Upstate Alliance for Innovation

该奖项授予罗彻斯特理工学院，以支持以下27个月的活动。该提案是为响应创新伙伴关系计划招标（NSF 0082）而提交的。合作伙伴该奖项的合作伙伴包括罗切斯特理工学院；布法罗市；罗切斯特市；罗切斯特高科技；IP.com;纽约州立大学布法罗分校；罗切斯特大学；纽约西部技术开发中心。拟议活动本奖项的活动包括创建商业化基础设施；创立创业公司；鼓励学术专利；建立区域实践以促进创新；培训懂知识产权的创业专家，制定创业模式；并开发社区经济发展资源；建立基础设施，连接大学研究人员、管理人员、技术转让办公室、企业建设者和风险资本家，使创新过程成为可能。建议的创新创新目标是建立基础设施，使创新能够将大学与创新过程中的所有其他关键要素联系起来；培养创新领袖；创业，创造区域财富。潜在的经济影响潜在的经济成果包括增加专利和创业（10-15个新企业）；加强合作研究；发明潜力评估；知识产权教育。建议的社会影响对社会的潜在好处包括创造新的就业机会和新的区域商业；使代表性不足的群体参与本区域经济事业的领导职位。

0090569 Boyd This award is to the Rochester Institute of Technology to support the activity described below for 27 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0082).PartnersThe partners for the award include Rochester Institute of Technology; the City of Buffalo; the City of Rochester; High Tech of Rochester; IP.com; State University of New York at Buffalo; University of Rochester; Western New York Technology Development Center.Proposed ActivitiesThe activities of this award include creation of an infrastructure for commercialization; creation of business start-ups; encouragement of academic patenting; establishment of regional practices to foster innovation; training of entrepreneurial experts who understand intellectual property, formulation of business start-up models; and development of community economic development resources; establishment of the infrastructure to connect university researchers, administrators, technology transfer offices, business builders, and venture capitalists to enable the innovation process.Proposed InnovationThe innovation goals are to build the infrastructure to enable innovation connecting the universities to all of the other key elements in the innovation process; to train leaders in innovation; to start new businesses to create regional wealth.Potential Economic ImpactThe potential economic outcomes include increased patents and business start-ups (10-15 new ones); increased collaborative research; assessment of invention potential; education on intellectual property.Proposed Societal ImpactPotential benefits to society include creation of new jobs and new regional business; involvement of under-represented groups in leadership positions in the economic enterprise of the region.