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WiSys: Development of Strategic Partnerships to Grow the Economy
through Technology Innovation
UW System Integrated Marketing and Communication ConferenceMay 31 and June 1, 2012
WiSys Technology FoundationMaliyakal John
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From Job Seekers to Job Creators
UW System Outcome
Institutions Students R&D Funding %4,392 (US Total) ~25 million ~$25 billion 100%
4,140 (4-2 year) ~17.5 million ~$3.8 billion 15%
24 (WI) ~110 thousand ~$1 million
Technology Transfer and Undergraduate Research
Economic Opportunity?
Pipe Dream?
WiSys at a Glance
• Affiliate of WARF
• Dedicated as the technology transfer office for 11 UW comprehensive campuses and 13 UW colleges
• Services began in 2005
• 5 member team– ~110,000 students (60%)
– ~3,500 faculty
Patent protect discoveries and transfer them to private industry to benefit the UW
WiSys 4-yr
WARF
WiSys 2-yr
UWMRF
WiSys Technology Foundation
UW System
• 26 campuses (13+13)• 2 research campuses• 182,000 students• 6,500 faculty members• $4.1 billion budget• 350-450 invention disclosures per year• 3 technology transfer offices
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~ 90, 000 students and 3,200 faculty~$750K in R&D budget
~25-30 invention disclosures
WiSys’ Roles
• Assist faculty and students to engage in research− Technology assessment− Funding− Collaborations− Technology transfer− Protect discoveries− Transfer technologies to private sector− Share revenue with inventor and campus
Develop a Long-Term IP Pipeline
WiSys Challenge
• No new additional resources
• R&D culture missing
• Lack of marketable product ideas
• Full-time teaching faculty
• Multiple, wide-ranging locations
How can we build a long-term IP pipeline and contribute to economic growth, scholarship and job creation in Wisconsin?
What We Have
• 300-400 faculty with technical expertise− Engineering− Material sciences− Chemistry− Computer sciences
• High-tech small companies with product concepts• Progressive clinical institutions with medical innovation ideas
State Resource
UW System Resource
Strategy: Build Strategic Partnerships
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Build a sustainable technology transfer program with minimal new resources
• Product ideas• Student internships • Clients• Marketing
• Healthcare challenges• Student internships• Clinical resources
• Funds• Public relations
Strategy
1. Facilitate the formation of Emerging Technology Centers to tap into the special expertise of faculty and prioritize resources for campuses
2. Build partnerships with the state’s high-tech small companies to develop products
3. Build partnerships with progressive healthcare/clinical organizations to develop innovative medical products
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Strategy
Wisconsin Small Company Advancement Program•Marketable product ideas•Connects with local/regional companies•Student engagement
• Advancing innovations• Scholarship• Entrepreneurship• Economic growth
WiS
CA
PW
isM
EF Wisconsin Medical Entrepreneurship Foundation
•Medical innovation ideas•Clinical resources•Faculty and student engagement
Emerging Technology Centersto tap into UW Faculty expertise
Emerging Technology Research Centers
Objectives:•Innovative R&D leading to marketable products
•Student internships as preparation for high-paying jobs
•Entrepreneurship training and startups
Scholarship
CollaborationsEconomic Growth
Jobs
Focus and prioritize
Emerging Technology Centers
UW-River FallsTissue and Cellular Innovation Center
UW-Stevens Point Wisconsin Institute for
Sustainable Technology
UW-PlattevilleNanotechnology
Center for Collaborative R&D
UW-StoutDiscovery Center
Dec, 2008
Mar, 2009
Sept, 2010
July, 2009
UW-La CrosseMedical
Innovation Center
Mar, 2011
Emerging Technology Research Centers Promote Specialized Research Expertise
Wisconsin Small Company Advancement Program (WiSCAP)
Joint R&D to develop products forsmall companies to drive Wisconsin business growth
WiSys obtained $2 million in state funding for WiSCAP in 2010
Companies with productIdeas, but lack of technicalexpertise
Faculty with technical expertise and resources
Product/IPLicenseRevenue sharing
WiSCAP Summary
• 21 projects initiated involving 17 companies and 9 campuses
• ~$2 million allocated to projects
• 12,083 hours of student internships
• 32 months of release time for 24 faculty members
• 16 high-paying jobs
• 10 WiSCAP projects advanced to prototypes and lab testing• 1 Option License signed• 3 Option Licenses under negotiation
Distribution of WiSCAP Projects
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WiSCAP: Mercury Removal From Fish Tissue
• Up to 80% mercury removed; flavor improved• Suitable for human and animal consumption• Market introduction in 2012
• $2.5 billion WI industry• 30,000 employed• 1.4 million licensed anglers• 400,000 out-of-state anglers per year
WiSCAP: Supercapacitors for the Energy Industry
• Nanomaterial-based technology• Increases energy density by ~20 fold• Field testing with Columbia ParCar
A $100 million opportunity
WiSCAP: Value Added Products from Cranberry
• Antiviral therapeutics• Animal feed supplements• Nutraceuticals
3 compounds with antiviral properties isolated. Characterization and animal studies underway.
WiSCAP: Economic Impact of the Wheelchair Project
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Employment Economic Impact
Taxes
Direct 80 $45.6 M
Indirect 90 $17.8 M
Induced 75 $9.3 M
Total 245 $72.7 M
Business $1.2 M
Household $418 K
Total $1.6 M
Advanced prototypes being built and human testing planned
Pressure Balanced Hydrogen Fuel Cell
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Prototypes to be installed at Columbia ParCar and Marquis Yachts for field testing
- Novel design- Low cost- No computer monitoring- Injection molding- Cell staking
Technical Expertise Needed for Medical
Technology Development
Technical Expertise Needed for Medical
Technology Development
Marshfield, Aurora, BayCare Clinics•Knowledge of patient care needs & opportunities•Clinical testing and trials•3 million patient visits•3,000 medical professionals
Marshfield, Aurora, BayCare Clinics•Knowledge of patient care needs & opportunities•Clinical testing and trials•3 million patient visits•3,000 medical professionals
UW, Private industry •Computer-aided design•Electrical, mechanical•Computer, chemistry •Prototyping•~400 faculty•90,000 students•Technology transfer
UW, Private industry •Computer-aided design•Electrical, mechanical•Computer, chemistry •Prototyping•~400 faculty•90,000 students•Technology transfer WisMEF
Advancing Medical Innovation through Partnerships
Marketable Medical
Technologies
Marketable Medical
Technologies
Wisconsin Medical Entrepreneurship Foundation (WisMEF)
Aurora Health Care
WiSys BayCare Clinic
Marshfield Clinic
WisMEF
Private Companies
- AquaCare H20- Botanic Oil Innovation- Fused Innovation- McDel Topology- mZeal- NovaScan- Perceptral- Procubed- VibeTech
Trade, State Organizations
- BioForward- WEDC- Morgridge Institute- EIGER Lab- Gateway College- Kenosha Area
Business Alliance (KABA)
- Quadripartite- State of Ingenuity
WisMEF
- UW-Platteville- UW-River Falls- UW-Stevens Point- UW-Stout- UW-Superior- UW-Whitewater
- UW-Eau Claire- UW-Green Bay- UW-La Crosse- UW-Oshkosh- UW-Parkside- UW Extension
- UW Colleges
Scholarship
StudentInternship
s
UW Clinics
Therapeutics
MedicalDevices
Digital Tools/ Rehabilitation
Digital Tools/Patient Care
Digital Tools/Hospital
Management
Polymers/Composites
Potential WisMEF Products
SanitizationProducts Diagnostics
Company
WisMEF: Low-cost 3D Catheter Location Using 2D Fluoroscopy for Cardiac Rhythm Management
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Aurora Health CareAnimal studiesClinical testing
Funding
APN LLC Tech development
SoftwareBusiness development
Funding
WiSys/UWSP3D imaging
SoftwareFunding
IP
WEDCFunding
Marketing
Warfarin: Designing a Safer Anticoagulant
• Redesigned 1st generation compounds based on pharmacogenomic studies• Shown efficacy in small animal studies• 2nd generation compounds being synthesized
Collaboration of UW and Marshfield Clinic
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Patient Assist Devices: UW & BayCare Clinic Collaboration
• Physician-bioengineer designed• Built by engineering students• Patient tested
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WisMEF Summary
• ~35 product ideas compiled
• $1 million in seed funds secured
• $1 million in state match funds being considered
• ~ 4 projects initiated
• Early prototypes built and tested
• Bioengineer recruitment in process
Pre-WiSys 1997-2005
(8 yrs)
WiSys 2005-2011 (6 yrs)
R&D funding $893K $3 millionDiscoveries 2 56$ per discovery $446,000 $53,000Startups 0 9Private equity 0 $2.6 millionHigh-paying jobs 0 32Licensing income 0 ~$1.4 million
Impact of WiSys
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Comprehensives
Impact Pre-WiSys
WiSys2005-2011
Total extramural R&D funds - $5.2 millionSBIR/STTR funding to startups - $800,000Student R&D internships - 33,000 hours
Emerging Technology Centers
0
5WI company partnerships - 21 WI Clinic partnerships 0 3
Impact of WiSys
Startups: Exceeding Expectations!
MycophyteDiscovery LLC, 2006Antimicrobial therapeutics
Xolve LLC, 2008Nanomaterials
McDel-Topology LLC, 2011Pharmaceutical products
Tomorrow River Biotechnologies, 2011Bioenergy
Shamrock Energy Corporation, 2010Supercapacitors
CoreTxt Plus LLC, 2011E-Books
Microionic Systems LLC, 2011Carbon products
NovaScan LLC, 2004Medical imaging
Foundry Solutions LLC, 2012Investment casting materials
Prentice Technologies LLC, 2012Digital tools
Strong Entrepreneurship in UW Comprehensives
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Institution Total Startups
Mayo Clinic 30Cleveland Clinic 35Baylor College of Medicine (~1 per year) 41John Hopkins (~ 8 per year) 32WARF (~4 per year) 56Medical College of Wisconsin 8WiSys (7 during 2010- 2012) 9
WiSys will Impact Wisconsin’s Future in an Unprecedented Way
Renewable Energy
Hydrogen fuel cellSolar energyCellulosic energySupercapacitorsBiodiesel
Heal
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Digital technologiesPatient assist devices
Cancer detectionSurgical devices
TherapeuticsSafer food
AntimicrobialsNutraceuticals
Industrial Materials
Biodegradable plasticsNanomaterialsFoundry materials
UW
Achievements
• Developed and implemented a coherent strategy to advance innovation and entrepreneurship in undergraduate institutions
• Led formation of 5 Emerging Technology Centers to focus on cutting edge technology development
• Formulated and implemented an initiative to partner with high-tech small companies and advance product development
• Led the formation of a university-medical institutions-industry network to advance medical innovations and business growth
• Advanced entrepreneurship, resulting in the formation of 9 startup companies
Work in Progress
Engaging undergraduate institutions in R&D can have a significant economic impact
for Wisconsin and the country