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Award Abstract # 0438684
National Partnership for Managing Upstream Innovation: The Case of Nanoscience and Technology

NSF Org: TI
Translational Impacts
Recipient: NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
Initial Amendment Date: August 17, 2004
Latest Amendment Date: September 23, 2008
Award Number: 0438684
Award Instrument: Continuing Grant
Program Manager: Sara B. Nerlove
TI
 Translational Impacts
TIP
 Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships
Start Date: November 1, 2004
End Date: June 30, 2009 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount: $0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date: $719,010.00
Funds Obligated to Date: FY 2004 = $202,218.00
FY 2006 = $516,792.00
History of Investigator:
  • Ira Weiss (Principal Investigator)
    ira_weiss@ncsu.edu
  • Alden Bean (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Angus Kingon (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Lynda Aiman-Smith (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Paul Mugge (Co-Principal Investigator)
  • Jon Bartley (Former Principal Investigator)
Recipient Sponsored Research Office: North Carolina State University
2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY
RALEIGH
NC  US  27695-0001
(919)515-2444
Sponsor Congressional District: 02
Primary Place of Performance: North Carolina State University
2601 WOLF VILLAGE WAY
RALEIGH
NC  US  27695-0001
Primary Place of Performance
Congressional District:
02
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI): U3NVH931QJJ3
Parent UEI: U3NVH931QJJ3
NSF Program(s): PFI-Partnrships for Innovation
Primary Program Source: app-0104 
app-0106 
Program Reference Code(s): 0000, OTHR
Program Element Code(s): 166200
Award Agency Code: 4900
Fund Agency Code: 4900
Assistance Listing Number(s): 47.084

ABSTRACT

0438684
Bartley

This award is to North Carolina State University to support the activity described below for 36 months. The proposal was submitted in response to the Partnerships for Innovation Program Solicitation (NSF-04556).

Partners
The partners include North Carolina State University (Lead Institution), Industrial Research Institute (North Carolina State University-based group of 210 companies that fund 75% of the industrial R&D performed in the US), and Center for Innovation and Management Studies (group of 60 researchers at North Carolina State University).

The primary objectives are to develop a new conduit for flow of knowledge between national research enterprise and the industrial corporations, to develop new methods to manage innovation to aid the transition of the early stage science and technology into commercial value, to disseminate the results of the partnership's outcomes and methods to a broad range of user groups through regional education and outreach programs.

Potential Economic Impact
The proposed innovations include transfer of research and technology from the research enterprise in the nano-science and engineering area to companies that are capable of exploiting it to create products and businesses. The national expenditure in nano-related science and engineering is estimated in the billions of dollars, and the nation is not on track to meet expectations for trillions of dollars in products and services owing to the difficulty in assessing the new information and converting it into products. The proposed partnership will investigate new methodologies to foster this innovation.

The intellectual merit of the project includes formation of partnerships among academe, government, and the private sector to foster high tech, research based innovation in the region. The partnership includes university faculty and students, state, regional and local government, and the business community (including venture fund companies). The workforce to empower the innovation will be trained and educated in academic and outreach programs.

The broader impacts of the activity concentrate on education and training of current and future entrepreneurs. There is a strong emphasis on involvement of underrepresented groups.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Aiman-Smith, Lynda; Bean, Alden S.; Cantwell, April; Chapas, Richard; Collins, Martha J.; Kingon, Angus I.; Mugge, Paul C.; Wolff, M. F. "Social networks key to harnessing nanoscience.knowledge explosion" Research Technology Management , v.49 , 2006 , p.2
Alencar, M. S. M.; Antunes, A. M. S.; Porter, Alan L.; Wolffe, Michael F. "Nanopatenting patterns raise concerns for managers, countries." Research Technology Management , v.49 , 2006 , p.8
Bean, Alden S., Richard Chapas, Martha J. Collins, and Angus I. Kingon "Nanoscience and technology: Firms take first steps" Research Technology Management , v.48(3) , 2005 , p.3
Kingon, A., Collins, M., Gentry, S., & Bean, A. "Corporate responses to nanoscience and nanotechnology (This paper was prepared and submitted prior to NSF funding as part of the preparation for the project proposal)." Research Technology Management , v.47(3) , 2004 , p.6
Porter, Alan L.; Cunningham, Scott W. "Just in time technology analysis support" International Journal of Technology Management , v.34 , 2006 , p.319

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