IGEM ProjectTechnology Name

Presenter’s Information and TitleTitle of Industry Contacts and University Contacts

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This presentation is an outline that should succinctly tell the IGEM Council and IGEM Investment Subcommittee :• What your project is?• What is its place in the market?• Who else is in the market?• How will this project proceed toward commercialization?• What are the partner roles and responsibilities?• Why does this project warrant public funding?• What will the state of Idaho gain with this investment?

The following slides are guides that help to ensure that you are presenting information necessary to determine IGEM funding.

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Project and Technology Description

• Explain the technology that has been developed • What does this project prove/disprove/quantify/validate• What steps have been taken to commercialize this

project• Cite the requested amount of IGEM grant funding

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Market Overview

• Describe the market this product is entering• Is this new technology or an advancement of existing

technology?

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Market Shortcomings

• Identify the current shortcoming or lack of service in this market and why the shortcoming exists – Explain how the Applicant validated this shortcoming/lack of

service i.e. customer feedback, market surveys, research, etc.

• Explain why and how this is such a significant pain for the market

• Identify the pain(s) for the:– Customer– Technical buyer– End-user– Financial buyer

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Proposed Solution & Key Features

• Succinctly explain how and why the proposed solution solves the marketplace shortcoming/pain– Why is it better at solving this shortcoming/pain than other

technologies in the market?

• Demonstrate how the proposed solution is attractive to the market and why it could be readily adopted in the marketplace – Validation may have come from customer input, market trends,

data, etc.

• Explain how the key features were determined i.e. customer conversations, surveys, etc.

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Value Proposition & Competitive Advantages

• Identify market competitors and products– Identify the strongest competitors and why they are strong

• Explain the key advantage(s) this product has over other products or alternatives in the marketplace– Examples include lower cost, higher performance, easier

implementation, etc.

• Identify the key competitive advantage(s) that provide barriers to entry such as a stronger team, intellectual property, patents, key exclusive distribution agreements, etc.

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Partnership: Roles and Responsibilities

• Explain how this project enhances the University’s core competency or how it creates a new core competency

• Define the nature of the relationship between the University and the industry partner(s)– Explain each partner’s role

Your product

Engineering & Distribution/ ADA Med Supply

Manufacturing/ A & B

Fabrication

Testing/ University

Clinical Need/ Intermountain Health Clinics

Example

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Partnership: Investment

• Cite the financial investment from each industry partner– Describe the investment and value. If the investment is “in-

kind”, explain what the investment is and approximate value. – If no investment has been made, explain when the industry

partner will invest in this project and how.

• List any additional funding received • Describe any additional research relationships that

could be created through the IGEM grant

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Market Size and Growth

• Provide an estimate of the market size and explain how you determined the market size– Market size should correspond to the customer information

provided– Provide multiple methods i.e. bottom up, top down, etc.– Directly relate this estimate to the customer and market

information associated with this product

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“Go-to-Market” Strategy

• Describe how this technology has been introduced to the market – Sold directly to customer, through partnerships or distributors,

licensing the technology, etc.

• If this technology has not been introduced to the market, please explain:– Why it hasn’t gone to market– What strategies will be used to introduce this product to the

market– What makes this approach an optimal way to enter the market

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Growth, Revenue, & Economic Impact to Idaho

• Provide an outline on the plans to grow this product in Idaho

• Estimate revenue that could be generated from this project or estimate how many potential jobs could be created in the next 5 to 10 years – Identify any impact(s) this project has already made on Idaho’s

economy in terms of hiring, job growth, sales growth, etc.

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Strategic Milestones & IGEM Grant Money

• Cite any significant milestones achieved as a company e.g. patents or provisional patents, revenue, etc.

• Identify three or more milestones that can be achieved with IGEM grant funds– Explain the milestones and the significance, along with the

amount of IGEM funding for the specific milestone and how long it will take to achieve the milestone

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24 Month Outlook

• Provide a strategic overview on how the technology will be commercialized or progress toward commercialization in the next 12 to 24 months

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IGEM Funding Request Summary

• Provide a succinct explanation of your project and why IGEM should fund it