Towards Accelerating Innovation at UCSD

Sandra A. BrownVice Chancellor for Research

Philip E. Bourne

Associate Vice Chancellor for Innovation and Industrial Alliances

September 26, 2012

One Reason We Are Here

National Research Council Report 2012

Research Universities and the Future of America

Included Ten Breakthrough Actions Vital to Our Nation’s Prosperity and Security:

#3 Strengthen the business role in the research partnership, facilitating the transfer of knowledge, ideas, and technology to society and accelerate “time to innovation” in order to achieve our national goals.

http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13396

The State of PlayORA Activity in 2011-2012

• $1 Billion in research awards• 6000+ research grants and contracts• 300+ new patents filed • 88 patents issued• 46 inventions licensed• 13 Start Up companies

(10 in San Diego)

The State of Play in Relative TermsYear Ending June 30, 2011

Active US PatentsStartups

Invention Disclosures

The Goal

• When new UCSD faculty and the public are asked, “What are the most innovative and entrepreneurial universities in the US?”

• 90% answer Stanford and MIT

• In five years we want them all to answer Stanford, MIT and UCSD

The Approach

• Self Assessment

• Two major reports over the past 2-3 years– University-Industry Relations

Committee– Rapid Action Task Force for TTO

The Response – Immediate & Done

• Introduced an express license for therapeutics

• Introduced an IP return option

• More flexibility in industry agreements

• Established a Division of Innovation and Industrial Alliances & appointed AVC Phil Bourne

The Response - Ongoing

• Develop Electronic Research Administration Program (eRAP) to streamline:– Proposal development– Conflict of Interest– MTAs– The invention disclosure pipeline

Division of Innovation & Industrial Alliances – Ongoing - Staffing

• Director position offered (done transparently and in consultation with the private sector)

• Currently interviewing for a Business Analyst to oversee innovation activities as they relate to the TTO

• Coordinator position open for student and postdoctoral placements in industry– Prepare students for graduate, medical or

professional school– Build the technology based and globally focused

work force

Division of Innovation & Industrial Alliances – Strategic Planning

• Identified shortcomings e.g.,– Innovations are lost through inventor naiveté– Innovators are not fully part of the innovation process

leading to mistakes and mistrust– There is a one-size-fits-all approach irrespective of

cost of development, time to market etc.– The patent budget is too small– There is insufficient expertise in deciding on

innovations to take forward– Coordination or acceleration an incubation could be

improved both within UCSD and with the private sector

Division of Innovation & Industrial Alliances – Strategic Planning

• Approach:– Convene an Innovations Advisory Board (IAB)– Composed of leading stakeholders from UCSD and

the private sector– Tease apart existing innovation models that are

working and cherry pick what works for our unique environment

– Leapfrog existing efforts

• Deliverable:– A 5 years strategic plan to be enacted starting early

next year; a plan that includes evaluative metrics

Division of Innovation & Industrial Alliances – IAB Members

UCSD

• AVC Phil Bourne (ORA)• VC Sandra Brown (ORA)• Hans de Salas (SIO)• VC Gary Firestein (Medicine)• Prof. Rick Firtel (Biology)• Prof. Jules Jaffe (SIO)• Dean Juan Lasheras (Eng.)• Prof. Ramesh Rao (CalIT2)• Prof. Deborah Spector (Pharmacy)• Dean Robert Sullivan (Rady)

Private

• Mark Cafferty (SD Regional Ec. Forum)• Greg Hook (Am. Life Sciences Pharm.)• Greg Horowitt (T2 Venture Capital)• Rory Moore (CommNexus)• Diego Miralles (Jannsen)• Joe Panetta (BIOCOM)• Duane Roth (CONNECT)• Bob Slapin (SD Software Ind. Council)• David Webb (TSRI, BIOCOM)• Philip Yeo (SPRING)

Accepted Pending

TAKE HOME MESSAGE – THIS IS NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL AND WE WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO ENABLE INNOVATION

QUESTIONS?

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