Small Company Entry into the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership

2006年12月，政府-大学-产业研究圆桌会议（GUIRR）发起了一个新的组织，大学-产业-示范伙伴关系（UIDP）。UIDP的使命是培育和扩大美国大学和工业之间的合作伙伴关系。最近的研究表明，美国大学无法迅速与行业赞助商就知识产权（IP）条款达成协议，这使他们与外国大学相比处于竞争劣势。行业赞助的研究在美国停滞不前，而在其他地方蓬勃发展。这一问题的重要性在大学中并没有消失，其中49所大学已经成为UIDP的成员。该奖项将通过积极参与UIDP讨论的小公司，以及18家（并且还在不断增加）大公司，成功地为国家提供整体解决方案。小型/初创公司是美国经济增长的主要引擎，也是大学研究的重要成果。然而，UIDP会员资格的价格可能是小公司的障碍，它们通常认为会员资格是预算奢侈品。该奖项将提供资金，激励这些公司参与UIDP，以便UIDP成员达成的解决方案集将服务于美国的所有利益：大学，大公司和小公司。

In December 2006, the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR) launched a new organization, the University-Industry-Demonstration Partnership (UIDP). The mission of the UIDP is to nourish and expand collaborative partnerships between university and industry in the United States. Recent studies show the inability of U.S. universities to quickly arrive at agreement on intellectual property (IP) terms with their industry sponsors puts them at a competitive disadvantage compared to foreign universities. Industry-sponsored research is stagnant in the U.S. and booming elsewhere. The significance of the problem is not lost on the universities, 49 of which have signed up as members of the UIDP. This award will successfully brokering a holistic solution for the nation by proactively engaging small companies in UIDP discussions, alongside the 18 (and growing) number of large companies. Small/startup companies are a primary engine of U.S. economic growth, and a non-trivial outcome of university research. However, the price of UIDP membership may be a barrier for small companies, which consider memberships generally as a budget luxury. This award will provide funds to incentivize those companies for involvement in the UIDP, so that the solution set arrived at by UIDP members will serve all of the U.S. interests: universities, large companies, and small companies alike.