Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Richard Hart

Source: ABC

Interest: Researchers at Stanford have developed a new kind of filter, a cheap and fast way to purify water in poor parts of the world and on camping trips. In her Stanford laboratory, Alia Schoen purifies water using a new method thousands of times faster than anything previous. It uses nanotechnology and silver.

Link: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/drive_to_discover&id=7677070

Author: Urmila Ramakrishnan

Source: mndaily.com

Interest: Plans for a 32-acre, $750 million research facility adjacent to the University of Minnesota campus were unveiled by organizers from a nonprofit technology association Thursday. A research park is a “way to collaborate with other universities,” said Tony Grindberg, executive director of the Association of University Research Parks, the group behind the project. It is beneficial “because not everyone can be an expert at everything.”

Link: http://www.mndaily.com/2010/09/20/technology-association-organizes-research-park

Author: UCF

Source: University of Central Florida

Interest: The University of Central Florida will lead an ambitious new program aimed at connecting promising research in energy efficiency with the students and business development professionals who can transform the results into new companies and high-paying jobs.

Link: http://today.ucf.edu/ucf-to-help-lead-national-clean-energy-program/

Author: University of Michigan

Source: Photonics.com

Interest: In a step toward more efficient, smaller and higher-definition display screens, a University of Michigan professor has developed a color filter made of nanothin sheets of metal with precisely spaced gratings. The research is supported in part by DARPA and the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research. The university is pursuing patent protection for the intellectual property and is seeking commercialization partners to help bring the technology to market.

Link: http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=44254

Author: Jim Lane

Source: Renewable Energy World

Interest: California, Bio Architecture Lab and Norway's Statoil announced a wide-ranging strategic partnership for the production of renewable, sustainable and low cost ethanol derived from macroalgae grown off the coast of Norway. Statoil will fund BAL’s research and development (R&D) and demonstration projects, and if successful, will also fund the commercialization of BAL’s technology in Norway and elsewhere in Europe.

Link: http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2010/09/how-big-will-big-algae-be

Author: Nicholas Knoske

Source: The Observer

Interest: Case Western Reserve University hopes to become a leader in wind power and sustainable energy this fall, when it will begin constructing the first of three wind turbines as part of a $6 million project that could make Cleveland a vanguard of wind-related innovation, education, and development. After years of intensive research and feasibility studies, the area roughly between the Veale Athletic Center and the 1-2-1 Fitness Center has been chosen as the location for the first turbine.

Link: http://media.www.cwruobserver.com/media/storage/paper1370/news/2010/09/17/News/Cwru-Plans.To.Harness.Wind.Power.With.Turbines-3932380.shtml

Author: Not Specified

Source: The San Francisco Examiner

Interest: "The $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy will support research efforts already underway at the University of Utah..."

Link: http://www.sfexaminer.com/economy/university-of-utah-wins-5-million-federal-grant-for-carbon-capture-studies-102440204.html

Author: Bill Roberts

Source: Idaho Statesman

Interest: "Boise State's Technology and Entrepreneurial Center hopes to add up to 10 more clients looking to expand their businesses with the [$1 million]federal grant..."

Link: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2010/09/08/1331439/treasure-valley-tech-incubator.html

Author: Jennifer D. Jordan

Source: The Providence Journal

Interest: “This $20-million grant sent to [The University of] Rhode Island to boost science research focuses on the marine sciences is...”

Link: http://www.projo.com/news/content/uri_workforce_09-08-10_NPJQRC4_v54.245a973.html

Author: Steve Kolowich

Source: USA Today

Interest: Through a generous grant from the Stanton Foundation, researchers from various universities are making strides to legitimize Wikipedia citation and usage...

Link: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-09-07-IHE-wikipedia-college-project08_ST_N.htm

Author: Not Specified

Source: Local Tech Wire

Interest: Scientists at the University of South Carolina were among the winners in the $565 million round of recently announced federal energy grants.

Link: http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/8254565/

Author: Not Specified

Source: Local Tech Wire

Interest: Venture capital and firms and portfolio firms team up, creating lobbying groups to better incentivize VC investors and angel funding in the U.S.

Link: http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/8255437

Author: Jason Chew

Source: Seeking Alpha

Interest: A venture funding primer regarding the NIH SBIR Program, finding proper funding and avoiding funding gaps in the research sector.

Link: http://seekingalpha.com/article/224005-crossing-the-biotech-valley-of-death-from-innovation-to-cure

Author: Sarah Bruyn Jones

Source: The Roanoke Times

Interest: Details the newly opened Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute and how other research parks establish goals for monetization, ROI, and economic growth.

Link: http://www.roanoke.com/business/wb/259214

Author: Not Specified

Source: ISRAEL21c

Interest: "Researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem may have made a major step forward in the race against AIDS..."

Link: http://www.israel21c.org/201009058318/briefs/new-israeli-treatment-kills-hiv-cells

Author: Not Specified

Source: SwissInfo.Ch

Interest: "Zurich’s Technopark has been asked to help establish Russia’s 'Silicon Valley' on the basis of its experience in promoting technology transfer..."

Link: http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/Swiss_to_help_Russian_technology_transfer.html?cid=28272094

Author: Gary Feuerberg

Source: The Epoch Times

Interest: "Google’s decision to cease self-censorship in China has caused its competitor, Baidu, to take over the market share..."

Link: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/39130

Author: Emily Mullin

Source: Washington Business Journal

Interest: "Maryland's Celsion Corp. received a $200,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health for research and development on drugs used..."

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2010/09/06/daily6.html

Author: Not Specified

Source: Connecticut Business News Journal

Interest: “There is great potential for growth in technology transfer.... It’s really an ongoing dialog within the community of faculty..."

Link: http://constant.conntact.com/education/10693-leveraging-technology-transfer.html

Author: Martin Cash

Source: Winnepeg Free Press

Interest: Cutting-edge science scholars at the University of Manitoba have won the $100,000 Manning Innovation Award after inventing key features that... "identify proteins for health and..."

Link: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/columnists/pioneers-win-canadian-nobel-102210204.html