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<span><span style="font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; color: rgb(68, 68, 68); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;"></span></span> <span id="docs-internal-guid-5d410474-2cd7-6f3c-cab2-807dcf9b79b4">[http://www.azte.com/ <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Arizona Technology Enterprises </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">(AzTE)</span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">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, </span>[https://www.dcu.ie/invent/index.shtml <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Invent DCU Limited</span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">) and Tec de Monterrey in Mexico. AzTE is located at SkySong and works in collaboration with ASU's </span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Innovation and Entrepreneurship</span><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">to bolster these relationships. AzTE collaborates with each university to protect and commercialize their intellectual property in the United States.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5d410474-2cd7-6f3c-cab2-807dcf9b79b4"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">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.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-c44b34b0-2cd9-083d-5686-8e3b045727e8"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Other ASU industry collaborations include: </span>[http://aims.engineering.asu.edu/ <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Adaptive Intelligent Materials and Systems Center (AIMS)</span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">; </span>[http://atic.asu.edu/ <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Advanced Technology Innovation Center</span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">; </span>[http://www.asu.edu/aine/ <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Arizona Institute for Nano-Electronics (AINE)</span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">, and the </span>[http://asuresearchpark.com/ <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Arizona State University Research Park</span>]<span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">.</span></span>
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<li><span id="docs-internal-guid-43d821a0-2cda-686d-feed-519d4f459841"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Is innovation an integral part of ASU’s institutional culture?</span></span></li>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-5d410474-2cda-eb79-8dc4-955d80c2f683"><span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">The Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship welcomes ASU’s assistance with this case study, and looks forward to a continued close and collaborative relationship in building America’s innovation infrastructure.</span></span>
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----<div id="ftn1"><sup>3 </sup>Comments by: James O'Brien, Vice President, & Chief of Staff Office Of The President</div><div>----<div id="edn1">University Initiatives (UI):<br/>Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative:<br/>ASU Innovation Challenge:<br/>PAVE:<br/>10,000 Solutions:<br/>From page 57:<br/>PEG:<br/>AzTE:<br/>$5 Million Collaboration:<br/>ASU Economic Impacts:</div><div id="edn10">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.</div></div><br/>= Related Links ==
[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Vq2MKJXk_ER8Rz-qkuAOeSyZX7sokRqkKNzp9llCu3Y/edit?usp=sharing Landscape Canvas]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/User:Aubrey_Wigner <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: transparent;">Aubrey Wigner</span>]
[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Mary_Wilcox <span style="font-size: 15px; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 51, 153); vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mary Wilcox</span>] ----<div id="ftn1"><sup>3 </sup>Comments by: James O'Brien, Vice President, & Chief of Staff Office Of The President</div><div>----<div id="edn1">University Initiatives (UI):<br/>Edson Student Entrepreneurship Initiative:<br/>ASU Innovation Challenge:<br/>PAVE:<br/>10,000 Solutions:<br/>From page 57:<br/>PEG:<br/>AzTE:<br/>$5 Million Collaboration:<br/>ASU Economic Impacts:</div><div id="edn10">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.</div></div><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div><br/><br/><br/><br/>
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