Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Steven Vazquez

Source: The Daily Illin

Interest: he Fusion Center of Innovation was recently created to encourage student innovation and entrepreneurship through the use of technology provided by the company Advanced Micro Devices, or AMD, and additional resources from the University’s Technology Entrepreneur Center, or TEC, and IllinoisVENTURES.

Link: http://www.dailyillini.com/index.php/article/2012/01/fusion_center_of_innovation_opens_on_campus_to_promote_entrepreneurship

Author: Candus Thomson

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Interest: On Thursday, company executives were at the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel on the University of Maryland, College Park campus to show off the aerodynamic properties of the G2, as the car is called, and talk up their project. Genovation has won a $135,000 product development grant from the Maryland Industrial Partnerships, a university program.

Link: http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/automotive/bs-bz-electric-hybrid-car-20120125,0,2911290.story

Author: VENKATAKRISHNAN BALASUBRAMANIAN

Source: http://www.innovationamerica.us/

Interest: When conceptualizing a new idea, it is essential to direct the thinking to specific dimensions and search answers to certain questions to help evolve the idea from the initial thought through the various stages of innovation. This article suggests a framework for conceptualizing an idea and helps develop an understanding of the dimensions and questions that you need to consider.

Link: http://www.innovationamerica.us/index.php/innovation-daily/18938-five-dimensions-to-conceptualize-your-idea-to-make-it-a-successful-innovation-innovation-management

Author: Keith McDowell

Source: Go Forth and Innovate

Interest: But in the final analysis, I vote for a 21st Century version of the Prince House experiment, one that preserves the sanctity of the individual and the need for solitude and reflection without interruption coupled to a full-blown social network with a freeform spectrum of options and choices that recognizes the need for new and additional metrics of individual success and contributions to the whole while properly archiving the record for posterity.

Link: http://google.com

Author: Alexander Crawford, Kapitall

Source: http://www.fool.com

Interest: It seems that investors are still optimistic on the returns that new biotech firms can bring. A new report from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association says that venture capital investments in biotech increased 22% to $4.7 billion in 446 deals.

Link: http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/01/25/biotech-investors-confident-industry-sees-big-vc-s.aspx

Author: http://abclocal.go.com

Source: http://abclocal.go.com

Interest: Purdue University says it's starting a new center to move research discoveries to the marketplace more quickly, providing revenue expected to reduce the college's dependence on state funding and tuition increases. Purdue President France Cordova announced the founding of the Innovation and Commercialization Center Tuesday.

Link: http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local/indiana&id=8518160

Author: Ed Paisley, Sean Pool

Source: AP/J. Scott Applewhite

Interest: President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address last night demonstrated the importance of U.S. science and economic competitiveness to a prosperous and growing middle class. His focus on “keeping the American Dream alive,” invoking core American values of “fair play,” and “shared responsibility,” were inexorably linked to his administration’s past innovation policy actions and proposals for 2012.

Link: http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2012/01/obama_middle_class_innovation.html

Author: Suzie Gilbert

Source: http://www.wibw.com

Interest: University of Kansas research has led to the creation of a new startup company that will develop online curriculum for healthcare professionals involved in managing the care of cancer survivors.

Link: http://www.wibw.com/localnews/headlines/University_Of_Kansas_Research_Leads_To_New_Startup_Company_137977253.html

Author: http://www.rdmag.com

Source: http://www.rdmag.com

Interest: Purdue University President France A Córdova on Tuesday (Jan. 24, 2012) announced the launch of a new research commercialization center that will move Purdue discoveries to the marketplace more quickly, increase revenue for the university, and spur economic development in Indiana and the nation.

Link: http://www.rdmag.com/News/2012/01/Policy-And-Industry-Purdue-Launches-Commercialization-Center-To-Accelerate-Discovery/

Author: http://www.nanotech-now.com

Source: http://www.nanotech-now.com

Interest: A research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside has identified a property of "bilayer graphene" (BLG) that the researchers say is analogous to finding the Higgs boson in particle physics.

Link: http://www.nanotech-now.com/news.cgi?story_id=44352

Author: Stephen T. Watson

Source: http://www.buffalonews.com

Interest: A University at Buffalo faculty member is donating up to $1 million to support efforts to help bring his colleagues’ innovations from the laboratory to the marketplace. The anonymous donor has agreed to match any contributions, up to $1 million, to a new fund set up to commercialize research conducted at UB.

Link: http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article715851.ece

Author: Joe Monaco

Source: KU News

Interest: University of Kansas research has led to the creation of a new startup company that will develop online curriculum for health care professionals involved in managing the care of cancer survivors.

Link: http://www.news.ku.edu/2012/january/24/startup.shtml

Author: Steve Hart

Source: Press Democrat

Interest: Startups have had trouble raising money during the recession, with banks tightening their lending rules. Angel and venture funding also has sputtered. Some entrepreneurs have turned to crowdfunding, which lets them raise small amounts of money directly from a large number of people using websites such as Kickstarter and IndieGoGo.

Link: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20120122/business/120129964

Author: Arch Grants

Source: Arch Grants

Interest: ST. LOUIS, Jan 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Arch Grants ( www.archgrants.org ) today kicks off a call for entries for its inaugural business plan competition. Born to provide promising entrepreneurs with early-stage capital, Arch Grants seeks to create a more robust startup culture and infrastructure in St. Louis. Starting today, entrepreneurs can apply for $50,000 grants to start and grow businesses in St. Louis. Arch Grants will take no equity, and will also support the growth of winning compan

Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/arch-grants-launches-to-fund-entrepreneurs-and-establish-startup-and-innovation-hub-in-st-louis-2012-01-24

Author: GEN

Source: Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Interest: Aphios has received a Phase 2 SBIR grant from the NIA amounting to $2.4 million over two years. Aphios is collaborating with researchers at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC). The university will conduct in vitro and in vivo efficacy, toxicity, and pharmacokinetic studies in triple transgenic AD mice.

Link: http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/aphios-pockets-2-4m-sbir-grant-for-preclinical-candidate-for-alzheimer-disease/81246261/

Author: ECN

Source: ECN

Interest: The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany and Long Island-based Applied DNA Sciences announced a partnership to enable nanotechnology-driven innovations that would play a critical role in preventing the counterfeiting of computer chips – a collaboration in the groundbreaking area of “nanosecurity” that initially targets the $20 billion defense industry chip market and has the potential to impact nanoelectronics and aerospace markets well in excess of $30

Link: http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2012/01/Partnership-to-Create-Nanotechnology-Driven-Anti-Counterfeiting-Technology/

Author: Mary Cochrane

Source: UB News Center

Interest: Buffalo, N.Y.—A University at Buffalo faculty member has anonymously donated $1 million to the university to establish a fund that supports commercializing the discoveries and inventions of his UB colleagues.

Link: http://www.buffalo.edu/news/13140

Author: Anne Ryman

Source: azcentral.com

Interest: Last school year, the University of Arizona received nearly $900 more in state funding per student than Arizona State University and about $760 more per student than Northern Arizona University.

Link: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2012/01/12/20120112arizona-university-funding-gap.html

Author: Benjamin L. Hallen

Source: bloomberg.com

Interest: For many aspiring entrepreneurs, the hunt for venture capital is a tale of frustration and woe. Yet an entrepreneurial minority, sometimes viewed as the lucky few, appears to raise money with relative ease.

Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-23/startups-use-four-catalysts-to-win-funding-benjamin-l-hallen.html

Author: Nathan Bomey

Source: annarbor.com

Interest: University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman said the university is “ahead of schedule” in repopulating the ex-Pfizer research campus in Ann Arbor.

Link: http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/mary-sue-coleman-university-of-michigan-ahead-of-schedule-in-expansion-at-ex-pfizer-site/