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Whiteboard to Boardroom. “Collaborative Commercialization In the Bi-State Region” GCEC 2013. Founding Partners : UMKC, William Jewell College, University of Kansas Center for Technology Commercialization, Johnson County Community College Funded by National Science Foundation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Whiteboard to Boardroom
“Collaborative CommercializationIn the Bi-State Region”
GCEC 2013
Founding Partners: UMKC, William Jewell College, University of Kansas Center for Technology Commercialization, Johnson County Community College
Funded by National Science Foundation
W2B Objectives
• Identify game changing technologies and get them into the hands of established businesses and talented entrepreneurs, resulting in new projects and businesses that stay local and grow.
• Fully integrate university, hospital and industry research into the existing entrepreneurial ecosystem
• Create a central clearinghouse (www.CEObullpen.com) for regional commercialization information, including ideas for licensing, CEO candidates for startups, and entrepreneurial resources
W2B: Making Connections
ManagementTeams
Startup Resources Growth
Resources
IdeaIdentification
Market & TechnologyAssessment
Connect Research toKC Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
How It Works
W2B team members serve as “match-makers,” connecting technologies with entrepreneurs to start and expand businesses
Partner with research organizations and technology transfer offices to identify
technologies
Identify
entrepreneurs with a depth of technology expertise and business experience
Team with business development organizations to provide business assistance and
create startups
Research Partners
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
The Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
St. Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute, Kansas City, MO
Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO
Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
William Jewell College, Liberty, MO
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Springfield, MO
Mercy Research and Development, Springfield, MO
Blue Valley High School CAPS Program, Overland Park, KS
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
KU Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
MRIGlobal, Kansas City, MO
CEO Bullpen
KCTechMatch LinkedIn Group• People who have recently been involved in exits from
other companies and are looking for their next best thing.• Middle-managers who have recently exited large
corporations and have strong P&L experience.• Others who have the capacity and social networks to
make things happen.
W2B Program
Education• Technology commercialization programs for university faculty and
hospital physicians
Technology/Expertise Hub• Central catalogue of university technologies available for licensing• Database of domain experts for technology evaluation• Relationships with CEO’s ready to run newly formed companies
Examples of Activities
Connections• Matching available technologies to entrepreneurs and established
companies in the region• Facilitating the licensing of university technologies to regional
companies• Recruiting medical device companies to partner with universities and
hospitals to mature their technologies• Fostering relationships with regional trade networks
Business Development• Promoting joint development projects between regional companies• Teaming with business development organizations such as UMKC
SBTDC and KCSourceLink to provide business assistance to entrepreneurs
• Identifying funding resources for newly formed startups
Outcomes To Date
In the last eighteen months-
14 research partners5 licenses
8 company formations 8 company formations pending15 industry/research projects underway
138 KCTechMatch members recruited105 entrepreneur/company interactions
Resources