SBIR Phase I: Educating Entrepreneurs to Find, Evaluate, License and Commercialize Federal Research

SBIR 第一阶段：教育企业家寻找、评估、许可联邦研究并将其商业化

• 批准号: 1345569
• 负责人: Virginia Kirk
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Scale2Market, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2014-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1345569&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Educating; Entrepreneurs; Find

This SBIR project will determine the feasibility of developing innovative highly adaptive e-learning/hybrid modules for teaching technology transfer and commercialization skills to entrepreneurs throughout the country. These modules will be based upon a hugely successful instructor-led regional program and feedback from collaborating academic, federal, institutional and national distribution partners. The objective is to increase the participation by entrepreneurs and small tech businesses throughout the country, in the licensing of federal research for the purpose of developing successful, marketable products. The latest learning science including adaptive learning methodologies, emerging 3-D/gaming educational technologies, and the firm's years of entrepreneurial and technology transfer experience, and nationwide distribution partnerships will be used to embed these customized technology transfer e-learning modules into entrepreneurship courses offered by various entities throughout the country.The broader/commercial impact is significant. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Association of Technology Managers, the federal government spends approximately $250B annually on scientific research - yet very little of it which is intended for commercial use - is ever licensed, especially by smaller businesses. There is compelling evidence that most technology entrepreneurs, not already affiliated with a university or laboratory, are unaware of and do not know how to participate in cooperative research and technology licensing opportunities with federally funded research institutions. Yet, entrepreneurs and small businesses are in constant search of innovation to help them start or grow their businesses, and serve their customers. Very few resources are available to small businesses and entrepreneurs to bridge this gap. This indicates there is a critical national need for a cost effective learning system that appeals to the fast-paced profit oriented perspectives of entrepreneurs and small tech firms to teach them how to leverage this vast federal resource. The challenge is to craft an e-learning system with the most effective blend of interactivity, instructor involvement and learning community support, for this very demanding, diverse audience, especially those in sparsely populated areas. The objective of this initiative is to advance knowledge and understanding among entrepreneurs, entrepreneur support organizations and federal research laboratories regarding the challenges and nuances of the scientific research/licensing/product development continuum and the important interdependent and evolving roles of each entity. Ultimately, this project will benefit our country's innovation economy and help federal agencies fulfill their societal mission through increased licensing activity by the entrepreneurial community.

这一SBIR项目将确定开发创新的高度适应性的电子学习/混合模式的可行性，以便向全国的企业家传授技术转让和商业化技能。这些模块将基于一个非常成功的教师主导的区域计划，以及来自合作的学术、联邦、机构和国家分销合作伙伴的反馈。其目标是增加全国企业家和小型科技企业对联邦研究许可的参与，目的是开发成功的、适销对路的产品。最新的学习科学，包括适应性学习方法、新兴的3-D/游戏教育技术、公司多年的创业和技术转移经验，以及全国范围内的分销合作伙伴关系，将被用于将这些定制的技术转移电子学习模块嵌入到全国各地不同实体提供的创业课程中。根据美国国家标准与技术研究所和技术经理协会的数据，联邦政府每年在科学研究上的支出约为2500亿美元--但其中很少有打算用于商业用途的资金--曾经获得过许可，尤其是由规模较小的企业。有令人信服的证据表明，大多数尚未附属于大学或实验室的技术创业者不知道也不知道如何参与联邦资助的研究机构的合作研究和技术许可机会。然而，企业家和小企业一直在寻求创新，以帮助他们开始或发展自己的企业，并为他们的客户服务。小企业和企业家能够弥补这一差距的资源非常少。这表明，国家迫切需要一个具有成本效益的学习系统，以吸引企业家和小型科技公司快节奏的利润导向观点，教他们如何利用这一巨大的联邦资源。挑战是为这些要求非常苛刻的多样化受众，特别是人口稀少地区的受众，打造一个最有效地融合了互动性、教师参与和学习社区支持的电子学习系统。这一倡议的目标是增进企业家、企业家支助组织和联邦研究实验室对科学研究/许可/产品开发连续体的挑战和细微差别以及每个实体相互依存和不断变化的重要作用的了解和理解。最终，该项目将有利于我国的创新经济，并通过增加企业家社区的许可活动来帮助联邦机构完成其社会使命。