Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com

Interest: President Obama on Friday directed federal research labs to move quicker to commercialize their breakthroughs in hopes of creating more private-sector jobs.

Link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/10/obama-moves-to-streamline-commercialization-of-federal-research.html

Author: Gene Quinn

Source: http://ipwatchdog.com

Interest: With an eye toward creating new jobs and improving the economy, the Obama Administration wants to expand the ability to quickly and efficiently transfer science and engineering breakthroughs from the laboratory to the commercial marketplace.

Link: http://ipwatchdog.com/2011/10/28/president-obama-orders-acceleration-of-technology-transfer/id=20060/

Author: http://www.florida-institute.com/

Source: http://www.florida-institute.com/

Interest: The Institute is accepting applications for its Seed Capital Accelerator Program (SCAP) which will provide funding in the form of repayable loans ranging from $50,000 - $300,000 to qualified Institute companies.

Link: http://www.florida-institute.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=funding.scap

Author: Donnelle Eller

Source: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com

Interest: A $1 million federal grant, matched with $1 million from the state, will help Iowa entrepreneurs with good green products and technologies find markets, and eventually create businesses and jobs, leaders said today.

Link: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/10/26/federal-grant-to-help-iowa-entrepreneurs-find-markets-for-green-products/

Author: Preston Moretz

Source: http://www.temple.edu

Interest: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded Temple a five-year, $8.34 million grant to create a Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Core Center (CNAC) at the School of Medicine.

Link: http://www.temple.edu/newsroom/2011_2012/10/stories/NeuroAIDS_research.htm

Author: http://www.mfrtech.com

Source: http://www.mfrtech.com

Interest: LANSING – The Michigan Strategic Fund and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation has voted to invest $6.8 million in university-business partnerships focused on collaboration, commercialization, economic growth and job creation.

Link: http://www.mfrtech.com/articles/20048.html

Author: William White

Source: http://www2.oanow.com

Interest: A new federal grant to Auburn University funding integrated pest management research on cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and collard greens should help organic farms like Jan Garrett’s Sunbright Organics in Tuskegee.

Link: http://www2.oanow.com/news/2011/oct/26/usda-supporting-organic-agriculture-research-au-ar-2612205/

Author: http://www.nsf.gov

Source: http://www.nsf.gov

Interest: The effort, funded by NSF's Directorate for Biological Sciences along with its Directorate for Geosciences and Office of Polar Programs, aims to transform, by 2020, how scientists describe and understand the scope and role of life on Earth.

Link: http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=122098&org=NSF&from=news

Author: Joseph Allen Allen & Associates

Source: http://ipwatchdog.com/

Interest: Obviously, the universe enjoys irony. How else to explain the simultaneous issuance of the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness interim report (see pages 21-22) with recommendations that would wreak havoc on university technology transfer, and an article in the Wall Street Journal crediting the same system as one of the Three Policies That Gave Us the Jobs Economy.

Link: http://ipwatchdog.com/2011/10/19/shooting-ourselves-in-the-foot/id=19905/

Author: JENNIFER GOLLAN

Source: http://www.nytimes.com

Interest: A dispute at the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, a prominent coalition of biology labs that is led by the University of California, Berkeley, illustrates the potentially dangerous consequences of the research.

Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/us/synberc-fight-raises-national-security-issues.html?_r=1

Author: Marni Jameson

Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com

Interest: Tinkering in his million-dollar greenhouse at the University of Central Florida, microbiologist Henry Daniell is at work on preventing infectious diseases that kill 15 million people worldwide each year.

Link: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/health/os-ucf-henry-daniell-20111022,0,1943044.story

Author: http://www.smartgridnews.com

Source: http://www.smartgridnews.com

Interest: A research report from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy says small businesses are heading up the country's charge toward green technology innovation.

Link: http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Business_Markets_Pricing/Smart-grid-innovation-Small-businesses-in-the-lead-4104.html

Author: Scott Merville

Source: http://www.eurekalert.org

Interest: Two previously unassociated proteins known to be overly active in a variety of cancers bind together to ignite and sustain malignant brain tumors, a research team led by scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports this week in the journal Cancer Cell.

Link: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-10/uotm-rfc102111.php

Author: Hembree Brandon

Source: http://deltafarmpress.com

Interest: Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, speaking at Mississippi State University, outlined a commitment by the Navy and Marine Corps to obtain 50 percent of their energy needs from sources other than fossil fuels by 2020. He says it’s the logical next step in the move to more efficient, renewable energy sources to replace a diminishing and unstable oil supply.

Link: http://deltafarmpress.com/blog/military-may-play-key-role-toward-making-biofuels-commercially-viable

Author: http://www.bizjournals.com

Source: http://www.bizjournals.com

Interest: Dr. Charles Adler has spent more than 20 years tracking a thief called Parkinson’s disease. He blames the degenerative neurological disorder for stealing his grandfather from him when Adler was 13 years old.

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/print-edition/2011/10/21/grants-funding-studies-quest-for.html

Author: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Interest: While Congress has averted a government default, any deficit deals Congress comes up with will undoubtedly slash "discretionary" programs including education, medical research and health care for the poor and disabled.

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stephen-soumerai/dont-cut-research-use-it-_b_1023989.html

Author: Cheryl Roland

Source: http://www.wmich.edu

Interest: KALAMAZOO--Grants to Western Michigan University soared past $4.5 million during July and August. July awards amounted to a little more than $2.2 million, while August grants came in at slightly more than $2.3 million.

Link: http://www.wmich.edu/wmu/news/2011/10/067.html

Author: Michelle A. Monroe

Source: http://azstarnet.com

Interest: Luceome Biotechnologies, a University of Arizona spinoff company, received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize its drug research technology.

Link: http://azstarnet.com/business/local/luceome-receives-nih-grant-to-put-technology-on-market/article_fa0a3f73-0889-5b02-8954-43925f76064d.html

Author: http://www.cisionwire.com

Source: http://www.cisionwire.com

Interest: COLLEGE PARK, Md. - An innovative Maryland technology transfer program - the first of its kind in the United States to partner federal labs and public universities - has received an award honoring its success.

Link: http://www.cisionwire.com/university-of-maryland--college-park/r/maryland-innovation-partnership-recognized-as-national-model,c9173327

Author: http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com

Source: http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com

Interest: The company received a $5,000 Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Phase 0 award to help employees to assemble and submit a proposal to the National Institute of Health/National Cancer Institute (NCI) for a NCI Phase I SBIR award.

Link: http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=60417