Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Katherine Poythress

Source: Honolulu Civil Beat

Interest: Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie and University of Hawaii President M.R.C. Greenwood both tout academic research as a key driver of the state's economic growth. While the objective is admirable, little has been said about how far the university has to go before it becomes the kind of buzzing innovation hub they allude to.

Link: http://www.civilbeat.com/articles/2011/06/30/11870-uh-research-a-story-of-progress-and-potential/

Author: James Rosen

Source: Fox News

Interest: Obama credited his administration with having undertaken an “unprecedented” effort to review the country’s regulatory structure – including both proposed rules and those “already on the books” – to determine, as the president put it, whether there is “a tangle of regulations out there that are preventing businesses from growing and expanding as quickly as they should.”

Link: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/07/01/10-ways-to-save-economy-obama-assails-business-communitys-complaining-on/

Author: Jennifer Baumer

Source: Nevada Business

Interest: Nevada has traditionally been a Mecca for small to medium sized businesses rather than a Mecca for Fortune 500 companies and, as the economy turns toward recovery, that traditional economic base should play an important role.

Link: http://www.nevadabusiness.com/issue/0711/1/2433

Author: Area Development Online

Source: Area Development Online

Interest: FibeRio Technology Corporation, a nanotechnology company selling equipment for nanofibers, has signed a lease for 13,660 SF in Sharyland Business Park, located in McAllen, Texas.

Link: http://www.areadevelopment.com/newsitems/6-30-2011/fiberio-nanotechnology-mcallen-texas-manufacturing-52562937.shtml

Author: Michael Tsang

Source: The Epoch Times

Interest: The growth of Massachusetts’s solar industry today was a result of the Patrick-Murray administration’s portfolio of forward thinking clean energy policies and programs, enacted by the administration and the Massachusetts Legislature.

Link: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/massachusettss-solar-energy-future-is-vibrant-and-on-target-58504.html

Author: Media-Newswire.com

Source: Media-Newswire.com

Interest: The Economic Development Administration ( EDA ) grant will be used to help build the Research and Development Commercialization Incubator. According to the grant application, the project will create 162 immediate jobs and is expected to ultimately create 800 jobs.

Link: http://media-newswire.com/release_1154314.html

Author: Grant Hermes

Source: The Badger Herald

Interest: Economics professor Andrew Reschovsky said the findings demonstrate the broad impact and innovative research the university provides for the state.

Link: http://badgerherald.com/news/2011/03/30/study_uw_gives_back_.php

Author: Candace Lombardi

Source: CNet.com

Interest: The Philadelphia Energy Innovation Hub, led by Penn State University, is one of three such hubs backed by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20049262-54.html

Author: University of Minnesota

Source: physorg.com

Interest: The University of Minnesota finalized a license agreement for CaSTT, an e-commerce and marketing framework for technology transfer offices in universities and research institutions.

Link: http://www.physorg.com/wire-news/63035011/university-of-minnesota-licenses-online-tool-that-facilitates-te.html

Author: Chris Taylor

Source: pharmaceutical-jobs.com

Interest: The Massachusetts Life Sciences Centre, a quasi-public agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts tasked with implementing the Massachusetts Life Sciences Act, a 10-year, $1 billion initiative, has awarded $3.75 million in loans to five early-stage life sciences companies.

Link: http://www.pharmaceutical-jobs.com/pharmaceutical-news/massachusetts-life-sciences-centre’s-loans-to-result-in-new-medical-device-jobs

Author: The State Column

Source: The State Column

Interest: Snowe offered this legislation as an amendment to the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act, which is currently under consideration on the Senate floor.

Link: http://www.thestatecolumn.com/state_politics/maine/sen-snowe-calls-for-comprehensive-fixes-to-small-business-lending-fund/

Author: JOHN TOSCANO

Source: The Queens Gazette

Interest: Congressmember Carolyn Maloney (D–Queens/Manhattan) has introduced a bill to encourage innovation and economic growth by allowing immigrant entrepreneurs to have greater access to temporary U.S. visas.

Link: http://www.qgazette.com/news/2011-03-30/Features/Maloney_Introduces_Start_Up_Visa_Bill_To_Create_Jo.html

Author: Orlando Business Journal

Source: Orlando Business Journal

Interest: Four companies that are part of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator Program were named among the 50 “Florida Companies to Watch”

Link: http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2011/03/30/four-ucf-incubator-firms-earn-accolades.html

Author: Jenna Ross, , Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Source: GrandForksHerald.com

Interest: A report previewed Monday tallies the university's direct and indirect economic effect on the state: $8.6 billion last year. Nearly 80,000 employees. A return of $13.20 for every dollar of state funding.

Link: http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/195212/