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= <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">[[File:DoubleTTexasTech.gifjpg|right|DoubleT.gif]]Introduction</span></span><big><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">:</span></big> =
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">With over [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/researchers/centers-institutes.php 60 centers and institutes] in addition to recently being named a Tier 1 Research Instiution by the Carnegie Foundation, </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">research is strong throughout many departments within Texas Tech University. However, efforts are continuously being made to translate this research and innovation into industry and commerical application. With the recent construction of the [http://www.depts.ttu.edu/vpr/research-park/about/index.php Research Park & Innovation Hub], resources are readily available to startups and technology commercialization initiatives. When summed together, these effots result in massive strides forward for the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Texas Tech.</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap"> </span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">[http://doubletimettu.org Texas Tech Innovation Mentorship and Entrepreneurship (TTIME)] </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">is a student organization for both undergraduate and graduate students of any discipline. This program promotes entrepreneurship through connecting students with innovative faculty mentors, local entrepreneurs, and the resource channels to go from concept to customer.</span></span>
<span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">The Officer Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) currently hosts [http://texastech.3daystartup.org/ 3 Day Red Raider Startup], an intensive, bi-annual, weekend-long event that exposes students to the science of successfully starting a business. From idea, to market validation, to the investor pitch, students gain invaluable entrepreneurial experience while simultaneously expanding their skill set.</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The OVPR also hosts the </span>[http://www.kineticaccelerator.com/ Kinetic accelerator cohort]<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">, an annual, semester-long program. Kinetic contains two sections; technology commercialization and student entrepreneurs who are looking thorough mentorship and guidance for their own startup.</span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">The [https://www.facebook.com/ttumeig/?fref=ts Media Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group] is a student organization from the College of Media and Communications that promotes startup media companies and entrepreneurial projects. They host multiple pitch competitions, speaker series, and events where student entrepreneurs can come together and share ideas and experiences.</span></span>
= <span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-family: Arial; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">Actively Supporting the University Technology Transfer Function:</span></span> =
<span id="docs-internal-guid-8e3ce55c-4220-609f-6ecf-ce9ff068433f"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">It is the responsibility of the Office of Research Commercialization to recognize when a technology is considered groundbreaking, especially after winning many accolades (i.e. Dr. Harvinder Gill's Pollen and Microneedle patents). Staff should be taught to analyze and interface with faculty regularly following up with faculty on their projects and interest in industry partners. It would help if there were subject matter experts in the office with technical qualifications in the faculty disciplines; be it a phD PhD in engineering, Biology, Computer Science and MBA and a JD. The staff in the commercialization office needs to be motivated</span></span>
<span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap">A relatively new avenue for research commercialization is the Kinetic accelerator. It's run by someone with many years of experience in this field and they specifically encourage students to take on the task of commercializing TTU research and patents.</span></span>
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[[Alyx HoraceAlvin Kim|<span style="font-size:larger;">Alyx Horace</span>Alvin Kim]]
[[Alfonso AlarconBraxton manley|<span style="font-size: larger;">Alfonso Alarcon</span>Braxton Manley]]
[[Isaac Griswold-Steiner|<span style="font-sizehttp: larger;">Isaac Griswold-Steiner</span>]/universityinnovation.org/wiki/Saba_Nafees Saba Nafees]
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