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The Smartest Places on Earth

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by Antoine van Agtmael


  government funding and support for, 19–20, 76, 207–208, 261–263

  key elements for, 18, 37, 61–62, 207–208

  leadership, 5, 25, 75, 206

  legacies of, 40–41, 54, 68–69, 78, 80–84, 136, 167–169, 170

  in life sciences, 133–134

  lighting, 105, 179, 198–199

  in medical devices and health care, 124–126, 135–136, 146–150, 151, 163, 170–174

  in new materials, 97, 98, 100, 102, 103–104, 123–125, 126–127

  over low-cost labor, 2, 5, 17

  start-up companies driving, 19

  statistics and metrics for, 211–218

  in vehicles and transportation, xii, 123, 128–129, 184, 188, 189

  See also agriculture, smart; business incubators; innovation policy; manufacturing, smart

  Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lab (ieLab), 159–160

  Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), 163

  innovation policy

  goals and benefit of, 208–209

  productivity statistics for, 211–216

  regulatory barriers and, 211, 221

  steps to creating, 210–211, 220–222

  In-Q-Tel, 240–241

  Intel, xvi, 86

  OHSU partnership with, 35–37, 144, 145, 147–150

  Portland’s brainbelt support by, 28, 29, 142

  Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), 3, 81

  interdisciplinary approach. See multidisciplinary approach

  Internet Industry Consortium, 201

  Internet of Things, 262, 265

  benefits and challenges of, 54–56, 263

  building technology and, 200–201

  Nokia and, 168

  protocols for, 201

  smart manufacturing and, 42, 43–44, 49–51

  software for, 73

  See also big data

  iSTOC, 170–171

  Jackson, Shirley Ann, 37, 64–65

  Japan, 85, 175, 235, 237

  Jenni, Mario, 155 (photo), 156, 158, 160

  Johnson & Johnson, 135, 240, 242

  Kaloyeros, Alain, 56–64, 99, 131

  Katz, Bruce, 5, 7

  Kersten, Daan, xvi–xvii

  Kleisterlee, Gerard, 3, 83–84

  Knight, Phil, 46, 143–145, 143 (photo), 151

  Knight Cancer Institute, 143–144, 151

  Kone, 200–201

  Koolhaas, Rem, 3

  Kopsala, Seppo, 171–172, 173

  Kortrijk, Belgium, xvi

  Kouwenhoven, Leo, xvi

  Krummenacher, Leo, 157–158

  Ku, David, 1–2, 3, 18

  KUBO, 192

  labor costs, 2–5, 17, 44–45

  Larkin, David, 226–227

  LCD. See liquid crystal display

  LED. See light-emitting diode

  Leibniz Institute, 71

  Leipzig, Germany, 161, 162–163

  life sciences, 51

  business incubators for, 163, 166

  chips and sensors and, 144–145, 148–149

  clinical research outsourced for, 134–135

  disciplines and brainsharing of, 133–134, 146–147, 175–176

  in Dresden and Leipzig, 161, 162–167, 176

  funding for, 134–135

  global leaders in, 175

  hospitals and brainsharing in, 125, 164, 166, 171, 175, 218

  Lund-Malmö brainbelt focus on, 120

  in Minneapolis, 53, 131, 133, 137, 140, 175

  multidisciplinary approach in, 87–88, 147–150, 165

  with new materials at RTP, 98

  in Oulu, 53, 136, 169–174, 176

  in Portland, 144–146, 175

  research requirements for, 242

  science park devoted to, 157–159

  in Zurich, 154–160, 175

  See also bioscience; biotechnology; medical devices and health care

  light-emitting diode (LED), 105, 110–111, 179, 193

  Lillehei, C. Walton, 131–133, 133 (photo), 137, 138–139

  liquid crystal display (LCD), 101, 102

  Lund University, 24, 116, 118

  Lund-Malmö, Sweden, 7, 13 (table), 16 (fig.), 117 (photo)

  community in, 24

  early brainsharing in, 41

  farming innovation in, 190

  Hörjel as brainbelt connector in, 115–118, 119–120

  life sciences focus in, 120

  new materials research in, 98

  See also Max IV particle accelerator

  Lundqvist, Amandus, 84

  Malmö. See Lund-Malmö, Sweden

  Malta, 62, 65–66

  manufacturing, additive. See 3D printing

  manufacturing, smart, 201, 249–250, 253

  in agriculture, 194–195

  brainsharing in, 18, 21, 43 (table), 51, 85–86

  education and training for, 224–227, 228–230

  employment with, xi, 222, 223–224, 258–259

  EUVL in, 56, 63

  GE’s, 5–6, 17–18, 50–51

  initiatives for, 220–221

  Internet of Things in, 42, 43–44, 49–51

  key features of, 42–43

  in New York, 50, 65–68

  in next-generation automobile, 188–189

  in Portland, 145

  product concentrations for, 51

  R&D-based, 2, 4, 17–18

  robotics in, xi, 42, 43, 44–47

  for semiconductors, 65–66

  stateside facilities over outsourcing for, 5–6, 254

  3D printing in, xi, 42, 43, 47–49

  traditional compared to, 42, 43 (table), 51

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), xiii, 25, 112

  Max IV particle accelerator, 98, 121–122

  Max Planck Institute, 71, 163–165

  Mayo Clinic, 138

  McMillen, Caroline, xiv

  Mediatek, 1–2

  medical devices and health care, 9 (table), 21, 165 (photo)

  innovations in, 124–126, 135–136, 146–150, 151, 163, 170–174

  Minneapolis’s focus on, 131, 136–137

  new materials research for, 124–125

  polymers in, 104

  R&D support in, 19

  remote monitoring in, 146–147

  research institute for, 101

  uncertainty and potential in, 174–175

  Medtronic, 34, 131

  as brainbelt connector, 132, 138–142

  brainsharing ecosystem at, 140–141

  collaboration with University of Minnesota, 139–140

  R&D model for, 242–243

  Mercedes, 184, 185, 188

  MetalFAB1, xvi–xvii

  Mexico, 2–3, 12 (table)

  Microsoft, xvi, 199, 239, 240

  Minneapolis, Minnesota, 7, 9 (table), 16 (fig.), 137 (photo)

  government funding and support in, 141–142

  hospital collaboration in, 132–133, 138–139

  life sciences focus in, 53, 131, 133, 137, 140, 175

  medical device industry in, 131, 136–137

  pacemaker invention in, 132

  See also Medtronic; University of Minnesota

  MIST countries, 2–4, 17–18

  MIT. See Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  mobile phone industry

  history of development on, 117–119, 172

  Oulu’s legacy in, 136, 167–169, 170

  Molecular Partners, 158–159

  Mosell, Richard, 120–121

  multiculturalism, 66–67, 93

  multidisciplinary approach, 263

  in academic institutions, 37, 160, 164–165, 236

  in brainbelts, 26, 31–35, 37, 53, 87, 160, 165

  to brainsharing ecosystem, 8, 16, 165

  funding requiring, 236

  initiatives for, 163, 262

  in life science research, 87–88, 147–150, 165

  organization and culture in, 247–248

  NAMII. See National Additive Manufacturing I
nnovation Institute

  nanotechnology, 56, 64–65, 101

  NASA. See National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), 262

  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 19, 235, 241, 246

  National Institutes of Health (NIH), 19, 137, 144, 147, 235

  National Science Foundation (NSF), 209, 234–235

  NatLab. See High Tech Campus Eindhoven

  Netherlands

  new materials innovation in, 123–125

  polymers innovation in, 98, 126–127

  public-private institutions in, 89

  quantum computing investment in, xv–xvi

  smart farming in, 190–191, 194–195

  transformation into brainbelt, 122–123, 126

  vehicles and transportation innovation in, 123, 128–129

  See also Eindhoven, Holland

  Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), 19–20, 82

  new materials, 9 (table), 13 (table)–14 (table), 51

  automobile redesign and, 184

  inclusion in daily life of, 98–99

  innovation in, 97, 100, 102, 112–113, 123–125, 127–128

  with life sciences in RTP, 98

  Max IV particle accelerator and, 121–122

  RTP research in, 110, 115

  3D printing and, 97

  See also polymers; textiles

  New York, x, 50, 65–68

  See also Albany; SUNY Poly’s Nanotech Megaplex; Watervliet

  NIH. See National Institutes of Health

  Nike, 46, 143

  Nikon, 61, 63, 85

  Nokia, 41, 167–168, 169, 170, 200

  Nonwovens Institute, 113

  Noren, Katarina, 121–122

  North Carolina State University, 48, 107, 110–114

  See also Centennial Campus

  NSF. See National Science Foundation

  Obama, Barack, x, 47, 262

  Ohio. See Akron

  Ohio State University (OSU), 101

  OHSU. See Oregon Health & Science University

  Ontario, Canada, xiii–xiv

  Optomed, 165 (photo), 171–174

  Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), 153 (photo)

  Intel collaboration with, 35–37, 144, 145, 147–150

  start-up companies from, 150, 151

  Oregon Opportunity initiative, 146

  OSU. See Ohio State University Oulu, Finland, xiv, 7, 13 (table), 16 (fig.)

  adaptation of focus in, 41, 168

  life sciences in, 53, 136, 169–174, 176

  mobile phone industry legacy of, 136, 167–169, 170

  start-up support in, 169, 170

  Oulu Innovation Ltd., xiv, 169

  pacemaker, 132, 138–139, 146

  patents, 82

  Peduto, Bill, xxiii

  Peters, Peter, 125

  pharmaceutical industry, 34–35, 158–159, 167

  Phenom-World, 88

  philanthropy, 31

  in Dresden’s brainbelt, 162

  in Portland’s brainbelt, 142, 143–145, 146, 151

  Philips, Anton, 80, 92

  Philips Electronics, 3, 87, 90, 92

  focus shift to research and marketing, 83–84, 86

  greenhouse technology and, 193

  legacy in Eindhoven, xvi, 80–84

  Pittsburgh, x, xii, xviii–xxiii, 184, 185, 219, 220

  pollution, xix, xxii–xxiii, 103, 191

  polymers, 9 (table)

  Akron’s focus and leadership in, 53, 96–98, 101, 102, 105–106

  Eindhoven’s focus and expertise in, 53

  innovation in, 98, 103–104, 126–127

  in medical devices and health care, 104

  nanotechnology and, 101

  in steel industry, 103–104

  University of Akron’s expertise in, 100, 102–104

  Porter, Curtis, xix, xxii

  Portland, Oregon, 7, 9 (table), 16 (fig.), 152 (photo), 153 (photo)

  as biomedical manufacturing leader, 145

  cancer research and treatment in, 143–145, 146, 148, 151

  environment revitalization in, 151–152, 221

  global silicon wafer producer in, 73

  Intel and OHSU partnership in, 35–37, 144, 145, 147–150

  Intel’s influence in, 28, 29, 142

  Knight’s philanthropy in, 143–145, 151

  life sciences in, 144–146, 175

  rustbelt past in, 142

  start-up companies in, 146–147

  Posti, Harri, 167–168

  presidential election (2016), ix–xii, xviii

  Proenza, Luis, 94 (photo), 106

  Akron Model created by, 99–102, 103, 105, 210

  as Akron’s connector, 94, 96, 99–100

  as president of University of Akron, 24, 93

  protectionism, x, xii

  public-private institutions

  development in Europe compared to US, 75, 236, 238

  distrust of, 31

  in Minneapolis, 141–142

  national policy for creating, 210

  in Netherlands, 89

  Qiagen Instruments, 29–30

  Quaker Oats, 95, 96, 99

  Qualcomm, 2, 72, 240

  quantum computing, xv–xvi

  QuTech, xvi

  Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 7, 9 (table), 16 (fig.)

  community in, 24–25

  rustbelt to brainbelt transition in, 106–108

  See also American Tobacco Campus; Centennial Campus; Research Triangle Park

  R&D, xv

  acquisitions for research phase of, 134–135, 242–243

  applied research funding in, 237–239

  basic research funding in, 32–33, 234–237

  benefits of small firms for, 141

  budget restrictions with, 28

  cost benefit of collaboration in, 4, 62–63, 122

  funding breakdown for, 233–239

  government funding and support of, 19, 137, 144, 147, 209, 235, 241, 246

  in-house, 238–239, 242

  innovative collaborations in, 4, 87–90, 134–135, 139–140, 141

  manufacturing based on, 2, 4, 17–18

  medical devices and health care support of, 19

  Medtronic’s model for, 242–243

  NASA funding of, 19, 235, 241, 246

  NIH funding of, 19, 137, 144, 147, 235

  research compared to development stages of, 241–243

  US compared to global funding of, 19–20, 234–239

  ReelDx, 146–147

  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 64–65

  research. See R&D

  Research in Motion (RIM), xiv

  research institutes, 9 (table)–14 (table), 19–20, 101, 113

  Research Triangle Park (RTP), 211

  brainbelt model in, 24–25, 114–115

  brainsharing environments near, 109

  creation and population of, 107–109

  LED innovation, 105

  new materials and life sciences in, 98

  new materials focus at, 110, 115

  Rethink Robotics, 44, 45 (photo)

  RIM. See Research in Motion

  robotics, 4, 263

  cost advantage of, 44–45

  in dairy industry, 194–195

  smart manufacturing and, xi, 42, 43, 44–47

  Roell, Jan Stefan, 229

  RTP. See Research Triangle Park

  Rubbens, Mirjam, 124–125

  Rubenstein, Robert, xxii

  Russo, Mike, 65–66, 227

  rustbelts

  brainbelts without, background, 11 (table)–12 (table), 154–155

  national incentives for transforming, 210–211

  transformation to brainbelts, xviii–xxiii, 1, 6–8, 20, 23–25, 50, 67–69, 81–83, 93–96, 99–100, 106–108, 122–123, 126, 142, 203, 219, 237, 253

  Trump’s promise to revive, x–xii
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  Sakkers, Alexander, 84

  Samsung, 41, 61–62, 86, 167, 172, 199

  Sanders, Bernie, x

  Saxony. See BioSaxony; Dresden, Germany; Leipzig, Germany

  SBIR. See Small Business Innovation Research

  Scholz, Roland, 79

  science parks

  brainbelt feature of, 38, 116–117

  business incubators in, 39, 69, 114, 120–121, 157, 238

  legitimization of, in US, 109

  in Oulu, 169

  pharmaceutical industry in, 34–35

  in Zurich, 39, 136, 154, 157–159

  See also Ideon; Research Triangle Park

  semiconductor industry, 9 (table), 13 (table), 29, 65–66, 71–72

  shared working spaces, 219–220

  Siemens, 50, 77, 228–229

  Sijbesma, Feike, 123–124

  Silicon Europe, 75–76

  Silicon Hills. See Austin, Texas

  Silicon Saxony, 74–75

  Silicon Valley, 6, 9 (table), 25, 32–33, 75, 176

  silicon wafers, 56, 61–63, 73, 86

  Siltronic, 73

  Simatic control devices, 50

  Simons, Kai, 163–164

  Simpson, George, 108

  Sioux, 87–90

  Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), 243

  smartfactory. See manufacturing, smart

  Smartscope, 165 (photo), 171–172

  social and environmental issues, 83–84

  brainsharing ecosystem for, 177–178, 202–203

  challenges and technology for, 177–178, 202, 263–264

  in cities, 196–197

  energy efficiency and batteries for, 178–183

  smart agriculture for, 190–196

  vehicle innovation for, 184, 188, 189

  South Korea, 2–3, 8, 235

  Spiegel, Lesley, 39

  Spoonflower.com, 112–113

  Stanford University, 9 (table), 25, 32, 234

  start-up companies

  in Akron brainbelt, 102–103

  brainbelts and, 24–25, 39, 63

  business incubators for, 169, 244–245

  from Centennial Campus, 112–113

  at Chemelot, 124–126

  in Dresden, 73, 77–79, 166

  funding process for, 77–78, 160, 237–239, 244–245

  at Ideon, 120–121

  infrastructure for, 150–151

  innovation driven by, 19

  in Leipzig, 163

  in Minneapolis, 140

  Nokia transition and, 168

  OHSU’s, 150, 151

  organizations and initiatives for, 74–75, 77–79

  Oulu’s support of, 169, 170

  in Portland, 146–147

  research over development in, 242–243

  in smart agriculture, 191

  support in US compared to Europe, 237–239, 261

  See also entrepreneurs

  statistics and metrics

  for brainbelt ecosystems, 216–218

  inadequacy of, 211–213

  innovation and GDP with, 214–215

  steel industry, ix, xiv, xviii–xix, 103–104, 249, 257

 

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