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Maximizing Innovation and Technology Commercialization of Federal Research Investments: Best Practices at Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities

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Elizabeth Austic, Sarah Crane, Parker Finn, Paula Sorrell, Steve Wilson

Abstract

The project is for a one-year study to evaluate universities that have been designated as Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities (IEPUs), by the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) for their approaches to innovation and technology commercialization and to review and evaluate existing technology-based collaborations between the IEPUs and technology development entities, including Federal Research Laboratories (FRLs). It is expected that the recipient will (1)research and broadly disseminate a set of best practice recommendations for increased innovation, commercialization, technology transfer, entrepreneurship and regional partnering and development activities based on the specific activities of the IEPUs; (2) identify existing collaboration networks of IEPUs and technology development entitities, including FRLs; 3) identify overlaps and gaps in technology based collaboration networks between IEPUs and technology development entities; 4) recommend 6 pilot projects for new or expanded networks or clusters of IEPUs and technology development entities, including FRLs; 5) develop an analysis of potential economic impact of 6 pilots and plan for longer term scale-up, to aid in future resource prioritization.
Citation
Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR) - NIST GCR 25-064
Report Number
NIST GCR 25-064
NIST Pub Series
Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.25-064
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Technology transfer and Technology commercialization

Citation

Austic, E. , Crane, S. , Finn, P. , Sorrell, P. and Wilson, S. (2019), Maximizing Innovation and Technology Commercialization of Federal Research Investments: Best Practices at Innovation and Economic Prosperity Universities, Grant/Contract Reports (NISTGCR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.GCR.25-064, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=959639 (Accessed October 28, 2025)

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Created March 1, 2019, Updated February 18, 2025
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