University of South Florida Board of Trustees Workgroup
for Research, Innovation, Engagement & Job Creation
Paul R. Sanberg
Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation
August 14, 2014
USF Faculty Honors & Awards
Sudeep Sarkar Associate Vice President
USF Faculty Awards
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Awardees By Year
Highly Prestigious Awards AAU Awards
Excellence in Law Enforcement Research Award
International Association of Chiefs of Police
• Fox’s behavioral analysis technique – Solved over 300% more cases
– Over $6.3 million in savings
• Now used by law enforcement across Florida
Bryanna Hahn Fox, Assistant Professor College of Behavioral & Community Sciences Criminology
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)
• One of only 35 awardees nationwide
Distinguished Researcher Award
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
• One award given per year
• Only oncology scientist in the country to receive this award
Susan McMillan, Professor College of Nursing
Fellow Linnean Society, London, U.K. (one of the oldest societies for the natural sciences)
• Garey’s research changed the way
scientists look at the animal kingdom
• Showed that all animals that molt are related
• Now studies the biology of underwater caves
James Garey, Professor and Chair College of Arts and Sciences Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology
NSF CAREER Award • AAU and TARU Award • $595K grant, over 5 years
Andreas Muller, Assistant Professor College of Arts and Sciences Physics
NSF CAREER Award
• AAU and TARU Award
• $575K grant, over 5 years
Shengqian Ma, Assistant Professor College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry
NSF CAREER Award • AAU and TARU Award • $400K-500K grant, over 5 years
Gokhan Mumcu, Assistant Professor College of Engineering Electrical Engineering
AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassadors Inaugural Class
The AAAS-Lemelson Ambassadors Program is led by a team that includes AAAS and Lemelson Foundation staff and representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce, specifically from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Small Business Administration (SBA), and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
USF Technology Transfer Office/
Patents & Licensing
Paul R. Sanberg
Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation
Technology Transfer Office
FY2013 FY2014 Increase
Licenses 75 91 21.3%
New Startup Companies 9 11 12%
Disclosures 185 190 2.7%
Patents 76 113 48.6%
Licenses/Options USF in Top 15 Nationally
• 91 Licenses/Options
• Top 15 • 14th out of 152 reporting schools
• AAU Top 15
• 13th out of 50 AAU reporting schools
• Other Schools (licenses/options): Hopkins 115 Harvard 77 MIT 103 WARF 63 Columbia 89 UVA 59
Comparison to the most recent available published data - AUTM 2013 survey
Startups USF in Top 15 Nationally
• 11 Startups
• Top 15 • 13th out of 151 reporting schools
• AAU Top 15
• 12th out of 50 AAU reporting schools
• Other Schools (startups): Georgia Tech 15 Cornell 8 MIT 14 Boston Univ. 4 Caltech 11 UVA 4
Comparison to the most recent available published data - AUTM 2013 survey
U.S. Patents Issued USF in Top 10 Nationally
• 113 Patents
• Top 10 • 6th out of 150 reporting schools
• AAU Top 10
• 6th out of 50 AAU reporting schools
• Other Schools (patents issued): Stanford 199 Georgia Tech 88 Caltech 144 Hopkins 78 Columbia 90 Penn State 41
Comparison to the most recent available published data - AUTM 2013 survey
ClearSpec Medical
Nationwide Product Launch Agreement with McKesson Medical-Surgical Inc. to
distribute to physicians’ offices, home care agencies, long-term care facilities and surgery centers in U.S.
$185,000 awarded as State University Research
Commercialization Grant (SURCAG)
Seed funding from Florida Institute for the Commercialization of
Public Research Seed Capital Accelerator Program
USF Research Foundation Seed Capital Accelerator Program
Single Use Vaginal Speculum scientifically proven in an IRB randomized clinical study to improve visualization of cervix
Products on the Market
Products on the Market
EmergenSee, Inc.: personal security smartphone app (incorporating USF-developed technology) that records & streams live video & audio of threatening or emergency situations to user’s selected contacts or law enforcement to get help fast
Western Autotroph: patented technologies that improve efficiencies in waste water treatment systems by overcoming the problem of slow-growing autotrophic microbes
Formerics, LLC: proprietary software generates 3D models and analyzes stress and deformation behavior of the models
Products on the Market
Superhero Training Network: STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education using the excitement of superheroes and super villains, with engaging multimedia experiences, to develop a life-long passion for STEM topics among elementary students
Psychogenics, Inc.: drug discovery and biomarker screening services providing validated in vivo behavioral tests in mice and rats, utilizing PSAPP (Alzheimer’s disease) mouse models
USF Research Foundation
Jul 24, 2014, 7:08am EDT Lion Biotech takes the cancer fight to USF’s Research Park
Jul 29, 2014, 11:48am EDT Lion, Moffitt sign licensing deal
Aug 1, 2014, 6:00am EDT Spotlight Lion Biotechnologies roars in USF Research Park
Developing novel cancer immunotherapies based on tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)
Lead product candidate is a ready-to-infuse, autologous T-cell therapy utilizing tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) for the treatment of patients with Stage 4 metastatic melanoma
Construction was completed to add six modular offices with conference and lounge areas
Infrastructure Improvements in support of the Tampa Bay Technology Incubator
Opened four new wet labs equipped with fume hoods, de-ionized water
and flammable storage cabinets, with adjoining private offices
Stephanie Ashley, MPA Director of Innovation &
Incubation Programs
Background: • Economic Development Manager, Hillsborough County Economic Development • Incubation & entrepreneurship mentoring program, Enterprise Development
Corporation of South Florida • Managed the only structured angel investment group in Florida • Jacksonville Economic Development Commission • Central South Carolina Alliance’s Regional Stewardship Forum
Incubator Growth
August 2013
August 2014
Percent Increase
Resident & Affiliate Companies
42 55 31%
• 193 employees
• $69.8K average salary of current client jobs
• $103.7 million total external funding received by current companies
• $7.4 million external funding received during reporting period
• $11.6 million total annual sales revenues
Per latest data collection period
Economic Impact of Companies
TransGenex co-founder receives Global
Corporate Award in Nanotechnology
TBTI Companies in the News
KeriCure, Inc. Launches New Line
of Animal Wound Care Products
Modulation Therapeutics receives
$225,000 NCI STTR Award
• $1 million i6 Challenge Grant from U.S. Department of Commerce launched program in March 2013
• $8.4 million in outside capital raised
• 72 companies have participated in the program
• 190 jobs created & retained
Return on Investment
Commissioner Mark Sharpe presents commendation from Hillsborough County Commission to
Linda Olson, President of Tampa Bay WaVE for achievement in raising outside capital
• 124 companies
• Nearly 400 jobs created & retained
• $70,000 average salary
• $20 million in outside capital raised & annual sales in the past year
Return on Investment
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New Port Richey's SMARTstart Business Incubator received a $50,000 sponsorship
Pasco County Incubators
Dade City New Port Richey
The Florida High Tech Corridor Council and USF have given $100,000 to the Pasco County SMARTstart Incubator Network
Dade City’s SMARTstart Business Incubator received $50,000 as part of a one-time match to Pasco EDC and Pasco County. Photo: Krista Covey (r),
Program Director
14 active first cohort participants (November 2013-present)
Second cohort will start mid-September
USF Magazine, 83 Degrees, the Tampa Bay Times, Tampa Tribune, BayNews9, WUSF-TV and WUSF-FM, among other outlets
Sampling of Accomplishments Since November 2013 Launch
INOVA Marketing: creates personalized digital marketing strategies
• Positive profit in the past 12 months since it has been in the incubator
AquaMelon Water: makes, markets and sells an all-natural watermelon juice product
• 1st Place ($20,000 prize) in the 2014 Fintech Business Plan Competition
• CEO invited to talk about AquaMelon at the Florida State Capital
Selected Company Accomplishments
Media Coverage
Fly Tribes: online marketplace for contemporary indigenous goods
• Live website for sales and increase in Google search ranking
• Inventory of 42 online products crafted by tribal artisans and their partners
Sampling of Accomplishments Since November 2013 Launch
Pik My Kid: smartphone app for parents and schools to organize after-school dismissal process, including automatic sequencing of parents in a car queue`
• 2nd Place in the 2014 Fintech Business Plan Competition • Invited speaker at a “1 Million Cups” entrepreneurial
networking event in St. Petersburg
• USF students opened new store in Plant City that specializes in products eligible for the Florida WIC program
• 1 Apple Market founder Andrea Little attended the International Council for Small Business 2014 World Conference on Entrepreneurship in Dublin, Ireland and submitted a paper to the Case Study in Entrepreneurship Competition
• 33 events • 18% increase
• 1,076 attendees • 79% increase
Events in FY 2014
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame 2014 Inductees
• Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
The most prolific inventor in U.S. history and longtime Fort Myers resident
• Robert Cade (1927-2007)
University of Florida professor who developed the hydrating sports drink Gatorade
• William Glenn (1926-2013)
Florida Atlantic University professor who developed high-definition digital imaging for NASA
• John Gorrie (1803-1855)
Apalachicola physician and father of refrigeration and air conditioning
• Shyam Mohapatra (1955- )
University of South Florida professor and pioneer of applied biomedical nanotechnology
• Shin-Tson Wu (1953- )
University of Central Florida professor whose liquid crystal research has impacted display technology
Florida Inventors Hall of Fame Inaugural Induction Ceremony & Gala
September 10, 2014
Presidential Appointee U.S. Commissioner for Patents Margaret A. (Peggy) Focarino
will induct the honorees
SOLD OUT!
Bill Green, HSN Host Master of Ceremonies
Elizabeth L. Dougherty, USPTO Director of Inventor Education,
Outreach and Recognition
Sponsored in part by: Florida High Tech Corridor Council, University of South Florida,
University of Central Florida and University of Florida
Thank you! Next Workgroup Meeting:
October 30, 2014