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Dr. McKinney: "Sterling Bay and Harrison Street recently started construction on Pacific Center, a brand-new amenity-driven life sciences campus in San Diego’s burgeoning biotech cluster, Sorrento Mesa. The first phase, which will deliver late 2024, includes 500K SF of fully electric scientific research space and a 28K SF amenity center. It’s unlike any scientific real estate offering in the current market."
AURP: "Thank you Dr. McKinney!"
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Tony Allen, PhD
President, Delaware State University
Chair, President Biden's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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HBCU’S IN INNOVATION COMMUNITIES
Institutions have experienced an influx of funding to boost the revitalization of entrepreneurship and commercialization within their communities. In particular, HBCU's are of primary focus to elevate this underserved community to new levels in workforce training, while advancing the transition from R2 to R1 institutions.
Central to this network is inspirational leader, Dr. Tony Allen, Delaware State University President, chief executive office of the U.S.'s most diverse contemporary HBCU. Discover your edge to partner with this fundamental sector of the U.S. knowledge economy.
Join your peers and meet with Dr. Allen at AURP 2023 International Conference
(Oct. 16-19), hosted by the University of Delaware STAR Campus
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IC23 Breakout Session Spotlight | |
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Accelerating Climate Tech Startups Through National Lab IP Commercialization
At the Conference, attend this session to learn how OneValley's PassportOS technology enabled the Cradle Commerce (C2C) climate tech accelerator to leverage over 100 cutting-edge intellectual properties from four national labs, creating 16 startups in just three years.
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ALEX FANG
Director of Social Impact
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SETH HAUBEN
VP | Global Business Development
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ALEC WRIGHT
Chief Product Officer
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HBCU SCHOLARSHIP Opportunities | |
Are you partnering with an HBCU or MSI in your region? Looking to support and elevate these institutions in your immediate network?
AURP's Regional Partnership Development Program aims to support our members in developing strong partnerships with HBCUs and MSIs.
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Resources & Announcements | |
The application deadline for Phase 1 of the U.S. EDA Tech Hubs Program is August 15. As part of EDA's Notice of Funding Opportunity, EDA will designate at least 20 Tech Hubs and separately award grants to strengthen collaboration and accelerate strategy development for Tech Hubs. If you are applying for this funding opportunity, EDA encourages you to start your application today. To help facilitate this process, EDA suggests three things to do now to ensure your application process goes smoothly. Read more. | |  |
U.S. EDA is accepting applications for its $50 million Build to Scale (B2S) program to support projects that strengthen equitable ecosystems and increase access to capital for innovators, entrepreneurs and startups. Eligibility is open to cities, counties, states, plus nonprofit organizations, institutions of higher education, public-private partnerships, science or research parks, federal labs, venture development organizations, economic development organizations or a consortia of any of the aforementioned. The deadline to apply is July 28, 2023. Read more. | | | |
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Research parks, innovation districts, tech hubs and related entities across the United States should prepare and strategize now to compete for federal funding from the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, according to AURP's white paper (The Geography of Technology, Science, and Innovation Under the CHIPS and Science Act). | | |
The white paper showcases a dynamic range of ways organizations and institutions – such as research parks, innovation districts, businesses, universities, federal labs, states, regions and local communities – that are engaged in science and technology-based economic development can leverage the unprecedented amount of federal grant funding authorized in the CHIPS and
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Learn with Your Peers at the
Communities Of Innovation 101 Series
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AURP's on-demand “Communities of Innovation 101 Education Series” (COI 101) provides ongoing professional development and education - on your schedule.
When bringing on new team members, board discussions, or your own burning questions, this 101 series is geared to support understanding the fundamentals of university-based research parks, innovation districts and tech hubs. Learn more. (Watch these sample videos.)
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LAUNCH POINT: Working with Universities
Jeff Smith, MBA, Director, University Corporate Research Park, Michigan State University Research Foundation
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LAUNCH POINT: Importance of Programming
Laura Appenzeller, Executive Director, University of Illinois Research Park, Urbana-Champaign
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#AURP Member & Industry News | |
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Demand for office and retail space will be generally lower in 2030 than it was in 2019, according to a new study from McKinskey Global Institute. This study presents a model that aims to show the "problem will only worsen over the next seven years." In every city studied, the percentage of office space that was vacant rose from 2019 to 2022 (with the increases ranging from two to 13 percentage points). The study notes the "demand shortfall . . . along with growing supply resulting from the completion of new office buildings, will boost vacancy rates." Read more.
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The Inflation Reduction Act added smart windows to the Investment Tax Credit (ITC), allowing building owners, including tax-exempt entities such as universities, to receive a 30-50% tax credit or direct rebate on dynamic glass. Read more.
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National tech training nonprofit Per Scholas is expanding to Houston, joining Ion District, Houston’s 16-acre innovation district developed by Rice University. Through an innovation relationship with Ion, Per Scholas Houston will offer its tuition-free technology skills training from its newest campus located at 4201 Main Street. Read more. | | |
Doctors and their patients could know with greater confidence whether pancreatic cysts are benign or potentially malignant, and if surgery is required to remove them, by using a new diagnostic test currently in development by a startup at Discovery Park District at Purdue. Amplified Sciences, a clinical-stage life sciences diagnostic company that licenses Purdue University innovations, has received a Phase I SBIR grant of $400,000 from the National Cancer Institute to develop the test. The company focuses on accurately detecting and categorically assessing the risks of debilitating diseases. Read more. | | |
AURP's Brian Darmody presented on "Strengthening University-Corporate Relations Using New Funding Sources in the CHIPS + Science Act" with Van Scoyoc Associates' (VSA) Leslee Gilbert and Tracy Parish, Director of External Relations, University of Illinois, at the Network of Academic Corporate Research Officers (NACRO) annual conference in Portland, OR (July 11-13). AURP university members on hand included Wichita State, Iowa State, Georgia Tech, University of Illinois and the University of Maryland. (In photo l-r, Laura Bleill, Director, External Engagement, University of Illinois Research Park, Darmody and VSA's Gilbert.) | | |
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Emagine Solutions Technology, a University of Arizona Center for Innovation startup and winner of our AURP 2019 Innovation Award, has been selected as one of 15 Phase 2 awardees of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Women's Health Hypertension Innovator Award Competition. The $75,000 award will fund Emagine's "The Journey Pregnancy" platforms including their patient app, provider software and handheld ultrasound. Emagine's technologies help make pregnancy safer using streamlined monitoring. Read more.
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Discussing "Trends in the Life of Life Sciences" at AURP's Bio Health Caucus last month, Suzet McKinney, DrPH, MPH, Principal and Director of Life Sciences, Sterling Bay (and AURP Board Member) noted: "the LS industry is experiencing some headwinds. However, those headwinds have not proven to be insurmountable. We are all being impacted by some pretty tough economic conditions, so the headwinds that we are seeing are a factor of this current economic environment." Read more in the AURP Blog. | |
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AURP CAREER CENTER
Check out the AURP Career Center to discover your next career opportunity, including:
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Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation/URI Libraries – University of Rhode Island
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Vice President for Research & Economic Development – University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
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Program Manager & Lab Manager Positions for Southern Research – University of Alabama-Birmingham
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The Vice President for Research & Economic Development – University of North Dakota
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Chief Innovation and Economic Development Officer – UC Davis Aggie Square
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Chief Economic Development Officer – Carnegie Mellon University
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Vice President and Director of Research – W.E. Upjohn Institute
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Associate Vice President for Research – University of Tennessee
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Director for New Venture Development – University of California Santa Cruz
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Vice Chancellor for Research – The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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Executive Director – STAR Research Park at Texas State University
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SUBMIT YOUR STORY FOR A FUTURE PARK POST!
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Would you like to showcase your Community of Innovation, tenant or university activities (including newly released Impact Reports) in an upcoming AURP Park Post? We want to hear your stories and news to share with our greater AURP community. Email us today!
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