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Technology Innovation Centre Rijeka, Ltd. (TIC) is a scientific-technological
incubator, which assists young entrepreneurs in establishing of their company
(SMEs) for development of products or services based on higher or high technology
and enables their growth and development. TIC enables technology transfer from
university to small and medium enterprises, and influences the restructuring of big
companies, improvement of technology level and economic development of the
region. TIC is financial supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports
with additional revenues from renting the premises and extra revenues from some
approved projects.
The idea to create innovation centre was born in the University of Rijeka in 1994,
following a model of technological centres in Europe. Two years later the premises
were purchased through the merit of Ministry of Science and Technology and County
Primorsko-Goranska. The animation of the founders took one year. The company
was registered in November 1997 (year of creation) and started to operate in 1998.
University is TIC’s major owner and TIC is in constant relation with university and big
industry companies.
Services provided by TIC include:
• Infrastructure and consulting services;
• Premises at very favourable price;
• Monitoring;
• Contacts; and
• Transfer of technology.
Industry/Sector (technology area): Electronic and industrial automation; Informatics
and multimedia systems; Chemistry and Biochemistry; Shipbuilding industry.
International activities: TIC is the member of several European associations of
technological centres (TII and EBN). TIC also cooperates with similar institutions and
companies - an agreement on cooperation has been signed with Tehnološki park
Ljubljana and Štajerski tehnološki park (both Slovenia). TIC has been actively
involved in TEC-PARK.NET project. Program TEC PARK NET (Science and
Technology Park Co-operation) is a project resulting from the program INTERREG
IIIB and sub-program CADSES.
Name of
initiative:
Contact person: Sven Gotovac
Technology Centre Split (TCS)
Email: sven.gotovac@fesb.hr
Website: http://www.tcs.hr/
Technology Centre Split was established in 1997 as a limited liability company with
the support of former Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). Major partners
are: Telecommunication centre in Split, County of Splitsko-Dalmatinska, and
University of Split. TCS promotes new technologies, innovations, and
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