2013 KIEC - NSF Innovation Partnerships

Overview of Industrial Innovation and p Division (IIP) ( ) Partnerships

Jesus Soriano, MD, PhD, MBA Program Director, SBIR/STTR

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Directorate of Engineering Directorate of Engineering Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Sohi Rastegar

Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Theresa Maldonado

Assistant Director for ENG Pramod Khargonekar Deputy Assistant Director Kesh Narayanan

Chemical, Bioengineering Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) Robert Wellek (Acting)

Civil, Ci il Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Steve McKnight

Electrical, Electrical Communications, and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Susan Kemnitzer

Senior Advisor for Nanotechnology Mihail Roco

Industrial Innovation and Partnerships ((IIP)) Grace Wang

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Industrial Innovation and Partnerships(IIP) p( ) Division Director Academic Partnerships

Grace Wang

Donald Senich Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) Donald Senich Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) Larry Hornak Shashank Priya Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI-BIC) Sara Nerlove

Small Business Partnerships (SBIR/STTR) Joe Hennessey

Staff Associate Gracie Narcho

Operations Specialist Greg Misiorek

Science Assistant Lindsay D’Ambrosio D Ambrosio

N Nanotechnology, t h l Advanced Ad d Material & Manufacturing (NM) Steve Konsek, Rajesh Mehta, Ben Schrag

Biological and Chemical Technology (BC) Prakash Balan, Rajesh Mehta, Ruth Shuman, Jesus Soriano,

Electronics, Information & Communication Technology (EI) Peter Atherton, Steve Konsek, Glenn Larsen, Murali Nair

Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (PFI-AIR) Barbara Kenny

Education Applications (EA)

I-Corps

Experts/Special Topics

Rathindra DasGupta

George Vermont

Glenn Larsen

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IIP’s IIP s Vision & Mission  Vision  Driving the expansion of our nation’s innovation capacity  Mission  Catalyzing the transformation of discovery into societal benefits through partnerships societal benefits through partnerships Promoting learning environments for innovators • http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=IIP

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PFI I/UC CRC

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NSF Program Spectrum NSF Program Spectrum Industry

Resourcees Invessted

Investors

“Ditch of Death”

Valley of Death

Small Businesses Small Businesses

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Commercialization

Grants Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI) Co funding opportunities for academic proposals Co-funding

 Goal  To promote university-industry university industry partnerships by providing project funds or fellowships/traineeships to support an eclectic mix of industry-university linkages

 Three mechanisms  Faculty and students go to industry  Industrial scientist and/or engineer go to the university  Industry-University I d t U i it Collaborative C ll b ti R Research hP Projects j t http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504699&org=IIP&sel_org=IIP &from=fund &from fund 7

Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) Funding opportunity for academic institutions

 Goal  T To stimulate ti l t the th transformation t f ti and d translation t l ti off knowledge into market-accepted innovations and commercial reality

 Two sub sub-programs programs  Building Innovation Capacity (BIC)  Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR) http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/index.jsp 8

Building Innovation Capacity (BIC)  Transform knowledge into market-accepted innovations and develop the next generation of entrepreneurs (students and post-docs)  Academic lead with at least 1 industry partner  An interdisciplinary p y approach pp including g at least: engineering; computer science; and social, behavioral, and/or cognitive science  Current Topic: Platform technologies that enable "smart" service systems  Up to $800K per award for 3 years http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/bic.jsp 9

Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR- Research Alliance) • The AIR Research Alliance program promotes collaborations between an NSF-funded research alliance and at least one other research partner entity to: – 1) Accelerate the translation of academic research discoveries into commercial realities, the creation of jobs, and potential spinoffs.

– 2) Develop student understanding of innovation and entrepreneurship http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/air-ra.jsp 10

Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR- Research Alliance)  Requires 1:1 third-party investment (third-party investment needs to include a minimum of 75% cash)) to create a sustainable academic-based innovation ecosystem.

– The AIR:RA Grants are awarded in two competitions per funding cycle. A Letter of Intent is required in each competition.

– Nov-Sept: $800k, 36 months Mar-May: $800k, 36 months http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/air-ra.jsp

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Accelerating Innovation Research (AIR- Technology Transfer) • The AIR -Technology Transfer program supports academic investigators to conduct applied research t towards d commercialization: i li ti – To develop a proof-of-concept – To develop a prototype – To scale-up an existing prototype

• To learn more please see the latest solicitation: NSF PFI:AIR-TT 13-575. http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/pfi/air-tt.jsp 12

Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (I/UCRC) Funding opportunity for academic institutions

 Goals – Develop long-term partnerships among industry, g academe and government – Leverage NSF funds with industry to support graduate students performing industrially relevant research

 70+ active centers (172 sites) http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/iucrc/index.jsp p g g p j p 13

Enable Discoveries and Innovations Through Enable Discoveries and Innovations Through University‐Industry Partnerships I/UCRCs work /UC Cs o like a research “franchise” with operational p guidelines and evaluation tools

University Members

Government NSF

Center catalyzed by a small investment from NSF NSF takes a supportive role throughout the life of the center

I/UCRC Discovery & Innovation

An I/UCRC is primarily funded by industry funded by industry members, other federal agencies & other organizations other organizations Members

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Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Invest in academic institutions  To catalyze the translation of fundamental research into economic/societal benefits - Leverages NSF-lineage of underlying research  Small grants to focus on creating a commercialization roadmap  Provide training to potential entrepreneurs http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/index.jsp

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I Corps Components I-Corps  The NSF Innovation Corps (I (I-Corps) Corps) aims to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem by helping discoveries from fundamental research to become new technologies that benefit society society. I-Corps Teams I-Corps Nodes I-Corps Sites http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/components.jsp

National Innovation Ecosystem  I-Corps Teams offer the technical, entrepreneurial, and business knowhow to launch technological innovations.

 I-Corps Nodes provide the education and infrastructure to serve the teams and regional innovation.

 I-Corps I Corps Sites local academic institutions catalyze teams whose technology concepts are candidates for commercialization. commercialization Modeled after the I-Corps Team and I-Corps Curriculum. http://www.nsf.gov/news/special p g p _reports/i-corps/components.jsp p p p j p

Features of II-Corps Corps Program  Quick assessment  Rolling process, Quarterly batches

 Team effort  PI + Entrepreneur Lead + Mentor

 Curriculum-focused  Based on lean startup approach

NSF SBIR/STTR Programs We Invest in For For-profit profit Small Businesses To Catalyze Innovation Through T h l Technology C Commercialization i li ti

http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/ p g g p http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sttr/

NSF’s NSF s SBIR Program • Seeks to fund transformational, game-changing technology • Early stage platforms • Strong St focus f on commercialization i li ti • Encourages g ties to private sector

Industrial Innovation & Partnerships – Small Business Partnerships www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/

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Award Information • Type yp of Award – fixed-price p g grants (SBIR: 6 months; STTR: 12 months) • Award Amount: – Phase I not to exceed $150,000 (STTR: $225,000) – Phase II not to exceed $750,000

• SBIR: – 2/3 of the work must be done by the small business – Balance B l off work k may b be d done b by others th

• STTR : – Minimum of 40% of research done by the small business – Minimum of 30% of research done by research institution.

Industrial Innovation & Partnerships

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SBIR Program Status FY 2012  632 companies awarded  Median Company size: 5 employees  Median Company age: 4 years   75% of Phase I companies did not have a previous Phase II award.

Funding and Review Criteria  High-risk,

high-payback innovations

 High commercialization potential is a must

 Proposals should demonstrate,  Sound research plan  Highly qualified technical and business team  Marketable product with significant commercialization potential

Doing Business with NSF Doing Business with NSF • NSF is not the Final Customer; NSF is not buying your product • NSF has broad market-driven market driven technology topics: You identify the problem/opportunity, propose the technological solution, and devise your business strategy • NSF wants to see you commercialize your research successfully f ll • NSF encourages you to find private sector investment (Phase IB and Phase IIB Supplemental funding)

Industrial Innovation & Partnerships – Small Business Partnerships www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/

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Top Reasons to Seek SBIR Funding • Provides funding for technologies on a path toward commercialization • Provides “pre-seed” p funding g to demonstrate p proof-ofconcept • Not a loan/no repayment y • Provides validation, recognition, visibility • May y be leveraged g to attract investment/partnerships p p • Allows small business to retain IP • Values/encourages/facilitates g p partnerships, p , which enable success

Industrial Innovation & Partnerships – Small Business Partnerships

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Merit Review Criteria • Intellectual Merit - Quality of the Research – A sound approach for establishing technical and commercial feasibility – Q Qualified technical team – Sufficient access to resources – Significantly advances “state-of-the-art” • Broader Impact – Potential impact on society – Commercial and societal benefits – Marketable product – Commercialization track record – Business expertise – Intellectual Property/Other Competitive advantages Industrial Innovation & Partnerships – Small Business Partnerships www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/

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Commercialization Potential • Review Criteria – The company’s strategic vision – The Th addressable dd bl market k t opportunity t it • Is this an enabling technology – The Th company/team /t • Business and commercialization experience – The product features f and benefits f compared to the competition – Financing Fi i and d revenue model d l • Positioned to attract additional investment Industrial Innovation & Partnerships – Small Business Partnerships www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/

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Technology Thrusts  Nanotechnology, N t h l Ad Advanced dM Materials, t i l and d Manufacturing  Electronic, Information, and Communication T h l i Technologies  Biological Bi l i l and d Ch Chemical i lT Technologies h l i  Education Applications

Questions?

Contact Information: Jesus Soriano, Soriano MD, MD PhD, PhD MBA Program Director, SBIR/STTR Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships National Science Foundation Office: (703) 292-7795 Email: jsoriano@nsf.gov Follow NSF SBIR on Twitter @NSFInnovateSBIR @ Visit our You Tube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/NSFInnovationIIP Listserv: send blank email to INNOVATION-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@listserv.nsf.gov