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Photonics is the core, enabling technology that encompasses techniques, devices, in-struments and systems that generate, modify, or utilize electromagnetic energy in the wavelength range from ultra-violet to far infrared. More specifically, photonics is a com-bination of optics, electro-optics, and optoelectronics.

A Day in Life with Photonics: The following brief story from Harnessing Light is printed with permission by Na-tional Academy Press. It illustrates just a few ways that optical technologies impact our daily lives. That impact is rarely noticed because the optical technology in the products we use is, ironically, often invisible and because we adapt so swiftly to modern technol-ogy. Today, we pay as little attention to infrared remote controls, light-emitting diodes, and laser printers as to the mirrors that have been with us since antiquity.

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R&D FUNDING

DOD Opens 2003 SBIR 11

DOD Opens SBIR & 11

Fast Service 11

Biophotonics Partnership 11

Mines Receives $5 mil 11

W H AT I S P H O T O N I C S ?

C O L O R A D O P H O T O N I C S I N D U S T R Y A N A LY S I S Industry – Currently, 241 organizations are part of the Colorado photonics cluster. About 62%, or 150 compa-nies, are classified in the manufacturing sector, and many offer products that are sold worldwide. Although the cluster has some large companies, such as Agilent, Hewlett Packard, Ball Cor-poration, and Lockheed-Martin, it also has a signifi-cant number of small firms. In fact, companies with fewer than 10 employees make up 43% of the total. These companies often grow rapidly, but may lack the internal infrastructure that larger companies may enjoy. Presently, it is estimated that the companies that are part of the photonics industry employed 37,200 workers in 2002. Of this group, 4,200 employees work in positions that required a knowledge of photonics in their work. Es-timated annual wages for this later group in 2002 are about $247 million.

Education/Training – There are four major research uni-versities with photonics pro-grams in Colorado: the Uni-versity of Colorado at Boul-der, Colorado State Univer-sity in Ft. Collins, Colorado School of Mines in Golden, and the University of Den-ver. More than 55 profes-sors at these universities have research groups that are focused on some aspect of optics and photonics. The geographic diversity of these universities supports compa-nies and students in different regions of central and north-ern Colorado. In addition, Front Range Community College offers an AA degree program in photonics and vacuum technologies. Addi-tional information is avail-able about the education pro-grams in the section of this directory entitled “Colorado’s Higher Educa-tion Research and Training Programs in Optics, Opto-electronics, and Photonics,

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Issue No. 43 Internet URL = http://www.colorado.edu/cubac/tcom.html November/December 2002

Photonics is a core or enabling technology that is crucial to the development of products in many diverse industries that will impact the economic future and security of our country. Colorado photonics compa-nies are developing the products and services that drive such New Economy industries as nanotechnol-ogy, medical equipment, telemedicine, data storage, and telecommunications. The growth of these and other technology-based in-dustries are impacting the way all organizations con-duct business. Colorado has a well-developed photonics indus-try cluster that consists of four complementary groups of organizations – industry, education/training, federal laboratories, and business support. Each of these part-ners fills a different, yet equally important, role in the growth of the photonics industry in Colorado.

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Federal Laboratories – Colorado is home to four federal laboratories that have significant photonics activities in their research programs, including the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Boulder, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, the Na-tional Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boul-der, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini-stration (NOAA) in Boulder. These laboratories are a rich resource for universities and companies in Colorado.

Business Support – A variety of economic development agencies, law firms, and other business support organiza-tions with a focus on the photonics industry are included in the cluster. The Colorado Advanced Photonics Technology (CAPT) Center is a unique prototyping and training facility specially designed to meet the needs of small, developing companies. The Colorado Photonics Industry Association (CPIA) offers a wide array of services to support and pro-mote the Colorado photonics industry at local, national, and international levels. The CU Business Advancement Cen-ter and the economic development organizations of Adams County and Longmont have also provided strong support services for the association and industry. In the past, state funding has supported the growth of infrastructure and the critical mass that has been crucial to the growth of the industry. The state has provided funding for a Center of Excellence at CU and CSU, $4.5 million in funding for the CAPT Center, and funding for Colorado Photonics Optics Program (CPOP), a program that has sup-ported collaborative university/industry research in emerg-ing Colorado companies. CPOP supported research has assisted more than 40 Colorado companies. In addition to providing extended funding, the state has also provided short-term funding for marketing efforts of the CPIA.

Characteristics of Cluster While collecting the data for this directory, information about companies in the industry was collected. Organiza-tions were asked to complete a short survey about their business and the industry. Secondary sources were also used to gather information about organizations that did not respond. The following summary of this information de-fines the industry. In 2002, 241 organizations have been identified as being part of the photonics cluster. Based on NAICS classifica-tion, almost 83% of the companies are directly involved as manufacturers or in research and development. About 50% of the organizations produce end products, while about 20% produce components. The products and services of Colorado photonics or-ganizations have been classified into 24 categories. Be-cause many organizations are either relatively new, small in size, or diverse in nature, they typically provided services in more than one of these categories. As has been the case in past studies, research and development is the service most frequently provided by the organizations. Other areas of concentration include optical components, lasers, and optoelectronic devices. Compared to previous research, it appears that the industry has more depth in terms of prod-

ucts and services offered. In other words, companies have developed expertise in more areas as the industry has ma-tured. This is particularly evident in the area of manufac-turing. Similarly, the company products and services were cate-gorized into the industries that might use them. Because photonics technology is a core technology, in many cases a company’s products will have use in a number of indus-tries. As in the past, the top application for Colorado prod-ucts and services continues to be aerospace. Other major areas of application include military/defense equipment, medical equipment, telecommunications, communication equipment, optical coatings, computers/office equipment, electronics, manufacturing equipment, cameras, electronic imaging, and laboratory research. Despite the recent economic downturn, the photonics industry is expected to continue to grow in Colorado reach-ing a total of 280 organizations by 2004. From 2000 through the first half of 2002, 28 new organizations have joined the cluster. Since the publication of the last directory, the industry appears to have become more geographically diverse. Photonics companies are now found in 38 cities and 16 counties. The cities with the greatest concentration of com-panies are Boulder (30.7%), Longmont (12.0%), and Colo-rado Springs (10.8%). The counties with the greatest con-centration of companies are Boulder (48.5%), El Paso (12.5%), Denver (7.9%), Larimer (6.6%), Adams (5.8%), and Arapahoe (5.9%). The 241 organizations in the directory have an estimated total level of employment of 37,200. This represents 1.7% of the state’s 2002 estimated workforce. It is projected that 11.3%, or 4,225 employees working at these companies, are required to have some knowledge or use of photonics. The photonics workforce is based primarily in manufactur-ing as about 78% of the employees work in this sector. Thirteen of the 150 manufacturers were classified as large employers, with sales greater than $100 million or more than 1,000 employees in Colorado. An analysis of the remaining 137 manufacturers shows that they have combined sales of $1.3 billion. An analysis of employee wages using ES-202 data sug-gests that the average wage for workers in the photonics industry is $59,249 compared to an estimated average state wage of $39,365. Wages paid to photonics workers are esti-mated to be 50.5% greater than the average state wages. Estimated 2002 total wages paid to all employees of com-panies identified in this directory are 2.8% of projected 2002 state wages, $86.6 billion. Estimated 2002 wages paid to the 4,225 employees who must have knowledge of photonics or who use photonics are $246.8 million.

Conclusion Colorado’s photonics cluster shows modest growth in 2002 despite the recent downturn in the national and state economy. The 241 organizations identified in the cluster compare to 206 organizations operating in the state in 2001. This increase is suspected to be a result of growth in the industry in addition to increased awareness of the in-

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John reached over and shut off the alarm (1) clock. He turned on the lights (2) and got up. Downstairs, he began to make his morning coffee and turned (3) on the televi-sion to check the weather (4) and (5) forecast. Checking the time on the kitchen clock (6) he poured his coffee and went to the solarium (7) to sit and read the newspaper (8). Upstairs, the kids were getting ready for school. Julie was listening to music (9) while getting dressed (10). Steve felt sick, so Sarah, his mother, checked his tempera-ture (11). Julie would go to school and Steve would stay home. John drove to work in his new car (12), a high-tech showcase. He drove across a bridge (13), noticing the emergency telephones (14) along the side of the freeway. He encountered traffic signals (15), highway signs (16), and a police officer scanning for speeders (17). Awaiting John in his office were several telephone (18) messages and a fax (19). He turned on his computer (20), checked some reference data on a CD-ROM (21), and printed (22) it to look at later. After copying (23) some last-minute handouts, he went to the conference room to make a presentation (24). Meanwhile, Julie was walking to school. As she passed the neighbors’ house, a security light (25) came on. On the next block she passed a construction site (26) for a new apartment building, then a block of medical (27) of-fices. A few blocks away was the factory (28) where her uncle worked. At school, Julie’s first class was biology. The students looked for microbes (29) in water samples they had col-lected on a nature walk the previous day. On the walk they had also done some bird watching and taken still and video pictures (30) of the plants and wildlife. The teacher put on her glasses (31) to read Julie’s lab report. At lunchtime, John left his office to do some grocery shopping. At the checkout counter (32) he paid with a credit card (33). Among his purchases were a bag of ap-ples (34), a bottle (35) of wine, and a carton (36) of milk. Each was labeled with a bar-code (37). At home, Steve was watching a movie (38) on the large-screen television (39). With her sick son occupied, Sarah connected her laptop computer to the office network (40). Modern technology let her do her work, despite hav-ing to stay home with a child --- and at least John was stuck doing the shopping.

[Source: 2002 Colorado Photonics Industry Directory prepared by CU Business Advancement Center and Business Research Division with support from Colorado Photonics Industry Association]

(1) light-emitting diode (LED) displays (2) energy saving compact fluorescent lamps (3) infrared remote controls (4) optical fibers for distributing cable television (5) satellite-based optical weather imaging (6) liquid crystal displays (LCDs) (7) temperature-moderating window coatings (8) phototypesetting (9) compact disks (10) laser fabric cutting (11) infrared noncontact “ear” thermometers (12) infrared automobile security systems; optical moni-

tors for antilock brakes; LED, LCD, and optical fiber dashboard displays; LED taillights

(13) optical-fiber sensors to monitor bridge integrity (14) solar power for emergency services (15) LED traffic lights (16) high-reflectivity surfaces for highway signs (17) laser traffic radar (18) optical fiber telephone cables (19) optical scanners and fax machines (20) photolithography for making computer chips (21) optical data storage (22) laser printers (23) photocopiers (24) overhead projectors, slide projectors, laser pointers (25) infrared motion sensors for home security (26) laser range-finders/surveying equipment (27) laser surgery, optical tools for medical diagnosis (28) laser welding/cutting, optical stereolithography for

rapid three-dimensional prototyping (29) microscopes, magnifying lenses (30) binoculars, cameras, video cameras (31) eyeglasses (32) supermarket bar-code scanners (33) credit card holograms to prevent counterfeiting (34) image recognition for produce quality control (35) optical inspection to ensure clean bottles (36) optical inspection for labeling and packaging (37) bar-code readers for inventory control (38) video disks and videodisk players (39) television displays (40) optical fiber local area networks

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Q U A L I T Y , P R O D U C T I V I T Y , E T H I C S : C R I T I C A L F O R S U C C E S S

BMA helps manufacturers market their biobased prod-ucts. Through a cooperative brokerage, it organizes the efficient purchase and sale of raw resources and finished goods. Its Web site provides information on these efforts as well as basic information on biobased products. For more information, go to:

http://www.biobased.org/association/index.html

Proceedings are now available for the NIST Centennial Standards Symposium- Standards in the Global Economy: Past, Present, and Future, which focused on a variety of topics, including information technology; semiconductors and optical sensing; transportation, materials, and manufac-turing; and building and construction. Speakers included three former NIST directors and representatives from ANSI, ASTM, ASME, ISO, IEC, and other public and pri-vate-sector organizations. For a paper copy, send an email to Mary Jo DiBernardo at maryjo.dibenardo@nist.gov. [source: NIST Technology at a Glance]

S TA N D A R D S S Y M P O S I U M

B I O B A S E D M A N U F A C T U R E R S A S S O C I A T I O N ( B M A )

N R E L S E E K S C O M P A N I E S I N T E R -E S T E D I N C O M M E R C I A L I Z A T I O N

The June issue of Federal Business Opportunities notes that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is soliciting interest from companies interested in obtaining license rights to commercialize, manufacture and market technologies developed at NREL. Information on tech-nologies available for licensing is located at: http://www.nrel.gov/technologytransfer/license.html. For more information, contact Richard Bolin, referring to Sol# GenLic. URL: http://newenergytechnologies.org/colorado/news/2002-10-03.htm

Includes: Colorado Biomedical Directory: Comprehensive contact information of the state's biotechnology, medical devices, and pharmaceutical companies as well as the suppliers, ser-vice providers, associations and academic institution sup-porting the industry. 2002 Colorado Biomedical Industry Survey: Complete re-view and analysis by KPMG of the state's biomedical in-dustry highlighting sales, revenue, employment, products and markets. Faculty Research Resource: Over 90 listings with faculty members, their research projects, and contact information from Colorado's research institutions: University of Colo-rado, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Colo-rado School of Mines, Colorado State University, and Den-ver University. Priced at $65.00 and scheduled for publication Novem-ber 2002. Order at www.coloradobiomedical.com Spon-sored by the Colorado Biomedical Consortium. "An alli-ance of science-based organizations created to raise aware-ness of the biomedical industry in Colorado."

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Call for Papers: This is an invitation to submit papers for the Rocky Mountain Quality Conference. The 26th annual conference will be held June 9 & 10, 2003 at the Sheraton Denver West in Denver, Colorado. Tracks and presentation topics include: quality tools, business management, busi-ness strategies, and software quality. Submit a one page abstract in a Word document by November 30, 2002. Visit the website www.rmqc.org for details on Pa-per/Presentation Submission Guidelines.

In mid-August, the U.S. Department of Commerce an-nounced today that it has launched a Critical Technology Assessment of Biotechnology in U.S. Industry. The assess-ment, to be based on a survey of more than 3,000 compa-nies, will address the economic health and competitiveness of U.S. companies that engage in biotechnology. Biotechnology increasingly influences U.S. national se-curity and economic productivity in numerous industrial processes, products, healthcare, and agriculture. The goal of this survey is to obtain comprehensive data on the scope of domestic commercial and research activities in biotechnol-ogy in order to help maintain and enhance the defense in-dustrial and technological base of the United States and increase economic productivity. This survey will also pro-vide companies with data that will help enable them to benchmark their activities against the broader biotechnol-ogy industry. A final report with aggregate data based on the survey will be available to industry and the public. The assessment will cover companies that: •engage in biotechnology research and development, •create biotechnology products or research tools, and/or •use biotechnology processes in their manufacturing. [source: http://www.ta.doc.gov/PREL/pr020813.htm]

A S S E S S M E N T O F B I O T E C H N O L O G Y I N U . S . I N D U S T R Y

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GOLDEN, CO-Colorado School of Mines is partnering with the University of Washington, Stanford University, Howard University and the University of Minnesota to develop a na-tional center for engineering education. The $10 million center is one of only two funded nation-ally by the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Centers in Learning and Teaching Program. The goals of the center include gaining significant insight into how engineering students learn – across diverse student populations and environments – to help current and future educators provide effective learning experiences for all engi-neering students. The project will be known as the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education. The second center will focus on mathematics and physical sciences. CSM will participate in two research projects and instruc-tional development activities. The research projects include a longitudinal study of engi-neering students, as well as a study of “difficult concepts” and how to measure student understanding of them. The longitudinal study will identify what creates a “successful learning environment” by tracking cohorts of stu-dents at Mines and four other engineering schools, from freshman through senior year, to identify what challenges students face and how they overcome them. The “difficult concepts” portion of the research will focus more on the cognitive aspects of learning, in areas such as solids mechanics and electrical engineering. An engineering portal will be developed, providing educators with access to resources and tools developed during the pro-ject, as well as existing resources already available on the Web. The grant takes effect in January of 2003 and will run through December 2007.

Organizations, people, plans, ideas, comments

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The University of Colorado at Boulder took first place in the Department of Energy's (DOE) Solar Decathlon, officially bringing an end to the 10-day competition among university teams from around the country. David Garman, DOE's Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, made the award pres-entations. The University of Virginia captured second place, while Auburn University took third. "The University of Colorado at Boulder has earned their place in the sun, with their win in the first-ever So-lar Decathlon," Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham said. "After a year-and-a-half of intense work, designing, building and competing, the students should be very pleased with their accomplishment. The competition was a real test of their abilities and their willingness to pit their talents against some of the best schools in the na-tion, and they proved themselves worthy of this honor." The Solar Decathlon ran from Sept. 26 to Oct. 5 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Teams from 14 universities competed by building homes that blend aes-thetics and modern conveniences with maximum energy production and efficiency. In appearance, the homes are a mix of traditional and modern, but all are powered en-tirely by the sun and incorporate state-of-the-art energy efficiency technologies. For the competition, the solar decathletes had to figure ways to harness the power of the sun to supply all the energy for an entire household, including a home-based business, along with the transportation needs of the household and business. Each house, limited to roughly 500 square feet for purposes of the competition, were judged on 10 criteria to determine which most efficiently employed solar energy for heating, cooling, hot water, lighting, appliances, com-puters and charging an electric car. The teams competed in the 10 contests simultaneously. For more on the Solar Decathlon, see http://www.solardecathlon.org.

DECATHLON WINNERS UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

CO SCHOOL OF MINES TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION CENTER

Fort Collins, CO- The Fort Collins Virtual Business Incubator announced today that software start-up, Engineered Intel-ligence Corporation, www.EngineeredIntelligence.com, has been invited into the Incubator after undergoing a rigorous selection process. Engineered Intelligence (EI) provides a parallel-computing platform for scientists and engineers to solve complex numerical simulation problems. EI’s software turns a cluster of ordinary computers connected by a high-speed network into an easy-to-program, high-performance supercomputer. Car crash simulation in automotive engineering, molecular dynamics in chemistry and fluid flow simulation in manufacturing are just a few examples of the intensive problems where massive parallel computing power is required. The City of Fort Collins, Colorado State University, and the Northern Colorado Economic Development Corporation fund the Fort Collins Virtual Business Incubator. Contact Kathy Kregel, 970-221-1301, or Matt Oberdorfer, 970-988-9965 for more information.

ENGINEERED INTELLIGENCE INVITED INTO BUSINESS INCUBATOR

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COLORADO BIOTECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Aurora, CO- The Board of Directors of the Colorado Biotechnology Association (CBA) announced the appointment of Denise M. Brown as the Executive Director of the organization, effective August 15. The CBA has been active over the last year building its membership and developing partnerships with private and public sector groups that share the goal of supporting the growth of the biotechnology industry in Colorado. The CBA is located at the Bioscience Park Center at the Fitzsimons Campus in Aurora. The trade association serves as a voice for the common interests of its diverse members, which include biomedical, health care, pharmaceutical, medical device, and agricultural technology businesses. In addition, the state’s leading re-search universities and hospitals are active in the CBA. Ms. Brown has 27 years of experience in Colorado. Early in her career, she worked for the Colorado General Assem-bly and the Governor’s Office. From 1984 to 2001, she was at the University of Colorado in several senior administra-tive positions. Most recently, she served as the Chief Planning Officer for the Health Sciences Center, and in this capac-ity she was responsible for directing the development of the Master Plan for the new CU campus at Fitzsimons.

This annual report contains information on Federal funding of the research and development (R&D) compo-nents of agency programs, as proposed by the administra-tion for fiscal year (FY) 2003. R&D data in this report are classified into the same Federal budget function categories used in the Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2003, prepared by the Office of Management and Budget. Proposed FY 2003 funding levels are for budget authority (defined below), which is the basis for initial con-gressional action. In future Budget Function reports, these data will be revised to reflect congressional appropriation and actual program-funding decisions. Detailed data are included on preliminary estimates for Federal funding of R&D in FY 2002 that reflect all past congressional actions, but may be revised, since at the time of report preparation, FY 2002 had not yet been completed. This report also includes detailed data (by subfunction) on actual budget authorizations of R&D by Federal agencies in FY 2001 and aggregate data (by broad function) on actual R&D budget authorizations in FY 2001 and earlier years. URL: http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf02330/notes.htm

Universities and the investment they pour into R&D are "major factors" that contribute to a region's economic growth, concludes a recent report funded by the Ewing Marion Kaufman Foundation, NCOE and the U.S. Small Business (SBA). The report's results show the growth oc-curs in less time than traditionally has been noted and that small firms innovate at a rate almost twice that of large firms. Building on Joseph Schumpeter's "creative destruction" concept and previous research, The Influence of R&D Ex-penditures and Economic Growth seeks to answer two questions: 1) do R&D activities at research universities have a significant effect on local new firm formations? 2) do R&D activities as research universities have a signifi-cant effect on local economic growth? Conclusions drawn into R&D expenditures, Firm For-mation and Economic Growth are largely based on previ-ous research. However, the authors test two hypotheses using many socio-economic variables that allow for further review. The authors also provide regression analyses and test for multicollinearity. The report is available at: http://www.ncoe.org/research/1-university.htm. [source: SSTI]

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPACT OF UNIVERSITY R&D ON LOCAL ED

dustry resulting from the work of the CPIA, its member organizations, and others within the industry. The total level of employment shows minimal growth, primarily be-cause of consolidations within the industry, companies refo-cusing their efforts in technologies other than photonics, layoffs resulting from the economic downturn, and the fact that most of the organizations that have been added to the industry are small in size. [Source: 2002 Colorado Photonics Industry Directory pre-pared by CU Business Advancement Center and Business Research Division with support from Colorado Photonics Industry Association]

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Ernst & Young has released “Beyond Borders-The Global Biotechnology Report 2002” which provides indus-try data and biotech sector trends. The report includes a comparative analysis between global areas and between countries. as well as insights into developing markets and where to locate in the world. According to the report the US dominates the world with over 70% of global biotech revenues and R&D expenditures. The industry is com-posed of over 4,200 public and private companies world-wide. The report can be ordered on line at: www.ey.com/beyondborders.

FEDERAL R&D FUNDING BY BUDGET FUNCTION

GLOBAL BIOTECHNOLOGY REPORT 2002

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NASA is another step closer to defining the next gen-eration reusable space transportation system and succes-sor to the space shuttle. Three contractor teams Lock-heed-Martin of Denver, the Boeing Company of Seal Beach, CA, and a team including Northrop Grumman of El Segundo, CA and Orbital Sciences Corp. of Dulles, VA- have each been working as part of the Space Launch initiative to develop potential second-generation reusable launch system architectures. The Space Launch Initiative (SLI), a NASA-wide ef-fort defining the future of human space flight, has com-pleted its first milestone review, resulting in a narrower field of potential candidates for the nation's second-generation reusable space transportation system. The recent review, called the Initial Architecture Technology Review, analyzed and evaluated competing second-generation reusable space transportation architec-tures and technologies against NASA and commercial mission requirements, as well as safety ad cost goals. Architecture refers to the complete transportation sys-tem design-that is, the vehicles and their components that fly into space, as well as the ground operations needed for launch. The transportation system design includes an Earth-to-orbit reusable launch vehicle (the space shuttle is the first-generation reusable launch vehicle); on-orbit transfer vehicle and upper stages to put satellites into or-bits; mission planning; ground and flight operation; and support infrastructure, both on orbit and on the ground. The review allows the SLI to target investments and support what the program manager called the "upfront homework part of the program" - furthering technologies to aid in the development of a second-generation reusable launch vehicle. Another review will be held in Novem-ber to further narrow potential space transportation archi-tectures to two or three choices.

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Success stories, R&D awards, new products, CRADA’s

The goal of the NASA Commercial Technology Network (NCTN) is to bring NASA-developed technologies to com-mercialization to turn aerospace program research into bene-ficial products for everyday use. The Robert C. Byrd Na-tional Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) has a pivotal role in helping NASA reach that goal. Another vehicle NTTC uses to market NASA Technolo-gies is its own Web site (www.nttc.edu), which is home to TechOps, a focused effort to showcase and commercialize state-of-the-art NASA technologies. TechOps provides de-tailed information on available technologies that have been evaluated by NTTC and have strong commercial potential. In some cases, TechOps provides a video or animation of the technology that provides an even better understanding of how the technology works and its benefits. Visitors to www.nasatechnology.com have the opportunity to view NASA's hottest technologies. NTTC worked with NASA Centers to identify their most commercially viable technologies and compiled these innovative technologies onto one site. NTTC also is responsible for helping the NASA Centers determine the best partner for technology commercialization. In order to narrow down the field of potential commercial partners, NTTC utilizes a leads qualification system. In order to become a qualified lead company a series of questions based on criteria set forth by each of the 10 NASA Centers is asked. This information along with other pertinent data, is gathered by engaging in extensive conversations with the company NTTC collects information such as company expertise, strength in the market, commercialization experi-ence and financial viability through innovative research tech-niques that further qualify the company. Once this information is collected and all criteria are met, the company is then considered a qualified lead and is entered into NTTC's Leqads Tracking System and sent to the appro-priate field center. [source: Innovation, May/June 2002] Colorado School of Mines researchers recently received a $5

LINKING COMPANIES & NASA TECHNOLOGIES

LOCKHEED-MARTIN CORP. ON NASA SPACE LAUNCH INITIATIVE DESIGN TEAM

VEXCEL PARTNERS WITH ESRI TO CREATE WEB-BASED GIS Boulder- Vexcel Corporation recently partnered with ESRI (Redlands, CA) to develop a web-based GIS system for a leading manufacturer of wireless network equipment. The system, VexLinkTM, evaluates whether unobstructed line-of-sight relationships exist between designated geographic locations - clearance that is required for setting up high-speed, wireless data links. The VexLink system utilizes Vexcel's geographical database, which includes 3D models of build-ings, trees and terrain. A customized version of ESRI's software products power VexLink's capability of connecting to the database. VexLink turns labor-intensive, time consuming, manual methods of assessing point-to-point clearance into an afford-able and expeditious task. Users are not required to purchase extensive geographic databases of all areas of potential interest, but instead gain access to geographic information from the database on a pay-per-use basis. Since VexLink doesn't require a high-speed Internet connection and is available 24/7, users have the flexibility of place and time to ac-cess the database and determine line-of-sight clearance.

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The Technology Transfer Society of Colorado spon-sored two talks in September on business virtualization. The programs, which were held at Avaya, Inc. in Westmin-ster and Virtela Communications in Englewood, featured speakers Gary Lundquist, Martha Young and Mike Jude. Business process virtualization is the application of automated tools and technologies to achieve a virtual busi-ness. Gary Lundquist, an expert in business process im-provement and virtual company dynamics, provided a his-tory of the virtual business. As he noted, even the act of using a telephone is an application of virtualization since it allows for two people located in different locations to be virtually present to each other. Martha Young and Mike Jude, both technical consult-ants, expanded on the theme by showing how technologies available today can be applied to achieve varying degrees of virtualization. A case study was presented on Proctor and Gamble’s efforts to virtualized its call centers. Avaya’s Lloyd Halverson and Virtela’s Maas Sheihk made presentations and demonstrations of company prod-ucts. Avaya produces cutting edge solutions for such things as unified messaging and advanced telephony. Virtela provides connectivity solutions for such things as VPN enabled Video teleconferencing.

The Colorado Chapter of the Technology Transfer Soci-ety is now accepting nominations for officer positions: President, VP for Programs, VP for Membership and Secre-tary/Treasurer. All positions offer significant amounts of exposure to the technology community as well as a useful way to accelerate professional networking. Interested nomi-nees are encouraged to submit their names to Mike Jude at jude@emausa.com or 303 543-9500 ext 122. Additionally, this begins the Technology Transfer Soci-ety’s membership drive for 2003. Application forms can be found at http://www.colorado.edu/cubac/t2. Completed forms should be sent to Mike Jude, 2108 55th Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301.

Colorado Chapter of the Technology Transfer Society

We expand your opportunities and enhance your capabilities through networking and education in technology transfer. We meet on the third Wednesday of every second month from 7:30-10:00 am starting in January.

University of Colorado System Technology Transfer Office

4001 Discovery Dr., Suite 390c Boulder, CO 80309 (303) 735-3711

www.cu.edu/techtransfer

The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Tech-nology Transfer Office (TTO) is proud to announce the hiring of Dr. Rick Silva as the new Licensing Associate for the Health Sciences Campus. Rick earned his PhD from Colorado State University in Physiology, in the field of Molecular Endocrinology, and his MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado. Rick has served in a temporary capacity at the HSC TTO for the past few months. He has also recently worked in a licensing ca-pacity at University Technology Corporation, the organiza-tion that had intellectual property licensing responsibilities prior to those responsibilities being assumed by the CU System in May 2002. Rick’s association with the Health Sciences Center dates back to when he was a postdoctoral fellow in the Endocrinology Division at the School of Medicine in 2000. Rick’s enthusiasm for technology trans-fer stems from his broad background and his desire to lev-erage all aspects of his experience and training. In his new position, Rick’s responsibilities will run the full gamut of technology transfer. He will be collaborating with inventors, directing the scientific and strategic elements of patent prosecution, marketing technologies to industry, and negotiating terms of licensing agreements. Dr. David Al-len, CU’s Assistant VP for Technology Transfer said “Rick’s solid professional credentials and his cooperative nature provide him with the knowledge and skills to be an effective liaison between the world-class HSC faculty and a business community that is becoming increasingly inter-ested in the commercial development of HSC’s intellectual property.” The mission of the CU TTO is to aggressively pursue, pro-tect, package, and license to business the intellectual prop-erty generated from the research enterprise and to serve faculty, staff, and students seeking to create such intellec-tual property. The HSC TTO is located on the Fitzsimons campus. Rick can be reached at 303-724-0222 or Rick.Silva@uchsc.edu. The CU TTO web site is www.cu.edu\techtransfer .

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Showing Colorado’s Expertise to the World CEBA, 14150 W. 48th Ave. Golden, CO 80403 USA

Phone: 303-277-0932 edrew@dimmensional.com http://www.ceba.org

190 E. Ave., Suite 440 Denver, CO 80203 www.rockiesventureclub.org

9TH Annual Fall Finance Forum

Date: Thursday November 21, 2002 Location: Marriott Hotel City Center, 1701 California

This year the Fall Finance Forum targets established businesses and business leaders - as well as the best and brightest entrepreneurial companies - and is greatly antici-pated by the entire deal flow community because the Forum offers three powerful components: A "trade fair". One of the largest of its kind in the Rocky Mountain Region - where entrepreneurs and business own-ers network with representatives from all fields of business finance: commercial banks, SBA lenders and investment corporations, factors, private investors, asset-based lenders, venture capitalists, service providers, and community re-sources. Seminars. Designed to educate and inform both inves-tors and entrepreneurs on issues of critical importance in the increasingly contracting financing market. The seminars run concurrently, two times, and will allow registrants to attend two of the three. A dinner and program featuring plenty of additional net-working time. This year’s keynote address will be pre-sented by Lynn Turner, Colorado State University College of Business; formerly, Chief Accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission. Exhibit Opportunity If you have a product or service you’d like the entrepreneu-rial community to know about, exhibit space is limited, but still available on a first come, first serve basis. Seminar topics Corporate Governance – The Right Way Obtaining Debt Financing – The Right Way Obtaining Equity Financing – The Right Way Membership Individual membership is now available (through Novem-ber 30) for a full year for $100 (regularly $125).

For complete information and registration, visit www.rockiesventureclub.org or call the RVC office at 303-

831-4174.

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This fall marks the completion on the Vietnam Urban Environmental Management Exchange Project; and out of the project, Colorado environmental businesses discovered a wealth of economic opportunity in Vietnam. The project initiated a long-term economic development strategy to help small environmental companies participate in interna-tional markets by building personal business relationships with key contacts in the region. During 2001-2002, a unique partnership between the University of Colorado Business Advancement Center and the Colorado Environ-mental Business Alliance matched state environmental technologies and expertise to Vietnam interests under a grant awarded by the Council of State Governments (CSG) State Environmental Initiatives program. The 15-month project involved academia, government and business participants from Colorado, Malaysia and Vietnam in a program to explore strategies for planning and infrastructure development that prevent or reduce fu-ture pollution and environmental consequences of urban growth and industrial development. Colorado small busi-nesses with technical expertise in areas of energy, solid waste, water, community sustainability and wood furniture cleaner production have intimately participated in the pro-ject, developing long term relationships, joint ventures and strategic partners for future business opportunities. The project team identified many aspects of pollution prevention and environmental protection in the production villages that will require additional funding. Interest in continuing established partnerships has been verified through a signed Memorandum of Agreement between the Hanoi Institute for Socio-Economic Development Studies (HISEDS) and the Colorado Environmental Business Alli-ance (CEBA). In addition, one Colorado company has made a long-term commitment to trade in Vietnam by opening a Hanoi office. The most important outcome of the project is the per-sonal relationships of individuals involved from three countries. With this comes the knowledge that these trusted relationships provide on-going access to environmental expertise and trade contacts in partner organizations and throughout their wide networks. CEBA will use its Viet-nam partners to gain entrée to business opportunities and contacts for Colorado businesses. In return, Vietnam part-ners have trusted Colorado and Malaysian partners for ac-cess to urban environmental technologies, policies, knowl-edge and suppliers. Contact Ellen Drew for more in-formation: edrew@dimmensional.com

Event Sponsors • Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner &

Hottman, PC • KeyBank • Patton Boggs, LLP

Supporting Sponsors • Anton Collins Mitchell

LLP • CallMe Corp • Colorado State University

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University of Colorado Business Advancement Center

CU-BAC is a business research, information & technology commercialization center of the Uni-versity of Colorado at Boulder. Phone 303-554-9493 e-mail: eye@colorado.edu Internet http://www.colorado.edu/cubac/

CU Business Advancement Center (CU-BAC) and the Colorado Environmental Business Alliance (CEBA) are partnered with the Denver Mayor’s Office of Economic De-velopment and International Trade (MOEDIT) to develop trade opportunities in China for Colorado environmental businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises. The two-year project is funded by the U.S. Department of Com-merce, International Trade Administration, Market Devel-opment Cooperator Program (MDCP) with matching cash and in-kind support from MOED/IT.

The MDCP initiative is designed to create awareness and preference, in China, for Colorado environmental tech-nologies, products, and services. This project will build on an existing network of government, university and industry participants joining together to increase the number of small environmental businesses exporting to China. The MOED/IT Shanghai Trade Office will assist the project to identify environmental business opportunities and to market qualifications of Colorado firms.

The MDCP will assist Colorado firms to take advan-tage of these opportunities. The project will provide train-ing and information, mentors, trade leads, meetings with incoming China delegations and cost-effective trade mis-sions to achieve four primary objectives:

Raise the level of involvement, build knowledge, rela-tionships, and contacts that link the Colorado environmental industry to reliable information about specific business op-portunities in China.

Establish an on-going process for identifying Colorado environmental businesses that are, or are in the process of being export ready, and linking them to trade leads and stra-tegic partners to bid for and complete larger projects in China.

Provide Colorado environmental businesses with the tools and resources necessary to do business in China; and,

Create, within China, both knowledge of and demand for the products, technologies and services available from the Colorado environmental industry. Companies interested in exploring market opportunities in China should contact Sonia Kobrinsky at: sonia-ceba@attbi.com

The CPIA Workforce Development team attended the Reality Check Career Expo on October 3rd at the Twin Peaks Mall in Longmont. The Longmont Economic Coun-cil organizes this event each year for 1500 students from the St. Vrain Valley School District together with over 40 employers and educational institutions. Students from both high school and middle school were given information on companies and career opportunities in the photonics indus-try. Many students had questions on the educational re-quirements, average pay, and type of work done in the in-dustry and were quite surprised to hear about the wide range of products and industries affected by photonics, especially health related products. Several teachers ac-cepted copies of the CPIA’s video of careers in photonics for use throughout the school year. The next CPIA event is our annual meeting. For the third consecutive year, we will present “University Photon-ics Research in Colorado”, a series of brief presentations and an extensive poster session from Colorado educational institutions. Research work and industry collaborations of students and faculty will be featured. Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, University of Denver, University of Colorado, CAPT Center and Front Range Community College are all expected to be present. Extras this year include presentation of an intern program from the Eindhoven Technical University in Holland, and an overview of photonics opportunities in Great Britain. Also as traditional at the Annual Meeting, the brief business portion of the meeting will include election of new mem-bers to the Board of Directors. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, November 13th, 3-6 pm, in the Glenn Miller Ballroom at CU in Boulder. For more information go to www.coloradophotonics.org Come and join us!

CPIA Office-Colorado Photonics Industry Association 105 S. Sunset St., Longmont, CO 80501 Phone: 720 652-9945 Fax: 720 652-9948

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Proposals will be accepted starting December 2, 2002 and are due January 15, 2003. This solicitation is available in electronic format only and proposals must be submitted electronically as well. DOD announces a new telephone number for the SBIR help line: 866-724-7457. Between now and December 1, 2002, potential appli-cants are permitted to talk directly with a Topic Author to ask technical questions about a specific topic of interest. After December 1 questions must be submitted by e-mail and are then posted openly with the answer for general viewing. DOD SBIR solicitation topics for FY2003 are currently posted on the Internet and are searchable by key word: www.dodsbir.net/Topics/Default.asp. For more information: www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir/

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The SBIR/STTR solicitation for Department of Energy opened October 15, 2002. Proposals are due January 14, 2003. Due to the similarities of the SBIR and STTR pro-grams, DOE permits a single grant application to be sub-mitted to SBIR, STTR, or both programs at once. Last year was the first time the dual submittal was intro-duced. DOE indicates that award statistics show that the “chances of winning an award was greater for those grant applications in which there was substantial collaboration between a small business and a research institution.” In addition, “the chances of winning an award was greater for grant applications submitted to both programs than for ap-plications submitted to SBIR or STTR alone.” In order for a research proposal to meet STTR requirements, the small business applicant must partner with a university or non-profit research organization. DOE research topics are available in the solicitation posted at http://sbir.er.doe.gov/sbir/Solicitations.htm

Proposals Due February 1 The Division of Bioengineering and Environmental Sys-tems (BES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) an-nounces the fourth in a series of Biophotonics Partnership initiatives seeking high/return, multidisciplinary studies of novel concepts in biophotonics. Incremental advances of existing technologies will not be considered. Proposals may be submitted by U.S. academic institu-tions and nonprofit research institutions in support of indi-vidual investigators or small groups. Synergistic

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MINES RESEARCHERS RECEIVE $5 MILLION RESEARCH GRANT

The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved a request by the CU Business Advancement Center to extend Colorado FAST services through the end of the year. This will enable eligible companies that are preparing pro-posals to DOD/SBIR or DOE/SBIR/STTR to receive cost-shared literature searches, proposal development, budgeting assistance and proposal critiques from an experienced pri-vate-sector professional. These services are available through the Lakewood Small Business Development Center to companies that have not yet won an SBIR award and that are either located in a rural area or are proposing environ-mental or software development research. CU Business Advancement Center will also continue to offer free assistance to companies that are conducting SBIR/STTR-funded research and can use assistance to plan for commercialization. Assistance includes $100 of on-line database research, up to twelve hours of staff research or consulting time, and a critique of the commercialization or business plan. For Phase I proposal assistance call Jayne Reiter at 303-277-1840. For Commercialization assistance, call 303-554-9493, Don Webb, extension 11 or Bud McGrath, extension 14.

Colorado School of Mines researchers recently received a $5 million, five-year grant from the Office of Naval Research for a Multidisciplinary University Re-search Initiative (MURI) to study the fun-damental chemistry and physics of direct-oxidation fuel cells, which can use hydro-carbon fuels such as natural gas directly. •CSM is the lead institution, but shares the grant with the California Institute of Technology and the University of Mary-land.

•MURI is a program designed to address large multidisciplinary topic areas repre-senting exceptional opportunities for fu-ture Department of Defense applications and technology options.

•Currently the advancement rate of direct-electrochemical oxidation (DECO) fuel

cell technology is impeded by the lack of understanding of the underpinning physi-cal and chemical processes.

•Mines faculty members Robert Kee, the George R. Brown Distinguished Professor in Engineering; Tony Dean, the William K. Coors Chair in Chemical Engineering; and Mark Lusk, associate professor of Engineering, are developing theoretical models to assist understanding of the criti-cal electrochemistry and chemically react-ing flow. These Mines researchers be-lieve their multidisciplinary research will accelerate fuel cell development. •While not directly supported by the MURI research program, there is collabo-ration with two local companies that are developing direct-oxidation fuel cells for commercial application. These are ITN

Energy Systems of Littleton, Colo. and Protonetics International of Golden, Colo.

•There are many possible applications for DECO fuel cells:

"For certain applications, direct elec-trochemical oxidation (DECO) offers ad-vantages over current Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cells that require hydrogen as the fuel. When a hydrocarbon (e.g., natural gas) is the original fuel source, it must be processed to make hy-drogen before entering a conventional PEM fuel cell," said Kee. "We expect that our research will accelerate the develop-ment of DECO systems, enabling hydro-carbon-based fuel cells to compete effec-tively with PEMs." For more information, visit: http://www.mines.edu/All_about/public

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Technology Community is published bimonthly as a co-operative venture of Colorado organizations involved in development, transfer and commercialization of new in-ventions, products and technologies. Technology-based companies and related business and technology organiza-tions are invited to submit brief articles via mail, fax or e-mail.

GETTING YOUR TECHNOLOGY NEWS BY E-MAIL

All readers of Technology Community are now receiving the newsletter electronically. Starting this month, some subscribers will find their news delivered via an email no-tice linked to the news on line. They can read this issue in PDF format, print a hard copy at their desk, and forward the email notice to colleagues. This change allows us to continue providing technology news to a larger number of readers, in a more timely manner, and at less cost. If you experience any difficulty with this distribution method, please let us know so we can make this a smooth transition for everyone. Telephone 303-554-9493, Tara McCarthy, extension 15 or Karen Eye, extension 13.

Sponsor Organizations

CU Business Advancement Center Karen Eye, Chief Editor Tara McCarthy, Assistant Editor Technology Transfer Society Colorado Chapter, Michael Jude Colorado Environmental Business Alliance Ellen Drew Rockies Venture Club Jerry Comer Red Rocks SBDC Jayne Reiter Colorado Photonics Industry Association Silvia Mioc CU Technology Transfer Office David Allen

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"We're going to seek the final and best ideas from industry, academia and government," said Dennis Smith, program manager of the Space Launch Initiative at Marshall Space Flight Center. With the final selection of an architectural, full-scale development of a reusable launch vehicle could begin around the middle of this decade. Since propulsion systems require a long lead time to design, develop, test and evaluate, it isn't surprising that pro-pulsion analysis was a chief driver through the recently completed review activity. "We spent a lot of time analyzing propulsion technologies," said Smith. "Among the outcomes is a focus on kero-sene-fueled main engines." This focus is based on studies - conducted by the architecture contractors- that examine the performance of competing technologies in safety, reliability, cost and operability. Studies indicated that kerosene main engines have excellent potential to meet government and commercial needs. The second-generation vehicle will have a two-stage-to--orbit propulsion system based on engines fueled by all kerosene, all hydrogen or a combination of kero-sene and hydrogen. Dependable, long-life engines, along with crew escape and survival systems, and long-life, light-weight integrated airframes are among the SLI's highest priorities. Each greatly impacts the program's bottom line of increased safety, reliability and cost-effectiveness. All NASA's Field Centers and the Air Force Research Laboratory are actively participating in the Space Launch Initiative. [Source: NASA Innovations]

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collaboration among researchers and collaboration or partnerships with industry or government laboratories is encour-aged when appropriate. Estimated Number of Awards: 8 Anticipated Funding Amount: $3 million, subject to the availability of FY 2003 funds Cost Sharing Requirements: Cost sharing is not required Full Proposal Deadline Dates: February 1, 2003 For more information go to: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf03005

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