
diversity of the R&D specializations
represented by them means that Wrocław has
a very broad and comprehensive offering of
innovative and R&D services for business.
Wrocław’s research and development potential is
being built mainly by the universities and colleges
within the agglomeration (26 educational centres of
various profiles) and renowned scientific institutes (4
independent institutes and 8 remote branches of
scientific units of the Polish Academy of Sciences),
which conduct research and provide R&D services in
areas which are consistent with the research or
education programme pursued – physical, natural and
humanities profiles. But not only.
There is also a numer of infrastructurally well-
equipped business support institutions in the region,
which are dedicated to innovative activity of located
there entities. These are the results of both private
initiatives, as well as the effects of the activities of the
local public authorities.
The most important of these is the Wroclaw Research
Centre EIT+, which has the most comprehensive
research infrastructure in Central and Eastern Europe
(over 23,000 m2 of floor space), equipped with the
latest laboratory equipment enabling the provision of
research services from many different scientific
disciplines.
Potential of the R&D market1.
This is an institution which has the objective of
helping to solve the private sector’s technological
problems, as well as advising on issues regarding
innovation development. Furthermore, similar
functions are performed in the agglomeration by:
• Wrocław Technology Park – a unit having the
objective of creating conditions for using Wrocław’s
and the region’s scientific and industrial potential
and stimulating the development of the advanced
technology industry. Its extensive offering for
business is built on the basis of well-equipped
laboratories and know-how in R&D and the
commercialization of its results;
• Lower Silesian Innovation and Science Park – an
institution having the objective of finding and
promoting new products and services, which are
new on the market, the commercialization of the
results of innovative research, providing
communication between businesses and the
universities and colleges of Lower Silesia, the
adaptation of modern technological solutions and
services at enterprises and increasing the
competitiveness of the voivodship through
promotion.
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I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X Other areas of activity
Wrocław Research Centre EIT+
Current: Automotive, photovoltaics, mining
(strategic resources)
Planned: Research and development of modern
technologies
University of Wrocław
Current: Law, sociology, psychology, geology,
economic geography, art history, pedagogy,
linguistics and archaeology
Planned: Not applicable
Wrocław University of Science and
Technology
Current: all areas related to the programme
pursued by the University
Planned: Not applicable
Wrocław University of Environmental
and Life Sciences
Current: Not applicable
Planned: Not applicable
Wrocław Medical University Current: Not applicable
Planned: Not applicable
Wrocław University of Economics
Current: Environmental protection, financial
technology, service economy
Planned: Not applicable
Institute of Low Temperature and
Structure Research of the Polish
Academy of Sciences in Wrocław
Current: Not applicable
Planned: Not applicable
Wrocław Technology Park Current: Mechanics, IT, robotics
Planned: Power engineering
Regional Specialized Hospital in
Wrocław Research and Development
Center
Current: Not applicable
Planned: Not applicable
Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and
Experimental Therapy of the Polish
Academy of Sciences
Current: Not applicable
Planned: Not applicable
Sectors, with which the entity is currently focusing its collaboration
Specializations of selected research units in Wrocław
Sectors, with which the entity is planning to focus its collaboration in the near future (other than currently)
I – Pharmaceutical industryII – Chemical industryIII – Medicine/healthcareIV – BiotechnologyV – Cosmetic industry
VI – Materials engineering (including nanotechnology)VII – AgricultureVIII – Agri-food industryIX – Electronic industryX – Physics and astronomy
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Profiles of selected scientific units in Wrocław2.
ul. Stabłowicka 147, 54-066 Wrocław
Wrocław Research Centre EIT+ is an RTO (Research & Technology Organization), which combines thefeatures of an advanced technology park, a thematiccluster and a research and development institute. Itconducts research in the areas of biotechnology andmedical technology, nanotechnology and advancedmaterials, strategic resources, as well as climate andenergy, which is applied in industry.
The entity helps solve technological problems for itsclients and advises on matters of innovativedevelopment.
Contact person
Urszula Mikiewicz
Deputy Director of the Business DevelopmentDepartment responsible for Sales
Tel. +48 727 66 33 18
Mail: [email protected]
• Electronics
• Pharmaceuticals
• Chemistry
• Nanotechnology
• Biotechnology
• Regenerative medicine
• Cosmetic industry
• Automotive
• Photovoltaics
• Strategic resources
• Functional foods
• Materials processing
• Polymers
• Materials engineering
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• R&D Services
• R&D Projects
• Consulting services in the area of research andscientific research, commercialization and IPprotection and marketing strategies
• Intellectual property commercialization
• Biobanking
• Lease of laboratory space
• Capital investments
Offering for business
Wrocław Research Centre EIT+
• 30 research laboratories
• > 23,000 m2 of usable floor space, including11,000 m2 of laboratory space
• 59 research projects conducted in bio- andnanotechnology
• 68 technologies with commercial potential
• 22 patents in Poland
• 1 U.S. patent
• 45 Polish and PCT patent applications
• 10 patent applications with the EPO and USA
• 14 established technology companies of the start uptype created in the “Akcelerator” programme
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
Research laboratories, equipped with state-of-the-artequipment, including electron and confocalmicroscopes, sequencers, spectrometers, devices formeasuring intermolecular impacts, diffractometers andothers; clean room type laboratories and BSL3standard laboratories
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
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pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław
The University of Wrocław is one of the four leading universities in Poland in terms of size and researchpotential. It consists of 10 faculties – 6mathematical/nature sciences and four humanitiesand social sciences. Each of them has fields of studyand scientific research at world level documented bypublications.
Contact person
Professor Iwona Bartoszewicz
Prorector for Science
Tel. +48 71 344 73 66
Mail: [email protected]
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Physics and astronomy
• Mathematics
• IT
• Law
• Art history
• Archaeology
• Geography
• Geology
• Foreign languages
• Psychology
• Teaching
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Research Services
• Expert opinions
• Analyses
• Sharing infrastructure and apparatus
Offering for business
University of Wrocław
• Number of students: 26,054
• Number of graduates: 6,399 (data for 2015)
• International student successes (2016) – 3rd placein the University Rover Challenge for the MarsRover, 3rd place in the World Championship inteam programming
• Participant of numerous international researchprogrammes in medicine
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
The apparatus in the Faculties of Biotechnology,Chemistry, Physics and Astronomy, includingapparatus for research into biochemical structures andprocesses on the development of new drugs and formsof their administration, diffractometers, several typesof spectrometers and chromatographs
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
• Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
• Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
• Faculty of Chemistry
• Faculty of Biological Sciences
• Faculty of Biotechnology
• Faculty of Earth Sciences and EnvironmentalManagement
• Faculty of Philology
• Faculty of Historical and Pedagogical Sciences
• Faculty of Social Sciences
• Faculty of Law, Administration and Economics
Faculties
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Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław
The Wrocław University of Science and Technology has been orienting its research towards challenges ofscience and the economy for years, while Europeanfunding causes that the degree of innovativeness of theprojects it conducts are of a global level. Theinstitution works with almost 200 domestic andforeign companies and scientific units. Research atthe university constitutes a flexible offering forcompanies looking for innovative solutions which areof great interest to entrepreneurs.
• Pharmaceuticals
• Chemistry
• Medicine
• Biotechnology
• Materials engineering
(includingnanotechnology)
• Electronics
• Physics
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Research services
• Apparatus calibration services
• Services of examining and assessing compliance ofproducts, systems and installations with thestandards in force in the European Union
Offering for business
Contact person
Katarzyna Kozłowska, PhD, Eng.
Deputy Director of the Centre for Knowledge andScientific/Technical Information for the Centre forCooperation between Science and the Economy
Tel. +48 713 20 20 47
Mail: [email protected]
Wrocław University of Science and Technology
Infrastructure
• Approx. 150 laboratories, including 12 accredited bythe Polish Centre for Accreditation
• 15 research centres integrating the scientificenvironment and supporting interdisciplinaryresearch
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
• Number of students: 33,530
• Number of graduates: 7,732 (data for 2015)
• The University has had the status of patent leader inthe country for several years
The most important facts about the unit
• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Chemistry
• Faculty of Electronics
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Geoengineering, Mining and Geology
• Faculty of Environmental Engineering
• Faculty of Computer Science and Management
• Faculty of Mechanical and Power Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology
• Faculty of Microsystem Electronics and Photonics
• Faculty of Pure and Applied Mathematics
• Faculty of Technology and Computer Science
• Faculty of Technology and Engineering
• Faculty of Technology and Natural Sciences
Faculties
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ul. C. K. Norwida 25, 50-375 Wrocław
The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences is one of the best specialized universities inthe country. It conducts education and research innatural and technical fields, related to agricultural,biological and veterinary sciences, as well asenvironmental protection and management and foodsciences. The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences is also a leader of innovation interms of patents obtained, ranking second among thePolish universities. Three of its faculties constitute apart of the Wrocław Centre for Biotechnology, which has received the status of a Leading National ResearchCentre (Krajowy Naukowy Ośrodek Wiodący, hereinafter: KNOW) in agricultural sciences. The firstPolish implementation of the results of the EU co-financed development research was a technologydeveloped at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences for permanentlyretaining water in the soil.
Contact person
Janusz Ludwik Gaca
Director of the Innovation, Deployment andCommercialization Department
Tel. +48 713 20 52 72
Mail: [email protected]
• Agriculture
• Acro-food industry
• Cosmetic industry
• Pharmaceuticalindustry (medical
products for animalsand humans)
• Environmentalprotection
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Research Services
• Analyses, services and the preparation of opinions
• Direct and indirect commercialization ofintellectual property constituting the result of R&Dwork conducted at the university
• Chargeable use of infrastructure resources
• Recruitment of employees for internships andstudents for work experience at enterprises
• Cooperation with industry in R&D andcommercialization of the research results bycreating spin-off companies – the university has aspecialized entity for this purpose, which is aspecial purpose vehicle named UNINOVA Centrefor deployment and commercialization
Offering for business
Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
• Number of students: approx. 10,000
• Number of graduates: 2,500 per year
• The largest research and development project in theUniversity’s history, Biocervin, which receivedfinancing of PLN 64 million (the highest level offinancing from the National Centre for Research andDevelopment in 2013), the results of which may be abreakthrough in regenerative medicine, wascompleted in 2016. The four prototypes of themedical devices which were obtained areundergoing the registration process.
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• 19 laboratories located at the faculties, of which 2are accredited by the Polish Centre for Accreditation
• 9 specialized workshops and 6 other scientificorganizational units dedicated to R&D
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
• Faculty of Biology and Animal Science
• Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Faculty of Food Science
• Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology
Faculties
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pl. Uniwersytecki 1, 50-137 Wrocław
Alongside its statutory educational duties, theWrocław Medical University performs diagnostic and treatment activities and conducts innovative scientificresearch. The University is currently taking part innumerous studies regarding the issue of healthcareand environmental protection, working with thecentral and local governments, as well as otheruniversities and social and economic entities. TheWrocław Medical University’s mission is continuous development and improvement in all areas of activity,including research and development. • Biotechnology
• Pharmaceuticals
• Cosmetics sector
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Ready results of research work
• Inventive projects which arose within internalresearch conducted at the university
• Analyses
• Contract research services
Offering for business
Contact person
Joanna Rydzak
Specialist in the Center for Innovation andTechnology Transfer
Tel. +48 717 84 11 48
Mail: [email protected]
Wrocław Medical University
• Number of students: approx. 5,904
• Number of graduates: 1,118 (data for 2015)
• The university has almost 500 patents granted bythe Polish Patent Office (the University receivedpatent protection for 10 inventions in 2015 alone)
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• Approx. 164 chairs
• Approx. 43 clinics (including 3 PCA-accreditedlaboratories)
• The most important research apparatus: flowcytometers, HPLC liquid chromatographs, immunecell selection devices, tissue microarray preparationand analysis systems, cell culture bioreactors,fluorescent microscopes and RealTime PCRinstruments
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Training
• Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry
• Faculty of Pharmacy with a Division of LaboratoryDiagnostics
• Faculty of Health Science
Faculties
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ul. Komandorska 118/120, 53-345 Wrocław
Wrocław University of Economics is a major research center in the field of economic, engineering andmanagement sciences conducting R&D projects incollaboration with other R&D institutions, businesses,government and social organizations across Europe.
We are a partnering university to many European andglobal universities (including those from the USA,Russia, China, or Malaysia). We are a party to manystrategic partnerships dependent upon theinternational cooperation of educational entities (i.e.Germany, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Finland).
We deliver and support excellent research in all itsforms, from the fundamental and conceptual – whichlays the foundations of new knowledge – to theapplied and translational work that delivers social andeconomic impact.
• Agri-food industry
• Agriculture
• Biotechnology
• Environmental protection
• Financial technology
• Service economy
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Preparing and implementing comprehensivefundraising plans
• Valuation and protection of intellectual property
• Providing computer measurement and control
• Delivering research services and expert opinions
• Sharing infrastructure and apparatus
• Providing completed results of research work
• Establishing cooperation with industry in R&Dthrough Academic Centre BioR&D unit
Offering for business
Contact person
prof. dr hab. Jerzy Niemczyk
Vice-Rector for Science
Tel. +48 713 68 01 41
Mail: [email protected]
Wrocław University of Economics
• Number of students: 12,325
• Number of graduates: 3,636
• Faculty of Engineering and Economics itself has 10utility models and 176 patents granted by the PolishPatent Office
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• The apparatus in the Faculty of Engineering andEconomics, including apparatus for research intoquality and food safety, pollution of water,wastewater treatment, biosynthesis optimization ofselected substances added to food; determination ofspectroscopic properties of organic and inorganiccompounds (UV-VIS, Raman)
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
• Faculty of Economic Sciences
• Faculty of Economics, Management and Tourism
• Faculty of Engineering and Economics
• Faculty of Management, Computer Science andFinance
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ul. Okólna 2, 50-422 Wrocław
The Institute of Low Temperature and StructureResearch of the Polish Academy of Sciences inWrocław is a scientific institution of the Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Division of thePolish Academy of Sciences, which belongs to the elitecategory of A+ research institutes. It conductsinterdisciplinary basic research involving theproduction of new, advanced materials and theexamination of the impact of their structure onphysical and chemical properties, especially at lowtemperatures. It specializes in magnetic systems,superconductors, light sources, the study of phasechange physics, spectroscopy and nanotechnology.The Institute has a Temperature Standard Laboratory,in which the State Standard Unit of Measurement ofTemperature was developed and is maintained (-260°C to 0°C).
• Lighting industry (new light sources)
• Photonics (lasers, fibre optic technologies)
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Research Services
• Expert opinions
• Sales/licensing of developed know-how
• Collaboration with industry representativesthrough a special purpose vehicle named Centre forTechnology Transfer INTech Sp. z o.o.
Offering for business
Institute of Low Temperature andStructure Research of the PolishAcademy of Sciences in Wrocław
• The unit is heavily oriented towards marketinnovations – the founder of 5 spin-off companiesinvolved in the commercialization of inventionsfrom various research areas, for example, IpantermSp. z o.o. (commercialization of foam silicateproduction technology), NanoSynHap Sp. z o.o.(production of biocompatible nano-hydroxyapatites), Carbonmed Sp. z o.o.(commercialization of technology for graphenecoating for biomedical applications)
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• 3 branches equipped with advanced researchinfrastructure – Optical Spectroscopy Branch,Magnetic Research Branch and the StructuralResearch Branch
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
Contact person
Tomasz Ferenz
President of the Management Board of CTT INTechSp. z o.o.
Tel. +48 713 95 41 35
Mail: [email protected]
Contact person
Dr. Hab. Dariusz Hreniak
Director’s Officer for Deployments
Tel. +48 713 9 54 176
Mail: [email protected]
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• Chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Mechanics
• Electronics
• Power generation
• Cryogenics
• IT
• Materials engineering
• Robotics
• Food industry
• Cosmetic industry
• Pharmaceuticalindustry
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Consulting and R&D, as well as laboratory services
• Assistance in matching business clients
• Customer service from idea to implementation
• Support in the search for sources of financing
• Consulting and training on technology transfer,quality systems and deployments
• Support of innovations by sharing data banks,market research, quality testing and certification inorder to optimize technological processes
• Rental of office, as well as production andwarehousing space and laboratory equipment
• Business incubator services
Offering for business
Contact person
Aleksandra Kmiecik
Commercialization and Development Specialist
Tel. +48 717 98 56 13, +48 781 87 16 13
E-mail: [email protected],[email protected]
• The unit offers the ability to take advantage of deminimis aid, as a result of which the researchinfrastructure in the possession of the WrocławTechnology Park can be rented to businesses at adiscount of up to as much as 80%
• The unit has a Test Plant, which enables theproduction and market launch of products in theform of dietary supplements, nutraceuticals andbiomedical preparations
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• 9 buildings, 12 laboratories and a prototype shop,including: Power Generation, Non-DestructiveTesting, Material Properties, Chemistry andBiotechnology, Mechanical, Optics, Photonics andMetrology, Cryogenics and Gas Technology,Materials Engineering and Biomedical, Electronics,Mechatronics and Spintronics, Scaling ChemicalProcesses, Digitization, Transmission, Storage andData Protection, Modelling Centre, as well as WebHosting and Collocation Services
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
ul. Muchoborska 18, 54-424 Wrocław
Wrocław Technology Park is a place where 220 companies conduct business, including 80 startups.Wrocław Technology Park is an initiative set up to stimulate the development of entrepreneurship,industry and modern technologies in Wrocław. It has modern equipment suited to operate in a range ofdifferent technological industries and a wide range ofbusiness entities. The nature of the activity of theWrocław Technology Park determines its mission “From the idea to the product – in one place”.
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• Medicine
• Health
• Medical and molecular biology
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Conducting R&D in the form of contracted services
• Implementation of joint research grants
Offering for business
Contact person
Prof. Wojciech Witkiewicz
Director of Regional Specialized Hospital inWrocław
Tel. +48 713 27 01 01
Mail: [email protected]
• The centre operates an Integrated CardiovascularMedicine Centre (WROVASC), which is one of thelargest research projects in Poland introducing newtechnologies and solutions into modern medicine.It includes twenty-three tasks which involve morethan two hundred researchers from variousscientific centres around Poland
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• Clinical trials centre
• Robotic Surgery Centre
• Scientific and research laboratory equipped with thelatest equipment for cell, molecular biology andmicrobiology research
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
ul. H. M. Kamieńskiego 73a 51-124 Wrocław
The Regional Specialized Hospital in WrocławResearch and Development Center performs a verywide range of scientific research, mainly basicresearch, but also applied and implementationresearch. Very important activities of the centre areclinical trials, which are a big asset of the research anddevelopment centre because of the availability ofhospital patients and staff involved in the studies. Theinstitution’s activities are primarily theimplementation of modern solutions in medicine.
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Contact person
Dr. Hab. Jacek Rybka
Director
Dr. Hab. Jolanta Łukasiewicz
Deputy Science Director
Tel. +48 713 37 11 72
Mail: [email protected]
• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceuticals
• Chemistry
• Medical biology (immunology)
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Research services
• Rental of the R&D infrastructure: Animal house,mass spectrometers, NMR spectroscopes, flowcytometers flow meters, microscopes, BiacoreT200
Offering for business
• The Institute has 21 research laboratories
• The Tissue Microbiology Laboratory is a part of theRegional Centre for Kidney Transplantation and isthe executor of the “National Programme for theDevelopment of Transplant Medicine” for the period2011-2020
• The Integrated Experimental Oncology andInnovative Technologies Laboratory, “Neolek” has aGood Laboratory Practice Certificate in the area ofin vitro studies on basic cytotoxicity and chemicalanalysis
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• The Polish Collection of Microorganisms (PCM)registered in the World Federation of Collectionsand the European Organization of Micro-OrganismCollections (approx. 3000 strains of bacteria,including strains to study the activity of antibiotics,disinfectants, carcinogenic compounds, lysozymeand phagocytes) with the status of a deposit bodyfor patents issued by the WIPO
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław
The Institute conducts research in areas such asimmunology, oncology, experimental therapy, andmicrobiology. The research applies to the basics offunctioning of the immune system and themechanisms of the body’s resistance to bacterial andviral infections, treatment of drug-resistant bacterialinfections, reactions accompanying haematopoieticstem cell and organ transplantation, reproductiveimmunology, new substances with anti-cancer action,and antibacterial, antifungal and immunomodulatorpreparations, as well as vaccines. It is a category Ascientific unit and has the status of a Leading NationalResearch Centre (KNOW) for 2014-2018 as a part ofthe Wroclaw Centre of Biotechnology. The Instituteparticipates in the ERASMUS+ programme. Amedical centre operates at the Institute, consisting of aPhage Therapy Centre and a Tissue ImmunologyLaboratory. The research and development sphere ofactivities is supported by a certified laboratory,NeoLek.
Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology andExperimental Therapy of the PolishAcademy of Sciences
• NMR Spectroscopy Laboratory• Mass Spectrometry Laboratory (MALDI-TOF, GC-
TOF, ESI spectrometry)• Laboratory of Interactions of Biological
Nanostructures (microscopes)• Laboratory of Flow Cytometry and Confocal
Microscopy,• Genetic Engineering GMO I and GMMS category I
and II plants, as well as BSL I and II laboratories• Experimental Animal House (SPF zone)• General Chemistry Laboratory with a commercial
offering of cell culture fluids
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Skanska Property Poland in Wrocławwhether they want creative open-space, or modern research
premises. This is how the area of the Green Towers complex
has been arranged in Wrocław, having been almost entirely
adapted to the needs of R&D companies. The complex has a
professional Nokia Siemens Networks laboratory and
Dolby’s modern research and development centre. Skanska
Property Poland builds facilities corresponding to the
requirements of companies specializing in the areas of
modern technology not only in Wroclaw, but also in Poland’s
largest cities. An example is the Kraków building, Axis, the
surface area of which is adapted to the needs of the
professionals from the IT department providing services to
the whole of the ABB Group.
SkanskaPropertyPoland is a developer of innovative office
projects, which constitute a perfect environment for
business development. The Company has been present in
Wrocław since 2007 and is one of the most active developers
on the local market. In 2015 alone, Skanska Property Poland
handed over 40,000 sq.m. of office space in the
Dominikański office building for occupancy, which
constitutes more than half the total new supply in the first
three quarters of this year. Skanska is also one of the leaders
in the provision of office space for companies in the R&D
sector in Wrocław. The partnership approach to working
with clients, based on the creation of flexible office space and
common arrangement of the interior space enables this floor
space to be adapted to the needs of the lessees, regardless of
Skanska Property Poland
Skanska Property Poland is an innovative developer of green office
buildings that make up the perfect environment for the development
of business, are healthy and comfortable for their users and fit in
well with the surrounding urban fabric. The Company has been
operating in Poland since 1997. Skanska Property Poland’s projects
are top quality office space in excellent locations, subject to LEED
certification. The Company has a presence on six markets of
Poland: in Warsaw, Wrocław, Poznań, Łódź, Kraków and Katowice.
It was acknowledged as the developer of the year in the prestigious
competition, CEE Investment & Green Building Awards 2015 and
received the title of “ESSA Green Developer of the Year” at the CIJ
Awards2015 gala.
Visit the company profiles on Twitter
https://twitter.com/SkanskaProperty and LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/skanska-property-poland
Skanska Group
Skanska is one of the world’s leading property development and
construction companies. It offers competitive solutions for the most
complex tasks. Skanska’s specialists manage the entire process of
implementing the investment – from initial concept to finished
commercial and residential buildings. Together with its customers and
partners, the Company plans and builds in accordance with the
principles of sustainable development, while its most important
objective is to improve the quality of life. As a result of such
commitment, Skanska participates in the most interesting projects of
our time. It is working on 10,000 projects on two continents. It
employs 58,000 workers in 10 countries of Europe and in the United
States. The Company’s main headquarters are in Stockholm, Sweden.
Skanska’s revenues in 2014 were €15.9 billion, while operating profit
was €632 million. Skanska AB is listed on the Stockholm Stock
Exchange, NASDAQ Stockholm. More at www.skanska.com/projects.
In Poland, the Skanska Group employs more than 7,700 people in 3
companies: Skanska S.A., Skanska Property Poland and Skanska
Residential Development Poland. More at: www.skanska.pl
An economy based on knowledge and cooperation betweenbusiness and science provides a strong incentive for investors toopen further R&D centres in Lower Silesia. The rapidly growingservice centres are driving the demand for modern office spacearranged in accordance with the specificity of the sector. Researchand development constitutes the city’s real specialization, so it isimportant to ensure that it has an appropriate infrastructure for theiroperation.
Arkadiusz Rudzki
Managing Director Skanska Property Poland
Operating on Wrocław’s market since 2007 and watching the pro-business attitude of the authorities and foreign investors, we haveacquired a unique understanding of the needs of the sector ofservices for business. This is confirmed by the success of ourinvestments to date. All the signs are that, over the coming years,Wrocław’s stable climate and the development of academic and outsourcing centres will contribute to the continuous improvement inthe city’s competitiveness within Europe. Therefore, thecommercial property market is also gaining increasing significance– introducing increasingly innovative solutions to assure comfortand functionality at the highest level,” says Arkadiusz Rudzki,Managing Director of Skanska Property Poland.
Wrocław is the third largest outsourcing centrein the country, after Kraków and Warsaw, withstrong specialization in the research anddevelopment industry. The city is building itscompetitive position on the basis of innovationand qualified human capital.
Maciej BartosikLinkleaders Communication & Consulting
Tel.: +48 502 551 802E-mail: [email protected]
More information:
Jędrzej Kruszyński
Communications Coordinator Skanska PropertyPoland
Tel.: +48 797 303 114E-mail: [email protected]
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• IT • Mechanics
• Robotics • Metal Industry
• Electronics • Medicine
• Materials engineering
Sectors of specialization in terms of cooperation withbusiness
• Technical support for enterprises in assessinginnovativeness, uniqueness and effectiveness ofplanned projects
• Assistance in searching for partners for domesticand foreign projects
• Advisory services regarding conducting business onthe basis of innovative technologies includingassistance in preparing, managing and developingR&D departments of companies
• Assistance in creating clusters from individualsectors, organization of industry meetings
• Advice on financing projects from external sourcesand taking steps to raise funding
• Assistance in the performance of projects financedfrom external sources, including from EuropeanFunds
Offering for business
• The institution is focused on the search for andpromotion of innovative ideas, products andservices and the assurance of efficientcommunications between enterprises anduniversities of Lower Silesia
• The Park has a Business Incubator and aTechnology Incubator for newly-establishedcompanies
• The DPIN site lies within the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone
• Opportunity to benefit from the income tax relief onthe business conducted at the park
The most important facts about the unit
Infrastructure
• IDEA HOUSE building – an office building with twoworkshop and production halls – of a floor space of1200 m2, and 460 m2
• The BUSINESS HOUSE building is a modern classA building, offering almost 6000 m² of office space
• Multimedia Conference and Training Centre
• Design Centre
Research specializations and offering forbusiness
ul. Eugeniusza Kwiatkowskiego 4, 52-326 Wrocław
Lower Silesian Innovation and Science Park is a placefor implementing projects of anyone who wants totake up a professional challenge in an innovativemanner. We look forward by building a stable future.We look for and promote new products and services,as well as commercializing the results of innovativescientific research (new markets, the development ofbranches of industry). We provide efficientcommunication between enterprises and universitiesin Lower Silesia, as a consequence of which optimalsolutions to reported needs and problems ofentrepreneurs arise. The guarantee of professionaland comprehensive service for our clients is fund-raising for improving and increasing the number ofservices offered.
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Contact person
Anna Sawkiewicz
Project Consulting Specialist
Tel. 48 602 344 300, +48 71 725 42 44
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Lease of space in a newoffice building
Concepts of new hallsand laboratories
Conference and trainingcentre
Design Centre
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Entrepreneurs onconducting R&D
activities in Wrocławand the Wrocławagglomeration –
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Survey objective and methodology1.
The study was of a survey nature. Over 300
enterprises from various industries and sectors of the
economy were invited to take part in it. 69 of them
replied and the analysis presented in this section was
based on those responses.
The objective of the analysis was to investigate the
research and development potential and needs of
enterprises from the Wrocław agglomeration,
especially including:
• Defining the average entrepreneur taking up R&D
activities;
• Specifying the preferences of Wrocław’s enterprises
regarding the model of implementing R&D projects
– the degree of willingness to collaborate with
external entities;
• The appraisal of the R&D infrastructure located in
the Wrocław agglomeration in terms of the needs of
entrepreneurs conducting business there;
• The assessment of the quality of human capital in
the context of staffing needs of entities conducting
R&D activities.
Number of
respondents operating
in the sector* Percentage
IT 32 31%
Automation systems 11 11%
Chemistry 9 9%
Pharmaceuticals 1 1%
Finance 2 2%
Aviation 3 3%
Biotechnology 3 3%
Automotive 10 10%
Electronics 6 6%
Telecommunications 3 3%
Machine construction 3 3%
Medicine 4 4%
Power generation 2 2%
Foundries 3 3%
Business services 3 3%
Transport 3 3%
Agriculture 1 1%
Gas & Oil 1 1%
Ultrasound technologies 1 1%
Cosmetology 1 1%
* The schedule takes into account the data, according to which one enterprise can conduct business in several areas (it was possible
to indicate more than one specialization of the enterprise in the survey).
Industries represented by the entities surveyed
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45%
20%
12%
23%
Less than PLN 1 million
From PLN 1 million to PLN 3 million
From PLN 3 million to PLN 8 million
Over PLN 8 million
What is the average entrepreneur conducting R&Dactivities in Wrocław like?
2.
The study showed that the main driving force behind innovation in the Wrocław agglomeration is the sector of
small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter SMEs), the representatives of which constituted as many as
67% of the entities surveyed.
Medium-sized enterprises employing between 50 and
250 employees had the largest share of the study
(35%), followed by large (33%), small (20%) and micro
enterprises (12%). The analysis shows that the market
is dominated by experienced entities, which have been
conducting activities of this type for over 5 years.
There are as many as 57% of these. 7% of the
enterprises surveyed started conducting R&D within a
period of 12 months before the survey, 40% of which
are micro-enterprises.
67% ofrespondentsare SMEs
35%
33%
20%
12%50-250 employees
over 250 employees
10-50 employees
less than 10employees
Employmentin companiesconducting
R&Dactivities
The majority, as many as 65%, of respondents perform
R&D activities, incurring annual expenditure on
research of less than PLN 3 million. If enterprises
exceed this limit, they usually significantly exceed it.
67% of such entities declare spending at a level
exceeding PLN 8 million per year.
R&D activities in Wrocław and the size of the enterprise
Level of expenditure assigned by enterprisesto R&D activities per year
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The intensity of the R&D conducted measured by the
proportion of revenue spent on activities of this type is
reasonably diverse among the enterprises surveyed.
The largest number of respondents declare
expenditure at maximum level of 10% of revenues
(65%). 26% of enterprises spend less than
1% of revenues generated on R&D activities, while 35%
declare that the value of the index is at a level of over
10%. Interestingly, the entities from the SME sector
are more willing to reinvest the revenues generated in
research and development activities.
39%
20%
26%
15%17%
22%
17%
43%
Large enterprises SMEs
Over 1% From 1% to 5% From 5% to 10% Over 10%
27%
Public scientific and research units should mainly
work with small and medium-sized enterprises,
who cannot afford to conduct research on their
own. When opening up to business, they should
ask entrepreneurs: what are your problems? What
can you not cope with?
Business practice – 3M
Tomasz Duda – Director of the Research and Development
Department at 3M Poland
Why are you not reaching the planned
parameters? Why does your production process
not look like you expected? Questions of this type
are inspirations for ideas which can be
implemented in the business – science
collaboration and then, after being patented, they
could be licensed to other small and medium-sized
enterprises.
Ratio of spending by enterprises on R&D to revenue generated. Comparison of large entities withSMEs
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The number of R&D personnel employed in the surveyed enterprises is adequate to the annual R&D spending
identified among companies. Small teams with fewer than 10 R&D staff are dominating among the respondents.
Companies in the Wrocław agglomeration are
increasingly developing their business activities in the
area of R&D. This is evidenced by both the data from
recent years, as well as the business plans for the
future. An increase in expenditure on R&D in the last
three years was declared by as many as 64% of
respondents (as many as 96% maintained or increased
the level of investment in research and development).
Even more, 70% of entrepreneurs, expect further
increases in the next 3 years (a total of up to 97% do
not intend to reduce the intensity of the R&D work
performed).
None of the respondents intends to end the
performance of activities classified into the category of
R&D in the coming three years. This may be
evidenced by the fact that the actions taken by them
are not of an incidental nature. For example, they are
not related exclusively to a single project, do not have
the objective of only making minor improvements in
their organizational structures or products or services
offered, while the innovative activities they conduct
are continuous.
Companies maintaininga rising trend
Companies maintaininga rising trend
Companies maintaininga declining trend
Companies maintainingthe same level ofexpenditure on R&D
Companies conductingactivities for less than 3years
Companies conductingactivities for less than 3years
Companies maintainingthe same level ofexpenditure on R&D
The last 3 years The next 3 years
Companies maintaininga declining trend
1%
32%
3%
64%
0%
27%
3%
70%
80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
Comparison of trends in expenditure incurred by companies on R&D activities in the last and next 3years
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Number of R&D Staff in the enterprises
51%
22%
28%
Less than 10 employees
11-50 employees
Over 50 employees
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Enterprises conduct R&D activities primarily for their
own needs, implementing the results into the business
conducted or for the needs of the group, in which they
operate. As many as 94% of such entities are like this,
whereby the statistics also include entities which both
implement developed solutions in their organizational
structures or products, simultaneously licensing them
externally. Research conducted exclusively for
commercial purposes (sale of the rights to the research
results or sale of a licence without implementation at
their own enterprise), is conducted by just 6% of the
entrepreneurs surveyed.
Only in their own business
31%
Exclusively for the group’s needs
10%
Exclusively sales/licensing outside the company
6%
Use in their own business and/or in the
activities of the capital group
33%
In their own business and licensing outside
the company
20%
Methods of using the results of the R&D activities by entrepreneurs
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Research and development of enterprises – alone orin collaboration?
3.
The majority of enterprises collaborate with other
entities in R&D projects (84%). Only 16% take up
projects of this kind on their own.
The collaboration assumes various configurations,
however the largest number of entrepreneurs
simultaneously work with other business entities and
scientific units.
Location is not a barrier in the collaboration between
enterprises in the Wrocław agglomeration and the
research sector. Only 15% of enterprises declare that
relationships in the R&D projects they conduct are
exclusively with the academic environment of the
capital of Lower Silesia. 43% of the respondents
collaborating with research units also benefit from the
knowledge and experience of national research
centres located outside the region. The entrepreneurs
surveyed simultaneously demonstrate a great deal of
openness to international collaboration – as many as
40% of the respondents working with the research
sector declare that they work with entities from other
countries, while 2% only work with those abroad.
6%of entrepreneurswork exclusively
with researchunits
52%of entrepreneurs
work with other
enterprises and
research units
26%of entrepreneurs
work only with
other enterprises
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If it has to be collaboration, it would rather not be in
complex consortia. 69% of respondents who take up
collaboration at all within R&D projects, involve no
more than 2 partners in this.
In the case of collaboration of enterprises with other
business entities, excluding the academic sector, only
24% work within a consortium, while 76% subcontract
some of their work.
1-2 partners 3-5 partners over 5 partners
69% 21% 10%
The R&D team at WABCO Poland is currently
almost 300 people involved in international
research and development projects for the
automotive industry. The continuous development
– in terms of skills and numbers – of the Wrocław
team means we are seeing the value of external
stimuli and indicators that inspire us to continue to
innovate and increase our expert knowledge.
Business practice – WABCO Poland
Piotr Sroka – Director General WABCO Poland
I believe the potential for innovation, which brings
collaboration between representatives of science
and business, is spectacular. However, its
condition is a large dose of flexibility and
understanding of needs, as well as the principles
of functioning of both parties.
Average number of partners in R&D projects conducted by enterprises
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How do entrepreneurs perceive the R&Dinfrastructure that is available in Wrocław?
4.
Wrocław’s infrastructure is rated by most business
representatives as adequate to the needs of entities
conducting business in the region. 58% of
respondents were positive about this, while as many as
83% of them mentioned certain deficiencies in certain
specializations or the partial failure to make a
qualitative adjustment in the context of current
technology trends. 28% of entities negatively assessed
the correlation of the available infrastructure with the
needs of enterprises, while 19% did not make an
assessment of this at all. This could be due to an
unawareness of companies, which is confirmed by as
many as 83% of respondents. According to the survey,
precisely such a percentage of enterprises does have
faint information on the availability and quality of
research infrastructure in the agglomeration – 23% of
respondents do not have any information on this, 60%
sketchy information only.
The fact that only 17% of respondents are well-
informed about the offering demonstrates certain
deficiencies in communication between the research
centres and the representatives of business.
This translates into the level of interest and utilization
of the R&D infrastructure available in Lower Silesia in
the work performed by entrepreneurs, which is
relatively low.
10%
31%
17%
23%
19%
Is fully consistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs
Is consistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs regarding the quality of services,but lacks certain specializations
Is consistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs as to the scope of services, but isnot adjusted qualitatively to today’s technologytrends
Is inconsistent with the expectations ofentrepreneurs
Respondents who did not respond
Correlation of the available research infrastructure with the needs of enterprises according to therepresentatives of business
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65%
20%
10%
5%
Entrepreneurs whodo not use it
Entrepreneurs whouse it in less thanhalf the R&D work
they conduct
Entrepreneurs whouse it in the majorityof research projects
Entrepreneurs whouse only thisinfrastructure
Internet, including social media (e.g. LinkedIn), a Web portal with a collective knowledge baseabout the offering of all entities with a commercially available R&D infrastructure
Mail shot / newsletter
Open days/promotional meetings for business
Participation in joint conferences and presentations
Direct communication – personal contact / by a development agency
The use of the R&Dinfrastructureavailable in LowerSilesia in the R&Dwork performed byentrepreneurs
The communication channels of the offering of the scientific and research units most frequentlyproposed by business
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In accordance with the results of the survey, as manyas 65% of entrepreneurs do not use the LowerSilesian infrastructure of research entities in any way– either through collaboration or through
subcontracting activities to R&D units with access tothe right apparatus, or through cooperation within aconsortium or in the form of a lease.
The lack of availability or limited availability of equipment of interest to the entrepreneur5
The expected resistance of universities regarding the bureaucratization of structures, the speed ofperformance of the service, the lack of flexibility and sometimes interest in collaboration (hermecity ofscientific sector)
6
The high cost of the services of scientific units7
A lack of information on what is available.1
Use of their own infrastructure2
The nature of the R&D work not requiring the use of specialized apparatus (e.g. the IT sector)3
The willingness to protect the technology used from the competition4
Reasons for the low level of interest in the use of the R&D infrastructure of research units in
the Wrocław agglomeration as indicated by entrepreneurs
Availability of specialized, often unique apparatus and skills of the personnel operating it/external skills4
The desire of entrepreneurs to consult experts on their ideas5
Collaboration within grants6
The relative profitability of using the research centre’s equipment in the case of occasional research orspecialist research (lack of profitability of purchasing one’s own research equipment, high costs ofequipping a laboratory)
1
Conducting basic research, supporting the mainstream of R&D activities conducted2
Breakdown of the infrastructure possessed by entrepreneurs3
The motives for entrepreneurs to use the R&D infrastructure and skills of external entities in
the Wrocław agglomeration specializing in R&D
External requirements, e.g. legal7
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Entrepreneurs highly appreciate the level of quality of
graduates of the Wrocław-based universities.
Employers particularly appreciate their knowledge
and skills. They also highly appraise characteristics
such as industriousness, willingness to learn and
initiative in acquiring knowledge, including
practical knowledge through participation in various
types of internships with the objective of gaining
experience before graduation, as well as while
working, after finding a job.
University graduates from the Wrocławagglomeration and the requirements of enterprisesconducting R&D
5.
34%
9%
3%
21%
9%
2%
22%
Advantages of Wrocław graduates with respect to the student environments of other agglomerations in the eyes of the representatives of business
Industriousness / willingness to learnand initiative (undergoing internships,development of thematic interests)
Mobility
Creativity / smartness / analyticalthinking skills
Availability on the local labour market
Self-confidence / openness
Language skills
Knowledge / skills
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Student internship at college in current form is still
insufficient. According to the respondents, despite the
good quality of education, immediately after
graduating, graduates are not ready to work,
particularly in the area of R&D. According to 57% of
the interviewees, they most frequently require a
relatively long period of preparation for work in a
given position and with the desirable responsibilities.
According to 29% of interviewees, a graduate of a
Wrocław university is ready for R&D activities after
some brief training arising from the nature of the work
performed. 13% of enterprises do not look for
research and development employees among
graduates at all because of the observed barriers –
especially the lack of practical skills – and use only
people with a great deal of experience.
15%
9%
37%
2%
5%
14%
10%
5%
3%
Shortfalls in the qualifications of graduates affecting the lack of readiness to work in the R&D areaspursued by the Wrocław entrepreneurs (applies to graduates without experience in the given industry)
Little knowledge of technical foreign languages, forexample, specific branch expressions
Negligible knowledge of research methodologies ingiven areas / project management
Little ability to independently solve problemsencountered / fear of experimentation
Shortcomings in specialist knowledge (excessivelygeneral knowledge)
Little knowledge of operating standard apparatus(equipment, tools) used in the activities of the givensector
Excessively low persistence in the aim to achieveresults / success
Lack of experience / practical knowledge / work in anorganization
Lack of specific education on the activities pursued bythe entrepreneur (the need for specific occupations /positions)
Poor soft / interpersonal skills, includingcommunication skills and teamwork
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The entrepreneurs simultaneously report their
willingness to work with universities on improving the
quality of human capital, even at the stage of the
learning process – so as to reduce the currently
observed shortcomings. The field for such
cooperation is primarily traineeship and internship,
which 65% of respondents declare they are willing to
organize. 9% declare the willingness to share practical
knowledge during business lectures held in classes.
The market needs engineers. It transpires from
the study that a shortage of graduates is observed,
especially of technical subjects. 42% of respondents
claim that there is decidedly not enough, 39% – that
there is a shortage although it is insignificant. Only
one in five entrepreneurs believes that the number of
graduates of subjects which are appropriate to their
business is absolutely sufficient.
Chemistry
IT
Mathematics
Biotechnology
Geology
Engineering
Electronics
Mechatronics
Mechanics
Medicine
Others
Production technology, standardization of chemical processes, chemical
engineering, polymer processing.
Programming in .NET, PHP, JAVA, C/C++, analysis, database architecture,
decision support systems architecture; big data, data mining.
Statistics, business process analysis.
No specific specialization.
No specific specialization.
Process engineering, environmental engineering, biomedical engineering,
automation.
Building / testing / designing devices, designing printed circuits.
Vehicle construction, construction of machinery, metal-working technology,
combustion engine technologies.
Robotics, automation, CNC technologies.
Radiology, histopathology, pathomorphology, cardiology, nursing.
Sales / marketing of advanced technologies, industrial design, material science,
aviation-avionics, casting.
Subjects and specializations indicated by respondents where a shortage of workers on the market isnoticeable
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Summaryof the report
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Wrocław is a rapidly developing city, both socially and economically. It is an industrial centre, in the economy
of which, in recent years a marked increase in the importance of the service sector (including professional
services) has been observed, which is largely built by foreign investors locating their outsourcing centres in the
region.
Wrocław’s specialization is primarily IT services, which employs the largest number of employees assigned to
Business Service Sector providing high-specialized services. However, R&D is gradually gaining in
importance, as evidenced by increasing amount of this kind of investment in the agglomeration.
The R&D sector in Wrocław was built primarily by foreign investments of globally respected multinationals,
such as for instance, Nokia Siemens Networks, Dolby Digital, Google and Volvo, which, by setting a good
example, accelerate the growth of this kind of activity in the agglomeration. However, the development of the
R&D sector is not caused only by the inflow of new foreign investments. An important factor in this respect,
which also contributes to the increase in employment in the sector is the increase in spending on R&D in
enterprises already operating in the agglomeration. This is a phenomenon which is observed both in the
production area, as well as in IT, in which the element of R&D is increasingly widespread. According to
market data, employees are sought, especially among graduates and workers of scientific institutions.
Candidates for posts related to R&D can expect attractive salaries compared to other types of activity, which is
undoubtedly one of the factors of growth of the R&D sector, where approximately 5.6 k people currently work.
Wrocław is a city increasingly attracting innovations
due to the good quality of human capital in the region,
which is appreciated by entrepreneurs, primarily for
their knowledge and skills. For representatives of
business, such characteristics as language skills,
industriousness, willingness to learn and initiative in
gaining knowledge, particularly practical knowledge,
the low level of which entrepreneurs consider to be the
biggest problem of university graduates in the region,
are also not without significance. The lack of skills in
applying knowledge in practice and experience of
working in an organization (frequently teamwork),
causes that, in most cases, the graduate’s preparation
for work in R&D departments requires a relatively long
period of training. According to the representatives of
business, the market also has a shortage of graduates
of selected specializations, which are consistent with
the R&D activities which they conduct.
At the same time, entrepreneurs express a willingness
to work with educational units to eliminate the
shortcomings identified in human capital in the
Wrocław agglomeration.
One of the elements of the innovation potential of the
Wrocław agglomeration is the R&D infrastructure that
is available in the region, which consists of resources
of such entities as universities, research units of the
Polish Academy of Science and business support
institutions dedicated to innovative activities. As
demonstrated by the survey conducted among
entrepreneurs, this is an infrastructure which is
relatively well matched to the needs of the business
sector. However, it transpires from the analysis that,
despite the identified correlation of the resources of
research and development units with the needs of
enterprises, the majority of business entities studied
do not use it at all.
Diagnosis of the innovation potential of
Wrocław and its surroundings – conclusions
from the study
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This partly arises from the model of performing R&D
work accepted by these entities, according to which
some of them:
• Conduct research and development activities on
their own, because they have their own
infrastructure and skills;
• Work with companies operating within the same
group, which are able to provide the necessary
resources and skills if necessary;
• Work only with other business entities (an example
of such collaboration may be the formation of
strategic alliances).
However, the analysis shows that the majority ofentrepreneurs also work on the implementation ofinnovative projects with scientific units. So whatcauses such a low level of interest in using the R&Dinfrastructure that is available in the agglomeration?Entrepreneurs mention the lack of knowledge aboutthe research and development units (60% ofrespondents have sketchy information, 23% do nothave any information on this), or the expectedbureaucratization of the college structures, whichaffect the speed of service which is often crucial tobusiness, among the reasons for this state of affairs.Furthermore, the entrepreneurs draw attention to thelack of interest of the scientific units of taking up thecollaboration and the high prices of the services of thescientific units.
However, it seems that the biggest problem of the R&Dsector in the context of cooperation with the world ofscience and business is the lack of communication.
It transpires from the study that the R&D units have
an extensive R&D infrastructure and an extensive
offering targeted at business and are waiting for
business to benefit from it. Meanwhile, business
entities do not have any information about this
offering or has sketchy information and even if a need
occures, the entrepreneurs do not know where and
how to satisfy it.
Furthermore, it is precisely from the lack of
information flow that the concerns of entrepreneurs
about the collaboration with the scientific units can
arise, which are the reasons why the research
potential of these units is not used by the enterprises
or is used to a small extent. At the same time, the lack
of communication prevents the adjustment of the
offering of the scientific units to the current needs of
businesses – there is a lack of synergy between the
sectors.
Based on the interviews with the entrepreneurs,
however, it can be seen that the model of the lack of
cooperation in research and development work is
slowly becoming exhausted and, sooner or later, it will
need to take place. Nevertheless, given the potential of
the Wrocław agglomeration – both on the part of
science and business – the future of the R&D sector in
the region can be considered bright, particularly with
regard to the collaboration between the two sectors.
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Recommendations for market players (the science sector, the private sector and the businessenvironment institutions – BEI) to increase the effect of synergy and the rate of growth of theR&D sector
The creation of a platform for exchanging information between the representatives of business and thearea of science (a platform for communicating needs and offerings)
1 The platform would allow for better communication between entities of key importance to thedevelopment of the sector, enabling offerings to be better suited to market needs, which would lead tothe maximization of benefits of all of market participants.
Direction of the R&D sector development policy by the BEI and local authorities towards the creation ofindustry groups among entrepreneurs (associations, clusters, joint development initiatives) within theareas of the leading specializations of the Wrocław agglomeration
2Consolidation of entities on the business side and the creation of focus groups striving to jointly developspecific areas would allow for a better view of the market by the research units, which could lead to abetter definitione of their offerings and matching them to the needs of entrepreneurs. The potentialresult of such activities may also be the development of new, efficient, industry channels ofcommunication.
The development of an offering from the public scientific units and their performance of R&D projects indirections which are justified from a business point of view – market focused approach
3 The move of scientific and research institutions outside the area of basic research, as well as areas whichare not very useful for business and the start of provision of services adapted to the current needs of themarket enterprises is a necessary requirement for strengthening the cooperation along the line ofscience–business and the further development of the sector.
Taking integrated measures to improve the quality of human capital for the purposes of R&D relatedactivities (young worker’s or graduate’s market).
4
Equally local authorities, the science sector and business sector representatives are able to affect theimprovement of the quality of human capital in the context of entry onto the labour market with theright practical experience and the shortening of the period for achieving the required operationalcapabilities. In order to eliminate the problems of the market identified in the report (including the lowlevel of practical knowledge of graduates, a lack of work experience in organizations and lack ofknowledge of methodologies of conducting R&D projects, the industry language/foreign languages inthis respect, the relatively long period of preparation for work), it is desirable to:
• Increase the number of internship and work experience programmes;
• Intensify cooperation along the line of business – colleges, e.g. in terms of lectures presenting thescientific issues from a business point of view, introducing elements of business practice and theorganization of dual studies;
• Take steps to attract workers with the highest level of skills on the market to the agglomeration inorder to manage R&D teams and promote “role model” attitudes in companies and hence to shortenthe time to acclimatize a young worker into the research team and the new workplace.
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Katarzyna Lica
Senior IT Recruiter & Team Leader, Antal IT Services
She handles continuous recruitment (Lower Silesia).
She has 3 years of experience of recruiting
professionals to technical and sales positions in IT.
She has worked for Antal’s Wrocław office since
2013. She handles recruitment from various areas
and levels of IT roles: management, programming,
analytics, testing and security. She coordinates the
Wrocław team of IT recruiters.
She is responsible for contact with clients and
investors in the IT sector. She assists international
technology start-ups, working with them, providing
consultations and recruiting complete IT teams.
She has completed over 150 recruitment projects
at Antal (IT professionals and managers).
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Joanna Wróbel
Business Development Manager, Antal IT Services
She specializes in projects in the IT sector
regarding the outsourcing of skills (contracting)
and business processes in IT (including the Help
Desk Service, IT administration, maintenance and
software development). She is a supporter of IT
service
management using the best ITIL and Scrum
practices. She has 9 years of experience of
working on the IT market. Her experience enables
her to comprehensively handle projects both at the
stage of business consultation and in the
implementation of projects.
Antal has been operating in Poland since 1996 and is a leader in the recruitment ofprofessionals and managers, as well as HR advisory services. It has been a part of theWork Service S.A. Group since 2013. Antal has the best information on the current trendson the labour market through its everyday contacts with both employers and candidates.In order to further increase this knowledge, it regularly researches the labour market.
Paulina Kalisz-Friedrich
Business Development Manager, Antal Engineering & Operations
She handles recruitment (southern Poland) and
contracting (the whole of Poland). Master’s
degree in international relations and certified
coach. She has 6 years of experience in
recruitment, including two years gained in the UK.
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Beata Tylman
Director, Innovation and R&D, Grants and Incentives, PwC
Beata has been obtaining and settling support for
entrepreneurs for over 12 years, particularly for
their innovation and R&D activities.
She supervises the preparation of innovation and
R&D development strategies, including tools for
monitoring such activity, assessing and selecting
projects for implementation, conducting an R&D
mapping process, qualifying research costs and
designing reporting processes and systems in this
area in the enterprise. She is involved in the work
on the introduction of tax relief for R&D in Poland.
Within R&D projects, she is involved in various
types of industry related to the development of
technologies and products. The combination of
these various experiences enables her to handle
the most complex and unusual projects, requiring
a great deal of knowledge and practical
experience.
Her clients are small and medium-sized, as well as
large enterprises, including multinationals. Beata
also works extensively with scientific institutes and
universities, very often bringing them together and
encouraging cooperation between science and
industry.
Jacek Zimoch
Manager, Innovation and R&D, Grants and Incentives , PwC
Jacek has been a specialist for 10 years, assisting
enterprises in obtaining grants and tax relief for
projects on the implementation of innovative
products and services, environmental investments,
handling research and development work and
building R&D centres, as well as shared services
and IT centres.
He has advised on many research and
development projects, building their structure and
developing the course of the individual research
tasks. He was responsible for preparing 5
Sectoral Studies submitted to the National Centre
for Research and Development in Poland within
the Smart Growth Operational
Programme, which constituted the basis for the
establishment of grant programmes for R&D
projects in the pharmaceutical, textile, power
generation, chemical and computer games
sectors. He is currently participating in the
monitoring of research and development projects
co-financed within the INNOTECH programme and
measure 1.4. of the Innovative Economy
Operational Programme on contract to the
National Centre for Research and Development in
Poland.
Jacek is an experienced speaker on state aid and
author of numerous articles and commentaries in
the media.
PwC is a leading global organization providing professional advisory services, includingaudit and accounting advice, tax, legal, business, risk management, transaction andhuman capital advice. An important aspect of PwC’s activities in Poland is that ofinnovation, as well as research and development, in which a dedicated Innovation andR&D, Grants and Incentives team operates.
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Bartłomiej Witczak
Consultant, Innovation and R&D, Grants and Incentives , PwC
Bartłomiej is a graduate of the University of
Economics in Wrocław, where, among other
things, within the subject of International Economic
Relations, he studied project management and the
management of EU structural funds, as well as
international business.
As an advisor on state aid he has taken part in
numerous investment and research and
development projects intended to obtain financing
in the form of relief, grants and subsidies for
numerous innovative projects in various sectors
and industries, including the IT industry, e-
commerce and the energy sector (research
projects in the area of renewable energy), the
financial and insurance sector, as well as the
chemical sector and the biotechnology industry.
Bartłomiej has experience of working with
enterprises, local government units, as well as
scientific units.
Wroclaw Agglomeration Development Agency (ARAW) was established in 2006 as apublic, non-profit company owned by the city of Wroclaw, responsible for economicpromotion of the region as well as attracting foreign investments. Invest in Wroclawproject was initiated by ARAW in 2013 to strengthen the brand of the city using onlinechannels and support of top experts and service providers.
Within 10 years it has supported successful landing of over 200 investment projects inthe Wroclaw area what led to creation of more than 85 000 jobs.
ARAW work was acknowledged by numerous Polish and international entities byawarding Wroclaw with the title of the most business-friendly Polish city (Forbes,2016), European mid-sized city with the best FDI strategy (FDI Magazine, 2016 &2017) and the city with the best recruitment support (FDI Strategy Awards 2016).
Apart from Invest in Wroclaw ARAW provides comprehensive post-investment care forall foreign companies, networks Polish and foreign business and deploys Wroclaw’ssupport platform for the startup ecosystem and Polish tech companies. It stronglyfocuses on technologically advanced projects – R&D centers, KPO, Industry 4.0, smartmanufacturing.