Innovation Capabilities - Division of Research & Innovation

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

www.pvamu.edu/research

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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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2

Waller County

5

3

Greater Houston

7

4

Texas

9

5

Division of Research & Innovation

11

6

Office of Innovation - Ecosystem

13

7

Office of Innovation - Commercialization

15

8

Office of Innovation - Entrepreneurship

17

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

(Not to Scale) Prairie View A&M University |

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 • • • • • • • •

17.01 17.01.01 17.01.02 17.01.03 17.01.04 17.01.05 17.01.06 17.01.07

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.

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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

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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

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THE 7 SEEDS OF PVAMU’S INNOVATION COORIDOR

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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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.

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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

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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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