UIC Innovation Center

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UIC Innovation Center
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Innovation Center Strategy
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UIC Innovation Center Vision Goals

• Vision
• Develop an interdisciplinary environment that
  integrates human, technical and business factors
  into products, services, processes and commercial
  enterprises to further education and research.
• Goals
• Become National Leader in Educating for
  Innovation
• Creating Breakthrough Integrative Designs and
  Technologies
• Commercializing Technology and Ideas

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Strategy Outcomes

• This Center builds on our existing strengths in
  engineering, entrepreneurial studies and
  industrial design and offers the opportunity for
  the University of Illinois at Chicago to
  distinguish itself as a leader in educating for
  innovation through
• New Product Development Methodologies
• New Technologies and Applications
• New Interdisciplinary, Professional Masters
  Degree
• New Student-Driven Ventures
• Create an Ecosystem for Technology Ventures

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Innovation Center Services
InterdisciplinaryResearch New Knowledge Creation
InterdisciplinaryProduct Design Design
Studio Art and Design
Offering TODAY
UIC Extension
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Interdisciplinary Research

• WHAT
• Research as a collaborative experience engaging
  students, faculty and non-university fellows
• Creation of new Knowledge involving radical and
  discontinuous change
• Interdisciplinary work bringing a Unique
  perspective to problem solving
• Partnership with Industry to address Societys
  most challenging problems
• WHO
• Corporate Partners by Industry
• Key Venture Capital Partners

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Education

• What
• Continue to evolve and support the
  Interdisciplinary Product Development (IPD)
  program
• One year integrated Masters Program in
  Interdisciplinary Product Development for 2009
• Who
• UIC Students
• UIC Faculty
• Corporate Partners
• Early to Mid career Professionals

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Commercialization

• What
• Establish rights to new Knowledge in the form of
  Patents and Licensing agreements
• Center works with the Office of Technology
  Management (OTM) to select technologies that have
  been vetted by OTM analysis for commercial
  viability.
• Provide resources at the Center and leverage
  existing strength at UIC
• Who
• Incubate start up companies grown out of
  education and or research programs
• Venture Capital Partners

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Interdisciplinary Product Design

• What
• College of Architecture and the Arts to lead the
  creation of a design studio to enable students to
  design and develop products.
• Consumer research on interface (GUI) design.
• Extend projects into IPD curriculum
• Intern program supported by Professional
  community
• Who
• College of Architecture and the Arts students and
  Faculty

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Corporate Partnership Model
University Resources
Innovation Center
Wireless
Computers
Health
Other?
Industry Focus
Sponsor
Target Sponsor
Target Sponsor
Target Sponsor
IndustryPartners
Motorola
Your Co.
Dell
-GE Medical-Baxter
Partners
Partners
Partners
Partners
- Sprint - HP
- You?
- ?? - ??
- Open
EducationPrograms
IPD Course orIPD Masters
IPD Course orIPD Masters
IPD Course orIPD Masters
IPD Course orIPD Masters
Medical Research Grants
Government Programs/Funding
Interdisciplinary Grants
Interdisciplinary Grants

• Dist. Architecture
• Virtual Prototypes
• Next Gen Device

• Rev Gen Services

• Medical Devices

Key Concepts

• Next Gen Products?

• Sponsor / Partner Gift
• Funded Research
• Funded Education

• Sponsor / Partner Gift
• Funded Research
• Funded Education

• Sponsor / Partner Gift
• Funded Research
• Funded Education

• Sponsor / Partner Gift
• Funded Research
• Funded Education

Business Model
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Gift Model Sponsorship Program

• Create and execute multilevel sponsorship program
  to attract gift money
• Targeted at corporate partners and UIC patrons

Amount Type
100,000 Underwriting Sponsor
50,000 Official Sponsor
20,000 Contributing Sponsor
10,000 Friend

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Sponsorship Levels

• Underwriting Sponsor 100,000
• Priority access to state-of-the-art product
  development research and technologies
• Primary access to students trained in
  interdisciplinary product development
• Ability to sponsor customized research with
  intellectual property rights
• Member of Advisory Committee for Innovation
  Center (To be establish)
• Discount on renting the Innovation Center and its
  technical facilities for research activities or
  special events
• Reduced rent on the prototype and consumer
  observation facility
• Logo included at website
• Recognition in all press materials
• Inclusion as an Underwriting Sponsor a donor wall
  at the Center
• Invitation and recognition at special sponsors
  reception
• Invitation to relevant UIC events across campus
• Special access to ongoing speakers series
• Invitation for top executives to speak at
  Thought Leader events on campus
• Recognition as a donor to the University of
  Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign

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Sponsorship Levels

• Official Sponsor 50,000
• Access to state-of-the-art product development
  research and technologies
• Access to students trained in interdisciplinary
  product development
• Ability to sponsor customized research with
  intellectual property rights
• Ability to rent Innovation Center and its
  technical facilities for research activities or
  special events
• Ability to rent the prototype and consumer
  observation facility
• Logo included at website
• Recognition in all press materials
• Inclusion as an Official Sponsor on a donor wall
  at the Center
• Invitation to special sponsors reception
• Invitation to relevant UIC events across campus
• Special access to ongoing speakers series
• Invitation for top executives to speak at
  Thought Leader events on campus
• Recognition as a donor to the University of
  Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign

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Sponsorship Levels

• Contributing Sponsor 20,000
• Ability to rent Innovation Center and its
  technical facilities for research activities or
  special events
• Ability to rent the prototype and consumer
  observation facility
• Logo included at website
• Recognition in all press materials
• Inclusion as an Contributing Sponsor on a donor
  wall at the Center
• Invitation to special sponsors reception
• Invitation to relevant UIC events across campus
• Special access to ongoing speakers series
• Invitation for top executives to speak at
  Thought Leader events on campus
• Recognition as a donor to the University of
  Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign

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Sponsorship Levels

• Friend 10,000
• Inclusion as an Friend on a donor wall at the
  Center
• Invitation and recognition at special sponsors
  reception
• Invitation to relevant UIC events across campus
• Special access to ongoing speakers series
• Recognition as a donor to the University of
  Illinois Brilliant Futures Campaign

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Summary

• UIC, Motorola and Other Parts to Create a New
  Bold Initiative through Private Philanthropy
• Dedicated Center as an Idea Incubator Enabling
  New Research
• Enlisting Other Industry Partners to Become Part
  of this Innovative Ecosystem
• Rich Resources available for Interdisciplinary
  Collaboration
• Innovative Educational Programs Already Created
  Like the Interdisciplinary
• Product Design Curriculum and New Masters Degree
  in Product Design
• Located in the Heart of Chicago
• Great Cities Commitment