10 Year Review - The University of Akron

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The Office of Technology Transfer and The University of Akron Research Foundation The University of Akron Research Foundation Goodyear Polymer Center, Suite 312 Akron, Ohio 44325-2103 PH: 330-972-7840 FAX: 330-972-2368 TECHNOLOGY TRANFER PERSONNEL Associate Vice President for Research & Director of Technology Transfer Associate Vice President for Research Assistant Director of Technology Transfer Marketing Director and Project Manager Administrative Assistant Kenneth Preston Wayne H. Watkins Cheryl Garcia Susan Dollinger Maria Hill (resigned) Sharon Logue Josephine Johnson (resigned) Linda Smith (transferred) UARF OFFICERS: President Executive Director Secretary/Treasurer Accountant/Fiscal Officer Dr. George R. Newkome Kenneth Preston Wayne H. Watkins Mary Ellen Hinkle BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Dr. Luis M. Proenza, Board Chairman Dr. George R. Newkome Dennis Cocco Stuart Giller Robert Cooper Clifford Isroff Irene Shapiro Ann Brennan Peter Piglia Richard Pogue Chander Mohan, M.D. 23
A DECADE IN TRANSITION At the turn of the 21 st century, University of Akron President, Dr. Luis Proenza, and the Board of Trustees began an initiative to emphasize the growth, development, and status of the research capability of the institution. To that end, The University of Akron introduced Dr. George Newkome as the new Vice President for Research in 2001. Dr. Newkome’s first priority was to establish an efficient intellectual property (IP) management system. Dr. Newkome enlisted the services of two seasoned business attorneys to create a technology management office (Office of Technology Transfer) as a part of the University’s Office of Research. The OTT’s objectives are to identify, evaluate, protect and commercialize the results of the University’s research and development programs. Under Ohio statutes, any inventions made by employees of a public institution, or through the use of public facilities, belong to the state. Ownership of the invention is thus transferred from the inventor to the institution. Further, under the federal Bayh- Dole laws, institutions may acquire titles to the inventions made under federal funding and are required to commercialize the inventions for the benefit of the society, the institution and the inventors. While these statutes provided a framework and requirement for the commercialization of university inventions, there were also rules and statutes that inhibited full commercialization opportunities. For example, neither the inventors nor the University could own equity in startup companies that used the inventions, nor provide facilities to assist in startup operations. Prohibitions against indemnifications also curtailed some research and commercialization opportunities, and strict interpretations of conflict of interest rules provided additional barriers. To address and overcome these obstacles, The University of Akron Board of Trustees, established the University of Akron Research Foundation (UARF) in 2001. Based on a model created and developed by Dr. Newkome at the University of South Florida, and currently the model for the Florida public university system, UARF’s mission is to support the University. UARF is a separate corporation governed by an independent board and, thus, can operate outside of the foregoing state constraints regarding the University’s activities. Under contract with the University, UARF manages the University’s commercialization activities as well as industry-sponsored research projects. 24
Page 1 and 2: TEN YEAR REVIEW 2001-2010 Dr. Georg
Page 3 and 4: Appendix 1 Dr. George R. Newkome Ac
Page 5 and 6: Office of the Vice President for Re
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTION TO THE UA GRADUATE SCH
Page 9 and 10: Enrollment Not surprisingly, along
Page 11 and 12: Degrees Awarded Awarded graduate de
Page 13 and 14: GRADUATE SCHOOL INITIATIVES The com
Page 15 and 16: THE FUTURE OF THE UA GRADUATE SCHOO
Page 17 and 18: INTRODUCTION TO THE ORSSP The Offic
Page 19 and 20: OHIO RESEARCH AWARD DOLLARS *Source
Page 21 and 22: RESEARCH FACULTY *Source: The Unive
Page 23: AWARD DOLLARS Total Award Dollars b
Page 27 and 28: silos among University departments,
Page 29 and 30: eimbursed, 40% goes to the inventor
Page 31 and 32: permitted and provided for the expa
Page 33 and 34: OTT & UARF ACTIVITIES We have been
Page 35 and 36: AUTM Active Licenses 45 40 35 30 33
Page 37 and 38: $7,000,000 License Revenue $6,000,0
Page 39 and 40: $6,000,000 UARF Net Assets $5,000,0
Page 41 and 42: Appendix 1 Academic Curriculum Vita
Page 43 and 44: Fellow, Royal Society of Chemistry,
Page 45 and 46: Bipyridines: Synthesis, Complexatio
Page 47 and 48: 37. Hassan, M. L.; Moorefield, Kott
Page 49 and 50: 79. Zhang, W.-B.; Tu, Y.; Ranjan, R
Page 51 and 52: 3. Invited Speaker, "Nanomeric Cons
Page 53 and 54: MEETINGS 1. Newkome, G. R.; Mishra,
Page 55 and 56: GRANTS Itemized Research Grants 1.
Page 57 and 58: Visiting 1. Ms. Francesca Cardullo
Page 59 and 60: Medicine. 11:145-161. Mark Tausig,
Page 61 and 62: Amod Pyakuryal, Mark Tausig, Sree S
Page 63 and 64: EDUCATION and ACTIVITIES 1963 Juris
Page 65 and 66: Entrepreneurial Studies Fellow Coll
Page 67 and 68: companies to access on an as needed
Page 69 and 70: Developed technology transfer polic
Page 71 and 72: Intellectual Property Management,
Page 73 and 74: Appendix 3 Graduate Headcount-Fall
Page 75 and 76:
UA Graduate Headcount-Ethnicity by
Page 77 and 78:
Headcount-Ethnicity Continued Maste
Page 79 and 80:
Headcount-STEM/Non STEM Continued D
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