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Presentation to the Master Plan Research Advisory Committee (MPRAC)

Strategic Inventory of Louisiana Research and Innovation Assets (DRAFT)

Battelle Technology Practice

July 31, 2013

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Confidential Review Draft – For discussion purposes only (7/31/13).

Agenda

SECTION I: Project Origins, Context, Approach and Deliverables

SECTION II: Follow-Up Steps for Consideration a) Suggested Steps for Enhancing Higher Education Value to Industryb) Cross-Sector Opportunities for Collaborationc) Emerging Growth Sector Opportunities for Collaborationd) Measuring ROI of Potential Collaborative Opportunities

SECTION III: Best Practices of Higher Education Collaborating with Industrye) National Examplesf) State of Louisiana Examples

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PROJECT ORIGINS: ADDRESSING A LOUISIANA INNOVATION COUNCIL (LIC) 2012 PRIORITY

• Aligned with Louisiana Innovation Council Duties

1) Recognition and communication of economic diversification and innovative efforts as key economic development priorities in the state

2) Shaping Louisiana’s innovation agenda

3) Assisting in the talent development pipeline that supports innovation

4) Assisting in the coordination of related policies programs and investments, such as angel investor tax credits and state venture capital investments

5) Creating prioritized recommendations annually to address part or all of the innovation agenda in Louisiana

6) Evaluating first year topics, such as technology transfer, high-growth industry segments and a Georgia Research Alliance model for Louisiana

Source: Louisiana Revised Statutes 51:2401

• 2012 LIC Priority to be Addressed

Survey Louisiana’s R&D Enterprise to identify strengths that can be prioritized with the goal of developing national competitiveness

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DELIVERABLES HIGHLIGHT “WHAT WITHIN HIGHER ED MATTERS TO INDUSTRY” BY EMERGING SECTOR

• Rich perspective on industry’s expectations from university-related research activities, talent, access to specialized facilities, and collaborations within each of the emerging growth sectors

• Rich perspective on the top five to ten Louisiana university assets related to each of the emerging growth sectors

In the context of the activities among peer states, Southern states, and overall U.S. Discovering and distinguishing between real and perceived gaps

• Integration of Louisiana university research and innovation assets into the overall marketing of Louisiana’s value proposition to companies contemplating relocations

Including marketing materials Including talking points Including specific research and innovation asset visits during recruitment efforts

Summary of higher education opportunities within the State that can accelerate economic development in Louisiana, based upon industry and stakeholder input (e.g., BoR MPRAC) and guidance from the LIC working groups

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BUILDS UPON INDUSTRY’S VIEWS OF IMPORTANT UNIVERSITY ASSETS: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL AREAS

* - Based upon interviews of selected companies and not an industry’s qualitative and quantitative assessment of Louisiana’s assets.

Industry Assessment of Needs/Priorities (qualitative based upon industry interviews): ●Critical ◕Very important ◐Somewhat Important ◔Minimally important ○Unimportant.

Emerging Growth Sector *Industry Assessment

Industry- Univ. Collaborations

Research

Signature Facilities

Talent

Digital Media & Enterprise Software ◐ ◔ ◐ ●Coastal & Water Management ◐ ◔ ● ◔

Clean Technology (i.e., Bioprocessing, Power/Energy, Energy Efficiency) ● ◐ ◐ ◔

Life Sciences (i.e., Specialty Healthcare, Obesity/Diabetes, Pharmaceuticals) ◕ ● ◐ ◔Advanced Manufacturing (i.e., Auto, Aerospace, Chemical, Shipbuilding, Other Manufacturing) ◔ ◐ ● ◕

Next Generation Oil & Gas ◐ ◔ ◔ ●

Nuclear Energy ◐ ◔ ◔ ●

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Agenda

SECTION I: Project Origins, Context, Approach and Deliverables

SECTION II: Follow-Up Steps for Consideration a) Suggested Steps for Enhancing Higher Education

Value to Industryb) Cross-Sector Opportunities for Collaborationc) Emerging Growth Sector Opportunities for

Collaborationd) Measuring ROI of Potential Collaborative

Opportunities

SECTION III: Best Practices of Higher Education Collaborating with Industrye) National Examplesf) State of Louisiana Examples

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SUGGESTED STEPS STRUCTURED TO FACILITATE WORKING GROUPS’ ASSUMPTION OF INITIATIVES AFTER BATTELLE

Industry Views on Importance of Higher Education Assets

• Industry-University Collaborations (including Technology Transfer and Commercialization)

• Research Capacity

• Signature Facilities

• Talent

Emerging Growth Sector Opportunity Areas

• Digital Media and Enterprise Software

• Coastal & Water Management

• Clean Technology

• Life Sciences

• Advanced Manufacturing

• Next Generation Oil & Gas

• Nuclear Energy

Cross-Sector Opportunity Areas

• Technology Transfer & Commercialization

• Research & Development Capacity

• Talent

Time Frame for Opportunity Area Initiatives

• Immediate (ASAP)

• Short-Term (Within 12 months)

• Intermediate (12-36 mos.)

• Long-Term (After 36 mos.)

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CROSS-SECTOR INITIATIVES PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Cross-Sector Initiatives

Technology Transfer & Commercialization• Initiatives fostering

technology transfer, commercialization and new venture development

Research Capacity• Enhancing R&D

partnerships and collaborations with industry

Talent• Improving talent

connections with industry

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HIGHER ED AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION – CROSS-SECTOR INITIATIVES (1 OF 2)

Immediate Opportunities (initiate ASAP)• Align university intellectual property practices with current, national best-

practice standards (e.g., policies regarding market attorney rates, campus/system template agreements, and intellectual property, and copyrighted material use)

• Develop a statewide translational research and pre-commercialization fund to enhance faster prototyping and other means of commercializing university research

• Promote the use of the Louisiana Technology Commercialization Tax Credit program

• Create a database of service providers with expertise and experience working with entrepreneurs and serial entrepreneurs, and then market those services

Technology Transfer &

Commercialization

• Encourage universities, LA Community & Technical College System (LCTCS) campuses, and Economic Development Organizations (EDOs) to create an industry and educational liaison position and implement a comprehensive training program for university economic development and corporate relations officers

• Encourage the Louisiana Board of Regents to revise its funding formula to reward Louisiana universities for industry-funded R&D in addition to federally funded R&D

Research Capacity

• Develop a playbook for university-industry partnerships based on historic project wins (e.g., Sasol, IBM, Benteler), which require post-secondary education talent and utilize regional EDOs

• Create incentives spurring industry-university collaborations to establish experiential learning opportunities in emerging growth sectors to increase the number of graduates with real-world skills

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Note: High impact initiatives are shown above in “bold” color.

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HIGHER ED AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION – CROSS-SECTOR INITIATIVES (2 OF 2)

Short-Term Opportunities (< 12 mos.)

• Create more intentional connections between Louisiana universities and active and retired military personnel within the State to drive defense-related innovation in emerging growth sectors;

• Create such connections with industry executives within the State (or with connections to LA) to drive innovation in other emerging sectors

Research Capacity

• Develop faculty professional development programs with industry to create curriculum that reflects current trends within digital media and enterprise software, clean technology, and coastal and water management

Talent

Intermediate Opportunities (12-36 mos.)

• Offer seed grants and grant-writing funding support to promote Louisiana universities pursuing federally funded industry-university research centers (e.g., NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers [I/UCRCs])Research Capacity

• Leverage university alumni associations to identify candidates with high-demand degrees outside of Louisiana; use e-communications to highlight job opportunities, openings, and career paths in the state

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EMERGING GROWTH SECTORS PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Emerging Growth Sector

Initiatives

Digital Media & Enterprise Software• Talent Development

Coastal & Water Management • Continued development

of large-scale signature facilities and related activities to foster industry-university partnerships

Clean Technology • Increased university

engagement with industry through consortia or similar efforts Life Sciences

• Continued development of proof-of-concept tools for early-stage university research to foster commercialization

Advanced Manufacturing • Foster the component

manufacturing capabilities available statewide



HIGHER ED AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION – EMERGING GROWTH SECTOR INITIATIVES (1 OF 3)

Immediate Opportunities (initiate ASAP)

• Market Louisiana university digital media academic assets to companies within the healthcare information technology, gaming, entertainment, communications, and cyber security industries

• Prioritize the recruitment and retention of faculty in related disciplines to enhance unique capabilities within the Digital Media and Enterprise Software sector

Digital Media & Enterprise Software

• Develop a comprehensive strategy for leveraging coastal and water management research and innovation assets to maximize sector-related job growth, funding, and the creation of federal research centers

• Leverage The Water Institute of the Gulf (TWIG), in cooperation with Louisiana universities (or potentially through Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium [LUMCON]) to form a partnership with the Corps of Engineers and other entities to broaden statewide efforts to improve numerical models for sediment flows

Coastal & Water

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• Develop a comprehensive strategy for leveraging advanced manufacturing sector research and innovation assets to maximize sector-related job growth, funding, and federal research center development

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Short-Term Opportunities (< 12 mos.)

• Market data analytics and IT-related programs at Louisiana universities to industry and venture capitalists; promote new certificate programs, degree offerings and industry training workshops

Digital Media & Enterprise Software

• Identify strategic partnership opportunities between universities (e.g., Tulane's Riverfront Campus) and the hydropower development industry

Coastal & Water

Management

• Develop a wood-based biofuels/bioproducts technology networking and scientific interest group comprising industry and academic representatives to establish focus areas for joint development

• Market Louisiana university research, testing, instrumentation capabilities, value-added facilities, and education programs to the wood-based biofuels/bioproducts focused industry and venture capitalists investing in that sector

Clean Technology

• Identify strategic partnering opportunities (e.g., market gaps) in the component manufacturing sector and market the advanced manufacturing capacity of Louisiana universities to companies within clean technology, shipbuilding, nuclear energy, and automotive sectors

• Market Louisiana Alliance for Simulation-Guided Materials Applications (LA-SIGMA) to industry sectors for which computational material sciences are important

• Develop a statewide database of university material sciences facilities and infrastructure to coordinate marketing outreach efforts to industry

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Intermediate Opportunities (12-36 mos.)

• Establish a partnership with technology accelerators to develop and advance proof-of-concept tools and translational development of life science discoveries Life Sciences

• Establish a business model and process with clear policies and procedures to maximize the use of test facilities, educational programs, exhibition space, and the business incubator in relation to Tulane's Riverfront campus

Coastal & Water

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• Establish partnerships with regional companies to develop focused educational programs to build the pipeline of trained personnel with embedded immersive project experiences

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Long-Term Opportunities (> 36 mos.)

• Develop a statewide strategy for aligning universities' research focus in life sciences with economic development organizations' focus on annual job growth goals

• Form a consortium to promote the use of in-state primate centers to advance life science research and commercialization

Life Sciences

• Pursue funding support for the development of a multi-university collaborative center to conduct applied research and educate talent

Clean Technology

• Establish a statewide strategy to support collaborative research and development centers in the area of digital media and enterprise software

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MEASURING ROI OF POTENTIAL COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES

Metrics Currently Available: • Federal/State grants received based on collaborative proposals

• Growth in industry-sponsored research

• U.S. patents issued

• Jobs created in Louisiana

Metrics to be Considered:• World-renowned, high-wage talent hired

• Internships awarded by industry

• Industry collaborative proposals and contracts developed or submitted

• Annual invention disclosures

• Licenses or options to third parties (number with in-state companies)

• New companies formed (number in operation after five years and resident in-state)

• Follow-on investment attracted by new companies

• Certificate and degree programs to directly support industry needs

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