Research Commercialization Academy (BETA 0.01)

Author: Courtney Rubin

Source: Inc.

Interest: Angel investors would get a 25 percent credit for backing a business that's already qualified for a federal research and development grant program for small businesses.

Link: http://www.inc.com/news/articles/2010/07/angels-could-get-federal-tax-credit.html

Author: Francisco Moris and Nirmala Kannankutty

Source: National Science Foundation

Interest: Companies located in the United States that performed or funded research and development domestically or overseas employed an estimated 27.1 million workers worldwide in 2008...Workers engaged in R&D activities have a direct input into the creation and diffusion of knowledge, and in turn contribute to innovation and economic growth. The figures in this report are the first employment statistics to be released from the new Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS).

Link: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf10326/

Author: WADE MALCOLM

Source: DelawareOnline

Interest: UD administrators often say they strive to make the university an "engine for economic growth" in the region. Its efforts to commercialize scientific discoveries reflect a large component of that goal.

Link: http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100725/NEWS03/7250360/UD-looking-beyond-cash-as-payoff