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“Strength in Numbers” Technology Transfer Tactics November 18, 2010 www.innovationtransfernetwork.org. Today’s Agenda. Introductions How ITN Got Started How the Program Changed and Evolved Challenges/Lessons Learned Accomplishments. Introductions. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: “Strength in Numbers” Technology Transfer Tactics November 18, 2010

“Strength in Numbers”

Technology Transfer TacticsNovember 18, 2010

www.innovationtransfernetwork.org

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Today’s Agenda• Introductions• How ITN Got Started• How the Program Changed and Evolved• Challenges/Lessons Learned• Accomplishments

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Introductions• Dr. Rick Basom

Director of Research & Planning, Elizabethtown College

• Ms. Jennifer Hammaker, Director of Business Development, Innovation Transfer Network

• Dr. Marian Walters, Associate Dean for Research, Penn State Harrisburg 3

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Getting Started

• Early Vision and Partners– Economic Development Linkages– Economic Development Partnerships– 13 Regional Small Colleges and Universities– 3000 Faculty and 50,000 Students

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Getting Started• Initial Program Concept and Funding• Initial Funding Period: 5 years

• Early Program Elements– Access to IP Expertise– Access to templates

• Summer Seed Grants: faculty/industry partnerships

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Program Expansion

• Events– Outside Speakers– Panel Discussions

• Industry/Faculty– SSGX – Software

Productization Center

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Program Expansion• Faculty/Faculty– Research Symposia– NSF Proposals

• Seed Grant Funding– Faculty/Industry

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Program Expansion• “Enclave” Online Community– Academic Profiles – Business Profiles– Blog – Video– Economic Dev. Resource– Encourage Connections– Easy for Media

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Challenge #1

• Institutional Buy-In– Lessons Learned:• Deans/Administration–Senior level, access to Provost

• Active Board Involvement• Willingness to Commit Resources

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Challenge #2• Faculty Engagement– Lessons Learned:• Grassroots• Online• Cross-Campus• Entrepreneurs• Commercialization• Student Experience

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Challenge #3• Conflicting Priorities: Business vs.

Faculty– Lessons Learned:• Clarify the expectations• Manage the timeline • Different financial

considerations

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Challenge #4

• Cultural Chasms– Lessons Learned• Progress slow but sure• Stay committed and look long term• Think funding early and often• Does IP count for promotion and tenure?

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Challenge #5• Sustainability

• Active Board Engagement & Leadership– Willingness to lead grant applications

• Pursue Multiple Options Simultaneously• Economic Development Partners are Key

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AccomplishmentsIncreased

Relationships with Business Community– Trends– Market Research– Software

Development– $500,000 in Seed

Grant Investments 14

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Accomplishments

Increased Collaboration Between Faculty– Within Institutions– Across Departments– Across Campuses– Across Institutions

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Page 16: “Strength in Numbers” Technology Transfer Tactics November 18, 2010

AccomplishmentsIncreased Student

Involvement– Real World Experiences– Networking– Visibility/Interaction with

Business Leaders

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AccomplishmentsIncreased

Interaction b/w Institutional Leaders– $600,000 NSF/PFI

Grant– $800,000 Regional

BioFuels Center

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@itnwk (Twitter)[email protected]

717.948.6455www.innovationtransfernetwork.org