| Project ID |
BPN712 |
| Website |
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| Start Date |
Wed 2013-Feb-06 06:19:04 |
| Last Updated |
Thu 2013-Feb-14 11:19:48 |
| Abstract |
This project aims to leverage private sector intermediaries to facilitate, measure, and report commercialization outcomes of Center activities. BSAC university-based precommercial research (“presearch” for short) has been successful in member recruiting and retention as measured by membership related research revenue for the center ($1.2M-$3M/year) and average longevity of members (~ 8 years). But members have increasingly had trouble bridging the gaps from “presearch” to manufacturable processes & devices. As MEMS processes and applications move mainstream, these gestation periods are dropping rapidly. Many members have, in our surveys and at IAB meetings, vocalized that we need to help bridge commercialization gaps and increase the speed of commercialization. Any such commercialization facilitation programs cannot compromise the fundamental research mission of the Center. We propose to do this with specialized or focused non-University agents who can facilitate the transition from laboratory proof of concept vehicles to precommercial prototypes to commercial production. These intermediaries will provide boundary spanning between university presearch and commercialization. |
| Status |
New |
| Funding Source |
NSF |
| IAB Research Area |
Package, Process & Microassembly |
| Researcher(s) |
John M. Huggins |
| Advisor(s) |
John M. Huggins |
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