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September 27, 2011 John A. Schneider

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Purdue Research Park Advisory Board
• Purdue Industry Research Activities

Committee

– Faculty Owned-Business

• Policy & guidelines
• Long history of sponsored

industry research

• “Service” changed to engagement
• State government likes startups

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Positive impact on students

– Coop opportunities – Internships – Design courses

• Good for faculty

– Consulting – Research Possibilities – Industrial interaction

• It is our responsibility
• Good for region and state
• Good for Purdue

– Builds support/allies – Industrial experiences – Career opportunities

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Evolving culture
• Interpersonal relationships
• Using each other to succeed
• The “top” bought in

– The “bottom” was ready

• Vice Provost for Engagement

– Engagement Council – Indy person – Fort Wayne person

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

Match Purdue expertise and resources through mutually beneficial partnerships to improve economic development and quality

• f life for Indiana citizens

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Had land
• Had flex building
• Sold President on incubator

– It is more than a building

• Built new incubator building

– Now have 6 incubator buildings and 4 research parks

• Built multi-tenant building

– Developers built next ones

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Industrial Research Activities Committee

– Faculty sub-committee

• Purdue Research Park Advisory Council

– Adopted sub-committee

• Wrote policy

– Sold to deans, department heads, etc. – President sent letter

• Campus workshops

– Explained policy – COI – Sold Research Park

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

Acknowledged “good” for

• Faculty program development
• Improved public impact from

university IP

• Economic development of local

area & state

• “Quality of education for students”

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Changing the culture
• Faculty owned businesses

– Policy & guidelines – Letter from President

• Provost talked to middle management
• Engagement replaces service

continues

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• University guidelines and policies

– A process

• Encourage and support
• Do not force
• COI can be managed

– Full disclosure – Thorough monitoring

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Held local SBIR Conference
• Located Technology Transfer Office

– In incubator building at Research Park

• Successes

– SSTI – Endocyte – Others

• Peer recognition/respect

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• Discovery Park
• Entrepreneurship Center
• Trask Fund
• Indiana’s original 21st Century R&T Fund
• Standard SBIR/STTR subcontracts
• Annual Faculty Commercialization Award
• Inventors’ Banquet
• Student Involvement

– Entrepreneurship contests

• Business plans

– Internships

• Supportive environment

Office of Industry Research and Technology Programs

• A changing activity
• Exciting opportunities
• Opportunity to use our capabilities

(people and facilities)

– To help

• Local region
• State
• Nation
• Excellent education tool

jas@purdue.edu