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Overview

Responding to the challenges of fostering regional growth and employment in an increasingly competitive global economy, many U.S. states and regions have developed programs to attract and grow companies as well as attract the talent and resources necessary to develop innovation clusters. These state and regionally based initiatives have a broad range of goals and increasingly include significant resources, often with a sector focus and often in partnership with foundations and universities. These are being joined by recent initiatives to coordinate and concentrate investments from a variety of federal agencies that provide significant resources to develop regional centers of innovation, business incubators, and other strategies to encourage entrepreneurship and high-tech development.

Building the Illinois Innovation Economy is a study of selected state and regional programs to identify best practices with regard to their goals, structures, instruments, modes of operation, synergies across private and public programs, funding mechanisms and levels, and evaluation efforts. This report reviews selected state and regional efforts to capitalize on federal and state investments in areas of critical national needs. This review includes both efforts to strengthen existing industries as well as specific new technology focus areas such as nanotechnology, stem cells, and energy in order to improve our understanding of program goals, challenges, and accomplishments. As a part of this review, The Committee on Competing in the 21st Century: Best Practice in State and Regional Innovation Initiatives is convening a series of public workshops and symposia involving responsible local, state, and federal officials and other stakeholders. These meetings and symposia will enable an exchange of views, information, experience, and analysis to identify best practice in the range of programs and incentives adopted.

Building the Illinois Innovation Economy summarizes discussions at these symposia, fact-finding meetings, and commissioned analyses of existing state and regional programs and technology focus areas, the committee will subsequently produce a final report with findings and recommendations focused on lessons, issues, and opportunities for complementary U.S. policies created by these state and regional initiatives.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780309278690
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication date: 06/06/2013
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

I Overview 1

II Proceedings 21

Day 1

Welcome and Introduction Chad Mirkin Joseph T. Walsh 23

Opening Keynote: The Illinois Innovation Opportunity Patrick Quinn 29

Panel I The Overall Innovation Challenge Alicia Loffler 32

The Global Innovation Imperative Charles Wessner 32

An Overview of Federal Cluster Policy John Fernandez 39

Illinois Science & Technology Coalition Mark Harris Edward Fetters 45

A Perspective from the IT Industry Dennis Roberson 51

Keynote: Innovation and the Clean Energy Challenges Eric Toone 57

Panel II Federal R&D Strategies Tyrone Taylor 66

The NSF Role in the Innovation Ecosystem Thomas Peterson 66

The Office of Naval Research: A Unique Innovation Organization Chris Fall 70

Advancing Innovation and Convergence in Cancer Research Jerry S. H. Lee 73

Panel III Illinois Innovation Initiatives William Testa 82

Inspiring Innovation Julio Ottino 83

Engaging the Public in Support of Science and Technology David Mosena 86

Driving Entrepreneurship in Illinois Robert Wolcott 87

Disruptive Environments that Seed Discovery and Promote Translation Thomas O'Halloran 90

The Bench to Bedside Story of Oncofertility Teresa Woodruff 92

Day 2

Welcome and Introduction Julio Ottino 99

Keynote Address Norbert Riedel 100

Panel IV Innovation in Illinois: A Regional Case Study Daniel Biss 105

The Role of Illinois Universities Robert Easter 105

The Federal Laboratory Contribution Eric Isaacs 108

Early-Stage Finance and Support in Illinois David Miller 112

Technology-Based Development in Illinois Dan Berglund 116

Panel V New Initiatives and Best Practices in Innovation Moderator: Chris Fall 120

Tim Persons, Government Accountability Office 120

Innovative Approaches in Oncology: Physical Sciences Perspectives Larry A. Nagahara 123

New Initiatives at the University of Illinois Caralynn Nowinski 126

University Technology Transfer: Lessons from Lyrica™ Richard B. Silverman 129

Building an Institute for Engineering Innovation at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory Matthew Tirrell 132

Panel VI The Industry Perspective on Illinois Van Crocker 136

Industry Perspective on Illinois Roger Moody 138

Motorola Solutions Heidi Hattendorf 140

Roundtable: Best Practices, Lessons, and Opportunities Charles Wessner Tim Persons Jeny S. H. Lee Chad Mirkin Andy Ross 144

III Appendixes

A Agenda 151

B Biographies of Speakers 156

C Participants List 181

D Bibliography 187

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