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David Gilbert Presentation Abstract Unique in its size and breadth of research scope, the Biotechnology Strategic Targets for Alliances in Research (BioSTAR) is a University of California system-wide matching grant program that supports industry-sponsored research throughout the ten campuses and three National Laboratories of the University of California. BioSTAR functions at the very genesis of university-to-industry technology transfer by funding collaborations on innovative high risk, early stage research as well as pre-commercial development. The overall objective for our collaborative funding model is to accelerate the delivery of public benefits from research conducted at the University of California. BioSTAR provides industry participants access to University of California scientists’ research/technical expertise, as well as capital-intensive resources and user facilities – all of which can advance an industry partner’s program goals and build knowledge within their relevant fields of science. In addition, industry participants leverage their research budgets with BioSTAR’s matching funds, and effectively reduce their risk exposure. BioSTAR’s industry partners are able to pursue additional projects and thus gain a competitive advantage in their research and development efforts. BioSTAR also differentiates itself with commitment to industry timelines. All proposals are guaranteed a 100 day turn around time from submission, to notification of funding decision, to signed research contracts for funded proposals. In addition to providing access to expertise and capital for industry partners, BioSTAR increases the efficiency of commercializing discoveries and intellectual property arising from these collaborations. Research agreements provide the industry partner a time-limited right to negotiate an exclusive commercial license to any patentable inventions conceived and reduced to practice under the BioSTAR grant. Because the BioSTAR collaboration inherently involves some evaluation of commercial potential, when industry partners believe intellectual property developed through BioSTAR has an attractive market opportunity they are more likely to commit to an agreement. The cycle time for patent prosecution and licensing agreements are reduced, creating more value and increasing the speed of technology transfer for commercial application. To date, BioSTAR has provided over $30 million in matching funds to support 241 collaborations between industry partners and the University of California and the three participating National Laboratories. Economic assessment studies indicate a majority of BioSTAR partners gained significant transfer of scientific expertise and technical “know-how” during the collaboration. Nation-wide there a but a few industry-university matching grant programs supported with state-level funding. BioSTAR is proving that this model is a successful approach to rapidly accelerate the transfer of technology through funding at the basic research level. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Founded in 1996, the BioSTAR Project is a UC Systemwide program that matches industry funds with dollar-for-dollar grant awards in support of new biotechnology research throughout the nine campuses and three National Laboratories of the University of California System. One of six sector programs of the Industry-University Cooperative Research Program (IUCRP), BioSTAR funds proposals across a broad spectrum of scientific disciplines: • Agriculture
Multi-investigator, interdisciplinary projects such as Life Sciences:Information Technology Program (LS:IT) are strongly encouraged. Seeking to integrate these two fields, LS:IT funds proposals across a spectrum of scientific disciplines similar to BioSTAR: • Agriculture
Calls for BioSTAR proposals take place three times a year, with the Spring 2002 funding cycle dates as follow: Notice of Intent:
April 23, 2002 Learn how your firm can work with UC researchers by contacting BioSTAR: David E. Gilbert
To investigate the full offerings of the IUCRP, please visit their website: http://uc-industry.berkeley.edu/ Biographical Sketch David E. Gilbert is Associate Director of Industry Outreach for BioSTAR, a $20 million University of California systemwide biotechnology matching funds program managed out of the UC Office of the President. Gilbert, a graduate of UC Berkeley, began his career in the biotechnology industry in 1983 where until 1988 he conducted research in plant molecular biology for Advanced Genetic Sciences. When the company merged with DNA Plant Technology Corporation Gilbert shifted his role from research to management, assuming the role Corporate Communications Manager. In 1992 he joined Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory where until December 2001 he was Development & Communications Officer for the Life Sciences and Genomics Divisions. In addition to his professional activities, Gilbert serves as president of the board of directors of Berkeley Biotechnology Education, Inc. (BBEI) an innovative non-profit, school-to-career program that enables underserved youth to prepare for entry-level skilled technical positions in biotechnology and related industries. |
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