OAKLAND UNIVERSITY Leveraging University Resources and Partnerships to Accelerate Commercialization of Water and Energy

Technologies    

2.  

Main  Areas  of  Focus  Oakland  University  can  have    major  impacts  on  regional  economic  development:  –  CollaboraAon  and  leadership  –  InnovaAon  –  Entrepreneurship  –  Talent  –  Research  and  Technology  Development,  DemonstraAon,  and  Deployment  

–  Connected  Campus  AcAons:  •  Create    more  agile  and  sophisAcated  business  accelerator  •  Opening  campus  as  learning,  living  laboratory  with  a  focus  on  

innovaAon  

Accelerating Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Talent

3.  

   Collabora'on  Ini'a'ves  

Ideas  to  Business  “I2B”  launched  Fall  of  2011l  • University  Faculty,  Students,  and  OUINC  Subject  maQer  experts    • InnovaAon  Center  where  students  apply  and  are  coached  through  developing  ideas  to  business.    • Three  stage  program,  iniAal  development,                student  incubator,  full  incubaAon.      

Technology  Transfer  Talent  Network  (T3N)  • 7  UniversiAes  • Mentors  • Post  Docs  and  Fellows  • Events  and  Training  Joint  Research  Projects  ;  WB  and  OU  

Accelerating Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Talent

4.  

   Sector  Focus:  Clean  Energy,  AlternaAve  Energy,  and  Energy  

Efficiency.    Medical  Device    &  Health    Technology    Target  Clients:  Early  Stage,  Growth  Stage  &  Mature  Companies    University  Focus:  Bringing  ideas  and  products  from  the  university  to  commercial  market  and  business  to  university.  

Rochester Hills - OU Incubator ‘OU INC’

Macomb – OU Incubator ‘MAC INC’ Sector  Focus:  RoboAcs,  Homeland  Security,  Defense  InnovaAons      Target  Clients:  Early  Stage,  Growth  Stage  &  Mature    Companies    

Capital  Assistance  &  

Investment  Review  Board  

Integrated  Resource  Center  

•  Sector  Focus:  Medical  &  Health  Science  Technology  Innova'ons,  Clean  Energy  &  Alterna've  Energy  •  Target  Clients:  Early  Stage,  Growth  Stage  &  Mature  Companies  •  Client  Types:    On-Site Tenant Clients; Off-Site Affiliate Client ; and Corporate Accelerator Program  

   

 Merging electronic meeting support with traditional group facilitation methods:

•  Improve group communication •  Consensus building •  Business & strategic planning •  Business process reengineering •  Quality improvement •  Focus groups

•  Angel investors •  Venture Capital •  Banks •  Mezzanine Financing •  Pre-Seed Fund & Micro-

Loan Fund

 

Services  •  Client Coaching / Advising •  Advisory Board •  Investment Strategy Review Capital Investment Services •  Technology Review •  Industry Integration •  Access to University Resources, including Students, Faculty, and Staff

Accelerate.  Innovate.  Educateineea  Computer  Science  

 Applied  research  through  first  significant  round  of  ins=tu=onal  funding      Technology  companies  with  high  poten=al  for  exponen=al  growth        

INVESTIGATION      FEASIBILITY              DEVELOPMENT  INTRODUCTION      GROWTH      MATURITY  

PROOF  OF  CONCEPT    SEED          START-­‐UP  EARLY                                        FIRST,    SECOND  SALE…  

SBIR/STTR  

Emerging  Technology  Fund  

GLEQ  MUCI  

Help  and  Funding    

Accelerate  MI  MI  Angel  Fund  

Pre-­‐Seed  /BRCC  Venture  Match  Business  Accelera=on  Fund  

T3N     MVCA  

BBC  Technology  Assistance  Program  

SBTDC  

Clean  Energy  Research  Center  

Oakland  University  |  School  of  Engineering    and  Computer  Science  

•           The  CERC  fosters  commercial  partnerships,  provide  an  educaAonal  pla`orm  for  student  research    and  clean  energy  curricula  development,  while  providing  an  entrepreneurial  atmosphere  within  the  OU  R&D  community  to  allow  technology  transfer  and  commercializaAon  of  new  technologies  and  offers  a  

unique  collaboraAon  with  businesses  and  the  university  as  a  Learning  Living  Laboratory.    

EDUCATION  University  Course  Development  

             in  energy  management  and  conservaAon  Pre-­‐College  Student  (and  Community)  Outreach  

Clean  Energy  EducaAonal  System  IntegraAon                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                TECHNOLOGY  

Biomass  Boiler  and  CHP  InstallaAon    Small  Biomass  Steam  Boiler  /  Steam  Engine  Unit    

5  kW  Biodiesel  Fueled  Micro  CHP  Unit  MulA-­‐Feedstock  Biomass  DensificaAon  

Liquid  Biofuel  ProducAon    Ethanol  ProducAon    

 Biodiesel  ProducAon    CombusAon  of  Biomass  

SCHOOL  OF  ENGINEERING  AND  COMPUTER  SCIENCE  at  Oakland  University  

Power,  Energy,  Smart-­‐Grid  

Power, Energy, and Smart Grid with research in bio-fuel generation, alternative energy sources, power storage, battery technology, and intelligent distributed systems and outreach and training activities in nuclear energy, alternative energy, and power management.

SCHOOL  OF  ENGINEERING  AND  COMPUTER  SCIENCE  at  Oakland  University  

Fastening  and  Joining  

Fastening and Joining with research focus on automation and reliability of joints as the weakest link in various mechanical and structural systems in automotive and transportation systems, power plants, aerospace industry, as well as for bio-medical applications such as spinal, hip, and knee joint replacement.

Biomass Boiler and CHP Installation Multi-Feedstock Biomass Densification (Pellet Mill) Ethanol, Biodiesel, Gasification Demonstrations

Human  Health  Bldg  DemonstraAon  Geothermal  Heat  Pump  Demonstra=on  

UAlize  a  ground  sourced  heat  pump  HVAC  system.  

 

Variable  Refrigerant  Flow  Technology  

UAlize  variable  refrigerant  flow  (VRF)  heat  pumps,  allows  for  less  compressors  and  enhanced  internal  heat  recovery.  

 

Solar  Thermal  Desiccant  Dehumidifica=on  

Dedicated  outdoor  air  supply  units  will  uAlize  a  thermally  regenerated  desiccant  dehumidificaAon  secAon.    A  large  solar  thermal  system  along  with  a  natural  gas  backup  boiler  will  provide  the  thermal  regeneraAon  energy.  

Task  Develop  DemonstraAon  Site  to  idenAfy,  evaluate,  install  and  measure  Emerging  LighAng  Technologies  (ELT)  and  their  performance  within  specific  applicaAons  and  design  parameters.    Purpose  • Increase  public  awareness  of  ELT  • Compare  product  performance    Scope  includes  • Minimum  100  luminairres  • At  least  5  –  6  manufacturers  • Demonstrate  HID,  LED  and  other  ELT  • Parking  Lot  /  Area  LighAng    • Roadway  LighAng  

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Addi=onal  Partnerships  

•  CLIC-­‐Form  (Chrysler  Learning  and  InnovaAon  Cetner  for  Sheet  Metal  Forming)    –  University  Faculty,  Scholars,  Students,  and  industry  experts.    –  Academic  Center  where  training,  applied  research  and  intellectual  property  are  managed  in  the  subject  of  sheet  metal  forming.    

–  Features  industry-­‐hosted  internship  program.  –  Partner  with  OU  INC  

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