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A Model for Technology Transfer: Technology Innovation Clusters

A Model for Technology Transfer: Technology Innovation Clusters. The Commercialization Conundrum. Federal labs can : Research Develop Protect IP Test and evaluate Support verification and validation. Federal labs cannot : Manufacture Market Invest. The Cluster Concept.

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A Model for Technology Transfer: Technology Innovation Clusters

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  1. A Model for Technology Transfer:Technology Innovation Clusters

  2. The Commercialization Conundrum Federal labs can: • Research • Develop • Protect IP • Test and evaluate • Support verification and validation Federal labs cannot: • Manufacture • Market • Invest

  3. The Cluster Concept Clusters are dense, regional networks of companies and other groups in the same industry. • Cluster organizations can: • Connect researchers to business partners • Connect start-ups to accelerators and other resources • Streamline testing and approval processes • Act as support groups for innovators, speeding the development and adoption of technologies

  4. Regional DW, WW, and SW Patents Indianapolis: Drinking Water: 138 Waste Water: 45 Storm Water: 1 Frankfort: Drinking Water: 3 Waste Water: 8 Storm Water: 0 Lexington: Drinking Water: 9 Waste Water: 26 Storm Water: 3 Cincinnati: Drinking Water: 96 Waste Water: 153 Storm Water: 9 Columbus 76 Dayton 40 Louisville: Drinking Water: 17 Waste Water: 62 Storm Water: 1 Indianapolis 184 Cincinnati 258 Louisville 80 Lexington 38 Columbus: Drinking Water: 24 Waste Water: 46 Storm Water: 6 Frankfort 11 Dayton: Drinking Water: 8 Waste Water: 32 Storm Water: 0 Search Date: October 8, 2010 Source: USPTO, 1976-Present, Search terms: “Drinking Water”, “Storm Water” and “Waste Water” 4

  5. EPA & SBA Announcement • January 18, 2011 – EPA and SBA Administrator announced formation of Water Technology Innovation Cluster “Now Confluence. • Address Water Challenges and Spur Economic Development • EPA also announced: • $5M STAR Grant - National Center for Innovative Drinking Water Treatment Technology • $1.5M (EPA-SBIR) to fund innovative water treatment technologies being developed by the private sector • $5M (EPA Extramural) for further development and support of innovative water technologies

  6. Cluster Research, Development, and Deployment Model EPA Research Collaborators Traditional R&D Model Widget Cluster RD&D Model Publication Verification/ Demonstration Peers Commercialization

  7. Cluster in Action: CitiLogics Testing & Demonstration Phase I SBIR grant R&D, startup R&D contract R&D Export promotion Incubation

  8. EPA Cincinnati Water Research Facilities Experimental Stream Facility Milford, OH AWBERC Cincinnati, OH Test and Evaluation Facility Cincinnati, OH Drinking Water Pilot Plants Bio containment Laboratory Analytical Laboratories

  9. Cincinnati Cluster Team Cluster Support • Stakeholder engagement • Research funding • Ex officio seat on Confluence board Tech Transfer • Connect researchers to potential partners • Protect IP • Develop cooperative agreements

  10. Selected Confluence Partners Universities Corporations Utilities Startups Government Support Groups

  11. Impact Increased Collaboration • 14 CRADAs • 6 patent applications • 3 provisional patent applications • 2 license agreements …from only 17 funded projects.

  12. What’s Happening Now • Supporting the 11th Annual Drinking Water Workshop Sept 9th – 11th, • Coordinating with Confluence • Water 2.0 Industrial Internet Conference & Energy Efficiency Workshop November 3 • Innovation showcase December 3 • Planning an IP training/boot camp December 4

  13. Locations of U.S. Water Clusters and Technology Initiatives 1 12 Clean Urban Water Technology Zone (Tacoma, WA) The BlueTechValley(Central and San Joaquin Valleys, CA) Las Vegas Cluster Effort (Nevada) Southwest Water Technology Cluster (Tucson, Arizona) Colorado Water Innovation Cluster (Fort Collins, CO) Surge Accelerator (Houston, TX) The Water Council (Milwaukee, MI) Michigan Water Technology Initiative Confluence WTIC (SW Ohio/N Kentucky/SE Indiana) NorTech Water (NE Ohio) Water Economy Network (Pittsburgh, PA) New England Water Innovation Network (Massachusetts) Emerging clusters 7 8 10 11 9 5 2 3 4 6 Full map available at www2.epa.gov/clusters-program/clusters-map. This map is not intended to be comprehensive, and may not include some emerging water clusters.

  14. Clusters Program Support Activities • Connects EPA researchers to potential partners • Assists researchers in developing collaborative agreements and protecting IP • Identifies promising water technologies via the clusters • Works with clusters on technology testing • Maintains inventory of clusters • Assembles info on SBIR awards in air and water www2.epa.gov/clusters-program

  15. Thank You Questions Roy C. Haught Phone: (513) 569-7067 Email: haught.roy@epa.gov www.epa.gov/nrmrl/watercluster www.epa.gov/clusters-program

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