Building the "Last Mile" of the Research Enterprise Infrastructure: An Innovative Model to Connect Advanced Agriculture/Bioscience Research to the Resources of the Local Community

本奖项颁发给东爱荷华社区学院，用于支持以下36个月的活动。该提案是根据创新伙伴关系计划征求（NSF 02060）提交的。合作伙伴包括东爱荷华社区学院（领导机构）、爱荷华州立大学、爱荷华大学、达文波特市、改善公司、美国农业部-皮奥里亚研究实验室和达文波特一。该计划为商业/投资受众提供以语言撰写的新兴研究摘要的网络出版物，为以农业为基础的生物技术企业的企业家提供培训课程，并为农业为基础的生物技术部门的农村社区经济发展提供模式。为业务开发人员提供继续教育/培训。此外，他们将建立一个系统，以获取和筛选具有市场潜力的新兴农业技术-生物科学理念、技术和专利；向潜在的企业家和爱荷华州东部的经济发展社区传达研究信息；教育潜在的企业家、商业发展顾问/培训师和经济发展专业人员在新兴研究的基础上创建企业的过程；向其他区域传播成果和做法；促进印第安人政府在经济发展和土地管理方面的发展和有效利用；在工业和政府部门为劳动力建立实习项目。以农业为基础的生物技术部门在1995年创造了10亿美元，预计到2005年将达到100亿美元。社区学院在培训方面的专业知识与研究型大学相结合，是一个强大的团队，可以提供技术来源和训练有素的劳动力，在这个快速增长的经济领域创建新公司。社区学院还可以为小型新兴公司提供持续的商业技术支持，以提高其在发展初期成功的概率。爱荷华州东部适合成为这一新兴技术领域的重要参与者，从而带来经济福祉并创造新的就业机会。这一模式也将对其他以农业为基础的农村地区有所帮助。

0227837Kapfer This award is to Eastern Iowa Community College to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 02060).PartnersThe partners include Eastern Iowa Community College (Lead Institution), Iowa State University, University of Iowa, City of Davenport, Kaizen Corporation, USDA-Peoria Research Lab, and DavenportOne.The program produces web-based publication of summaries of emerging research written in language for the business/investment audience, training curriculum to educate entrepreneurs in AG-based Biotech business, and a model for economic development of rural communities in the AG-based biotech sector. Continuing education/training for business developers will be conducted. In addition, they will create a system to capture and screen emerging Agriculture Technology-Bioscience ideas, technologies, and patents that have marketplace potential; communicate research information to potential entrepreneurs and the economic development community of eastern Iowa; educate potential entrepreneurs, business development consultants/trainers and economic development professionals on the process of creating a business based on emerging research; disseminate the results and practices to other regions; promote the development and effective use of Native American governments for economic development and management of their lands; and establish internship programs in industry and government for the workforce. The AG-based Biotech sector produced $1B in 1995, and is expected to reach $10B by 2005. The community college expertise in training coupled with the research universities is a powerful team to produce both the sources of technologies and the trained workforce to create new companies in this rapidly growing economic sector. The community colleges can also provide continued business tech support to small emerging companies to improve their probability of success in the early stages of development. Eastern Iowa is suited to be a large player in this emerging technology sector, resulting in economic well being and creation of new jobs. The model will also be helpful to other rural, agriculture-based regions.