UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY R&D PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

Scientific and technological collaborations between industry and universities enrich the academic experience and facilitate economic growth. Nebraska EPSCoR's University-Industry R&D Partnership Program is a cost-share program intended to foster new partnerships or strengthen existing partnerships between faculty of Nebraska research universities and state industries. This program will subsidize a portion of the cost of an industry R&D project when a faculty member is contracted by the industry to participate in the project.

Beginning in 2009, the program will support two types of proposals: Phase I and Phase II. The Phase I program is intended for first-time partners who do not have prior university-industry collaboration. A company that has had prior collaboration with the university but is exploring partnerships with a new faculty member is also eligible to submit a Phase I proposal. The maximum cost share for a Phase I proposal is $10,000.

The Phase II program is intended for more mature university-industry partnerships. Prior participation in a Phase I grant proposal is not required for submission of a Phase II proposal. The maximum cost share for a Phase II proposal is $25,000.

A Phase I or Phase II project must have at least two PIs: one from academia and one from industry. Any tenured or tenure-leading faculty member affiliated with a Nebraska research university is eligible to participate in the program. Any science or technology-based research or development project deemed important to the economic growth of a company is eligible. Proposals will be selected on a competitive basis.

Recipients

2008

Christian Binek (UNL) and Larry Fritz ( Teledyne Isco, Inc. ) for “Tailoring Advanced Magnetocaloric Functionality for Magnetic Refrigeration with Nanostructured Transition Metal Heterolayers”

2006

Michael Meagher (UNL) and Graham Cox (Schering Plough Animal Health) for "Process Development for a Recombinant Cattle Vaccine against Cryptosporidium parvum."

Vyacheslav Rykov (UNO) and Alexander Kasiyanov (GR Exypnos, Inc.) for "Innovation of Screening System for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 Virus."

2005

Stephen Reichenbach (UNL) and GC Image, LLC for "Advanced Informatics for Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography."

> For more detailed information, see Projects. Because proposals, with the exception of the budget sheet, are prepared according to NSF Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs, the following web site may also be helpful: www.eng.nsf.gov/sbir .  

> Check Active RFPs to see if requests for proposals on this program are active.