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Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Demonstrating the Value of the University as a Business and Innovation Driver:
The Utah Experience
“The Evolving University Research Park”
68th Annual Meeting of the ORAU Council of Sponsoring InstitutionsKnoxville, TNMarch 6, 2013
Tom ParksVice President for Research
University of UtahSalt Lake City
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Academic Science and The Marketplace
“Applied research invariably drives out pure” Vannevar Bush, 1945
“A great deal of basic research has been done…But I think the time has now come to zero in on the targets by trying to get our knowledge fully applied”
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1966 “There’s a lot more to a liberal education than improving the economy”
Derek Bok, 2009
Our society’s ability to make policy decisions on grounds other than economic ones is decreasing and important non-economic values may be left behind
On the other hand, increased productivity and an expanding economy improve human well-being
Berman, E.P. (2012) Creating the Market University. Princeton Univ. Press
Vice President for Research
The University of UtahTed McAleer, USTAR Authority
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
The Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Program
USTAR Research Team Funding
USTAR Buildings &Infrastructure
Technology Outreach Program
USTAR Authority
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Programmatic Investment
• Research TeamsCapitalize on areas of university research strength that
match Utah’s strategic economic development goals
Interdisciplinary research focus Senior faculty plus a team of junior faculty, post-docs,
research staff, and graduate studentsUniv. of Utah teams chosen through an on-campus
RFP, preliminary selection by Provost and VPR, then final selection by the USTAR Governing Authority (the legislatively-mandated group that controls funding)
Investment of ~$5 million per team spread over 4-5 years
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Univ. of Utah USTAR Program: FY07-12
•$61 million spent in support of faculty teams•36 faculty members recruited into 11 teams Fossil Energy
Alternative Energy Digital Media
Diagnostic ImagingCircuits of the BrainImaging TechnologyNanoscale and Biomedical Photonics
Biomedical Device Innovation Wireless Nanosystems
Nanotechnology BiosensorsMicro- and Nano System Integration
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
USTAR vs. non-USTAR PI Performance Metrics for FY12
USTAR = 25 PIs (among 34 USTAR faculty)Non-USTAR = 815 other University of Utah faculty with extramural
grants and contracts
Metrics (expressed as per capita ratio of USTAR:non-USTAR PIs)
Extramural funding ($) 1.5Invention disclosures 8.4Provisional U.S. patents filed 5.8Full U.S. patents filed 4.0Licenses issued 5.7Startup companies (FY07-12, n= 11 USTAR groups) 2.3
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
USTAR Research• Grant applications submitted• Grants funding (fed, industry sponsored) • GOED Centers of Excellence funding
FY2007 FY2015
USTAR Teams• Faculty hired• Research facilities completed
USTAR Technology Development• Disclosures filed• IP applications filed • Patents issued
USTAR Commercialization• Spin-off companies• Commercial research• Licenses to firms
Economic Impact Associated with USTAR
• New earnings• New jobs• New tax revenues
USTAR Approach to Implementation and Assessment
Ted McAleer, USTAR Authority
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Vice President for Research
The University of UtahUSTAR Authority
Category Adjusted FY13 Plan
December 31, 2012(Actuals)
Results vsPlan
State investment in USTAR research to date
$107.7 Million N/A
Faculty hiring activity 19 teams* 21 teams51 faculty hires
External research grants awarded through June 30, 2012
$105.9 M* $142MM
External research grants proposed for FY13 and beyond
No prospectus target
$270+ Million
Disclosures to date ~160 348
Provisional patents and patents filed to date
No prospectus target
213
Companies started in Utah to date 11* 15
10+ active projects
* Based on 63% of Prospectus ($107.7MM actual vs. $171.8 MM in 2005 Prospectus) (Note: of the $107.7MM, $74.76MM is State and $33MM is ARRA
Summary of Progress at Q2 FY13
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
USTAR Facilities and Infrastructure at Utah State University
October 7, 2010 ribbon cuttingBiofuels Infrastructure
USU BEERC:Hybrid Energy R&D Ctr (primarily private investment)
USU USTAR Core Facilities• Clinical nutrition center• Bio Safety Level 3• Vivarium• Life science labs
USTAR Authority
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
USTAR Research Building at the Univ. of Utah
U of U – 2012 projected opening
Core Facilities in 208,000 sf
• 18,000 sf Nanofabrication facility
• 5,300 sf Microscopy suite
• Small-animal imaging facility
• VivariumUofU – Apr2012 opening
U of U: April 19, 2012 Ribbon Cutting
USTAR Authority
Nanofabrication facility
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The University of Utah
Regional Technology Outreach
• In FY2012, 200+ projects in 21 of 29 counties
• Seed grant program (TCG) has yielded 98+ prototypes, 30+ new companies, 176+ new employees and over $20.3 Million in new private capital
• Team is working with USTAR Faculty on over 20 commercialization projects
USTAR Authority
Vice President for Research
The University of Utah
Licensing of Intellectual Property is Just One of Several Ways Universities Help the Transition of Knowledge into
Practice1. Movement of highly-skilled students into public or private
employment2. Publication of research results in the open research literature that is
read by workers in all sectors3. Personal interaction between the creators and users of new
knowledge (e.g, via professional meetings, seminars, industrial liaison programs, etc.)
4. Corporate-sponsored research agreements with university researchers
5. Multi-firm arrangements such as university-industry cooperative research centers
6. Personal individual faculty and student consulting arrangements with private firms
7. Entrepreneurial activity of faculty and students occurring outside the university without involving university-owned intellectual property (IP)
8. Licensing of IP to established firms or new start-up companies
Merrell, S. & Mazza, A.-M. (2011) Managing University Intellectual Property in the Public Interest, National Academy Press, 102 pp.