Scientific base, economic boom – Construction of new EUR 13 million facility of Novi Sad-based Science and Technology Park to start September 2014

Source: eKapija Monday, 21.04.2014. 17:10
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future look of the STP facility at the corner of Fruskogorska Street and Ilije Djuricica Streetfuture look of the STP facility at the corner of Fruskogorska Street and Ilije Djuricica Street

Novi Sad-based Science and Technology Park is growing at a steady pace. A few days ago, the Faculty of Technical Sciences, famous for experts, unveiled a new business building project which should be built within two years. Engineers who graduated in Vojvodina will thus get a runway for their ideas, another alley on the way from a book to successful business.

At the corner of Fruskogorska St. and Ilija Djuricic Street, at the location of former TMD facility, and an assembling facility (a container), a modern facility on some 26.000 square meters will be built. The building will have a basement, a ground floor, three floors and a loft.

Vice Dean for investments and cooperation with business of the Faculty of Technical Sciences, Srdjan Kolakovic, presented for eKapija details of the project.

- One part will comprise only educational and scientific labs of the Faculty of Technical Sciences, primarily two departments in the field of electrical engineering and computers. They are planned to comprise one third of the facility and the rest will go to companies and members of the Science and Technology Park, mainly in the IT field. The requirement for the companies to join Science and Technology Park is to be oriented towards high technologies as well as to invest a portion of their profit (some 8%) into research and development – Kolakovic explains.

All projects have been completed, utility services have been paid, and a construction permit has already been obtained. Selection of contractors is underway now and along with that activity the Faculty of Technical Sciences is getting ready for demolition of the old TMD facility, our collocutor explains.


Just as it is expected from the facility which is a part of the Science and Technology Park, the project comprises most modern solution in the field of construction material, energy efficiency, air-conditioning, heating and system management in the building. It is interesting that there will be a “green roof” at the top of the building as well as a pedestrian zone. The facility will occupy 29.134 square meters together with a garage.


The base of science and business


The mission of Novi Sad-based “scientific base” is to enable scientists employed at the University in Novi Sad to turn their research results into products, services, processes or software which will find their places at markets.


- Apart from that, the Science and Technology Park should increase the visibility of the Universities and faculties in domestic and international business and research environment as well as to help entrepreneurs who are starting new business (start-ups) in the high technologies field – our collocutor says.


- Then the idea is to provide jobs in research and development in Novi Sad instead of abroad to an increasing number of students after finishing studies, as well as to connect their PhD studies with scientific and development activities – Kolakovic adds.


Laboratory for the construction industry was completed in the first phase of construction of STP Novi SadLaboratory for the construction industry was completed in the first phase of construction of STP Novi Sad

The new facility of the Faculty of Technical Sciences will be the second stage of the project of Novi sad-based Science and Technology Park.

The contract on funding the Science and Technology Park Novi Sad was signed in September 2010. The document implies that the European Investment Bank will set aside EUR 11 mil while the Faculty of Technical Sciences should provide EUR 4 mil.

- So far, for the first stage of the Science and Technology Park and technical documentation, a total of some EUR 2 mil has been spent so that some EUR 13 mil left for the second stage. These funds should be sufficient to finish rough construction works on the entire building and to finish all other construction and finishing works on some 10.000 square meters (where the labs of the Faculty of Technical Sciences would be located) – Kolakovic says.

In the remaining part, where members of the Science and Technology Park will be located, so called “grey stage” will be finished and companies will be enabled to, in line with their needs, adapt the space to their needs, a collocutor of eKapija adds.

EUR 13 million ready for the new buildingEUR 13 million ready for the new building

The Faculty of Technical Sciences at this moment has more than 70 companies set up by teachers or associates. Some of them are carriers of the business development in IT, not only in Novi Sad but in the entire southeast Europe. The construction of this facility will enable centralization of the work of these companies and their cooperation as well as set up of new start-ups. It is planned that a total of some 2000 people find job in this building, most of them from IT industry.


When scientists advise businessmen


Opining if the academic and scientific community towards the market is the first step in connecting with business and the implementation of innovative projects is one of the key elements for the way out of crisis. Note that eKapija has recently written about various news in this field.

M.S.

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