a model for technology transfer: technology innovation clusters 1 roy c. haught, epa august 20, 2014
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A Model for Technology Transfer:
Technology Innovation Clusters
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Roy C. Haught, EPAAugust 20, 2014
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The Commercialization Conundrum
Federal labs can:• Research• Develop• Protect IP• Test and evaluate• Support verification
and validation
Federal labs cannot:• Manufacture• Market• Invest
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The Cluster Concept
Cluster organizations can:• Connect researchers to business
partners• Connect start-ups to accelerators and
other resources• Streamline testing and approval
processes• Act as support groups for innovators,
speeding the development and adoption of technologies
Cluster
Univer-sities
Startups
Local Gov’t
State Gov’tFederal Gov’t
Support Groups
Large Corps.
Clusters are dense, regional networks of companies and other groups in the same industry.
Regional DW, WW, and SW Patents
Louisville80
Cincinnati258
Dayton40
Frankfort11
Lexington38
Indianapolis184
Columbus76
Indianapolis:Drinking Water: 138Waste Water: 45Storm Water: 1
Lexington:Drinking Water: 9Waste Water: 26Storm Water: 3
Louisville:Drinking Water: 17Waste Water: 62Storm Water: 1
Frankfort:Drinking Water: 3Waste Water: 8Storm Water: 0
Cincinnati:Drinking Water: 96Waste Water: 153Storm Water: 9
Dayton:Drinking Water: 8Waste Water: 32Storm Water: 0
Columbus:Drinking Water: 24Waste Water: 46Storm Water: 6
Search Date: October 8, 2010Source: USPTO, 1976-Present, Search terms: “Drinking Water”, “Storm Water” and “Waste Water” 4
EPA & SBA Announcement• January 18, 2011 – EPA and SBA Administrator announced
formation of Water Technology Innovation Cluster “Now Confluence.– Address Water Challenges and Spur Economic Development
• EPA also announced: – $5M STAR Grant - National Center for Innovative Drinking
Water Treatment Technology– $1.5M (EPA-SBIR) to fund innovative water treatment
technologies being developed by the private sector– $5M (EPA Extramural) for further development and support
of innovative water technologies
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Cluster Research, Development, and Deployment Model
EPA CollaboratorsResearch
Publication
Peers
Widget
Verification/Demonstration
Commercialization
TraditionalR&D Model Cluster
RD&D Model
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R&D contract
R&D
R&D, startup
Cluster in Action: CitiLogics
Incubation
Testing & Demonstration Phase I SBIR grant
Export promotion
EPA Cincinnati Water Research Facilities
AWBERCCincinnati, OH
Test and Evaluation FacilityCincinnati, OH
Experimental Stream FacilityMilford, OH
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Drinking WaterPilot Plants
Bio containmentLaboratory
AnalyticalLaboratories
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Cincinnati Cluster Team
Cluster Support• Stakeholder
engagement• Research funding• Ex officio seat on
Confluence board
Tech Transfer• Connect researchers
to potential partners• Protect IP• Develop cooperative
agreements
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Selected Confluence Partners
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Impact
Increased Collaboration• 14 CRADAs• 6 patent applications• 3 provisional patent
applications• 2 license agreements
…from only 17 funded projects.
FY12-13 FY13-14
$1,500,000
$4,000,000
In-Kind Contributions Leveraged
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What’s Happening Now
• Supporting the 11th Annual Drinking Water Workshop Sept 9th – 11th,
• Coordinating with Confluence – Water 2.0 Industrial Internet Conference & Energy
Efficiency Workshop November 3
– Innovation showcase December 3
• Planning an IP training/boot camp December 4
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1. Clean Urban Water Technology Zone (Tacoma, WA)
2. The BlueTechValley (Central and San Joaquin Valleys, CA)
3. Las Vegas Cluster Effort (Nevada)4. Southwest Water Technology
Cluster (Tucson, Arizona)5. Colorado Water Innovation
Cluster (Fort Collins, CO)6. Surge Accelerator (Houston, TX)7. The Water Council (Milwaukee, MI)8. Michigan Water Technology
Initiative9. Confluence WTIC (SW Ohio/N
Kentucky/SE Indiana)10. NorTech Water (NE Ohio)11. Water Economy Network
(Pittsburgh, PA)12. New England Water Innovation
Network (Massachusetts)
13. Emerging clustersThis map is not intended to be comprehensive, and may not include some emerging water clusters.
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Locations of U.S. Water Clusters and Technology Initiatives
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Full map available at www2.epa.gov/clusters-program/clusters-map.
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Clusters Program Support Activities
• Connects EPA researchers to potential partners
• Assists researchers in developing collaborative agreements and protecting IP
• Identifies promising water technologies via the clusters
• Works with clusters on technology testing
• Maintains inventory of clusters• Assembles info on SBIR awards in air
and waterwww2.epa.gov/clusters-program
Thank YouQuestions
Roy C. Haught
Phone: (513) 569-7067
Email: [email protected]
www.epa.gov/nrmrl/watercluster
www.epa.gov/clusters-program