Industrial Innovation
and
Partnerships
Kesh Narayanan
Division Director
Innovations through Partnerships
IIP Strategic Direction
Vision
To be the pre-eminent federal resource driving the expansion
of our nation’s innovation capacity by stimulating
partnerships among industry, academe, investors,
government and other stakeholders.
Mission
IIP will enhance our nation’s economic competitiveness by
catalyzing the transformation of discovery into societal
benefits through stimulating partnerships and promoting
learning environments for innovators.
Innovations through Partnerships
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
Division Director
Industry/University
Cooperative
Research Centers
Office of
Industrial
Innovation
Grant Opportunities
for Academic
Liaison with
Industry
• Advanced Electronics (4)
• Advanced Manufacturing (3)
• Advanced Materials (7)
• Biotechnology (4)
• Civil Infrastructure Systems (3)
• Energy and the Environment (5)
• Fabrication and Processing
Technology (7)
• Health and Safety (4)
• Information and Communications (6)
• Quality, Reliability and
Maintenance (2)
• System Design and Simulation (1)
Small Business
Innovation
Research
Partnerships
for Innovation
American
Competitiveness
Initiative
Small Business
Technology
Transfer
• Advanced Materials and
Manufacturing
• Biotechnology
• Chemical Technology
• Electronics
• Information Technology
• Special Topics
Innovations through Partnerships
Industry/University Cooperative
Research Centers (I/UCRC)
• Center for Sensors and Actuators
U. C.- Berkeley / Dust Networks Wireless sensors called “Smart Dust”
that can track troop movement or
traffic density for example.
• Hayward, Calif., – September 14, 2006 –
Dust Networks, (www.dustnetworks.com),
one of the recipients of The Wall Street
Journal's 2006 Global Technology Innovation
Awards.
• Chris Pister, Student-Faculty-Founder
Innovations through Partnerships
Grant Opportunities for Academic
Liaison with Industry (GOALI)
• Penn State University / Neenah, Wheland, &
Navistar Foundries - an advanced oxidation*
process for foundries that enhances “green
sand” performance in the casting process and
diminishes air emissions.
*SonoperoxoneTM combines
O3, H2O2 and high-powered
acoustics to generate
advanced oxidants in the
water used by a foundry
Innovations through Partnerships
Partnerships for Innovation (PFI)
• Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) /
Concrete Industry Management –Expand to Arizona
State University, California State University–Chico, and
New Jersey Institute of Technology. Develop on-line
courses, establish a “state-of-the art” laboratory,
leverage NSF funding with concrete industry patrons* to
produce qualified graduates for the very large
construction industry.
*Concrete Industry leaders are pledging $1M
annually for the next 4-5 years for each of the
partner universities.
Innovations through Partnerships
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
• eSpin Technologies – Partnered with
Tennessee to move polymeric nanofiber
research from a laboratory scale to a
manufacturing facility. Filtration potential cuts
across automotive, aerospace, healthcare and
other industrial customers.
Innovations through Partnerships
Follow-On Industry Funding (I/UCRC)
$60.0
$58.6
$41.6
$50.8
$36.0
$40.0
$20.0
$0.0
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Year
Third Party Investment (SBIR)
$80.0
(million)
(million)
$80.0
$57.8
$60.0
$43.5
$40.0
$20.0
$10.6
$0.0
2004
2005
Year
Innovations through Partnerships
2006
Economic Impact
Jobs and Sales Growth (SBIR)
4229
2934
Sales (in
million dollars)
$655
$283
At the start of
award
Jobs
At the time of
survey
Innovations through Partnerships
Innovation Research Topics
• Biotech
• Synthetic biology
• Electronics
• Quantum Dots
• Robotics in Manufacturing
• Information Technology
• Broadband Enabled Technologies
• Collaboration Tools
• Emerging Opportunities
Innovations through Partnerships