IC NA N O V AT I O N P A B I L I T I E S INNOVATION DRIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH
Creating new knowledge “and inventing the future ”
MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT Elevating the Research & Innovation Enterprise CULTIVATE | TRANSFORM | IMPACT LIVES
Dear Friends, We take pride in our Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) faculty, staff, and student’s innovation and entrepreneurial spirit that radiates throughout our region, state, and the world and significantly impacts our daily lives. Their innovation not only advances us as a society, but it also enhances the academic learning of our students and emboldens the next generation of innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, engineers, and more. As the Vice President for Research & Innovation (R&I), I am committed to elevating PVAMU’s innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship enterprise for more outstanding economic development and impact on the university, region, and the state of Texas. We foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism across campus. We leverage innovation and entrepreneurial capabilities to create a vibrant innovation ecosystem. We are committed to providing support for intellectual property development, technology transfers, and commercialization that further fuels PVAMU’s research and innovation enterprise. We foster entrepreneurial talent, ideas, and opportunities through a variety of faculty and student-centered programs, funding support, competitions, and access to start-up resources. However, our vision extends beyond the PVAMU three campuses located in Prairie View, Waller County, North-West Houston, and Downtown Houston, Harris County, into the Greater Houston Area and the State of Texas. Inventors and entrepreneurs of color predominantly drive our support for wealth and job creation. This Innovation Capabilities booklet is an informational resource to share an overview of PVAMU innovation capabilities for economic growth and impact. This resource includes areas of innovation, commercialization, entrepreneurship, and economic development with focuses on curricular offerings, infrastructure resources, innovation spaces and laboratories, training programs, processes and procedures, and the economic impact of the university. As you peruse the innovation capabilities booklet, we invite partnership opportunities from corporations, industries, private entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and economic development organizations. I am grateful for the opportunity to work alongside our faculty, staff, and students across the PVAMU campus, who are driven to impact society for the greater good. I look forward to connecting and partnering with you on innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship endeavors on behalf of our world-class innovators and entrepreneurs at PVAMU for greater economic growth and a positive impact on society.
MAGESH T. RAJAN, PH.D., P.E., MBA Vice President for Research and Innovation Prairie View A&M University Texas A&M University System mtrajan@pvamu.edu
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INNOVATION & ECONOMIC IMPACT AT A GLANCE
70+
INVENTORS ENTREPRENEURS
50+ 25+ EMERGING STARTUPS
INNOVATION CAPABILITIES
50ac / $100M INNOVATION CORRIDOR UPCOMING
45
$10M UPCOMING INNOVATION CENTER
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES
20+
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
$3.9B
LONG TERM IMPACT IN TEXAS
5,300 JOBS CREATED IN TEXAS
$766M ECONOMIC IMPACT IN TEXAS
I-CEED
INNOVATION-COMMERCIALIZATION-ENTREPRENEURSHIP-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT I-CEED: A new initiative from the Vice President for Research & Innovation. I-CEED provides support and leadership in the substantial areas of innovation such as commercialization, entrepreneurship, and economic development, with expert leaders for each of the dedicated areas. Mission: Our mission is to elevate PVAMU’s innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship enterprise for greater economic development and impact on the university, region, and the state of Texas. Vision: Our vision to serve the university by providing the highest level of integrity while supporting and expanding the research enterprise.
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MERCIALIZ A COM T ION
NOMIC DEVELOP O C E ME N
INNOVATION
EPRENEU R ENTR S HIP
PVAMU ECONOMIC IMPACT
$766M $586M $235M >5,300 ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
JOBS CREATED IN THE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
GREATER HOUSTON AREA
WALLER COUNTY REGION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1
Prairie View A&M University
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Waller County
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Greater Houston
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Texas
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Division of Research & Innovation
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Office of Innovation - Ecosystem
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Office of Innovation - Commercialization
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Office of Innovation - Entrepreneurship
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9
Office of Innovation - Economic Development
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PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY
Economic Impact
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), established in 1876, is the second oldest university in Texas and designated as an “institution of the first class” in the Texas Legislature. Based in the City of Prairie View, Texas, and Waller County, it was founded to educate historically underserved students of color in Texas. PVAMU is a state-assisted, public, comprehensive land-grant institution of higher education accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, Inc. (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate degrees. Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is a member institution within the Texas A&M University System. PVAMUs status as an “institution of the first class” speaks to its standard of providing new solutions for challenges and needs at every level of society. The possibilities for PVAMU are endless as our Panthers continue to Push Forward.
AS OF THE FALL SEMESTER OF 2019, THE TOTAL ENROLLMENT WAS 8,940 STUDENTS, INCLUDING:
827
GRADUATE
8,113
UNDERGRADUATE
PANTHERS COMPETE IN 16 SPORTS AS THE UNIVERSITY IS A CHARTER MEMBER OF THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SWAC AND COMPETES AT THE NCAA DIVISION 1 LEVEL. PVAMU EMPLOYS OVER 1,780 FULL-TIME FACULTY AND STAFF COMBINED. 1
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PANTHERS HAIL FROM 44 STATES, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND 47 COUNTRIES.
PVAMU IS COMPRISED OF EIGHT COLLEGES AND 23 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND THREE CAMPUSES, THE UNIVERSITY OFFERS 36 UNDERGRADUATE, 36 GRADUATE, AND 5 DOCTORAL PROGRAMS OF STUDY.
ECONOMIC DRIVER Prairie View A & M University, located in the City of Prairie View, is only 15 miles from northwest Houston, located in US Highway 290 Corridor that connects Houston to Austin. The 290 Corridor is a vital transportation artery to attract businesses along the corridor. The State Highway 6 connects to US Highway 290 in the nearby city of Hempstead and leads to College Station, where Texas A&M University is located. Prairie View A&M University impacts the City of Prairie View by making it one of the most densely populated cities in Waller County, providing a direct economic benefit to the County of $235 million annually. Prairie View, Texas, is perfectly nestled in one of the State’s fastest-growing corridors for housing and business development. The 290 Corridor provides exceptional roadways connecting Austin and College Station with the Greater Houston region. The City of Prairie View is a city on the brink of momentous change. The City of Prairie View 4B Economic Development Corporation, a partnership between the City of Prairie View and Prairie View A & M University, proposes to attract and sustain such businesses as banking, educational research, restaurant, medical, recreation, transportation, housing, and retail. The City of Prairie View’s newly broadened University Drive, with its majestic oak trees, extends for approximately one mile from Old Highway 290 into the beautiful campus of Prairie View A & M University. It is the city’s main street and ideal for development to accommodate the community and the university population while keeping its historic, small-town feel.
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dallas 3 hrs Waco
45 10
45
35
Austin 10
290
Houston
College Station
10
San Antonio
45 min
Austin 90 min
290
6
GULF OF MEXICO
Prairie View A&M University
NW Houston 15 min
San Antonio
Houston
2.5 hrs
10
Downtown 30 min
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Cricket Sports Complex The City of Prairie View is poised at the epicenter of economic development along the Highway 290 Corridor. A contributing initiative is the Kalsoom Prairie View Cricket Complex—an 84-acre project that is destined to be the largest cricket field in the United States. The complex consists of 14 cricket fields with stadium seating. Two of the fields are illuminated to support evening games. The multiphased project will have a cricket academy to teach students at Prairie View A&M University and area K-12 schools about the sport. The PVAMU Division of Research & Innovations initiative, InnovationCommercialization Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (I-CEED) has a place at the table in developing a strategic plan for the US 290 Corridor Economic Development expansion.
Airports Several airports are easily accessible to PVAMU: Houston Executive Airport, Sugar Land Regional Airport, George Bush International Airport, William P. Hobby Airport, and Easterwood Airport.
Access to NASA Johnson Space Center For more than 50 years, NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston has led the United States and the world on a continuing adventure of space exploration, discovery, and research. Every manned U.S. space mission since 1961 has been planned and executed from JSC. Astronauts live and train in the greater Houston area. The missions of tomorrow— to the moon, to Mars and beyond—are being planned today by scientists and engineers who call the greater Houston area home.
1,700+ Acres: Size of JSC Campus
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11,000+ Total Employees
100+
Active Astronauts and Astronauts in Training
$4.6B Annual Budget
$235M WALLER COUNTY
1925 WALLER COUNTY
GREATER HOUSTON
4138 GREATER HOUSTON
TEXAS
5300 TEXAS
JOBS GENERATED BY PVAMU
$586M
$766M
TOTAL BENEFITS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
LONG TERM IMPACT
$3.9B $2.3B $245M WALLER COUNTY
GREATER HOUSTON
TEXAS
The numbers presented in this report are derived from an economic impact study titled “The Economic Impact of Prairie View A&M University on Waller County, the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land MSA, and the State of Texas”. The study used FY 2019 data and was conducted by Dr. Munir Quddus, Dr. Michael Williams, Dr. Gbolahan Osho, Dr. Gbemga Ojumu and Dr. Rahim Quazi, College of Business, Prairie View A&M University. Prairie View A&M University |
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WALLER COUNTY Waller County is located northwest of Houston and includes the cities of Prairie View, Hempstead, Waller, and Brookshire. The Waller County population is expected to more than double its current population WALLER by 2040. County leaders of Waller areCOUNTY forward thinkers 0.2% 2.0% 0.7% and are planning for growth. Available land along the Interstate 10 corridor has made Waller County a thriving economic driver in 24.9% the region. Waller WALLER COUNTY of County has a strong geographic concentration 43.0% 0.2% 2.0% interconnected businesses in0.7% the areas of education and healthcare services, manufacturing, agriculture, oil 29.1% White and gas, distribution, and food processing 24.9%
0.2%
2.0%
43.0%
TEXAS 4.2%
0.4%
WALLER
BROOKSHIRE
10
Black or African American
Other Race
White Two or More Races
11.6%
Hispanic or Latino of any race
43.0%
TEXAS
43.8%
Hispanic or Latino of any race
TEXAS
4.2%
0.4%
1.5%
11.6%
Black or African American Asian
43.8%
Other Race
11.6%
38.4% Two or More Races
43.8% Waller County Industrial Development Companies That Call Waller County Home 38.4%
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GULF OF MEXICO
Other Race
White
Source: US Census Bureau, 2015
Black or African American Asian
0.4% 38.4% 1.5% 4.2%
29.1%
5
PRAIRIE VIEW
Asian
1.5%
29.1% 24.9%
290
HEMPSTEAD
Hispanic or Latino of any race
WALLER COUNTY 0.7%
6
Two or More Races
2 3
Waller County Economic Resilience Profile. Waller County Strategic Plan, 2017
50
County Tax Rates Waller County has no sales tax, so consumers only pay the 6.25% state sales tax and any city-imposed sales tax.
100
150
Headline Index Human Capital and Knowledge Creation Index Business Dynamics Index Business Profile Index Employment and Productivity Index
Property taxes in Waller County have seen a decreasing trend to the lowest rate in the past five years in 2016 at a rate of 0.63373 per $100 valuation. This is less than the average effective property tax rate in Texas of about 1.94%.
97.9 506 HEADLINE INDEX
RANK OF 3,110 COUNTIES
THIS AREA HAS HIGH RELATIVE CAPACITY FOR INNOVATION
Economic Well-Being Index Index Value
Median Value
Innovation Index - Converting Capacity into Prosperity The Innovation Index4 is a unique framework for understanding the economic development environment for a community. It is designed to measure a community’s ability to convert knowledge and innovation capacity into prosperity by measuring/ranking five areas: human capital and knowledge creation, business dynamics, business profile, employment & productivity, economic well being. Waller County is in the top 17% of all counties. When considering the Waller County area for a project, know that you are coming to an innovative and productive space. The Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business, supported by the U.S. Commerce Department's Economic Development Administration
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Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is the only University in the Waller County area supporting the county’s workforce needs and economic development. PVAMU is one of the largest employers in county. PVAMU contributes over 1,925 jobs creation annually with an economic impact of $233M to Waller County.
Waller County has a prominent oil and gas industry presence while also boasting a significant growing food industry presence. Waller County stands to benefit from the region’s top industry sectors, which also includes aerospace and aviation, distribution and logistics, and advanced manufacturing and technology as the perimeter of the Greater Houston area continues to expand north and west. As a result, Walter County is sought out by multiple industries wishing to locate or relocate. Waller County |
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GREATER HOUSTON Houston Ranks No. 3 Among Global Cities of the Future
7.1M RESIDENTS
LARGER THAN MISSOURI OR MARYLAND
RACE/ETHNICITY: HOUSTON MSA HOUSTON TODAY MIRRORS THE US IN 4 DECADES
37.6% Hispanic 35.5% White INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER IS THE WORLD’S LARGEST MEDICAL COMPLEX
17.0% Black 7.8% Asian 2.1% Other
FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES CALL HOUSTON HOME
3M
JOBS IN THE HOUSTON MSA
MOST POPULOUS CITY IN THE COUNTRY
7TH
LARGEST US METRO ECONOMY
INDUSTRY SHARE OF HOUSTON MSA EMPLOYMENT 3% Finance and Insurance 2% Mining and Logging
HOUSTON ESTABLISHMENTS
REPORT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
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HOUSTON COMPANIES DOING BUSINESS ABROAD
IF HOUSTON WERE AN INDEPENDENT NATION, THE REGION WOULD HAVE THE 27TH LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD, BEHIND THAILAND AND AHEAD OF AUSTRIA.
7% Manufacturing 8% Construction
2% Real Estate, Rental, Leasing 1% Information
1,700+ 5,000+
HOUSTON EMPLOYS 26% OF THE NATION’S OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION JOBS
7
22
HOUSTON HAS THE LARGEST EXPORT MARKET IN THE US
#4
4% Other
20% Trade, Transportation and Utilities
16% Professional and Business Services
13% Government
10% Leisure and Hospitality 13% Educational and Health Services
HOUSTON IS HOME TO 84,560 ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS APPROXIMATELY
234,900
PEOPLE WORK IN THE REGION’S MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
HOUSTON EMPLOYS 26% OF THE NATION’S OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION JOBS
42 630 800
OIL AND GAS FIRMS IN HOUSTON
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION FIRMS
OIL FIELD SERVICE COMPANIES
RANKINGS
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is a historic, oldest and only land grant university in the Greater Houston area, established in 1876. PVAMU contributes to over 4,138 jobs creation annually with an economic impact of $586M to the Greater Houston Area.
#1 » » » »
Top city for minority entrepreneurs Highest average starting salaries Nation's best cities for millennials Best energy- and resource-based think tanks in the world
#2 » » » »
Metros with most corporate headquarters Best U.S. Metro areas for stem workers Top emerging life sciences cluster Agricultural bioscience leaders Source: Houston Rankings, Greater Houston Partnership, 2019
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TEXAS
9
TH LARGEST
NO PERSONAL OR CORPORATE INCOME TAX
ECONOMY IN THE WORLD
50 COMMERCIAL 16 SEA PORTS AIRPORTS 11 INTERSTATE 32 FOREIGN HIGHWAYS TRADE ZONES OF 46 FREIGHT 624 MILES RAILROADS COASTLINE
#1
US EXPORTER FOR 18 YEARS IN A ROW
TEXAS IS THE LEADING DESTINATION FOR COMPANIES RELOCATING FROM OTHER STATES
#1 JOBS CREATOR IN THE NATION
14M
PEOPLE IN THE CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
IN 2019, TEXAS ADDED
342,800 JOBS
50
TOP 5 HIGHEST HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE IN THE NATION
IN 2019, MORE THAN
224,099
THE LONE STAR STATE IS HOME TO
NEW BUSINESSES ENTITIES WERE CREATED
FORTUNE 500 COMPANY HQS
NO. 1 FOR FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
TOP TECH EXPORTING STATE 7 YEARS IN A ROW
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), established in 1876, is the second oldest university in Texas, and designated as an “institution of the first class” in the Texas Legislature. PVAMU contributes to over 5,300 jobs creation annually with an economic impact of $766M to the State of Texas. 9
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A
$70B
+ 2018
INFRASTRUCTURE SCORE
10-YEAR COMMITMENT TO NEW STATE ROADWAY PROJECTS
11 DEEP WATER PORTS
$244 BILLION IN MANUFACTURED GOODS MANUFACTURING FIRMS, MAKING TEXAS #2 IN THE US
25,401
10%
10% OF US MANUFACTURING
4TH IN THE WORLD LARGEST OIL PRODUCER
16% OF ALL IN-STATE
TEXAS COMPANIES DOMINATE THE LIST OF AMERICA’S 500 LARGEST PUBLIC MANUFACTURING COMPANIES THE ONLY ONE WITH A STAND-ALONE ELECTRICITY GRID
TEXAS IS THE LARGEST ENERGY-PRODUCING STATE IN THE NATION
TEXAS LEADS THE NATION IN WIND-POWERED GENERATION
ELECTRICITY IS WIND ENERGY
LEADING US PRODUCER OF CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS TOTAL SOLAR INVESTMENT IN TEXAS: MORE THAN
$4.6 BILLION
4 10
Source: Greater Houston Partnership, Q3 2020
37% 24% CRUDE OIL
$46.5B
THE AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SECTORS PROVIDE ABUNDANT BIOMASS AND BIOFUEL RESOURCES BIOFUELS PLANTS PRODUCE 400 MILLION GALLONS OF ETHANOL PER YEAR BIODIESEL PRODUCERS: 385 MILLION GALLONS OF BIODIESEL PER YEAR
ONE-FOURTH OF THE NATION’S NATURAL GAS RESERVES ARE LOCATED IN TEXAS
LARGEST PETROCHEMICAL CLUSTER IN THE WORLD WITH NEARLY 75,000 WORKERS
2ND IN THE NATION FOR INSTALLED SOLAR CAPACITY #2
NATURAL GAS
CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN WIND PROJECTS
5.7M BARRELS
A DAY, ACCOUNTING FOR 31% OF THE US’ CAPACITY Texas | 10
DIVISION OF RESEARCH & INNOVATION I-CEED / INNOVATION AT A GLANCE
MAGESH T. RAJAN PH.D., P.E., MBA
Vice President for Research and Innovation Prairie View A&M University Texas A&M University System mtrajan@pvamu.edu
As the Vice President for Research & Innovation, I am committed to elevating PVAMU’s innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship enterprise for more significant economic development and impact on the university, region, and the state of Texas. We foster a culture of innovation and entrepreneurialism across campus. We leverage innovation and entrepreneurial capabilities to create a vibrant innovation ecosystem. We are committed to providing support for intellectual property development, technology transfers, and commercialization that further fuels PVAMU’s research and innovation enterprise. We foster entrepreneurial talent, ideas, and opportunities through various faculty and student-centered programs, funding support, competitions and access to start-up resources. Our vision extends beyond the PVAMU three campuses located in Prairie View, Waller County, NorthWest Houston, and Downtown Houston, Harris County, into the Greater Houston Area and the State of Texas. Inventors and entrepreneurs of color predominantly drive our support for wealth and job creation. I am committed to elevating PVAMU’s research and innovation enterprise to become an emerging research institution. Through nurturing a vibrant research and innovation ecosystem at PVAMU, and by building collaborations and partnerships with external partners, we will elevate, transform and impact our communities, and we will have a broader impact on the greater society. Our research presence confirms PVAMU is moving toward the upper quartile in research prominence among HBCUs.
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INNOVATION CAPABILITIES AT A GLANCE INNOVATION - COMMERCIALIZATION
25+
INNOVATION CAPABILITIES
45
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES
20+
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
INNOVATION - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION - ENTREPRENEURSHIP
20
STARTUP COMPETITIONS
70+
INVENTORS/ENTREPRENEURS
50+ EMERGING STARTUPS
15
INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP CURRICULA
ECONOMIC IMPACT
50ac / $100M
$766M
$586M
THE STATE OF TEXAS
GREATER HOUSTON AREA
$10M 5,300
$235M
$3.9B
INNOVATION CORRIDOR UPCOMING
UPCOMING INNOVATION CENTER
JOBS CREATED IN TEXAS
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
LONG TERM IMPACT ON
WALLER COUNTY REGION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
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INNOVATION - ECOSYSTEM The Innovation-Ecosystem (IE) area offers support for innovators and entrepreneurs at PVAMU and the surrounding communities. IE facilitates a dynamic group of expert researchers, innovators, and industry partners and provides strategic support to develop specific innovation ventures. The purpose of the IE is to nurture an environment of innovation across campus, provide assistance, and guide the innovator as they move through the cycle of the invention to the commercial environment.
INVESTOR NETWORKS PROVIDE CAPITAL AND EXPERTISE
PROVIDE INVESTMENT GENERATES WEALTH
ACCELERATE NEW VENTURE INVESTMENT
RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE
START-UP FIRMS
PROVIDE IDEAS, INCUBATORS AND SMART PEOPLE RECRUIT AND SUPPLY SMART PEOPLE
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PROVIDE NETWORKS AND MENTORS
TRAIN AND RECRUIT SMART PEOPLE
SKILLED TALENT POOL
PROVIDE R&D PARTNERS
PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT AND TRAINING RECRUIT AND SUPPLY SMART PEOPLE
INNOVATIVE GROWTH COMPANIES
Services Offered At PVAMU, the knowledge ecosystem comprises active researchers and field experts in various multidisciplinary research centers. The Innovation Ecosystem Advisory Board (IEAB) holds periodic sessions for innovators on campus to pitch their innovation ideas. Based on the viability of the innovation, assistance is provided for commercialization, technology transfer, or a start-up venture. Innovation Spaces and Facilities (Purple Pods) PVAMU offers several facilities conducive to innovation, product or prototype development and testing. Connect with us for your next venture. Innovation and Business Curriculum PVAMU College of Business offers several undergraduate degrees. Our extensive degree offerings include Accounting, Finance, and Management Information Systems, Management, Marketing, and graduate degrees in Accounting, MBA and EMBA, industry internships, and senior year Capstone Projects that involve idea creation, design, prototype development, and testing.
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INNOVATION - COMMERCIALIZATION The Innovation-Commercialization area in the Division of Research and Innovation at PVAMU is responsible for disclosure review, financial support for legal and IP protection, management, and commercialization of the intellectual property developed at the University through formal licensing in coordination with the Texas A&M Technology Commercialization (TTC) Office. Innovation-Commercialization (IC) will assist faculty, staff, and student inventors with the protection of their inventions to be commercialized and brought to the market place for the benefit of society at large.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ROYALTY AND INVESTMENT INCOME
PRODUCTS & SERVICES
DISCLOSING INVENTIONS
COMMERCIALIZATION TECH-TRANSFER PROCESSES & CYCLE
LICENSING INVENTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL USE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION MARKETING INVENTIONS TO INDUSTRY
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REVIEW PROCESS
Services Offered Academics and entrepreneurship go hand-in-hand to provide valuable perspective about the economic benefits of commercializing university inventions. In addition to the traditional qualities often possessed by scientists, they must also acquire the attributes of entrepreneurs such as the ability to recognize business opportunities that create value for industries, university and the community at large. To that end, PVAMU InnovationCommercialization has made it a priority to provide enhanced education and training to the campus community on commercialization principles and strategies. The services include: • • • • •
Presentations and workshops on innovation processes, procedures and best practices Receive and review the invention disclosures and perform IP and market analysis Provide financial support for provisional and full patent filing and legal fees One-on-one meetings with IP attorneys through IP Clinics Guidance and assistance on licensing including marketing and networking with potential industries and corporations. • Support for federal commercialization avenues such as NSF I-Corps, SBIR and STTR programs. • Facilitate revenues earned through IP licensing royalty. PVAMU Invention Disclosure Procedure When a Prairie View A&M University researcher/employee believes that he/she may have a product fitting the definition of intellectual property, he/she must submit the IP Disclosure Form to the PVAMU Office of Innovation-Commercialization in the Division of Research & Innovation. After review of the disclosure document, the PVAMU Office of Innovation-Commercialization will submit the disclosure to the Texas A&M University System Office of Technology Commercialization (TTC). The TTC licenses inventions, discoveries, and other System-owned intellectual property to private industry for public benefit. The Invention Disclosure Form should be used to disclose all inventions, copyrightable work, and tangible research property and submit it to the PVAMU Office of Innovation-Commercialization at Innovation@pvamu.edu. Innovation Commercialization Policies • • • • • • • •
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Intellectual Property Management and Commercialization Ownership of Intellectual Property and Tangible Research Property Evaluation and Protection of Intellectual Property Commercial Development of Intellectual Property Distribution of Royalties, License Fees and Sale Proceeds from Licensing Charitable Gifts and Assignment of Ownership Rights New Venture Formation and Related Investment Administration, Oversight and reporting of Intellectual Property
Industrial and Corporate Partners We have much to contribute to industrial and corporate partners. Our office will facilitate Non-DisclosureAgreements (NDA’s) to engage with field experts on intellectual property-related collaborations and partnerships. We can also facilitate drafting, and the establishment of MOUs and partnerships for the mutual benefit of the university and private industry. We offer the talent, technology, and innovation to progress your business, provide solutions to technological challenges, educational training to the workforce.
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INNOVATION - ENTREPRENEURSHIP The Innovation-Entrepreneurship area in the Division of Research & Innovation at PVAMU is responsible to identify entrepreneurial activities among PVAMU’s students, faculty and staff, and assist them by facilitating internal and external partnerships, along with strategic business plans to promote their business ideas. We foster entrepreneurial talent, ideas, and opportunities through various faculty and student-centered programs, funding support, competitions, and access to start-up resources. Innovation-Entrepreneurship area will assist students, alumni, faculty, and staff in elevating their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial activities to create economic value.
DEVELOPING A BUSINESS PLAN RESOURCING
DISCOVERY
ENTREPRENEURIAL PROCESS
MANAGING COMPANY HARVESTING
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Innovation-Entrepreneurship unit provides PVAMU an additional opportunity to expand its community outreach to include economic development by assisting new business development from its existing and former students, faculty, and staff. One of the main deliverables of Innovation-Entrepreneurship area is to create an academic culture of entrepreneurship that will create commercial value for PVAMU faculty and staff’s academic expertise and research. The Innovation-Entrepreneurship unit advocates for creating programs and resources campus-wide that encourage both students and faculty to innovate in labs and maker spaces and engage in entrepreneurship so they can participate in moving those innovations to the marketplace. Services Offered • • • • •
Idea Discovery or Creation Market Need or Market Opportunity Recognition Feasibility Study Business Environment Analysis Business Model or Prototype Development
• • • •
Market and Consumer Research Business Plan Preparations Business Launch Strategy Prepare for competitions on Entrepreneurship, Business Plan, Innovation
• • • • • • • • •
MGMT 3333 Commercializing Innovative Ideas ENTR 4043 New Venture Creation ENTR 3013 Economics for Entrepreneurs ENTR 3023 Diversity Entrepreneurship ENTR 3033 Social Entrepreneurship MGMT 5353 Entrepreneurship and Innovation ENTR 5363 Managing Innovation ENTR 5373 Leading Innovation ENTR 5383 Funding New Ideas
Entrepreneurship Curriculum • College of Business’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program (IEP) » Minor in Entrepreneurship » Certificate in Entrepreneurship • College of Business’ Master of Business Administration (MBA) » Innovation and Entrepreneurship Concentration • MGMT 2013 Design Thinking Small Business Development Center (SBDC) The Prairie View A&M University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) provides free business consulting and affordable training seminars for small and medium-sized business owners and managers. The PVAMU SBDC is located at 39725 Owens Road – Retail Plaza, Suite 106, Prairie View, TX Phone: 936.261.9242 E-mail: sbdc@pvamu.edu Policies & Procedures • • • • •
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External Employment and Expert Witness Faculty Consulting and/or External Professional Employment Faculty Consulting and External Professional Employment External Employment Outside Activities – Business Entities Having an Agreement with the System
Venture Capital and Angel Investor Network We are developing a venture capital (VC) and angel investor resource network. This network is fervent about providing quality early-stage investment opportunities for VCs and accredited angel investors. To get involved in assisting early-stage high growth potential technology commercialization for faculty, staff, and student startup companies with fundraising and advisory services connect with us. Division of Research & Innovation | 18
INNOVATION - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The I-CEED Innovation - Economic Development unit fosters innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurialism across campus and in the region. Our vision extends beyond the PVAMU three campuses located in Prairie View, Waller County, North-West Houston, and Downtown Houston, Harris County, into the Greater Houston Area and the State of Texas. Inventors and entrepreneurs of color predominantly drive our support for wealth and job creation.
$766M Economic Impact 5,300 Jobs Created $3.9B Long-term Impact
TEXAS
3 Campuses 8 Colleges 8,940 Students 1800 Faculty / Staff 45 States, 47 Countries 36BS, 35MS / PhD Programs NCAA Division 1, 16 Sports
GREATER HOUSTON
PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY WALLER COUNTY
$586M Economic Impact 4,138 Jobs Created $2.3B Long-term Impact
$235M Economic Impact 1,925 Jobs Created $245M Long-term Impact
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) is an economic engine for the Greater Houston Region, Waller County, The City of Prairie View, and the State of Texas. As the primary agent for innovation-led economic development, the I-CEED team seeks partnerships that will enhance and empower PVAMU’s research and innovation enterprise. Our sustainable innovation and commercial ecosystem afford opportunities to identify problems and provide solutions to our local, regional, and global markets. PVAMU has a rich history of producing entrepreneurs that develop businesses and novel technological innovations that are impactful and disruptive.
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PVAMU Innovation Corridor Prairie View A&M University ignites its entrepreneurial initiative with a commitment to design and develop an Innovation Corridor on a 50-Acre University-owned property. The project will strengthen the socio-economic well-being of the cities of Prairie View, Waller, and Hempstead, as well as the Highway 290 Corridor. The Innovation Corridor includes four Zones: • • • •
Innovation and Commercialization Entertainment Residential Housing Zone for Faculty and Staff Commercial Real Estate
STATE LOOP 7098
The development will provide amenities that support the broader PVAMU community. The Innovation Corridor campus gateway development will facilitate and encourage connections between faculty, staff, students, and the community.
INNOVATION DRIVEN STARTUPS
SOCIAL EQUALITY AND ACCESS
UNIV E
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
THE 7 SEEDS OF PVAMU’S INNOVATION COORIDOR
OWENS RD
RSIT
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NEIGHBORHOOD PROSPERITY
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
PVAMU INNOVATION CORRIDOR
INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS
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The ICCE – Innovation and Commercialization Center for Entrepreneurs
INNOVATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURS
The Innovation and Commercialization Center for Entrepreneurs (ICCE) is currently underway. The ICCE initiative will cultivate the entrepreneurial landscape, support the Texas A&M University Systems’ Chancellor’s Research Initiative, and provide essential tools required by entrepreneurs and innovators to commercialize their technologies. The ICCE project is inclusive of but not limited to laboratory space designed for build-outs that feature energy-efficient systems, accelerator space with shared resources to maximize and leverage R&D capacities. The three-story building includes office condominiums, conference rooms, retail space, and D-Space for tenants. PVAMU’s goal is to be the leader in HBCU innovations by promoting its capacity as a revenue-generating institution employing the commercialization of technology as a key economic driver.
Regional Economic Development Partners and Organizations The I-CEED Innovation Economic Development unit partners with economic development drivers, facilitators, leaders and organization in the city, region and the state of Texas to further benefit the economic growth and impact of the university stakeholders and the community. • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Prairie View A&M University Small Business Development Center – Link Prairie View A&M University CAHS – Cooperative Extension Program – Link Prairie View A&M University CAHS – CEP – Community and Economic Development – Link City of Prairie View Economic Development Corporation – Link Prairie View Chamber of Commerce – Link The City of Prairie View – Mayor’s Office – Link City of Waller Economic Development Corporation – Link Waller County Economic Development Partnership – Link Waller Area Chamber of Commerce – Link Hempstead Chamber of Commerce - Link Katy Chamber of Commerce - Link West I-10 Chamber of Commerce - Link Greater Houston Partnership – Link
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Support and Incentives for Business in the Region Chapter 380/381 Development Agreements Chapter 381 of the Texas Local Government Code allows counties to provide incentives encouraging developers to build in their jurisdictions and allows counties to negotiate directly with developers and businesses. At the city level, Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code authorizes municipalities to offer incentives in the form of loans or grants of city funds or services at little or no cost to stimulate business and commercial activity. Enterprise Zone Waller County meets the requirements to be considered an Enterprise Zone, which entitles businesses to apply for and receive financial aid to promote job creation within the Zone. The Texas Capital Fund Waller County and its cities are eligible to apply to the Texas Capital Fund program, based on their population size. The Texas Capital Fund (TCF) program is a federal grant program administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture with the primary goal of job creation and retention for low- and moderate-income persons Type A and B Programs In Waller County the cities of Brookshire, Hempstead, Prairie View and Waller offer incentives through the A or B programs which impose a special sales tax for economic development purposes set at 1/8, 1/4, 3/8, or 1/2 percent to finance a wide range of economic development activities. Freeport Tax Exemption The Freeport Tax Exemption is an inventory tax exemption applied to products shipped into and out of Texas within a six-month period. Skills Development Fund The Skills Development Fund is Texas’ premier job-training program providing local customized training opportunities for Texas businesses and workers to increase skill levels and wages of the Texas workforce. The Texas Workforce Commission administers funding for the program. Success is achieved through collaboration among businesses, public community and technical colleges, Workforce Development Boards and economic development partners. PVAMU CAHS CED Services • • • • • • •
The Rural Workforce Academy (TRWA) Businesses In Development (BID) Academy Teaching Agricultural Sustainability Through Economics (TASTE) Program Business planning assistance Small Business lending assistance Financial Literacy training CED workshops
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RESEARCH FUNDING
$15M $18M $38M Cybersecurity Defense Communications Artificial Intelligence Big Data Analytics
Disaster Management Nanotechnology Space Radiation
5 Year Aggregate
Animal Science and Plant Genetics Water Security and Resiliency Environmental Management Biological Sciences
Social Justice & Health Equity Energy and Sustainability
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$200M PROPOSAL FUNDING
PVAMU RESEARCH CAPABILITIES
RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
SPONSORING
AGENCIES
250K
SQUARE FEET RESEARCH SPACE
$20M
$46M
SPONSORED AWARDS
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$5M
RESEARCH & INNOVATION
CONSTRUCTION
$100M
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COLLEGES / SCHOOLS
RESEARCH CENTERS AND INSTITUTES Center for Applied Radiation Research (CARR)
Radiation Institute for Science and Engineering (RaISE)
Integrated Food Security Research Center
Center for Computational Systems Biology (CCSB)
Secure Center of Excellence (SECURE)
International Goat Research Center (IGRC)
Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES)
Smart Microgrid Advanced Research and Technology Center (SMART)
Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC)
Center for Radiation Engineering and Science for Space Exploration (CRESSE)
Texas Gulf Coast Environmental Data (TEXGED) Center
Center for Applied Statistics Small Business Development Center
Thermal Science Research Center Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR) Center of Excellence in Research and Education for Big Military Data Intelligence (CREDIT) Future NASA Center (FAST)
Fabrication Center Minority Achievement, Creativity, and High Ability Center (MACH-3) Agro-Innovation &Technology Center
Community Urban and Rural Enhancement Studies (CURES) Center
Cooperative Agricultural Research Center (CARC)
Texas Institute for the Preservation of History & Culture (TIPHC)
KEY RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE Deep Learning Lab an Artificial Intelligence
Multi-Sourced Energy Integration Test Lab
Cloud Computing Lab
Power and Power Electronics Lab
Networking Technology and Security Lab
Wireless Communications Lab
X-ray and Dosimetry Lab Solar Observatory Fabrication Center Environmental Sciences Lab
Personalized Genomics Lab Virus and Malware Research Lab
Plant Growth Calendar Computational Molecular Biology Lab
Smart Grid and Microgrid Labs Imaging Lab
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