1. Healthcare Consortium How Do We Expand on this Opportunity?

2. 5 Strategic Objectives Industry Sector Development Research, Development and Commercialization Education, Workforce Development & Training Development of Policy and Standards Access to Capital

3. Going Forward Capitalize on the partnerships developed by CFI and UTARI to: – Enable access to federal resources – Leverage member resources – Attract new members – Maximize funding to support Collaborative pre-competitive research and development Policy and workforce training initiatives – Integrate the research strengths of UT Arlington, our Affiliate Network Partners, and 334 Federal Labs

4. Potential Areas of Focus Medical Devices Access to Healthcare Bio-Medical Healthcare IT Chronic Care Management Cost Reduction

5. Federal Resources The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) The Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) The National Library of Medicine (NLM) National Institutes of Health (NIH) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Information Technology (Healthy IT) U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Information Center

6. Federal Resources (Continued) Rural Development – DLT Program Community Facilities Loans and Grants Comprehensive Access & Delivery Research & Evaluation (CADRE) Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC/DOD) U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC)

7. Leverage Member Resources Center for Innovation UTARI TWC/DOL Funding UT Arlington research capability and infrastructure support Federal Agencies/Federal Labs Members

8. Attract New Members Member driven market-focused initiatives Problem identification Request proposals Select proposals to fund – by consortium – by individual member (as desired) Be first to learn the results Participate in solution development Demonstrated ROI

9. Maximize Research Funding Opportunity to realize $1.5 + 2.5 + return on a $1 cash investment Strategic alliance(s) to realize solution-focused outcomes Pre-Competitive Research – Individual – Coalitions Cooperative Research & Development Agreements (CRADA)

10. 2014 Calendar (Proposed) March 20Symposium/Launch May 19Meeting July 28Meeting September 24Symposium November 3Meeting

11. Next Steps Your interest? Your reaction?