Expanding Innovation Opportunities in Tennessee

0091632约翰逊该奖项授予田纳西理工大学，以支持下文所述的活动36个月。该提案是应创新伙伴计划征集(NSF 0082)的要求提交的。合作伙伴包括田纳西理工大学、奥斯汀豆科大学、东田纳西州立大学、孟菲斯大学、田纳西州立大学中部、橡树岭国家实验室、田纳西生物技术协会、坎伯兰新兴技术公司、田纳西州董事会。该奖项的活动包括筛选适合商业化的新想法；新的创业培训课程；为学生提供的剥离公司；开发电子通信系统，以跟踪发展并为小型剥离公司提供帮助；将大学的研究、知识和发现与新专利和许可证的产生联系起来，刺激州内新的经济增长和经济福祉。假定的创新该奖项的创新目标包括州内大学创造知识产权，向私营部门转移新知识，创建新的经济企业，提高整个州的经济福祉(大部分经济财富位于该州东部)。这项活动还将提供必要的劳动力培训，以支持新的企业和行业。潜在的经济影响经济成果将是该地区的总体经济福祉。潜在的社会影响社会利益包括增加该地区的经济福祉，以及代表不足的群体参与企业。

0091632 Johnson This award is to Tennessee Technological University to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF 0082).PartnersThe partners include Tennessee Technological University; Austin Pea University; East Tennessee State University; University of Memphis; Middle Tennessee State University; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Tennessee Biotechnology Association; Cumberland Emerging Technologies; TenneSeed; Tennessee Board of Regents.Proposed ActivitiesThe activities for this award include screening new ideas for suitability for commercialization; new courses in entrepreneurial training; spin-off companies for students; development of an electronic communication system to track developments and offer assistance to small spin-off companies; connecting the research, knowledge, discovery of the universities to the generation of new patents, and licenses, stimulate new economic growth and economic well being in the state.Proposed InnovationThe innovation goals for this award include creation of intellectual property by the universities in the state, transfer of new knowledge to the private sector, creation of new economic enterprise, raising the economic well being of the entire state (most of the economic wealth is in the eastern part of the state). This activity will also provide the necessary workforce training to support the new business and industry.Potential Economic ImpactThe economic outcome will be the general economic well being of the region.Potential Societal ImpactThe societal benefits include increased economic well being for the region and participation of under-represented groups in the enterprise.