University Innovation Programs Summit

大学创新计划峰会

• 批准号: 1261806
• 负责人: Philip Weilerstein
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-10-01 至 2014-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1261806&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: University; Innovation; Programs; Summit

Interest in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization within U.S. colleges and universities has grown in recent years, especially as related to scientific and technological discoveries. Higher education institutions have developed numerous programs and infrastructure to help faculty explore and realize the potential commercialization of their research. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and other federal programs along with private foundations and nonprofit organizations have supported efforts that strengthen the higher education entrepreneurial ecosystem and increasing commercialization of research. The US government invests $148 billion annually in basic research, more than any other country. While significant successes have resulted from this investment, a much greater opportunity exists to fully capitalize on this investment for the benefit of society. For university research to achieve greater impact, academic researchers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics need opportunities to learn how to evaluate whether their research discoveries have potential for commercialization. For this reason, many organizations and universities have developed programs designed to accelerate the commercialization of university research. The proposed summit will bring together university leaders and researchers who seek to strengthen entrepreneurial ecosystems on their respective campuses and in the broader community. The meeting will provide opportunities for these faculty and institutional leaders to learn more about emerging programs and new resources that can help advance their institutional goals.The summit participants will have the opportunity to learn about relevant services, resources and programs such as I-Corps, SBIR and PFI through discussion of successful program models that have emerged from these programs. NCIIA and the conference presenters will share the results of research on university technology entrepreneurship, and engage participants in discussion about how to develop new programming that supports the commercialization of funded research. Participants will be provided information about funding, training and networking opportunities and have the opportunity to discuss emerging needs and approaches to addressing them. Both the emerging needs and the solutions that emerge from these discussions will be captured and summarized in a white paper and video for dissemination. The summit is designed to increase participation in programs and networks supporting entrepreneurship education and commercialization. This will, in turn, increase the likelihood that commercializable research will emerge from U.S. colleges and universities, ideally leading to commercialization through translation and the creation of new ventures that evolve into viable businesses.

近年来，美国高校对创业和技术商业化的兴趣与日俱增，尤其是在与科学和技术发现相关的领域。高等教育机构已经开发了许多项目和基础设施，以帮助教师探索和实现其研究的潜在商业化。国家科学基金会(NSF)和其他联邦项目以及私人基金会和非营利组织支持了加强高等教育创业生态系统和增加研究商业化的努力。美国政府每年在基础研究上的投资为1480亿美元，比其他任何国家都多。虽然这项投资取得了重大成功，但有更大的机会充分利用这项投资造福社会。为了使大学研究产生更大的影响，科学、技术、工程和数学领域的学术研究人员需要机会学习如何评估他们的研究发现是否具有商业化的潜力。为此，许多组织和大学开发了旨在加速大学研究商业化的计划。拟议的峰会将把寻求加强各自校园和更广泛社区的创业生态系统的大学领导人和研究人员聚集在一起。会议将为这些教师和机构领导人提供机会，让他们更多地了解有助于推进其机构目标的新兴项目和新资源。峰会与会者将有机会通过讨论这些项目产生的成功项目模式，了解相关服务、资源和项目，如i-Corps、SBIR和PFI。NCIIA和会议主持人将分享大学技术创业的研究成果，并邀请与会者讨论如何制定新的规划，支持资助研究的商业化。将向与会者提供有关资金、培训和联网机会的信息，并有机会讨论新出现的需求和满足这些需求的方法。这些讨论产生的新需求和解决方案都将记录在白皮书和视频中，并加以总结，以供传播。峰会旨在增加对支持创业教育和商业化的项目和网络的参与。这反过来将增加美国学院和大学出现可商业化研究的可能性，理想情况下，这将导致通过翻译实现商业化，并创建新的企业，演变为可行的企业。