1. WIN
World Innovation Network

2. WIN collaboration
NSF funded Partnership for Innovation (PFI) grant to
explore universities collaboration model to enhance
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commercialization
• University research yields 1 start-up per
$100 million in funding
• U.S. spent nearly $60 billion
• 593 new companies
• Can we do better?
DOE funded Energy
Commercialization
Center (ECC) same goals
• Corporate partners and
universities Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark

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resources
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research
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– Connect start-ups & seed capital funds
– Improve matching with human capital

4. Western
Innovation
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Network
• Project funded by the
National Science
Foundation
• Research university
regional leadership
• Infrastructure support
for teaching universities
• Liaison with corporate
and government
partners

5. Utah Science, Technology and Research
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Experience: T
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hi Institutions
Total ARRA
Funds Total TCG Startups
Institution
Allocated as Projects Supported
TCGs 2011
University of Utah $1,385,000 29 20
Utah State University $607,696 13 4
Non-research Institutions 31 startups
Davis ATC $12,574 1 1 in one year
Dixie ATC $70,000 2 2 from
Utah
Dixie State College $69,000 2 2
teaching
Salt Lake Community
$210,000 5 5 institutions
College
Southern Utah University $192,886 5 4
Utah Valley University $206,000 5 5
Weber State University $465,895
$465 895 14 12
Total $3,219,051 76 55

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• International partnerships
• Mexico
• China
• Canada