Industry Partnerships With CREOL Making the Collaboration Work. Jim Pearson Special Consultant CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics

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1 Industry Partnerships With CREOL Making the Collaboration Work Jim Pearson Special Consultant CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics Reference: Overcoming Barriers to Collaborative Research, NAS Report on GUIRR workshop; March, 1998

2 Partnerships What good are they? Accomplish things neither partner could do alone Accomplish things faster, or better, or with fewer resources Build a relationship for future interactions

3 Deterrents to effective university - industry partnerships Different cultures : Different goals & objectives Different value & reward systems Different time scales for results Insufficient regular and meaningful interaction Intellectual property rights Different operational locations

4 Actions to Make a Partnership Effective - I Find and emphasize the common objective(s) & interest(s) Understand the fundamental differences & minimize their effects Commit to a long-term relationship & the success of the partner as well as the partnership Communicate, communicate, communicate True for both a Company and the University

5 Making a Partnership Effective - II Take the initiative Treat the partner as valuable, essential asset Work government funding jointly Work the relationship continuously True for both a Company and the University

6 Collaboration Mechanisms Sponsored research company or government sponsored Faculty consulting Licensing of patents from university University support for company start-ups Research centers, including governmentsupported Industry consortia like Florida Photonics Cluster Industrial Affiliate programs

7 Solution: Work with the similar, but different, motivations Industry Learn about forefront developments Leverage limited basic/generic research funds Transfer technology from university Utilize IP for competitive advantage University Learn about needs of real world problems Obtain research funds Educate and place students; transfer technology Publish and invent

8 Partnership Roles Task CREATION OF KNOWLEDGE Research Invention TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE Teaching & Training Education IP Transfer APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE Product design & development Commercialization Manufacturing Lead Responsibility EQUAL PARTNERS: Full collaboration UNIVERSITY Leads partnership INDUSTRY Leads partnership

9 Conclusions: University-Industry Partnerships are... Hard work Absolutely necessary for both parties Mutually beneficial and sustainable if Both parties exert leadership to make them work The common objectives are well defined The cultural differences are recognized and constantly worked

10 Examples of CREOL Partnerships FPCE (24 projects at 5 universities with 20 companies as partners in one or more projects) Townes Laser Institute (Partnership with Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology at Aachen University; support from 12 companies Industrial Affiliates (60 members) Research Partnerships (~25% of annual funding from companies) Spin-off companies using CREOL technology (over 20) Florida Photonics Cluster support

11 CREOL Industrial Affiliates Life Members Cobb Family Foundation Northrop Grumman Corporation Nufern Memoriam Members: Dr. William Schwartz Dr. Arthur H. Guenther CST of America Coherent, Inc Edmund Optics ER Precision Optical Lambda Research Corporation LAS-CAD GmbH Lockheed Martin Aerotech, Inc. American Photonics Co. Analog Modules Applicote Associates The Boeing Company DILAS Diode Laser, Inc. DRS Optronics FastPulse Technologies Gooch & Housego, LLC Harris Corporation Horiba Jobin Yvon Insight Technology Senior Members Affiliate Members JENOPTIK Optical Systems L-3 Communications Laser Institute of America Lee Laser LIMO Lockheed Martin Coherent Techn. Luna Innovations, Inc. OKO Technologies Olympus Industrial Ophir-Spiricon Optical Society of America Optigrate Corp. Medallion Members Agilent Technologies Breault Research Newport Corporation Northrop Grumman Laser Systems Optical Research Associates Powerlase Limited Paul G. Suchoski, Jr. Zemax Devel. Corp. Ocean Optics Opt-E Optimax Systems Tektronix Trumpf, Inc. Vectronix, Inc. Veeco Instruments-Metrology Zygo Corporation Photonics Online Photonics Spectra Quantum Technology, Inc. Quioptic R-Soft Design Group Ray Williamson Consulting Sciperio, Inc. SPIE Tower Optical Corp TwinStar Optics Coating & Crystals Vytran LLC Yokogawa Corp. of America As of April 2010

12 Survey of Affiliates - Results Provide the following: Regular updates on new research, new professors, and other important happenings at CREOL List of new CREOL programs with information on the type of equipment that will be needed and the contact personnel Information about the needs of your labs Advance notice of guest lectures An annual document reviewing all of the IA membership benefits available.

13 Survey Results - continued Provide the following: An annual publication on the related projects and IP generated in a company s related field Catalog of research and IP looking for commercialization Hold a periodic forum on available IP Info on number of spinoffs; students; professors; and those who bought technology

14 Survey Results: What can CREOL do to better serve your company, and the overall optics and photonics industry? Ask companies to participate in Congressional Visit Day in DC Conduct more research on unique applications of various lasers We have a Technical Applications Center that collaborates with research professors. It would be good if there were some way to bring these two labs together. Beta testing of new products Special showcases for Affiliates only beyond IA day. Training and course work for US citizens to support DoD EO systems positions.

15 So, Let s Talk!