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Subject: What do we (as a region) do well to support innovation?
From: Elena D'Agnese of Technology Roadmap
Date: Aug 28 2007 10:19am
What do we (as a region) do well to support innovation?
Subject: Re: What dwe (as a region) do well to su
From: Michael Newell of Ener-G-Rotors, Inc.
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:02am
Do we have a good network for entrepreneurs?
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to support innovation?
From: Elena D'Agnese of Technology Roadmap
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:03am
welcome to the next on-line conversation on the regional innovation infrastructure. please view the bios of our panelists in the main menu. We will be first asking our panelists to weigh-in on some questions, and then invite you to join in at 12:45.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Sean Branagan
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:04am
There are plenty of university and economic dev programs!
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Jason Doling of New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR)
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:05am
Excellent collaboration btw gov't, industry & academic inst
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:06am
Unmatched R&D & deployment infrastructure supporting.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to support innovation?
From: Elena D'Agnese of Technology Roadmap
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:06am
FROM DARA SHAREEF, GLENMONT PARTNERS:
• RPI is home to one of the very first business incubators in the country. As an educational institution, the school has an entrepreneurial flair. There are many spin out opportunities on the technology side and the accompanying business people & other resources to commercialize those technologies. SUNY Albany is quickly becoming the hub of nanotech R&D.
• The region currently has numerous Tech Parks and that number is growing by the day.
• GE is routinely granted 100 patents/ month generally placing them in or near the top 10 in the world.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:07am
Developing integrated strategies for industry clusters.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Greg Cannon
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:07am
Any data on what these programs have accomplished?
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Greg Cannon
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:07am
Any data on what these programs have accomplished?
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Errol Unikel
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:08am
New initiative led by Linda Sanford at the Bus Council?
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:08am
Encouraging growth of R&D - Manufacturing Eco-System.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:09am
Unmatched Tech. Assets, developed Network, improving Culture
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Bob Godgart of Autotask Corporation
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:09am
Well: Networking & Cultivating second time entrepreneurs
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to support innovation?
From: Elena D'Agnese of Technology Roadmap
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:12am
FROM JASON DOILING AT NYSTAR:
Over the last few years, the level of collaboration has really taken off. Today if you look at what's happening locally, we have researchers from multiple institutions working jointly with industry.
We have a network in place to help take ideas from conception to commercialization -- from the frontier sciences to commercialization. Then we have business development groups like NYSTAR's Regional Technology Development Center in Albany (CEG) to work with emerging companies as they develop. We have a number of incubators locally and a well established network of advisors who work with companies.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:13am
Assets supporting entire continuum for selected applications
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Bob Godgart of Autotask Corporation
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:13am
Industry cluster strategy sounds cool - tell us more?
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:15am
R&D Assets, Manuf. Base, workforce, capital, taxes phys infr
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Sean Branagan
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:17am
I think we have a lot of the critical pieces that other regions do NOT have: Truly world-class Universities. Talent all up and down the management scale from senior management to entry-level. Plenty of business and technology resources (too numerous to mention in this post. Plus, we also have a real tradition of success with tech business in 20th century. Now we need the 21st Century story.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:19am
For example, nanoelectronics strategy: R&D, workforce training, business culture at Albany NanoCollege, NY Loves Nano for industry marketing, pre-permitted tech park at Luther Forest, infrastructure invest at airport & Train station, Empire Zones for taxes, state incentives to level global playing field.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Sean Branagan
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:19am
PLUS... There are more and more private ventures to help innovation in the region. Particularly interesting ones: The Pre-Seed Workshop is a fantastic business complement to help take innovation in the labs and research institutions to the marketplace… The Entrepreneurs Network out of Rochester is a great next step for early-stage companies to innovate beyond the product or service .. and there are plenty of others… Others??? We ought to get the word out on these.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Bob Godgart of Autotask Corporation
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:20am
I dont think we are doing enough to keep the best and brightest talent here in the region.
Subject: Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Michael Fancher of College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany-SUNY
Date: Aug 28 2007 11:23am
Strong connections with regional assets critical to keeping companies we grow in region from leaving when they are acquired. For example, Rupprecht & Patashnick acquisition by Thermo.
Subject: Retaining Talent - High Growth Rate!
From: Adolfo Gutierrez of uBricks Research
Date: Aug 28 2007 12:29pm
There are plenty of studies that indicate that there is a correlation between where talent gets an advanced degree and where they decide to settle.
Talent has choices, can more easily maximize benefit. I believe retaining talent demands high productivity activities => high salaries, and enough quality of jobs to employ the talent and the spouse.
Focus on high growth rate companies (>100% Revenue/yr) satisfies both conditions.
How do we attract or build these kind of organizations?
Subject: Re: Roadmap - Where are the gaps in our Regional Innovation Infrastructure? - Re: What do we (as a region) do well to
From: Elena D'Agnese of Technology Roadmap
Date: Aug 28 2007 12:37pm
Are you askinig?
Subject: Improving EE Retention Rate
From: Adolfo Gutierrez of uBricks Research
Date: Aug 28 2007 12:39pm
I always found disconcerting the fact that RPI produces about 800 electrical engineering majors per year and that just a few o them remain in the area. These young EE, burdened by student loans, will go to corporations, and in about 10 years leave those business to start their own ventures, unfortunately somewhere else.
How can we offer them conditions to entice them to stay? Subsidize repayment of student loans? No, hard to implement and socially unfair with people that received less expensive education.
I believe encouraging them to go earlier into entrepreneurship is the key. We need to create conditions for them to start a venture at 22 rather than a 35. Any ideas ? Entrepreneurial education, subsidized incubation, mentoring, etc.
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