A Paradigm for Interdisciplinary Research

A. H. Rebar, DVM, Ph.D.Senior Associate Vice President for Research

Executive Director of Discovery Park

Overview• History

• Organization

• Operations

• Accomplishments

Discovery Park is:

Purdue’s hub for interdisciplinary and translational research, conceived as a place where scholars from all disciplines could work together to define whole new areas of research and solve grand challenges.

Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship

Birck Nanotechnology Center

Gerald D. and Edna E. Mann Hall

Bindley Bioscience Center

Hall for Discovery and Learning Research

Bindley Bioscience Center

Birck Nanotechnology Center

Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship

Discovery Learning Research Center

Global Sustainability at Purdue Center for the Environment Energy Center Purdue Climate Change Research

Center Center for Global Food Security

ACCESS: Advanced Computational Center for Engineering and Sciences Cyber Center Rosen Center for Advanced

Computing (ITaP)

Oncological Sciences Center

Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering

PresidentFrance A. Córdova

Director Sponsored Program Services (SPS)

Vice President for ResearchRichard O. Buckius

Assoc. VPR for University Research Administration

Sr. Assoc. VPR & Exec. Dir. of Discovery Park

Alan H. Rebar

Assoc. VPR for Research Development & Research

Support Infrastructure

OVPR/DP Business and Sponsored Programs Office

Founded 1961 2001

Purpose Start-up companies Interdisciplinary research

LocationOff-campus US 52 Highway

Main CampusState Street

# People >3100 employees ~1000 faculty members

# Buildings 51 5

# Companies/Centers

160 Companies 8 Centers

Area 725 acres 40 acres

Feb. 2011

Infrastructure Technical

• Research Cores – partner with academic units

• Equipment and facilities• $27.8 million in new research equipment• 113,000 sq.ft. of research laboratory space• 93,000 sq.ft. office and support space

Administrative• Administrative model breaks down barriers

to build interdisciplinary collaborations

• Business team: Sponsored Program Services and Business Administration

• Project coordination

• Web site integration

• Special events

1061 submitted grant proposals for total of $1,063,079,347

709 grants were awarded for total of $210,476,678

$162,708,470 of awarded grants were new; $47,768,208 were continuing

170 industrial/foundation proposals for $15,875,471 awarded to faculty/projects associated with DP

267 submitted proposals, each over $1M; 4 proposals were funded over $10M

FY 2009 and FY 2010 Award Summary

Project-Based Centers

Visual Analytics for Command, Control, and Interoperability Environments (VACCINE) $15 million, U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) $15 million, Department of Energy

Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems (PRISM)$17 million, National Nuclear Safety Administration

Indiana Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)$25 million, National Institutes of Health

NSF Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN)$28.75 million (with renewal), National Science Foundation

Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)$105 million, National Science Foundation

Interdisciplinary in nature Affiliated with a core center

Sponsored programs Often opportunistic

New Initiatives

Global Food Security Center

Purdue Initiative for Defense Innovation

Enhancing University Research and Entrepreneurial Capacity (EURECA) Program

To Practice or Commercialization

Educational or Training Concepts

Purdue Research Park

Cooperative Education

Campus wide

Startup Company

Licensing

Joint Venture

Discovery Park is designed to rapidly integrate Purdue with outside partners.

Value Proposition

Project Ideas

Seeding Nurturing Executing

Discovery Park & University Infrastructure

Industry

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Impacting Discovery with Delivery

Enabling large interdisciplinary research grants

Providing facilities

Building partnerships

Facilitating commercialization opportunities

Engaging students, faculty, and community

*Support in collaboration with Development is included. In addition, activity for awards to participating colleges/schools is included.

Purdue System-Wide Awards Discovery Park Awards

FY02 (3

256)

FY03 (3

294)

FY04 (3

332)

FY05 (4

707)

FY06 (3

774)

FY07 (3

131)

FY08 (3

689)

FY09 (3

781)

FY10 (3

733)

FY11 (4

199)

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$200

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438 419.6

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FY02 (6

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FY03 (2

1)

FY04 (5

6)

FY05 (1

11)

FY06 (1

88)

FY07 (2

24)

FY08 (2

41)

FY09 (3

80)

FY10 (3

29)

FY11 (3

29)

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$40

$60

$80

$100

$120

$140

$160

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Discovery Park

Lilly Endowment

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Seeding and Nurturing Start-up Companies

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National and International Partnerships

• Australia

• Azerbaijan

• China

• India

• Israel

• Korea

• Russia

• Energy crisis

• Global warming

• Healthcare delivery

• Homeland security

• Learning

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Non-University Partners

Based on FY 2010 Expenditures

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University PartnersBased on FY 2010 Expenditures

Generating Entrepreneurs and Networks for Impacting

Economies… in partnership with

– the Purdue Research Foundation– Purdue West Coast Partnership Center– the Purdue Office of Engagement– Discovery Learning Research Center– and other organizations/institutions

… will develop and implement a series of programs– to enhance IP commercialization– to promote a culture of entrepreneurship

throughout the state, region, nation, and globe

The outcome will be development of regional, national, and global Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

It IS happening here!!

For information on Discovery Park: http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark

Dr. A. H. Rebar, (765) 496-6625; rebar@purdue.edu