University of South Florida Board of Trustees Workgroup for Research, Innovation, Engagement & Job Creation Paul R. Sanberg Senior Vice President for Research & Innovation April 18, 2013
“USF well positioned to lead research drive” Tampa Bay Times, April 4, 2013
USF Research: A “Catalyst for Innovation” Senior Vice President Paul R. Sanberg, Appointed March 27, 2012 Research Highlights: April 2012 – April 2013
“New solutions to complex problems” USF Researchers Find Desert Cactus has Secret Talent for Purifying Water (Herald Tribune) USF Research Team Makes Discovery That May Lead to Alzheimer's Prevention (News-Medical.net) New PTSD Treatment Show s Results Without Reliving Trauma (WFLA News) Chemists’ discovery could be a breakthrough in developing new USF Team Plays Key Role in Discovery of tools for cleaner air and energy New Drug to Combat Malaria (USF Health) production (Nature) New Handheld Testing Device Identifies Unseen Hazards Around the World (AUTM) USF’s advanced prosthetics research benefits combat-wounded veterans (USF Health News)
“A global leader in patents and commercializing our technologies” AbleNook selected as one of Chevrolet’s 5 Innovative Designs That Can Change Lives USF Start-up Trash2Cash-Energy Awarded $100k Grand Prize in Annual Contest USF Researchers Patent Technologies to Turn Cell Phones into Emergency Aids
“USF… leverages its entrepreneurial strengths” SkateCase Inventor is Finalist in the 2013 StartupBus Competition Sh Shifting Sh Shapes: U USF SF Engi gineer eering P g Profes essor Invent ntion L n Leads to to New P Produc oducts Part of 'Curiosity' Rover on Mars Hails from Tampa Bay
Patent & Licensing 2012: A Record Year Ranked 10th among universities worldwide in patenting • Executed 52 licenses and options - 48% increase • 10 new Florida startup companies - 25% increase • Over $1.6M in legal cost reimbursements to USF - 167% increase •
“Preparing the highly skilled workforce essential for our state” Second-highest producer of degrees in STEM : • Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, in Florida, and in the top 25 nationally for online education The Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship • Magazine ranked USF’s graduate entrepreneurship program 11th in the nation Our partnership with the Florida High Tech • Corridor Council (FHTCC) increased internships with partner companies
Total Research Expenditures 3 Year History FY 2015 $425.3M FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 $390.8M $400.6 M $451.2 M ???? Sequestration • Budget •
Non Medical Research Expenditures USF System * $200 $150 $100 $50 $- All Research Federal USF System $176 $132 (*Dollars in Millions)
Walking Our Talk: Proposal Submissions from USF Research & Innovation 1. U.S. Central Command Scanning the Horizon, April 2012, $897K 2. NSF Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship (IGERT), July 2012, $3.3M 3. NSF MRI: Acquisition of a Virtual Reality System for Collaborative Research in Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies, July 2012, $750k awarded 4. FirstWaVe Venture Center - i6 Challenge Grant, US Dept. of Commerce, Sept. 2012, $1M awarded 5. NSF I-Corps Node: Expanding the I-Corps Node Network to Florida, October 2012, $2M 6. NSF I-Corps Sites Program @ USF, January 2013, $300K 7. NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure, April 2013, $367K 8. Discovery of New Anti-infective Therapeutics for Resistant Pathogens, April 2013, $31.5M 9. NIH Director’s Biomedical Research Workforce Innovation Award: Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (BEST), May 2013, $1.9M
Walking Our Talk, part 2 Increased Grant Applications Patents & Licensing staff assisted with the drafting and submission of EIGHT TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FEASIBILITY GRANTS under the Bankhead Coley and Ester King Program (decision date beginning of May) 1. Dr. Mildred Acevedo-Duncan, College of Arts & Sciences 2. Dr. Cesario Borlongan, College of Medicine 3. Dr. Javier Cuevas, College of Medicine 4. Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, College of Medicine 5. Dr. Patricia Kruk, College of Medicine 6. Dr. Shyam Mohapatra, College of Medicine 7. Dr. Subhra Mohapatra, College of Medicine 8. Dr. Peter Zhang, College of Arts & Sciences
Reductions & Savings 2012-2013 USF Research & Innovation: $3,621,599 USF Research Foundation: $4,426,630 Total Reduction & Savings: $8,048,229
Efficiencies & Savings USF Research & Innovation Salary savings through workflow and organizational redesign • Offices relocated to enhance communication and collaboration • Shared Reception Areas and Reception Services • Consolidated operations: • Telephone contracts and services – Invoicing and invoice processing – Computer services – Custodial services and supplies – Copiers – Office supplies, including paper – Paper shredding contracts – Files and file storage – Institutional memberships – Subscriptions – Conference room scheduling –
Efficiencies & Savings USF Research Foundation • Contracts revised for: – Professional consulting services – Trash removal and cleaning services – Natural gas – Signage resurfacing and updating • Research Park energy savings: – Well to supply water for chillers – Chiller project revised to increase capacity – HVAC and electrical system retro-commissioned • Salary and general administration costs reduced
Major Commitments FY2013 F&A Distribution: • — General Distribution - $5,000,000 — Pediatric Epidemiology Center - $1,200,000 UTB Renovation (Dr. Krischer) - $1,200,000 • Start-up Funding for New Faculty - $2,053,063 • Faculty Internal Awards Program - $500,000 • USF System High-Performance Computing - $450,000 • CAMLS - $710,675 • Total: $11,113,740
USF Research Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors Additions to the Board of Directors Ronald Barton , Director of Economic Development, Hillsborough County Dr. Sebastian Dewhurst , Director of Business Development, EASA Gene Engle , President of Gene Engle Realtor Robert Garcia , Vice President of Business Development, Tampa Bay Trane Israel Morejon , CEO & President, LEDnovation For the first time in its history, the Research Foundation Board membership of 18 is fully seated.
“Diabetes work leads USF expansion: USF Pediatric Epidemiology Center is a place where $400 million worth of research into one of mankind’s most insidious diseases takes place” Tampa Bay Business Journal USF Research Park of Tampa Bay FY13 Primary Objective: Conversion of 3650 Spectrum in its entirety to house Dr. Jeffrey Krischer’s Pediatric Epidemiology Center (PEC) 7,860 sf delivered for PEC last week • Sponsored Research, Research Integrity & • Compliance and Research Financial Management have co-located Patents & Licensing and Research • Foundation are co-locating this week Tampa Bay Technology Incubator client • relocates at the end of April Relocates private company outside of the • Research Park USF Research & Innovation reducing its footprint by 3,145 sf Tampa Bay Technology Incubator growing by 2,037 sf Pediatric Epidemiology Center growing by 21,313 sf
FEB 2012 JULY 2012 OCT 2011 APR 2012 APR 2013 24 Resident and Created mentor 21 Resident affiliate companies network of 30+ companies Partnership with Implement Affiliate Program 42 resident $1 million i6 Increased marketing and affiliate Challenge Grant efforts, including companies 16 companies in Begin renovation/ launch of newsletter accelerator program construction & acquisition of critical lab equipment Partnerships with BioFlorida, TBTF, UCF and UF incubators & Tampa Bay Innovation Center
Tampa Bay Technology Incubator Fiscal % Change over Year Tenant Rent prior year 2011- $289, 413 2012 (Actual) 27.3% Increase 2012- $368,438 2013 (Projected) 40.7% Increase $518,219 2013- (Proposed 2014 forecast)
Research Integrity & Compliance Important focus in 2012-2013, probably the most important area for the • university to build on in the next year Improved service and access • – “One-stop shop” for research-related financial conflicts of interest – Going Electronic with eIACUC: New electronic submission process rolled out August 2012 New regulations implemented • – Promoting Objectivity in Research (PHS Conflict of Interest Regulations) – HIPAA/HITECH Omnibus Rule – Expansion of NIH Public Access Policy
Developing USF’s Research Brand Enhancing Online News & Marketing Shared Stories USF Research News USF News
USF Research on Social Media Facebook LinkedIn Twitter RSS Feed
USF Research Newsletters
A sampling of the media outlets covering Research at USF
Building a USF Research News Channel 700 575 600 500 400 300 200 155 100 0 2011-2012 2012-2013 271% increase in stories shared via the USF Research News page
USF Faculty Awards: 2012-2013 • 62 USF Faculty with prestigious awards in 2012-2013 – Includes AAU/TARU/NRC/Other Highly Prestigious – Tracking made possible due to website/database that we have established • AAAS Fellows – 7 nominations submitted for 2013 (new membership requirement)
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Building Relationships, Connections & Enhancing USF’s National Reputation as the Founding Institution of the NAI
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