Technology Business
Incubation Programme
Ms. Kimmie Wong Assistant Manager Incubation Admission
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Apr 2012
Hong Kong Science and
Technology Parks Corporation
A statutory body set up by the Government
Hong Kong Science Park;
InnoCentre;
Hong Kong Science and
Technology Parks Corporation
Vision
Transforming innovation and technological
advancement into value creation that benefits Hong
Kong, Mainland – and the world.
Mission
In propelling Hong Kong towards a world-class hub
for selected technologies, we provide facilities,
services and a dynamic environment that enable
companies to nurture ideas, innovate and develop
.
Hong Kong Science Park
Hub for technology Industries
Located at Shatin, Science Park Phase I & II provide
2,000,000 square feet gross Class A office areas and
state-of-the-art technology support facilities for more
than 300 technology companies in the Park.
The Objective of Incubation
Programme
To foster the growth of qualified technology
and design based start-ups in our supported
clusters, by providing a set of value-added
services and financial support to nurture their
development in areas of product/services,
marketing and organization.
I
ndustry
Technology Biotechnology
Clusters
IT & Telecomm. Pharmaceutical
Precision Engg. Chinese Medicine
Electronics
Diagnostic
Green Tech. etc.
Incu. Period
≤
3 years
≤
4 years
Support
Office Premises
Wet Lab Premises
Technical Support Facilities
Technical and Management Assistance
Management and Technical Training
Promotion and Development Assistance
Financial Aid
HKD 645K
HKD 860K
I
ndustry
Mobile and Web application
Clusters
Smartphone Apps
Web apps
Games
Incu. Period
≤
1.5 years
Support
Open Office Premises
Technical and Management Assistance
Management and Technical Training
Promotion and Development Assistance
Financial Aid
HKD 300K
Package
All Rounded Services
Office Premises
Technical & Management Assistance
Management & Technical Training
Promotion & Development Assistance
Technical Facilities and Support
Office Premises
Incubatees are allocated with office space in
Incubation Center or Incu-App Center in
Science Park
Free Rental and Reduced Rental
Communal facilities
Reception Area
Meeting Room
Pantry
Office Equipment
Monthly Licence Fee
HK$8.8 HK$5.3 HK$8.8 HK$5.3 HK$8.8 HK$5.3 HK$0 (first 800 sq. ft.) Rental/ sq. ft. Mgt Fee/ sq. ft (Wet Lab) License Fee/ sq. ft. (inclusive of rental and mgt fee) Rental/ sq. ft. Mgt Fee/ sq. ft N/A N/A HK$0 for month 12-18 (first two workstations) HK$3000/worksta tion thereafter HK$0 (first two workstations) HK$3000/ workstation thereafter N/A HK$8.0 HK$2.8 HK$8.0 HK$2.8 HK$0 (first 800 sq. ft.) Year 4 Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 (Office) (Open -office)
Office Premises
Reception Area Furnished Office
Office of current incubatee
Meeting Room
Pantry & Networking Area
Wet Lab Premises
Biotech SME Unit
Biotech SME Centre
Culture Room
Incu-App Center (sample)
Source: http://www.decodir.com Source: http://www.commercialofficefurniture.org
Strategic Partners
CITIC Telecom International Co.
Cluster Technology Limited
Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology
Research Institute Company Limited (ASTRI)
Hong Kong Wireless Technology Industry
Association (WTIA)
Microsoft Hong Kong Limited
Nokia (H.K) Limited
Samsung Electronic H.K. Co. Ltd
6waves Lolapps
Supports from
Strategic Partner
Technical support
Market support
Application platform & development kits
Cloud service offers
Technical & Management
Assistance
Access to university resources
University student programmes
Short Term Internship; Final Year Project
Consultancy projects from professors
Licensing purchase
Subsidized library service
Technical & Management
Assistance
Mentorship Programme
Invite experienced business executives
and scholars as mentors; from:
Industry
Graduated Incubatees
Management & Technical Training
Training Courses/Seminar
Business skill, technical knowledge
Custom made for incubatees in different
stages of development
Promotion & Development
Assistance
Assist in organization and the logistics
Product Launch
Press Conference
Press Interview
Exhibition (Overseas & Local)
Promotion & Development
Assistance
Networking Events
Seminars, Cocktails
Building relationship with industrial & academic
professionals, and other incubatees
Promotion & Development
Assistance
Legal Services
More than 10 panel legal firm
1 hour complimentary consultancy service
Incubatee-only preferential rate
Business Matching Services
Hong Kong Business Angel Network
Business Consultation Service from
seasoned professionals with start-up,
operation and venture capital background
Technical Facilities and Support
Science Park Phase I & II
Photonics Centre
Wireless Centre IC Development Centre Biotech Centre I & II
Solar Energy Technology Support Centre
IC Development Centre
Focuses on IC design and electronic system engineering
Reliability Lab
- High/Low Temperature Operating Life Test - Temperature and Humidity
Bias Test - Temperature Cycle Test - High Accelerated Stress
Test
- Moisture Sensitivity Level - Solder Reflow Simulation
Probe and Test Lab
- Test Development Engineering Service - Engineering Test Service - Characterization Test
Service - Wafer Probe Service - Automatic Test Equipment - Low Volume Production
Service
IC Design Centre IP Servicing Centre
- EDA Tools - Data Centre
- IC Design Training Centre - IP Trading Centre - Multi-Project Wafer shuttle
Service - Virtual IP Chamber
Wireless Communications Test
Lab
Provides support to 2.5 – 3.5G pre-conformance test, digital
video broadcasting, wireless LAN, WiFi & WiMax testings
3GPP RF Pre-conformance Test system 3GPP Protocol Pre-conformance Test system IOT Test System
DTV Broadcasting Test System
RF Signal / Network Analysis Workstation
IC Product Analysis Laboratory
Provides support for semi-conductor analysis
Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) with EDX, Voltage Contrast
ESD / Latch-up tester (HBM/MM/CDM)
Focused Ion Beam (FIB)
Emission Microscope/Laser Scanning Microscope
Auto Decapsulator / Manual Decapsulator
SEM with EDX and Voltage Contrast
Material Analysis Laboratory
Provides support for material analysis
X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Scanning Auger Microscopy
Time-of-Flight SIMS (TOF-SIMS)
Scanning Probe Microscope (with AFM and SCM)
Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope
Safety fume hood for Chemical testing
Time Resolved Backside Signal
Solid State Lighting Laboratory
Provides support to photonics and optoelectronics industries
Photo Spectrometer, CCD Detector and automatic 5-axis platform
Video Pattern Generator
Optical Probe, LED Test Fixture and Photo Spectrometer
Integrating sphere and Photo Spectrometer
LED Goniospectroradiometer and Photo Spectrometer
Display Panel Test Station Optical Amplifier Test Station Bit Error Rate and Eye Diagram Test Station
Biotechnology Laboratory
Provides support to biotechnology industry
Steam Sterilizer (Getinge Model 533 Gravity & Vacuum Steam Sterilizer)
Milli-Q Water Purification System (Millipore Milli-Q Synthesis A10) Class 2 biosafety hood (Nuair Labgard 437 Class II, Type A2) -80 deg C Freezer (Thermo Forma 995)
Gel Imaging System (GE Healthcare ImageQuantTM 350)
Solar Energy Technology Support
Centre
Photovoltaic Lab
Solar Simulator UV/Vis/NIR Spectrometer Raman Microscope Spectroscopic EllipsometerAid Package Subsidy for
Incubatees
300K N/A 300K (HK$) 1.5 years 860K 60K 400K 400K (HK$) 4 years 300K • Business Support Fund300K • Technology Support Fund
45K • Micro Fund 645K (HK$) 3 years I. Programme Duration Sub-Total :
Admission Criteria
MandatoryA start up company registered in HK for no more than 2 years
At least 2 full time staff (At least 1 full time staff for Incu-App)
One full time staff is a technologist owning at least 10% of company; or the whole full time technical group owns at least 20% of company
Applicant should not have seed funding from any company that owns 20% of more equity, or investment from 2 or more companies. In the case where an off-shore structure is holding the applying company, the same rule shall apply to the holding company
At least 50% of staff must be engaged in technology related work throughout the entire incubation period
Request office size less than 1600 sq ft
Conduct core R & D in Science Park
No retail activities in Science Park office
Environmentally friendly workbench
Shareholder did not join the Incu-Tech Programme or the IncuTrain Programme operated by Hong Kong Cyberport of the same field previously
Admission Criteria
Qualitative
Quality and competency of the management team
Business Viability
Innovativeness
Technology / R & D content
Milestone Assessment
Remarks:
Entitlement of the aid package is subject to the incubation assessment result every 6 months.
Milestone assessment for Incu-App would be on month 3, 6, 9 (optional) and 12 Product Development HKSTPC Support Usage Increase in headcount Profit Etc. Month 6 12 18 24 30
Application Procedure
If you have an innovative idea, technology background,
capital and a registered company in HK, you can…
1. Download the application form from the website,
www.hkstp.org/incubation
2. Write a business plan
3. Send the application to us
…and you will get results of the admission in about 2 – 3
months for Tech and Bio and 1-2 months for
Incu-App; and run your business in Hong Kong Science Park if
admitted!
Business Plan
Products/ Services
R & D Contents
Sales & Marketing Plan
Finance
Management Team
Incu-Tech Added Value
Milestone Summary
Admission Panel for Incu-Tech
and Incu-Bio
1. Vice President, Finance & Corp Service, HKSTPC
2. Vice President, Business Development and
Technology Support, HKSTPC
3. Vice President, Marketing & Sales, HKSTPC
4. One of the 24 Technology Advisory Panel Members
(Local University Professors)
5. Representative from Hong Kong Venture Capital
and Private Equity Association Limited
Admission Panel for Incu-App
1. Vice President, Finance & Corp Service, HKSTPC
2. Vice President, Business Development and
Technology Support, HKSTPC
3. Vice President, Marketing & Sales, HKSTPC
4. Two external Members in the mobile/web
applications industry
Awards
Ximplar Limited - Winners of the bronze
award at the Wall Street Journal Asian
Innovation Award 2011
Oversea Applicants
Our support to overseas applicants
7 overseas HKSTPC representatives stationed worldwide
On site short term accommodation available
Assistance in local staff recruitment
Connection with government bureaus
And more…
National Business Incubation Association of USA awarded Incu-Tech Programme as the NBIA Soft Landings International Incubator 2009-2011
No. of Incubatees and their tech focus
distribution from 03/04 to 11/12 (
as of 15 Dec 2011)
40 31 28 31 36 42 49 45 49 31 24 28 26 24 18 17 13 10 5 7 9 8 5 5 9 12 10 4 4 3 4 3 3 5 10 9 3 1 1 2 2 4 4 5 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 07-08 08-09 09-10 10-11 11-12 Fiscal Year N o . o f T e c h -b a s e d I n c u b a te e s Green Technology Biotechnology / Others Precision Engineering Electronics IT & Telecommunica tions
Summary
Benefit and Service
To nurture technology entrepreneurs by providing comprehensive supporting services & facilities
Office Premises, Technical & Management Assistance & Training; Promotion & Development Assistance; Aid Package; Technical Facilities & Support
3 – 4 years with milestone assessment Submitted with application form and
business plan; around 11 weeks processing time
Duration Application Aim
Feel Free to Contact Us!
Incubation Programme, Admission team, HKSTPC
Tel: (852) 2629 6707/ 2629 6714 Mail: [email protected] Website: www.hkstp.org/incubation
