Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Integrating Appropriate- Sustainable Technology & Entrepreneurship Sept 28, 2004 Phil Weilerstein NCIIA

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Information  Inspiration  Action The NCIIA supports invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship education at institutions of higher learning by providing faculty and students from member colleges and universities with grants and resources and networking opportunities that will encourage the formation and work of E-Teams (the “E” is for excellence and entrepreneurship).

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education E-Teams are multidisciplinary teams of students, faculty, and industry advisors who work together to develop a product or technology with potential for commercial success. The NCIIA has a strong interest in supporting E- Teams whose work is environmentally sustainable and socially beneficial. E-Teams bring learning beyond the classroom and into the real-life experience of technology commercialization.

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education The NCIIA helps effect lasting changes within and beyond its member institutions through support of curricular transformation that increases institutional and individual capacity for effective innovation and technology innovation through. Cross-disciplinary collaboration Cross-institutional collaboration Technology transfer and commercialization Informal educational opportunities Cultural change

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Grants Each year the NCIIA provides approximately $1 million in Lemelson Foundation grants to member colleges and universities. Proposals are submitted twice each year online at 1, ‘04 & May 1, ‘05) Proposals for Course and Program and Advanced E-Team grants are reviewed by panels of business and technical faculty, industry representatives, and venture capitalists.

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Equipment Supplies Travel Technical services Expenses related to students’ performing patent searches or creating marketing analyses, business plans, or prototypes Faculty planning stipends (up to $5,000) Course and Program Grants fund:

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Faculty and staff from member institutions To create a new course or program or enhance one already in place, leading to the formation of E-Teams. Designed to create institutional change, and to foster an entrepreneurial and socially conscious approach to technological education. $2,000-50,000 One to three years in duration Course and Program Grants

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Expertise Pedagogical methods encouraging team formation, group problem-solving, and effective entrepreneurial approaches Potential to introduce students to concepts of affordable design and/or social entrepreneurship Institutional commitment Availability of resources Support for E-Teams after course or project ends Involvement of historically underrepresented students and faculty Course and Program grant evaluation criteria

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Integrated Approach to Technological Innovation Georgia Tech A multi-disciplinary graduate level certificate program for engineers, scientists and law students focused on commercializing existing Intellectual Property Technology Transfer E-Team: Torex

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Intro. To Engineering Design RPI Sophomore level introductory course emphasizing creativity and market directed product innovation. Promising projects are continued in a clinic setting with intensive mentoring. Introductory Design E-Team: Bullex Fire Extinguisher Training system

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Assistive Technology Devices: University of Rhode Island A 2-semester course sequence preparing students in the design, development, and marketing of assistive technology devices. Assistive Technology

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Biomedical Technology Innovation (Johns Hopkins U) A four semester undergraduate BME design lab sequence in which students develop devices to address needs in health care markets. Biomedical Engineering E-Team : BIoCervical Technologies Detection of pre-term labor through bio- impendance sensing

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Sustainable & Appropriate Technology CU - Boulder GEEN 1700 Introduction to Design Creating Appropriate Technologies for the Developing World MIT D-Lab Humanitarian De-mining Course Stanford D -School Curriculum Development Assistive Technology Development

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education E-Teams from member institutions with ideas ripe for commercial development Evaluated based on the product or technology’s potential for sustainability and commercialization, the professional and demographic diversity of the team, and the project’s likelihood to produce social benefits. $1,000-18,000 Twelve to eighteen months in duration Advanced E-Team Grants

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education The Glow-Bike E-Team from the University of Florida is developing a novel method to illuminate bicycles, improving nighttime riding safety. The bike uses electroluminescent (EL) panels, commonly found in watches, night-lights, and other electronic products. The panels are attached to a bicycle frame and wheels, providing a distinct light signature in the shape of a bicycle, making drivers aware that a bicyclist is sharing the road. The Cooper Cooler, created by an E- Team at the Cooper Union, spins a can or bottle at high speed under a stream of ice water, cooling it in 1-4 minutes. E-Teams generated from engineering courses

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education This E-Team has developed CameraMouse™, a hands-free mouse control device. Invented by a professor at Boston College and developed by this E- Team, CameraMouse™ technology allows people with severe disabilities to completely control computers with slight movements of a finger, toe, head, or any other body movement that can register on a standard computer camera. CameraMouse: University of Texas at Austin

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Xtracycle (Stanford Univ.) Cargo carryiung bicycle developed as “SUB” for sale and as a technology being transferred to individual entrepreneurs in Kenya through Xtracycle Foundation in collaboration with Approtec. (Advanced E-Team Grant, 1997) Societal impact: Appropriate Technology

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education UV-Tube (University of California, Berkeley) The UV-Tube uses ultraviolet light to create an inexpensive, highly effective method for disinfecting drinking water. The UV-Tube technology deactivates pathogens without generating harmful byproducts. Users can construct the UV-Tube from locally available parts. It operates passively, without extensive maintenance or monitoring. (Advanced E-Team grant, 2002) Societal impact: Affordable technologies

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Novel Open Ocean Aquaculture Cages (Univ. of Florida) The design of these novel aquaculture cages is based on inflatable flexible members that are stiffened when pressurized. (Advanced E-Team grant, 2004) Societal impact: Environmentally beneficial technologies

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Strength of the commercial opportunity Diverse student and advisor skills Technical feasibility and appropriateness Likelihood of producing social or environmental benefits Licensability or marketability of product or service Demonstrated knowledge of market Commitment- both individual and institutional Faculty and mentor recommendations Advanced E-Team grant evaluation criteria

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Summer stipends for students Equipment and supplies Expenses related to Performing patent searches Creating market analyses Developing product prototypes Legal fees for patent or copyright activities Project-related travel Advanced E-Team grants fund:

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Other Resources To foster mentoring, help build infrastructure, and support and encourage the institutionalization of technological entrepreneurship programs, the NCIIA offers a variety of resources, from online and printed materials to technical and commercialization expertise, advice, and services.

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education NCIIA 9th Annual Meeting: Dynamic Learning: Changing models for Changing Times San Diego, CA: March 20-22, 2003 Design for the Bottom of the Pyramid Pre-conference Workshop 3/16 on

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NCIIA Member Resources On our website: Curricular materials and database Intellectual property policies database Networks for access to R.A.P.I.D. prototyping Assess - Educational Assessment NCIIA Crossroads Social Networking tool

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education The NCIIA provides grant support for N 2 TEC, the National Network for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization. N 2 TEC is a National Science Foundation Partners for Innovation Project raising the level of innovation and technology commercialization in colleges, universities, and communities across the nation.N 2 TEC

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education BME IDEA Competition Seeking and celebrating the finest in student biomedical innovations Sponsored by the NCIIA and Medical Device Diagnostics Industry in partnership with the Biomedical Engineering Society and the Biomedical Engineering Council of Chairs.

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education NCIIA Member Resources Online student guides, also available in print. Revised versions will be released this year.

Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Education Information  Inspiration  Action Contact us: Phil Weilerstein, Executive Director 100 Venture Way, 3rd Floor Hadley, MA Tel. (413) Fax. (413)