An Overview of Technology Transfer in Washington State

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1 A Wshinton Cln Tchnoloy Allinc Whit Pr Auust 2012 Alyin Rsrch to th Mrkt An Ovrviw of Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt By Lynn Cod nd Jo Myr

2 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Tbl of Contnts 2 Tbl of Contnts... 2 Introduction... 3 A Brif History of Tchnoloy Trnsfr... 4 Imortnc of Tchnoloy Trnsfr... 6 Modls for Tchnoloy Trnsfr... 8 Th Bi Thr Rsrch Institutions in Wshinton Fctors Contributin to Effctiv Tchnoloy Trnsfr Fctors Acclrtin Tchnoloy Trnsfr Sourcs Acknowldmnts

3 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Introduction 3 Nw tchnoloy hs ccountd for much of Wshinton s conomic rowth. Mny of our industril icons Boin, Microsoft, nd Amzon hv bn born nd nurturd by tchnoloy dvlomnts. Advncs in rosc, cln tchnoloy, riculturl rctics, nd informtion nd communictions tchnoloy hv md th stt ldr in innovtion. Thr is wlth of knowld nd tchnoloy found in th stt s ublic rsrch institutions, invstmnt in tchnoloy trnsfr rorms within ths orniztions hv nrtd rt bnfits. Ovr th st fiv yrs, cdmic, businss, nd lisltiv ldrs in th stt hv com tothr in ordr to cclrt ths rorms lik nvr bfor. This rort ivs brif ovrviw of tchnoloy trnsfr, why it is imortnt, nd how th rocss miht b nhncd in Wshinton Stt. 3

4 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt A Brif History of Tchnoloy Trnsfr 4 Tchnoloy trnsfr is th rocss by which rsrch, knowld, nd tchnoloy mov from th lbortory to th mrktlc nd socity. Its min objctiv is to tk ths discovris nd innovtions ownd by th ublic nd turn thm into mrktbl roducts nd srvics s fficintly s ossibl in ordr to bnfit th ublic. Ths bnfits tk th form of nw roducts, srvics, jobs, nd comnis. Most ublic rsrch within th Unitd Stts coms from ovrnmnt-fundd lbs nd from univrsitis. Wshinton s mjor rsrch institutions includ th Univrsity of Wshinton (UW), Wshinton Stt Univrsity (WSU), th Pcific Northwst Ntionl Lbortory (PNNL), nd th Frd Hutchinson Cncr Rsrch Cntr. Sinc our rort is don in tndm with th ols of th Wshinton Cln Tchnoloy Allinc, w hv includd ovrviws of th first thr bcus of thir owrful influnc on cln tchnolois. Th rocss of modrn tchnoloy trnsfr oriintd from th olicis st by th Byh-Dol Act. Th Economist clld th lw ossibly th most insird ic of lisltion to b nctd in Amric ovr th st hlf-cntury. Pssd by Conrss in 1980, th ol of th Byh-Dol Act ws to ncour tchnoloy trnsfr nd stimult conomic rowth. Th lisltion contind uniform tnt olicy tht v rsrch institutions ownrshi nd mnmnt of intllctul rorty tht hd bn fundd by fdrl rsrch rnts. Th uros ws to ncour commrciliztion of nw tchnolois, romot vnturs, nd ut th U.S. bck on th intrntionl lyin fild of innovtion. Th nd rsult ws n uwllin of tnt lictions, tchnoloy trnsfr offics (TTO), intllctul rorty licnsin, nd vnturs foundd (Phn, P. & Sil, D., 2006). Som of th bnfits of th Byh-Dol Act includ (Lois, 2002): 4

5 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Th rid rowth of tchnoloy industris nchord round rsrch univrsitis. Th crtion of 6,652 strt-us formd btwn 1980 to 2008, with 3,381 comnis still ortin t th nd of Within th riod of 1996 to 2007, 279,000 nw jobs wr crtd nd $187 billion ws ddd to th US GDP throuh univrsity-licnsd roducts. 5 Whil th Byh-Dol Act hs not infrind on th bility of cdmic rsrchrs to conduct rsrch, it hs crtd th otion for fculty to ursu th commrciliztion of thir rsrch. 5

6 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Imortnc of Tchnoloy Trnsfr 6 Acdmic nd businss communitis hv incrsinly com to vlu th bnfits rovidd by robust tchnoloy trnsfr rorms. Thy includ: Rvnu: Acdmic institutions hv thr ovrridin functions: tchin, rsrch, nd srvic. By connctin with th rivt sctor, institutions hv mor oortunitis to ccss rsourcs tht suort ths functions. Two sily msurbl ins r licnsin rvnu nd roylty fs. A survy of 183 U.S. rsrch institutions rformd by th Assocition of Univrsity Tchnoloy Mnrs (AUTM) in FY2010 rcordd $2.4 billion from licnss (Zuhn, D., 2011). In 2009, Wshinton rsrch univrsitis rcivd ovr $50 million in commrciliztion rvnus (Rhods, 2012). Ruttion: Thos thr functions of cdmi r lso umntd by buildin th institution s ruttion. Althouh it my not b msurbl, rsti in cdmic nd businss circls is xtrmly vlubl. By rovidin world-clss tchnoloy to th ublic, ublic rsrch cn ttrct nd rtin tlntd ntrrnuril stff. It will lso drw th rivt sctor to collbort in rsrch with th institution. Job Crtion: Tchnoloy trnsfr rorms cn b rt vhicls for job crtion. Strtin u nw comnis nd suortin thm until thy cn bcom fully indndnt is n imortnt rt of dynmic conomy. Ths rorms lso hl crt nw roducts, srvics, nd industris so xistin comnis cn xnd nd sty currnt in thir roduct nd srvic offrins. Th Biotchnoloy Industry Orniztion (BIO) dtrmind tht licnsin of univrsity IP crtd mor thn 279,000 jobs nd contributd mor thn $82 billion to th U.S. GDP from (Rossnr, t. l., 2009). 6

7 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Bnfits to Socity: Th innovtions drivd from fdrlly fundd rsrch hv imctd socity on mny diffrnt lvls. Althouh thy my not b conomiclly quntifibl, thir influnc is unqustionbl. Univrsity rsrch hs roducd vccins, dinostic tsts for brst cncr, nd thousnds of othr hlth imrovmnts. UW s lbs roducd n instrumnt tht msurs tmoshric hz (Holcomb, K., 2012) s wll s th cmr ill, mkin it ossibl for doctors to sot th rlist sins of cncr (Infonic.com, 2011). In ordr to romot ublic wrnss, AUTM ublishs th Bttr World Projct. This nnul rort hihlihts hlth, nvironmntl, nd othr socitl bnfits tht univrsity tchnoloy trnsfr roducs. 7 Scinc nd Businss Rltionshis: On of th mjor chllns idntifid by thos mrktin innovtions is th businss nd scinc communiction brrir. A study ssssin th roductivity of TTO s citd on scintist who sid: Industry hs lck of undrstndin of wht n cdmic institution dos nd lck of undrstndin of wht univrsity fculty mmbr s rsonsibility is to thir institution. Thr r som comnis I don t vn dl with bcus thir roch to dlin with n cdmic ntity is so oor. Thy fl tht bsiclly w ow thm by our osition t th univrsity bcus th stt ys our slris (Sil, D., t. l., 2001). TTO s ncour nd imrov businss nd scinc rltionshis. Exmls includ rtnrin xrincd ntrrnurs with rsrchrs who r intrstd in commrcilizin thir roduct. This crts synry tht multilis s ths rltionshis row. Th businssmn cn find nw wys th roduct cn succd on th mrkt nd lrn wys scinc influncs industry. At th sm tim, th rsrchr cn discovr wht tys of tchnoloy th mrkt dsirs. Th rtnrshis r ctlysts for innovtion, rovidin mor rsourcs, rsctivs, hirin oortunitis, nd nw tchnoloy. 7

8 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Modls for Tchnoloy Trnsfr 8 Svrl diffrnt hilosohis hv mrd sinc th ss of th Byh-Dol Act tht rsrch institutions hv mloyd to ccomlish thir mission. Ptnt-to-Production Modl: Comny Strts - Althouh licnsin nd strt-u comnis r objctivs for ll, som TTO s mk it thir min focus. This modl offrs vrity of rsourcs for invntors nd ntrrnurs includin fundin oortunitis, mntorin rorms, tnt filins, ntrrnurs-in-rsidnc, nd incubtors for strtu comnis. Rsults tnd to b hihr numbrs of disclosurs, tnt lictions, nd strtu comnis. Th ol is to hl rsrchrs nvit to thir ol of commrciliztion. Th UW Cntr for Commrciliztion uss this strty throuh vrity of ntrrnur-focusd rorms. Thir rulrly ublishd mtrics, th Nw Vnturs Fcility, nd th W Fund ll fostr th sirit of commrciliztion both intrnlly nd xtrnlly. Anothr xml is MIT s Tchnoloy Licns Offic, which hs Volum Strty tht ims for mximl licnss nd strtus (Nlsn, 2011). MIT s mntr invits fculty, studnts, nd industry to t involvd nd dvlo nw tchnolois. A succssful illustrtion of this modl cn b found in th dvlomnt of Wshinton s biotch nd mdicl dvic industry. Almost third of th sctor s firms in th stt r foundd from tchnoloy licnsd from Wshinton rsrch institutions (Wshinton Lif Scinc, 2006). Lnd-Grnt Univrsity Modl: Dissmintin Rsrch throuh Strtic Prtnrshis - Th trdition of Lnd-Grnt Univrsitis is to connct univrsity rsrch to th ublic. In this rrnmnt, businss nd cdmi collbort on n nd of rojcts rlvnt to th industry. A rim xml of this srvic is th Coortiv Extnsion 8

9 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Systm, in which locl industris cn work with rionl xtnsion offic to dvlo nw tchnolois for thir businss. This modl ivs rsrch cntrs insiht into otntil rsrch dirctions tht not only dvnc knowld, but lso bnfit conomic dvlomnt. Both rtis bnfit from th rsrch s wll s th ntworkin byroduct. Grdut studnts cn mt futur mloys nd firms cn work lonsid othr rticitin comnis. 9 WSU, Wshinton s lrst lnd-rnt univrsity, rtnrs with mny locl industris, scilly ricultur, to xnd nd ly rsrch. A ldin xml is Wshinton s win industry, which hs collbortd with WSU for mor thn 60 yrs. This $3 billion/yr industry includs ovr 600 winris, rovidin jobs nd rsti for Wshintonins. Rconizin th vlu of thir univrsity rtnrshi, th Wshinton Assocition of Win Gr Growrs hs committd $7.4 million to nw WSU Win Scinc Cntr Fcility. Th Corort Affilits Prorm t UW is similr xml whr industris cn influnc rsrch nd duction, ccss th rsums of to qulity studnts, nd dvlo businsss. Th Comutr Scinc nd Eninrin rorm hs n imrssiv list of mmbrs lik Microsoft nd Amzon. This rorm bnfits th rticitin comnis nd th Univrsity, s wll s ddin vlu to on of Wshinton s mjor industris. Th Mn on th Moon Modl: Focusin on n Objctiv - In th mid-to-lt twntith cntury, univrsitis wr insird to focus rsrch fforts towrds victory in th sc rc. Th sm ty of focus xists tody in th Wr on Cncr, in which billions of ublic fundin dollrs for bsic rsrch o towrds curin cncr. This includs $30 billion in fdrl rsrch invstmnt throuh th Ntionl Instituts of Hlth. Othr risin visions r nry indndnc nd cln nry. This ty of rsolution rquirs ntionl, stt, nd rionl lon-trm commitmnts. Rsrch Institutions who 9

10 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt rticit in this modl usully hv bttr ccss to fundin oortunitis to crry on thir work throuh focusd fundin rorms st u to chiv th ntionl objctiv. 1 0 World-Clss Rsrch Exrtis: A Contrctin Modl - Rsrch Institutions tht r widly known for xcllin in rticulr filds of study hold uniqu osition in th tchnoloy trnsfr rlm. Thy r bl to ttrct comnis, fculty, nd studnts tht r intrstd in ldin rsrch within rticulr xrtis. Th institution focuss on dvloin roficincy tht will ttrct intllctul ssts, corort rtnrs, nd rsti. In this cs, TTO s will focus on mnin intllctul rorty, rsrch contrctin, nd mnin rltionshis btwn th rsrchr nd th comny within th domin of th xrtis. PNNL xmlifis this roch nd offrs vrity of contrct modls for comnis to ntr into with rsrchrs. 10

11 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Th Bi Thr Rsrch Institutions in Wshinton 1 1 Wshinton Stt hs vrity of ublic rsrch institutions, rovidin th stt with rich knowld foundtion. Thr, in rticulr, r ldrs in trnsfrrin thir rsrch throuh th mrkt nd into th hnds of th ublic. Th first two r th stt s rsrch univrsitis, Wshinton Stt Univrsity nd th Univrsity of Wshinton. Th third is Pcific Northwst Ntionl Lbortory, ortd by Bttll throuh contrct with th Drtmnt of Enry. Wshinton Stt Univrsity Th Wshinton Stt Univrsity Rsrch Foundtion (WSURF) is non-rofit Wshinton corortion whos mission is to fcilitt th fficint trnsfr of tchnoloy, roritry informtion, nd invntions from Wshinton Stt Univrsity (WSU) to th rivt sctor thus bnfitin Univrsity, th invntors nd socity. Wshinton Stt Univrsity continus to fulfill its mndt s lnd rnt univrsity by rovidin ccssibility nd srvic to surroundin communitis. On ky wy th univrsity ivs bck to th ublic is throuh th Wshinton Stt Univrsity Rsrch Foundtion (WSURF), non-rofit orniztion tht dvncs tchnoloy licnsin nd strtu uidnc for WSU innovtors, s wll s Univrsity-Industry collbortions. Suort Prsonnl: Th WSURF stff hls rsrchrs with disclosin, tntin, mrktin nd ithr licnsin or strtin comny with thir invntion. Th tm is ld by intrim xcutiv dirctor, Anson Ftlnd (Associt Vic Prsidnt for Economic Dvlomnt nd Extrnl Affirs t WSU). Th commrciliztion mnrs hv notbl bckrounds in hysicl, riculturl nd lif scincs. An ssocit dirctor, fiscl nlyst, fdrl rortin officr, nd tchnoloy-licnsin ssocit lso nrich 11

12 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt th stff. In ddition to this suort tm, iht Entrrnurs-in-Rsidnc (vtrn industry xrts) srch for romisin innovtions to dvlo nd mrkt. Strt-u Fundin nd G Finncin: WSURF mnrs ssist invntors in srchin for rnts nd othr fundin oortunitis, such s th Tchnoloy G Fund. This ndowmnt coms from WSU nd th Wshinton Rsrch Foundtion for romisin innovtions to rch th lvl whr thy cn ttrct sd invstmnt. Fcilitis: A mjor form of suort for WSU innovtors is found t th Rsrch nd Tchnoloy Prk, loctd bout mil from th Pullmn cmus. Th rk hosts two tchnoloy trnsfr fcilitis for rowin comnis s wll s incubtor sc for smll strtus. It is currntly hom to nintn comnis who cn ccss rsrch lbs, comutin cntrs, tchnicl ssistnc, nd communictions tchnoloy. Industry Rltions: Wshinton Stt Univrsity uss its xtnsion srvics s ky wy of connctin with Wshinton industris. Som xmls of industry collbortions includ th wood-lstic comosits mrkt, th tr fruit industry, wht brdin, r rowrs, nd biofuls. WSU hs rsrch-xtnsion cntrs in rions whr th rsrch is licbl. Thy lso mintin n onlin srch nin for tchnolois vilbl for licnsin. Onc tchnoloy is slctd, stndrd rmnts r vilbl to sd lon th rocss. 1 2 Univrsity of Wshinton: Cntr for Commrciliztion (C4C) To mk th Univrsity of Wshinton th bst lc in th world to do rsrch by rovidin unrllld commrciliztion suort to our ntrrnuril rsrchrs. Th 2011 mrkd th first yr tht th Univrsity of Wshinton rcivd ovr $1 billion in rnt nd contrct rsrch fundin. Th UW Cntr for Commrciliztion (C4C) is rsonsibl for th ffort to nsur tht th innovtions comin from ths funds mk thir wy to th mrkt. In th fiscl yr 2011, th C4C rortd: 12

13 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt 356 Innovtions disclosd (mostly ninrin & mdicin) 9 Comny strt-us 336 Ptnt lictions 66 Ptnts wrdd 1 3 Suort Prsonnl: Th C4C hs rorms for rsrchrs, industry ldrs, nd strtus to hl dvnc univrsity tchnoloy trnsfr. Th ffort is ld by, Vic Provost, Lindn Rhods, who dircts tms for Industry Rltions, Intllctul Prorty Mnmnt, Nw Vnturs, nd Tchnoloy Licnsin. Othr tms includ Entrrnurs-in-Rsidnc (EIR) nd th Entrrnuril Fculty Fllows Prorm (EFFP). EIR s hl idntify nd dvlo romisin innovtions for commrciliztion ovr th cours of 6-9 months. Th EFFP ws foundd in 2011 in ordr to rconiz th to ntrrnuril rsrchrs t th Univrsity. Durin thir two-yr trms, thy dvis othr UW rsrchrs nd C4C rorms for th dvncmnt of ntrrnuril sirtions. Strt-u Fundin nd G Finncin: UW invntors r ivn n rry of fundin oortunitis throuh th C4C. On sourc is th nwly stblishd W Fund, vntur fund crtd by UW. Lunchd in Jun 2012, th fund looks to invst $20 million ovr th nxt four yrs in strtus from UW nd othr Wshinton rsrch institutions. A vrity of invstors hv rtnrd tothr includin th Wshinton Rsrch Foundtion, vntur citl firms, lw firms, ldin ntrrnurs, nd mor. Th fund will includ UW s Studnt Vntur Associts in its invstmnt rocss, rovidin th rticints with vlubl xrinc nd skills in th finncil industry. (DSilvr, D., 2012). Anothr otion vilbl throuh th C4C is Commrciliztion G Fundin. Similr to WSU s Tchnoloy G Fund, this ndowmnt is co-sonsord by Wshinton Rsrch Foundtion to hl smll comnis dvlo nouh to ttrct sd 13

14 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt invstmnt. Grnts of u to $50,000 r vilbl, ccomnid by tm of rojct mnmnt suort nd dvisors. 1 4 Othr fundin includs vrious industry-scific wrds/rnts/comtitions from th Univrsity nd its rtnrs. Th C4C lso ids with lictions to stt rnts lik th Lif Scincs Discovry Fund nd th Wshinton Rsrch Foundtion Gift Prorm, s wll s th U.S. Smll Businss Administrtion rnts. Fcilitis: Erlir this yr, th C4C introducd its own businss incubtor s rt n objctiv to doubl th numbr of UW sinout comnis. Th Nw Vntur Fcility not only rovids sc, but lso ductionl vnts nd roundtbl discussions with industry ldrs. Th sc will vntully b bl to host 25 comnis, crtin n nvironmnt for knowld sillovr. Industry Rltions: Comnis intrstd in UW nw tchnolois cn srch vilbl tchnolois throuh th C4C wbsit. An s is Exrss Licnsin Prorm is vilbl for thos who wish to xdit th rocss. Anothr otion for comnis is to rticit in Corort Affilit Prorms. This structur rovids rticints with oortunitis to collbort with UW rsrchrs s wll s ch othr. Som bnfits includ udts on nw tchnoloy, hirin fculty s consultnts, ccss to rsrch fcilitis, licnsin intllctul rorty, nd hirin futur rduts. Th C4C lso rchs out to th businss community throuh n innovtion showcs, co-hostd by th Wshinton-bsd Tchnoloy Allinc. This qurtrly vnt fturs 3-6 rsnttions by innovtors nd is ttndd by vrity of invstors, ntrrnuril ldrs, nd srvic rovidrs. In ordr to fostr communiction btwn scinc nd businss ldrs, th C4C offrs Trinin Xchn rorm. This two-fold curriculum ids rsrchrs in xlinin nd romotin thir rsrch. Corrsondin trinin is ivn to businss rofssionls who will b usin th nw dvlomnts. 14

15 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Pcific Northwst Ntionl Lbortory W trnsform th world throuh courous discovry nd innovtion 1 5 Th Pcific Northwst Ntionl Lbortory is ortd by Bttll undr contrct with th US Drtmnt of Enry. As consolidtd ovrnmnt nd rivt lbortory, PNNL is uniquly ositiond to dvnc tchnoloy trnsfr. Stff: PNNL s Tchnoloy Trnsfr nd Economic Dvlomnt stffs r loctd with th Tchnoloy Dloymnt nd Outrch offic. Th tchnoloy trnsfr tm is comosd of vrity industry vtrns who rovid succssful intrctions with thos who wish to licns PNNL nd Bttll dvlod tchnoloy. Th Economic Dvlomnt Offic hls rionl nd som ntionl businsss dvnc in th tchnoloy conomy. Exmls of thir srvics r tchnicl suort, lrtin srvics for fdrl SBIR/SBTT fundin, loctin rlvnt ovrnmnt finncin or rivt citl, nd connctin mntors with thos ntrin th industry. Fcilitis: PNNL is rt of th Tri-Citis Rsrch District, which rovids collbortion oortunitis nd fostrs innovtion. Loctd in Richlnd, WA, th district includs WSU-Tri-Citis, Port of Bnton, ldin ninrin nd construction firms, nd vrity of othr rivt businsss. This 1,700 cr mixd-us r fturs hih-tch businss incubtor, divrs lbortoris, nd offics. Industry Rltions: PNNL offrs vrity of otions for collbortiv rsrch. Comnis cn choos from ths rmnts: Coortiv Rsrch & Dvlomnt Armnt (CRADA)- Costs r shrd nd bnfits both PNNL nd its rtnr. Dirct Contrct with Bttll- Comny funds nd dls dirctly with Bttll. Licns Armnts Tchnoloy Assistnc Prorm- 40 hours of PNNL stff tim nnully. Usr Fcilitis Armnt- Givs ccss to Drtmnt of Enry Lbortoris 15

16 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Work for Othrs- Accss to PNNL s cbilitis, comny ivs full rimbursmnt of rsrch cost

17 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Fctors Contributin to Effctiv Tchnoloy Trnsfr 1 7 Tchnoloy Trnsfr Offic Stff: Innovtion xtnds fr byond th confins of rsrch lbs. Findin wy to mk tht nw knowld ccssibl to th ublic is just s imortnt s th initil discovry. In ordr for this rocss to b most ffctiv, n xrincd nd divrs tchnoloy trnsfr offic (TTO) tm is ncssry to tk th scinc nd turn it into ublicly ccssibl form. Ths r comlx tsks. Stff must b outstndin in vrity of cuttin d, difficult, nd tchnicl comtncis. Byond th difficulty of dlin with world-clss tchnoloy tht is th bsis for tchnoloy trnsfr trnsction, businss rltions r ky riority. Contrcts, strtu fundin, businss strtu comlxitis, ll issus, nd tchnicl communictions r som of th tyicl issus tht TTOs fc. Acquirin nd rtinin qulity stff is rsourc intnsiv, continuous rocss. Ontim indulncs tht ttrct rstiious ntrrnurs nd tlntd stff rn t nouh. Rthr, rmnnt fundin nd suortiv tms r rquird to rtin thos innovtors. TTO s stff should nsur fculty nd studnts will not hv to nlct thir rsrch or clsss. With dqut fundin nd othr rsourcs, TTO s drmticlly incrs th institution s ccity for tchnoloy trnsfr. Cmus Cultur: Within cdmic culturs, th drivrs for cdmic crr dvncmnt r vry diffrnt from tht of th rivt sctor. Th trck to tnur rsts on bin rsctd tchr, doin stron r-rviwd rsrch, nd rsntin th rsrch throuh ublictions nd confrncs. Th crr th romots xtrm knowld sciliztion within th r rou of th discilin. As on rson xlind it, within cdmi rsti is th hihst currncy. 17

18 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt In lmost ll cdmic sttins, th trck to tnur dos not dqutly rwrd rofssors tryin to commrciliz thir rsrch. Th tim fculty mmbr snds crtin succssful vntur with rsrch is not wihtd th sm s th tim snt tchin nd doin rsrch. Tkin tim to commrciliz rsrch hindrs th roscts of rchin tnur bcus th tim sndin doin it is not vlud in th tyicl crr trck. In tody s world, whr hihr duction institutions hv fwr rsourcs nd mountin rssur to ublish, ttmtin to commrciliz rsrch is difficult ndvor to undrtk. 1 8 Loction: As dmonstrtd by Silicon Vlly nd th rtr Boston r, rsrch cntr s loction is xtrmly rlvnt to th volum of tchnoloy trnsfr. Th numbr of licnss nd licnsin incom is dirctly dndnt on th concntrtion of tchnoloy firms in thir rion (Fridmn, J. nd Silbrmn, J., 2003). Othr ntitis ncssry for succss includ stron rsrch cntrs (tyiclly univrsitis), vntur citlists, nl invstors, knowldbl ll rous, nd ssocitions tht rovid ntworkin oortunitis. Byond ths fctors, th shr siz of th sctor-- criticl mss in th rion--is n imortnt fctor. Wshinton Stt is robust sourc of mny of ths fctors nd hs normous otntil to fostr th strm of innovtion nd commrciliztion. Public Rsrch-Industry Communiction: A study trtin ffctiv univrsity-industry collbortions took survy of stkholdrs in th tchnoloy trnsfr rocss (businss ldrs, TTO stff, nd univrsity scintists). Whn skd to idntify th brrirs, th ovrwhlmin mjority rd tht lck of undrstndin rrdin univrsity/corort/scintific norms ws th hrdst obstcl to ovrcom (Sil, D., t. l., 2003). Bcus of th vrinc in cdmic nd businss nvironmnts, findin ol who undrstnd th mrkt to rtnr with scintists is criticl (LFivr, 2012). Th Entrrnurs-in-Rsidnc (EIR) rorms t UW nd WSU r dsind for 18

19 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt such uros. EIR s idntify tchnoloy with mrkt otntil nd hl th scintist undrstnd th mrktin rocss. 1 9 Bcus th filds of businss nd scinc r so diffrnt, th mor oortunitis for intrction nhnc th otntil. Ntworkin oortunitis r vlubl for srkin innovtion nd movin ids forwrd. Univrsitis, businsss, nd trd ssocitions cn host ntworkin vnts, roundtbl discussions, nd innovtion showcss for otiml knowld trnsfr. Public Policy: Th most imortnt wy ovrnmnt cn ositivly ffct tchnoloy trnsfr is by styin involvd. Grtr undrstndin of th rocss nd its bnfits to socity is criticl for ublic olicy ldrs to dvnc th issu. Th st fw yrs hv sn fforts tht hv rmovd mny of th ll brrirs to tchnoloy trnsfr, but continuous vlution of th lw is ncssry. Byond rmovin obstcls, stts must lso rovid incntivs for univrsity-industry collbortions nd ntrrnuril fforts. Ths cn com in th form of R&D nd smll businss tx crdits or ublic fundin for th stt s xistin rorms. Public Fundin: Th Wshinton Economic Dvlomnt Commission collctd informtion from focus rous nd rsonl intrviws with stkholdrs from th commrciliztion rocss. Th most citd obstcl for both businss ldrs nd rsrchrs ws fundin th rly sts of innovtion such s intllctul rorty rotction nd sd invstmnt (2005). Multil sourcs of finncin r rquird to mov concts to roducts. It is imortnt tht both ublic nd rivt orniztions undrstnd ths costs nd invst throuhout th ntir commrciliztion rocss. A ky r tht ublic olicy mkrs should iv ttntion to is fundin. Th tim btwn whn mrktbl tchnoloy is idntifid nd whn it cn ttin xtrnl 19

20 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt invstmnt is xtrmly rcrious for ntrrnurs. Public invstmnt in tht will ncour innovtors to mov forwrd with commrciliztion. 2 0 Businss Community Climt: In th commrciliztion rocss, th ublic rsrch institutions r not solly rsonsibl for skin businss rtnrshis. Innovtion rlis on constnt fulin from th businss sctor, scilly by rcyclin th invstmnt. Onc strtu businss ts oin or comny tks off throuh licnsd tchnoloy, it is imortnt tht thy rturn to th rsrch nd invst in nw innovtions. Comnis cn b motivtd to rinvst by businss climt tht ncours ntrrnurshi. Rwrdin ths fforts with rconition nd rsti is n ffctiv wy of tmoshr. 20

21 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Fctors Acclrtin Tchnoloy Trnsfr 2 1 Wshinton Stt hs n rry of oortunitis to imrov th otntil of tchnoloy trnsfr. W hv rovidd svrl rcommndtions for cdmic, ovrnmnt, nd businss communitis tht rflct th fctors discussd in th rvious sction. Althouh ch community hs its own uniqu rt to ly, coortion nd rsct mon ch is rquird. Ech rcommndtion includs brif xlntion, th rsnt rorss of th inititiv, nd which rtis hv th most influnc in its imlmnttion. Encour Studnt Innovtion: Studnts r not only sourc of ids nd mbition, but otntilly owrful ntrrnurs. Thy r owrful influncrs of cmus olicy. Oortunitis to cultivt n ntrrnuril tmoshr on cmuss includ suortin ntrrnuril clubs, rovidin ccss to commrciliztion trinin nd rsourcs for studnts doin rsrch, holdin businss ln comtitions, nd incrsin intrction with th businss community. Sttus: Outstndin work dvloin ths fforts hs occurrd in th st dcd. Both WSU nd UW offr vrity of courss, connctions, nd businss ln comtitions for studnts who r intrstd in ntrrnurshi. Currntly th mjority of rticints in th comtitions r businss mjors. Furthr coordintion with th rsrch community is rcommndd in ordr to xos rsrch studnts to commrciliztion oortunitis. Juds of th comtitions includ businss ldrs, but mor oortunitis r ndd to brin studnt ids out into th businss world. Rsonsibl Prty: Univrsitis should continu to dvlo ths curricul nd rorms. Th businss community should incrs its involvmnt in ntrrnuril clubs nd rorms. 21

22 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Elvt Commrciliztion Within th Acdmic Cultur: To incrs fculty rticition in commrciliztion, th incntivs must b rtr thn thy currntly stnd. On strty is wihtin commrciliztion fforts in tnur considrtion. Additionlly, institutionl mtrics for tchnoloy trnsfr should b ublicizd both intrnlly nd xtrnlly to incrs wrnss. Grtr rconition of ntrrnuril fculty from th cdmic nd businss communitis is rssin nd. Sttus: Currntly, UW s Entrrnuril Fculty Fllows rorm rconizs ldin fculty rsrchrs. Ths fllows srv s mntors to othr fculty nd studnts, s wll s dvis th UW C4C on svrl of its rorms. Th Kuffmn Foundtion Outstndin Postdoctorl Entrrnurshi Awrd is nothr ood xml of xtrnlly rwrdin rsrchrs who ursu ntrrnurshi. Rsonsibl Prty: Univrsitis should rviw thir tnur structur nd incrs rconition of fculty ntrrnuril fforts. Th businss community nd foundtions should rconiz outstndin ntrrnuril fculty. 2 2 Continu Fundin of th STARS Prorm: Th STARS rorm ol is to brin ntrrnuril rsrchrs into Wshinton. Howvr, if th fundin cycl dos not suort both rcruitmnt rocss nd onoin rorms, th rorm s succss will b in jordy. Wys of nsurin sufficint fundin includ llowin rvious cycl funds to crry ovr to th nxt nd ddictin nd fundin srt ccounts for th STARS rorm (Lidstrom, M. & Grims, H., 2009). Sttus: Th FY12 Wshinton Stt Hous budt rducd STAR fundin by 36%. Rsonsibl Prty: Lisltiv ldrs should rviw th STARS fundin structur. Enhnc th Entrrnurs-in-Rsidnc (EIR) Prorm: Th EIR rorm is n ffctiv tool for lcin mntors, rsrchrs, fcilitis, nd funds tothr in on 22

23 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt lc. This is n xtrmly citl fficint wy to dvnc tchnoloy trnsfr in ublic institutions. Sttus: WSU nd UW tothr host totl of twlv EIR s with vrity of imrssiv nd rsourcful bckrounds. Rsonsibl Prty: Foundtions nd th stt lisltur should nsur continud EIR fundin nd rviw th ossibility of incrsin EIR fundin in th futur Imrov Fundin of Tchnoloy Trnsfr: Dvloin th ccitis of Wshinton s tchnoloy trnsfr offics rquir fundin of th stff, fcilitis, nd rorms. Without ths rsourcs, rsrchrs cnnot otimlly ursu commrciliztion in ddition to thir rsrch nd courswork. Sttus: Currntly stt nd univrsity fundin for TTO s is limitd. Howvr, incrsin suort rorms lik EIR, STARS, nd G Fundin hls ccomlish th TTO s mission. Rsonsibl Prty: Public nd rivt foundtions should work with TTO s to rovid th srvics thy nd to dvnc thir mission. Provid Vrity of G Fundin Oortunitis: Th riod btwn rsrchr movin ids from th lb to th mrkt is clld th vlly of dth with ood rson. Govrnmnt dollrs find this rsrch too lid for ublic fundin nd rivt dollrs find this st too risky for invstmnt. In ordr to fill this, businsss cn invst throuh rsrch collbortions with th univrsity nd foundtions cn lloct mony to nw nd xistin funds, wrds, nd trtd rnts. Sttus: Th W Fund n xcllnt xml of cdmic, businss, nd lisltiv ldrs comin tothr to hl clos th for univrsity innovtors. Rsonsibl Prty: Foundtions, univrsitis, businss community, nd lisltur should incrs invstmnt in fundin. 23

24 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Crt Innovtiv Industry Environmnts: Th businss community nds to chmion th id of tchnoloy trnsfr. Commissions, trd ssocitions, nd othr businss rous should rconiz businsss who work wll with ublic rsrch institutions. Avnus for rtnrshis includ collbortin in rsrch with ublic rsrch institutions invstin in ntrrnurs from th ublic rsrch rn. Sttus: Svrl Wshinton riculturl commissions, with cntrlizd ldrshi hv invstd in WSU s rsrch rorms. Trnsltin this modl to othr industris hs bn chlln bcus of th dcntrlizd orniztion of diffrnt sctors. Rsonsibl Prty: Th businss community should invst nd collbort with ublic rsrchrs. 2 4 Rform Ethics Lws: Ll brrirs to rsrchrs workin with for-rofit businsss cn discour both rtis from ursuin tchnoloy trnsfr. Rmovin ths obstcls will nhnc ths rtnrshis. Sttus: Oinions of th currnt thics lws vry dndin on th ty of tchnoloy trnsfr Rsonsibl Prty: Stt lisltors nd ublic rsrch institutions should collbort to rviw nd rform th currnt lws. Incrs Awrnss of Tchnoloy Trnsfr Bnfits: Promotin th vlu of tchnoloy trnsfr is criticl to futur dvlomnt. A comllin ction towrds this would b stblishin consistnt mtrics tht rflct th succsss of tchnoloy trnsfr. Avnus tht cn b usd to duct th community includ, but r not limitd to ublic forums, industry mtins, olicy dvoccy, nd mdi ttntion. Sttus: WCTA s nnul mtin nd nl on tchnoloy trnsfr r ood srinbords for this ty of xosur. Public rsrch institutions hv onlin dtbss tht cn b furthr dvlod. Rsonsibl Prty: Evryon cn mk fforts to incrs wrnss. 24

25 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Host Ntworkin Oortunitis: Th mor intrction btwn innovtors nd businss, th mor stblishd th rltionshis will bcom. Exmls of vnts for this synry includ innovtion showcss for invstors, r-ntrrnuril showcss, forums on tchnoloy trnsfr, ntrrnuril nls for fculty duction, nd businss tours of ublic rsrch fcilitis. Sttus: Th Tchnoloy Allinc s Innovtion Showcs is ood modl tht could b usd to crt showcss for xclusivly ublic rsrch innovtions. Rsonsibl Prty: Th businss community nd ublic rsrch institutions should ch mk fforts to connct with th othr. Trd ssocitions cn b ldrs. 2 5 Connct Rsrchrs with Mrkt-Svvy Advisors: Entrin th businss world ftr workin in lbortory sttin rquirs n ntirly nw rsctiv. In ordr to mk this trnsition s fficint nd ffctiv s ossibl, rsrchrs nd to work lonsid n xrincd ntrrnur. This irin should dvnc th roduct nd duct th rsrchr throuhout th rocss. Public rsrch institutions oftn rovid ths srvics, but th businss community should lso crt ths rltionshis. Sttus: Th EIR rorms t UW nd WSU r xcllnt xmls, s rviously discussd. PNNL offrs Mntor Protéé Prorm tht ivs mrktin srvics to innovtors. Rsonsibl Prty: Trd ssocitions cn rovid mtch-u srvics nd consultin srvics to ntrrnuril rsrchrs. Public rsrch institutions should continu to dvlo nd xnd mntorin srvics. 25

26 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Sourcs 2 6 DSilvr, D. Jun 20, Nw fund hs $20M to sur univrsity strtus. Th Sttl Tims. Rtrivd from htt://sttltims.nwsourc.com/html/businsstchnoloy/ _wfund20.html?syndiction=rss Ftlnd, Anson. July 26, Prsonl Communiction. Fridmn, J. nd Silbrmn, J Univrsity Tchnoloy Trnsfr: Do Incntivs, Mnmnt, nd Loction Mttr? Journl of Tchnoloy Trnsfr. Vol. 28, Holcomb, K UW Invntions. Kin5.com Evnin Mzin. Rtrivd from htt:// Infomnic.com To 10 Most Imortnt Invntions of th 21st Cntury in Mdicin. LFivr, R. July 24, Prsonl Communiction. Lindstrom, M. nd Grims, H STARS Prorm Timin Problm: Th Mismtch Btwn th Stt Binnil Fundin Procss nd Univrsity Fculty Rcruitmnt Cycls. Ntionl Institut of Hlth Estimts of Fundin for Vrious Rsrch, Condition, nd Diss Ctoris (RCDC). Rsrch Portfolio Onlin Rortin Tools. Nlsn, L Tchnoloy Trnsfr t MIT. PowrPoint. Pcific Northwst Ntionl Lbortory. Rtrivd from htt:// Plmintr, D., Tchnoloy Trnsfr nd Commrciliztion Prtnrshis: Excutiv Summry. Innovtions Associts Inc. Phn. P., & Sil, D Th Effctivnss of Univrsity Tchnoloy Trnsfr. Foundtions nd Trnds in Entrrnurshi. Vol DOI /

27 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Rhods, L Suortin Sinouts nd Economic Dvlomnt. PowrPoint. Rossnr, D., Bond, J., Okubo, S., & Plntin, M Th Economic Imct of Licnsd Commrcilizd Invntions Oriintin in Univrsity Rsrch, Th Biotchnoloy Industry Orniztion. 2 7 Sil, D., Wldmn, D., Atwtr, L., nd Link, A Commrcil knowld trnsfrs from univrsitis to firms: imrovin th ffctivnss of univrsity-industry collbortions. Th Journl of Hih Tchnoloy Mnmnt Rsrch. Vol Sil, D., Wldmn, D., nd Link, A Assssin th Imct of Orniztionl Prctics on th Rltiv Productivity of Univrsity Tchnoloy Trnsfr Offics: An Exlortory Study. Rsrch Policy Univrsity of Wshinton Cntr for Commrciliztion. Rtrivd from htt://dts.wshinton.du/uwc4c/. Wshinton Economic Dvlomnt Commission Enhncin Wshinton Stt s Economic Futur. htt:// Wshinton Lif Scinc Wshinton Biotchnoloy nd Mdicl Tchnoloy Annul Rort, Rtrivd from htt:// Wshinton Stt Univrsity Rsrch Foundtion. Rtrivd from htt:// Zuhn, D AUTM Survy Shows Sinificnt Incrss in Univrsity Ptnt Filins nd Issuncs in FY2010. Ptnt Docs. Rtrivd from htt:// 27

28 Tchnoloy Trnsfr in Wshinton Stt Acknowldmnts 2 8 W would lik to thnk ll th ol who hld in th rsrch nd roduction of this r. Anson Ftlnd, Wshinton Stt Univrsity John DsRosir, Lif Scincs Discovry Fund John Grdnr, Binbrid Grdut Institut Rick LFivr, Univrsity of Wshinton nd OVP Tom Rnkn, Wshinton Cln Tchnoloy Allinc Lindn Rhods, Univrsity of Wshinton Mik Schwnk, Pcific Northwst Ntionl Lbortory 28