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'''[http://studentventures.asu.edu/ The Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative]''' is ASU’s premier student start-up competition. This year, students can win up to $20,000 in funding, as well as mentoring and office space to advance their venture ideas. Non-profit and for-profit initiatives are both encouraged. And students have responded with a number of innovative ventures. The G3Box project focuses on converting steel shipping containers into medical grade clinics by outfitting them with the basic components of power, ventilation, potable water, and insulation to create sustainable medical clinics that address critical health needs in poor countries.
ASU has a unique two-distinct Engineering School model. [http://engineering.asu.edu/ <i><b>T</b></i>]'''''[http://engineering.asu.edu/ he Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering] '''''is the flagship traditional school, while [http://innovation.asu.edu/ '''''<i><b>The'''''</b></i> ][http://innovation.asu.edu/ <b>C<i>ollege of Technology and Innovation</i></b>] embodies the values of engaged learning, including a strong connection with industry and entrepreneurship. The hands-on approach model of the latter school requires students to build and design solutions to meet real industry needs; the model appears to be making an economic impact.
The engineering firm Honeywell, recently hired all College of Technology and Innovation students who worked on a successful airplane breaking system. Separately from that, the city of Chandler, Arizona approved a 50-year lease with the College of Technology and Innovation. The city will retrofit a building to house the College’s teaching and research programs. These programs are estimated to provide a $23.8 million economic impact in the next five years, by providing the intellectual capital for the city’s high tech companies such as Intel.
ASU’s '''The Pathways to Entrepreneurship Grant''' (PEG) program provides funding to faculty/staff who wish to implement or enhance entrepreneurship curricular or co-curricular programs. The following programs all have some roots grounded in the in the Pathways to Entrepreneurship Grant.
[http://www.law.asu.edu/tvg/InnovationAdvancementProgram.aspx '''<b>Innovation Advancement Program'''</b>] at the '''[http://www.law.asu.edu/ ''<i>Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law''</i>]: '''This program provides legal and consulting services to start-up enterprises and entrepreneurs.
*Team Leader: Eric Menkus, Innovation Advancement Program Director'''. '''Amount Awarded: $90,000'''. '''Number of Grants Awarded: 2.
<br/>[http://innovationspace.asu.edu/ '''<b>InnovationSpace'''</b>] at the [http://herbergerinstitute.asu.edu/ '''''<i><b>Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts'''''</b></i>]: Team Leader: Prasad Boradkar, InnovationSpace Program Director. Amount Awarded: $115,000. Number of Grants Awarded: 4
*Grant funding introduces students to design concepts based on resilience theory (the ability of individuals to recover from destabilizing life events, such as a serious illness) and biomimicry (design inspired by nature). Students also worked with a local company to design toys for autistic children
<br/>The following programs are run from the '''[http://clas.asu.edu/ ''<i>College of Liberal Arts and Sciences''</i>]:'''
*'''''First Innovations''''': Team Leader: Pat Mariella, American Indian Policy Institute Director. Amount Awarded: $68,000. Number of Grants Awarded: 1
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*[https://shesc.asu.edu/research/projects/phoenix-innovation-study '''''<i><b>Phoenix Innovation Study'''''</b></i>]: Team Leader: Sander van der Leeuw, School of Human Evolution and Social Change Director. Amount Awarded: $33,000. Number of Grants Awarded: 1
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<li>Funded research on ethnographic study of SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center.</li>
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<br/>The [http://education.asu.edu/ '''''<i><b>Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College'''''</b></i>] runs the '''''Advancing P-20 Education Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship''''' ($5k), and the '''''Innovation in Social Educational Entrepreneurship (I-SEE)''''' ($30k).
= University Technology Transfer Functions =
[http://www.azte.com/ '''<b>Arizona Technology Enterprises '''</b>(AzTE)] is the technology venture arm of Arizona State University. In addition to ASU technologies, AzTE also manages technologies developed by ASU's partner universities, Dublin City University in Ireland (through its technology commercialization organization, [https://www.dcu.ie/invent/index.shtml Invent DCU Limited]) and Tec de Monterrey in Mexico. AzTE is located at SkySong and works in collaboration with ASU's '''''Innovation and Entrepreneurship''''' to bolster these relationships. AzTE collaborates with each university to protect and commercialize their intellectual property in the United States.
ASU also has a number of activities focused on student entrepreneurship, global company attraction, and investor network development. The addition of technology transfer to international collaborations increases the likelihood that global discoveries will be commercialized utilizing Arizona networks. Over time, ASU's development of vibrant global networks is expected to positively impact economic development in the State.
= University-Industry Collaboration =
[http://enpub.fulton.asu.edu/sensip/ '''<b>The Sensor, Signal and Information Processing Center and Consortium''' </b> (SenSIP) ]at ASU has been designated a [http://www.nsf.gov/ National Science Foundation (NSF)] Industry/University Collaborative Research Center. The consortium researchers have provided the mathematical and algorithmic groundwork for technology used in security systems, consumer electronics, medicine health care, nanotechnology, and other technologies including global positioning systems.
[http://adrc.asu.edu/ '''<b>The Aerospace and Defense Research Collaboratory'''</b>], a consortium between ASU, UA and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is intended to bridge the gap between education and industry through research. The Collaboratory is housed on ASU’s Polytechnic campus in the College of Technology and Innovation.
*This research initiative is expected to boost Arizona’s economy, as well as attract other big corporations to the state
<br/>ASU's'''[http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/ Biodesign Institute]''' in collaboration with industry is engaged in a $5 million, four-year project to identify protein biomarkers that could predict cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes. The collaboration is sponsored by the [http://www.niddk.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx '''''<i><b>National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases''''' </b></i> (NIDDK--part of the National Institutes of Health)]. Other collaborators in the project include [http://www.pfizer.com/ '''''<i><b>Pfizer'''''</b></i>] and the [http://www.phoenix.va.gov/ '''''<i><b>Phoenix VA Healthcare System'''''</b></i>]. The money comes from a fund that is designed to support scientists from different disciplines to work together on a common problem.
Other ASU industry collaborations include: [http://aims.engineering.asu.edu/ Adaptive Intelligent Materials and Systems Center (AIMS)]; [http://atic.asu.edu/ Advanced Technology Innovation Center]; [http://www.asu.edu/aine/ Arizona Institute for Nano-Electronics (AINE)], and the [http://asuresearchpark.com/ Arizona State University Research Park].
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Source: [http://www.eda.gov/pdf/The_Innovative_and_Entrepreneurial_University_Report.pdf "The Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: Higher Education, Innovation & Entrepreneurship in Focus"], Department of Commerce, October 2013.
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