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The University of Akron

The University of Akron. George R Newkome Vice President for Research & Dean, Graduate School Kenneth G Preston Assoc. Vice President for Research Wayne H Watkins Assoc. Vice President for Research. Statistics. $29 Million in research projects

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The University of Akron

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  1. The University of Akron • George R Newkome Vice President for Research & Dean, Graduate School • Kenneth G Preston Assoc. Vice President for Research • Wayne H Watkins Assoc. Vice President for Research

  2. Statistics • $29 Million in research projects • 3 invention disclosures/$M research- second in the nation • 350 patents and applications • 50 licenses - $2M royalties • 5 start-up companies

  3. Leveraging & Complementing Assets • A historically strong science and engineering public university (1870) • Large industrial community (BF Goodrich: 1871; Goodyear: 1898; Firestone: 1900) • 2500+ polymer companies ($22.9 billion/yr) • Largest industry in the State

  4. Maximizing the Strengths • Knowledge management • Equipment & laboratory development • Emerging business development • Coordinated law, business technology programs • Industrial assistantships • Identifying and bundling intellectual property • Community support and participation

  5. Knowledge Management • UA has the largest science and engineering library in Northeast Ohio • Local industry downsizing • Recent industrial partners: AES Firestone Goodyear McDermott OMNOVA Solutions • Enhanced facilities, industry-wide, at lower cost

  6. Instrumentation support • UA’s state of the art instrumentation • Reduced research funding • Industry benefits: Service needs Donation and contracts Old companies – a write-off New companies – opportunity and savings

  7. Intellectual Property Assets • UA’s intellectual property portfolio • UA’s IP strengths in research, tech transfer, law school and college of business • Industry excess IP inventory • New policies • UA Research Foundation • Bundling complementary IP from multiple sources for commercial exploitation

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