1 / 14

WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development

WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development. TBED … and Technology Transfer Opportunities … in West Virginia. Kevin DiGregorio, PhD Executive Director. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development. A Few Words About WV TBED. Newly forming 501(c)3 organization

abe
Download Presentation

WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development TBED … and Technology Transfer Opportunities … in West Virginia Kevin DiGregorio, PhD Executive Director

  2. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development A Few Words About WV TBED Newly forming 501(c)3 organization Collaboration of public and private partners across WV Publicize, Advocate, and Facilitate TBED in WV New Name … TechConnectWV

  3. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development WV TBED Coalition

  4. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development Current Focus … WV TBED Strategic Plan Developing plans, actions, & recommendations to enhance technology transfer and commercialization in WV Close previously defined gaps Capitalize on previously defined strengths Working with Battelle

  5. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development WV’s Competitive Advantages Battelle Report 2007 • Presence of a large number of nonprofit and federal research institutions • Growing academic research base • Increased focus on tech transfer and commercialization at MU and WVU • Growing technology sector, particularly in North Central West Virginia • Highly productive workforce • Quality college graduates • Growing entrepreneurial support infrastructure • Quality of life that is attractive to many people

  6. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development West Virginia’s Technology Strengths Battelle Report 2007 Molecular Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Targeted Delivery Systems Advanced Energy and Energy-Related Technology Identification, Security and Sensing Technology Advanced Materials and Chemicals Define “Best” Areas for Technology Transfer

  7. Advanced Energy & Energy-Related Technology WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development West Virginia’s Technology Strengths Advanced Energy and Energy-Related Technology Power generation/ combustion technology Energy-use efficiency technology Energy recovery & distribution technology Carbon materials & by-product materials Advanced Materials & Chemicals Energy pollution prevention & mitigation Alternative energy & fuels

  8. Advanced Materials & Chemicals WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development West Virginia’s Technology Strengths Advanced Materials and Chemicals Chemicals, catalysts & catalytic materials Value-added materials from waste streams Advanced Energy & Energy-Related Technology Carbon materials & by-product materials Electronics & nano- materials Identification, Security & Sensing Technology Biorenewable composite materials Biocompatible materials

  9. Identification, Security & Sensing Technology WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development West Virginia’s Technology Strengths Identification, Security & Sensing Technology Integrated molecular recognition systems Molecular recognition sensors Molecular Diagnostics, Therapeutics & Targeted Delivery Systems Biosensors & nano-drug delivery systems Advanced Materials & Chemicals Electronics & nano- materials Security & defense systems & applications Environmental monitoring & sensing systems

  10. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development West Virginia’s Technology Strengths Molecular Diagnostics, Therapeutics & Targeted Delivery Systems Molecular diagnostics Biomarker identification Molecular Diagnostics, Therapeutics & Targeted Delivery Systems Biosensors & nano-drug delivery systems Identification, Security & Sensing Technology Drug discovery Biomedical imaging & visualization Drug development

  11. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development Bucks for Brains $50 million Research Trust Fund $35M to West Virginia U and $15M to Marshall U Will match state dollars with private donations ($100M total) Used to encourage university research in strength areas leading to business spin-offs, new patents and job creation

  12. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development WV’s Federal and Nonprofit Technology Anchors • DoD Biometrics Fusion Center • FBI CJIS Division • Marshall University Forensic Science Center • NASA IIV&V Facility • National Biometric Security Project • NETL • NIOSH • NTTC Rahall Transportation Institute • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers • West Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation

  13. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development Let’s Create Opportunities! “Acting on a good idea is better than just having a good idea.” … Robert Half

  14. WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development Contact Us! WV Coalition for Technology Based Economic Development TechConnectWV Kevin DiGregorio Executive Director kevindig@suddenlink.net 304- 437- 4295

More Related