Overview of Innovation Programs

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1 Overview of Innovation Programs Rathindra (Babu) DasGupta Program Director Industrial Innovation and Partnerships National Science Foundation APLU Meeting June 11, 2013

2 Outline Organization Charts : ENG Directorate and Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Current (established) Programs & Outcomes Filling gaps in the Innovation Ecosystem New Programs (I Corps) Q & A 2

3 Engineering Directorate Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Office of the Assistant Director (OAD) Senior Advisor Nanotechnology Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, And Transport Systems (CBET) Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) 3

4 Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships Donald Senich Academic Partnerships Errol Arkilic I CORPS Grace Wang Division Director Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Gracie Narcho Staff Associate Joe Hennessey Small Business Partnerships Prakash Balan Chemical & Environmental Technologies Juan Figueroa Optoelectronics & Wireless Technology Rathindra DasGupta Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) Karlene Hoo Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (PFI AIR) Sally Nerlove Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI BIC) Larry Hornak I/UCRC Shashank Priya I/UCRC Josh Abbott Program Specialist Chris Campbell Einstein Fellow Lindsay D Ambrosio Science Assistant Alexandria Hale Program Specialist Caroline Hale Program Specialist Mary Konjevoda Program Analyst Willis Phan Program Specialist Steven Konsek Semiconductors, Electronics, & Photonics Glenn Larsen Technology for Education Applications Rajesh Mehta Advanced Manufacturing Murali Nair Robotics & Sensor Technology Ben Schrag Nanotechnologies & Advanced Materials Ruth Shuman Biological Technologies Jesus Soriano Biomedical Technologies

5 NSF Innovation Investments NSF overall University Small Business SBIR Industry Venture Capital Resources Invested Translational Research Angel Investors Research Development Commercialization 5

6 NSF Programs for Translational Research Science and Technology Centers (STC) Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) Partnerships for Innovation (PFI): Building Innovation Capacity Partnerships for Innovation (PFI): Accelerating Innovation Research Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Emerging Frontiers of Research and Innovation (EFRI) Innovation Corps (I Corps) 6

7 NSF Innovation Investments University Small Business NSF overall STC GOALI ERC I /UCRC SBIR Industry Venture Capital Resources Invested Angel Investors Research Development Commercialization 7

8 Industry/University Cooperative Research I/UCRC Synopsis Center (I/UCRC) Started in 1973 to develop long term partnerships amongst industry, academe and government NSF invests in these partnerships to encourage collaborative, precompetitive research driven by industry Helps increase the intellectual capacity of the engineering and science workforce through the integration of research and education I/UCRCs work like a research franchise with operational guidelines and evaluation tools Government (NSF) Center catalyzed by a small investment from NSF. NSF takes a supportive role throughout the life of the center. University Partners I/UCRC Discovery & Innovation Members An I/UCRC is primarily funded by industry members, other federal agencies & other organizations

9 What Values does an I/UCRC Offer? Outcomes from a cooperatively defined and managed, portfolio of industryprecompetitive fundamental research. IAB Research Needs Value to IAB High value research projects Investment leveraging Sector networking, learning from industry peers and customers Access to intellectual property Pre publication access to research Center researchers & facilities Access to students Tech transfer New research and education program dimensions Trusted relationships with industry Ready partners for translation of discoveries Recruitment and placement of students Organize industry sector relationships Means to achieve institutional mission. I/UCRC Research Academic Value Center Faculty Research

10 I/UCRC Fast Facts FY12 Snapshot ENG & CISE. Program Funding $16.4M in Program Funding (ENG, CISE) $130M in Total Center Funding, 8:1 Leveraging of NSF funds. Centers Nationally: 61 Centers with 178 Sites Over 760 Members; holding 1080 Memberships 52% Large Business, 26% SB, 15% Federal Members Students 2100 students engaged 1000 graduated in 2011, over 30% hired by members 350 PhDs, 425 MS & 250 UGs graduated in 2011, trained in Center research Sustainability Over 40 Graduated I/UCRCs remain in operation true to model

11 Spin offs: 3 centers; 1 ENG & 2 CISE in FY spin offs in last 4 5 years I/UCRC Success Stories International Collaborations : 4 international I/UCRC sites (India, Germany, Belgium & Russia) Technology Transfers & Impacts: Air Liquide & I/UCRC for Excellence in Logistics and Distribution (CELDi): 1 to 2% realized savings in logistics ratio (investment in tanks to logistics transportation costs) Sam s Club & I/UCRC for CELDi: Estimated $60M annual impact resulting from reduction in club inventory Victaulic Company & I/UCRC for Resource, Recovery and Recycling (CR3) : On site recovery and recycling of bag house dust; estimated $1M savings annually Medical Center Health System & I/UCRC for CELDi: Improve patient discharge process; $250,000 annual impact Others : Center for High Performance Reconfigurable Computing (CHREC): Supercomputer Novo G (the most powerful reconfigurable computer that can rearrange its internal circuitry to suit the task at hand Child Injury Prevention Studies (CChIPS): Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health Energy and Commerce Committee; March 19, 2012

12 Special Study: Impact vs. Investment 3 Centers Industry Sector Impacts, NSF IUCRC Investments since center inception IMS: Intelligent Maintenance Systems CPaSS: Center for Particulates & Surfactants BSAC: Berkeley Sensors and Actuators Center IUCRC investments & Impacts TOTAL IMS BSAC CPaSS Estimated impacts (present value) $1267.1M $846,738,946 $410,727,849 $9,638,633 Total investments (present value) $19.6M $3,133,857 $13,250,712 $3,203,057 Benefit:Cost Ratio 64.7: :1 31.2:1 3.0:1 Net Present Value $1247.5M $843,605,090 $397,477,137 $6,435,577 Realized impacts with a net present value of $1.25B. Each dollar invested by NSF I/UCRC generated an estimated 64.7 dollars in impacts. IUCRC Evaluation Team (D. Gray, et al.)

13 Filling Gaps in the Innovation Ecosystem Spur Translation of Fundamental Research Encourage Collaboration between Academia and Industry Educate to Innovate

14 Pilot Programs Translation Research in the Academic Community (TRAC) Resources for existing NSF grantee researchers aimed at translating fundamental research into commercial applications Industry Inspired Fundamental Research (IFR) Small groups of industry identify innovation opportunity and fundamental research questions / needs Industry Post Docs Corporate Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides recent engineering PhD recipients the opportunity to conduct postdoctoral research in a corporate setting

15 I Corps in A Nutshell Transcending the Ditch of Death : a public private partnership to support the translation of NSF research into the development of technologies, products and processes Increasing Network Opportunities: aims to help create a national network scientists, engineers, innovators, business leaders and entrepreneurs building on existing NSF grantee events Aligns with NSF Strategy: I Corps will enhance our nation s economic competitiveness by reaching out to a range of communities that play complementary roles in the innovation process and are essential to ensuring the impact of NSF Investments. * 15 *From Empowering the Nation through Discovery and Innovation NSF Strategic Plan, April 2011

16 NSF overall ERC I/UCRC I-Corps SBIR I Corps Home STC GOALI AIR/PFI STTR Industry Resources Invested Ditch of Death Small Business Valley of Death Investors Foundations University Discovery Development Commercialization 16

17 Building the Nation s I Corps Fabric How I Corps evolved? I-Corps Nodes I-Corps Sites I-Corps Mentors I-Corps Teams 17

18 NSF I Corps Flow Diagram Customer Discovery (Teams/Nodes ) Go Decision (Teams) Strategic Partnership Recruiting processes (NSF) Team Selection (NSF) Node Assignmen t (NSF) Private Capitalization Pool of eligible Teams (NSF) Awarded I-Corps Teams (NSF) Resource Infusion Curriculum Delivery & Refinement (Nodes) Private Sector Business Model Canvasses (Teams) No- Go Decision (Teams) Public Funding (e.g., SBIR, STIR,. ) 18

19 I Corps Curriculum Based on hypothesis driven business model discovery Pioneered by Stanford and Steve Blank Focuses on addressing market risk Requires getting out of the lab AT LEAST 15 hours of prep per week Mandatory for all I Corps participants First 3 Days (at one of the five nodes) 5 follow on webinars with team presentations 2 Days (lessoned learned ) 19

20 I Corps Approach Emphasizes experiential learning and feedback Challenges teams to create their own business model canvas Values revision and continual improvement of business development elements Expects teams to be inquisitive, motivated and capable of self management Full contact immersive class 20

21 NSF I Corps Program Dashboard Cohorts 1 9 FY12Q1 FY13Q3 212 Awards 110 Academic Institutions 42 States 21

22 Other I Corps Teams Success Stories $1MM in angel financing (Arlington cohort); UVA team (Stanford cohort) received a $2MM angel investment; and one acquisition Grand Prize of $25k went to I Corps Alum Bio Adhesive Alliance from NC A&T as selected by a panel of Venture Capitalists Thermally Targeted Therapeutics got the first place for the business and commercialization plan and presentation, in Pre Revenue group at 2013 Mississippi New Venture Challenge business plan competition. After interviewing over 100 organizations and individuals throughout the world, as part of the I Corps project, we made a major market pivot that pointed us to look into the Agriculture Market Segment. As part of it, the I/UCRC Associate Director and I Corps' Entrepreneurial Lead Mike Bazakos was able to engage the MN Corn Growers to the NSF I/UCRC on Safety, Security and Rescue. Thank you for asking. We didn't win the final competition only one in state level including all disciplines. However, it was a great experience for us, particularly Giacomo Ghidini (EL) and undergrad student Josh Kornbaum, to face sharp questions from entrepreneurs, VCs, etc. In fact, I can confirm that all references to I Corps on my resume, and what I learned during the curriculum helped me a great deal during job interviews and afterwards. Indeed, the I Corps experience made the transition from academia to industry very smooth.

23 I Corps Sites Anita Lasalle 23

24 I Corps Sites Sites are funded at academic institutions: with already existing innovation or entrepreneurial units, to enable them to nurture teams of students and/or faculty who are engaged in projects having the potential to be transitioned into the marketplace. Sites provide: infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities, training, and modest funding ($1,000 to $3,000 total to individual teams) to enable groups to transition their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team. Approx. 30 teams per institution per year. Sites can be funded up to $100,000/year for up to 3 yrs.

25 NSF I Corps Flow Diagram Customer Discovery (Teams/Node s) Go Decision (Teams) Strategic Partnership Recruiting processes (NSF) Team Selectio n (NSF) Node Assignmen t (NSF) Private Capitalizati on Pool of eligible Teams (NSF) Awarde d I- Corps Teams (NSF) Resource Infusion Curriculu m Delivery & Refinemen t (Nodes) Private Sector Business Model Canvasse s (Teams) No- Go Decision (Teams) Public Funding (e.g., SBIR, STIR,. ) 25

26 I Corps Nodes Don Millard 26

27 I Corps Nodes 27

28 I Corps Node Activities Level 1 Regional Training Deliver a training program at least once a year, across disciplines Build teams of students, faculty, researchers and other local/regional stakeholders Deliver the curriculum to NSF s I-Corps teams Compile assessment and evaluation data Engage members from the local investment community Level 2 Develop Tools and Resources Develop near-term tools and resources Identify models of effective innovation content, curricula, and teaching practices Utilize a logic model to measure and analyze any commensurate changes/ success/achievements Further build entrepreneurial capacity in the node environments Level 3 Blue Sky Research Identify and pursue longer-term R&D projects Leverage and analyze data from Levels 1&2 Research how institutions can improve support for innovation ecosystems Examine and track the I- Corps teams outcomes Develop methods for scaling effective practices Explore collaborations to support commercialization - independent of geographic location 28

29 Spur Translation of Fundamental Research Encourage Collaboration between Academia and Industry Educate to Innovate Thank You

30 Other Supporting Slides

31 Disclaimer NSF doesn t claim SOLE responsibility for these successes, but NSF played a clear and definable role in the intellectual evolution of all these innovations.

32 STC: Magnetic Resonance Imaging STC for Magnetic Resonance Technology for Basic Biological Research at UIUC established in 1991 PI Paul Lauterbur discovered the possibility of creating a twodimensional image by producing variations in a magnetic field Lauterbur was awarded a Nobel Prize in 2003 for discoveries leading to magnetic resonance imaging.

33 GOALI: Nanocrystal Formation and Morphology in Nonthermal Plasmas Plasma Reactor GOALI: aims to synergize university-industry partnerships and fund transformative Research that lies beyond that which industry would normally fund Uwe Kortshagen (University of Minnesota) and Michael Zachariah (Univ. of Maryland College Park) have demonstrated the ability of plasmas to produce crystalline nanoparticles with specific geometries and beneficial properties. InnovaLight, Inc., licensed the approach to synthesize silicon nanocrystals for the use in low cost, efficient solar cells based on silicon nanoparticle films.

34 ERC: Radar Network Detects Low Altitude Weather Phenomena ERC for Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Improves on Doppler radar and NEXRAD ERC: goal is to create a culture in engineering research and education that integrates discovery with technological innovation to advance technology and produce graduates who will be creative U.S. innovators in a globally competitive economy.

35 Phase IB Third-Party Investment + 1:2 NSF Matching (up to $30k) IA Phase IIB Third-Party Investment + 1:2 NSF Matching (up to $500k) IA Private Sector Or Non-SBIR Investment Phase I Feasibility Research SBIR - $ 150k/6 months STTR - $ 225k/12 months Phase II Research towards Prototype $750k/24 months Phase III Product Development to Commercial Market IA = Innovation Accelerator

36 SBIR: Support of Qualcomm In 1985, Andrew Viterbi and 6 colleagues formed QUALity COMMunications In SBIR provided $265,000 for single chip implementation of Viterbi decoder Led to high speed data transmission via wireless and satellite Now the $78B company holds more than 10,100 U.S. patents, licensed to more than 165 companies

37 SBIR: Support of Symantec In 1981, Gary Hendrix founds Symantec In 1982, NSF SBIR awards $30,000 for developing a framework for managing dissimilar data In 1984, Symantec was acquired by C&E Software Now, a leading anti virus and PC utilities software company valued at $12B