1. TR Labs R&D Consortia: a Case Study

2. TR Labs R&D Consortia • A Growing Trend • 200 - 300 in North America • A Special Form of Strategic Alliance Industry University Government

3. TR Labs Why Consortia in R&D? Leverage Synergy Complementarity • Resources • Skills/Personnel • Financial • Markets • Technology

4. TR Labs National Economic Prosperity • Capability in Science & Technology • People - Quality of Labour • Infrastructure • Public/Private Sector Cooperation Positive Effects

5. TR Labs Participants MNEs SMEs UniversitiesGovernments

6. TR Labs Industry Participation • Leverage • Technology & People Outputs • Public Relations • Networking with Strategic Partners • Univeristy/Academic Interaction

7. TR Labs University Participation • Relevance to Industry and Society • Financial Benefits • Research Output • Education & Student Placement

8. TR Labs Government Participation • Economic Development • Infrastructure Development • S&T Capability • Human Resource Development

9. TR Labs Types of Consortia • Open vs Closed Membership • Horizontal vs Vertical vs Inter-Sectoral • Government-Led vs Industry-Led vs University-Led • For-Profit vs Not-for-Profit • Pre-Competitive vs Competitive • Perpetual vs Limited Life • Administrative vs Operational • Project Oriented vs Goal Oriented • Holds IP vs No IP • Directed vs Pooled Research • Buffet vs a la Carte

10. TR Labs TR Labs A Successful Example since 1986

11. TR Labs Designing TRLabs • Open vs Closed • Open to Any Organization

12. TR Labs Designing TRLabs • Horizontal vs Vertical vs Inter-sectoral • Telecom & Information Technology

13. TR Labs Designing TRLabs • Senior Board Representation • Majority from Industry • Chairman from Industry • President from Industry Government-Led vs Industry-Led vs University-Led

14. TR Labs Designing TRLabs • Surplus not Taxable • No Dividend Payout • R&D Tax Credits for Members For-Profit vs Not-for-Profit

15. TR Labs Designing TRLabs Basic Research Applied Research Application Development Product Development Design & Engineering UNIVERSITYINDUSTRY • Pre-Competitive vs Competitive

16. TR Labs Pre-Competitive Collaboration

17. TR Labs Designing TRLabs • Perpetual vs Limited Life 5 Year, Renewable Agreements

18. TR Labs Designing TRLabs Facilities • Network of Laboratories • Quality of Interaction • Industry Secondments • Student Education Administrative vs Operational

19. TR Labs Designing TRLabs • Project Oriented vs Goal Oriented Generate Outputs in People & Technology to support the Goals of its Members Business Advantage Academic Achievement Economic Development

20. TR Labs Designing TRLabs • Holds IP vs No IP Rights held by TRLabs Staff Researchers Professors Students Industry Researchers Industry Sponsors Third Parties University Sponsors Inventors Commercialization Education, Research