Category: Arizona
For Immediate Release
February 3, 2010
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(Tucson, Arizona) Today, the Vail School District broke ground on the Vail Academy & High School, the district’s first K-12 school and the nation’s first K-12 school located at a university research park.
Vail High School began offering classes at the Tech Park in July 1997. Vail Academy (K-8) will join the already established Vail High School at a new site in the Tech Park. The 34,000 square foot facility is scheduled to open in July 2010.
The K-12 school will house 225 K-8 students and 225 high school students. Each grade level will accommodate approximately 25 students. The small class size provides an interactive environment where students receive personal attention. The K-12 model allows the curriculum to build on the previous grades' teaching, which provides a consistent educational foundation and the development of vast knowledge around important concepts.
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Contact TREO:
Laura Shaw, Sr. Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Contact Bell Independent Power Corp.:
Joseph Bell Jr., President
Contact UA Tech Park:
Jessa Turner, Media & Public Relations Coordinator
Tucson, AZ (January 19, 2010) – Bell Independent Power Corp., Rochester, New York, is a developer of Thermal Storage Technology for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP). Bell has chosen the UA Tech Park as the site of a new state of the art 5-MW solar plant with a Thermal Storage System that will be the first of its kind in the world.
The new Biodesign Impact Accelerator is going to be opening up for its initial tenants soon at the Arizona State University (ASU) Biodesign Institute in Tempe, Arizona. This venture advances a new model for technology transfer in collaboration with regional initiatives to bring innovation to the global marketplace.
The new model for commercializing research at the Biodesign Institute includes Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) and SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center. The Impact Accelerator will act like a venture fund to support incubated companies with the inclusion of ASU Technopolis and local partners to continue along Arizona’s Bio Roadmap for building a bioscience infrastructure of international significance.1
(Tucson, Arizona) As part of the University of Arizona’s transformational efforts, the Office of Economic Development has been reorganized and renamed as the Office of University Research Parks (OURP).
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October 29, 2009
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The Association of University Research Parks (AURP) has honored Medipacs Inc., a Tucson-based company, with its Innovation Award for 2009.
(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
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September 18, 2009
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(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
The Arizona Center for Innovation will offer the workshops in alliance with Summit Contract Management LLC, Bancroft Information Services, and The University of Arizona Office of Technology Transfer. Companies participating in the educational workshops will learn to find, write, and submit successful grant applications. The grant is being administered by The University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship.
Every year, the federal government offers more than $2 billion in small business funding for technology and science innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These programs ensure that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts.
Funding Your Innovation through the SBIR/STTR Programs is a workshop series that provides a hands-on format to assist entrepreneurs in preparing a SBIR or STTR proposals. The workshop, targeted at university faculty, local inventors, small technology companies, and student entrepreneurs, helps the community build the expertise needed to capitalize on this funding source through SBIR/STTR training and introduction to the local experts available to assist in the process.
The workshops are in line with the main goal of the SBIR/STTR programs - to get technology out into the commercial market. Receipt of research and development funding produces successful businesses that bring high quality ideas to market. Ultimately this aligns with the regional effort in building successful start-up companies that result in job creation and a high-technology sector in Tucson.
“Without mentoring and training Medipacs would not have received our first grant. Once we realized we were selling a business proposition, not just a grant, it made all of the difference in the world. The government wants to support the companies and the teams that are going to be successful. Programs like these are very important to a start-up company,” explains Mark Banister, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Medipacs. Medipacs is an example of a company that has received numerous state and federal small business grants. They are one of the start-up companies located at the Arizona Center for Innovation.
The first set of training sessions will focus on the following:
Session I: Find Solicitation - October 1, 2009
· Introduction to the programs, unique STTR requirements, finding opportunities that fit, and licensing from The University of Arizona
Session II: Proposal - October 22, 2009
· Introduction to proposal writing, preparing proposal budget, preparing for and writing a commercialization plan, and success stories of grants that get funded
Session III: Pre-Award – October 29, 2009
· Intellectual Property Rights, preparing accounting system, government property system audits, preparing sub-awards and consulting agreements
Workshops will take place at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Room 168 from 1:00-5:00pm and will also be offered to remote participants in webinar format. The workshops are free to the public, certain eligibility requirements do apply. For more information or to register contact the Arizona Center for Innovation at (520)382-3260 orrsvp@azinnovation.com
The Arizona Center for Innovation is a business incubator located at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. The incubator is designed to meet the dynamic needs of developing technology companies through a structured program of business development that provides coaching, business formation, and other business services as well as access to laboratory and office facilities. For more information about AzCI please visit www.azinnovation.com.
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September 18, 2009
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(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
The Arizona Center for Innovation will offer the workshops in alliance with Summit Contract Management LLC, Bancroft Information Services, and The University of Arizona Office of Technology Transfer. Companies participating in the educational workshops will learn to find, write, and submit successful grant applications. The grant is being administered by The University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship.
Every year, the federal government offers more than $2 billion in small business funding for technology and science innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These programs ensure that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts.
Funding Your Innovation through the SBIR/STTR Programs is a workshop series that provides a hands-on format to assist entrepreneurs in preparing a SBIR or STTR proposals. The workshop, targeted at university faculty, local inventors, small technology companies, and student entrepreneurs, helps the community build the expertise needed to capitalize on this funding source through SBIR/STTR training and introduction to the local experts available to assist in the process.
The workshops are in line with the main goal of the SBIR/STTR programs - to get technology out into the commercial market. Receipt of research and development funding produces successful businesses that bring high quality ideas to market. Ultimately this aligns with the regional effort in building successful start-up companies that result in job creation and a high-technology sector in Tucson.
“Without mentoring and training Medipacs would not have received our first grant. Once we realized we were selling a business proposition, not just a grant, it made all of the difference in the world. The government wants to support the companies and the teams that are going to be successful. Programs like these are very important to a start-up company,” explains Mark Banister, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Medipacs. Medipacs is an example of a company that has received numerous state and federal small business grants. They are one of the start-up companies located at the Arizona Center for Innovation.
The first set of training sessions will focus on the following:
Session I: Find Solicitation - October 1, 2009
· Introduction to the programs, unique STTR requirements, finding opportunities that fit, and licensing from The University of Arizona
Session II: Proposal - October 22, 2009
· Introduction to proposal writing, preparing proposal budget, preparing for and writing a commercialization plan, and success stories of grants that get funded
Session III: Pre-Award – October 29, 2009
· Intellectual Property Rights, preparing accounting system, government property system audits, preparing sub-awards and consulting agreements
Workshops will take place at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Room 168 from 1:00-5:00pm and will also be offered to remote participants in webinar format. The workshops are free to the public, certain eligibility requirements do apply. For more information or to register contact the Arizona Center for Innovation at (520)382-3260 orrsvp@azinnovation.com
The Arizona Center for Innovation is a business incubator located at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. The incubator is designed to meet the dynamic needs of developing technology companies through a structured program of business development that provides coaching, business formation, and other business services as well as access to laboratory and office facilities. For more information about AzCI please visit www.azinnovation.com.
Media Release
September 18, 2009
Media inquiries
(Tucson, Arizona) The Arizona Center for Innovation has received funding to hold a series of workshops to train local entrepreneurs on how to secure government funding.
The grant was awarded by Innovation Frontier Arizona through the U.S. Department of Labor. Innovation Frontier Arizona is a newly created Southern Arizona initiative to align education, workforce development and economic development with the needs of the region's industries.
The Arizona Center for Innovation will offer the workshops in alliance with Summit Contract Management LLC, Bancroft Information Services, and The University of Arizona Office of Technology Transfer. Companies participating in the educational workshops will learn to find, write, and submit successful grant applications. The grant is being administered by The University of Arizona McGuire Center for Entrepreneurship.
Every year, the federal government offers more than $2 billion in small business funding for technology and science innovations through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. These programs ensure that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts.
Funding Your Innovation through the SBIR/STTR Programs is a workshop series that provides a hands-on format to assist entrepreneurs in preparing a SBIR or STTR proposals. The workshop, targeted at university faculty, local inventors, small technology companies, and student entrepreneurs, helps the community build the expertise needed to capitalize on this funding source through SBIR/STTR training and introduction to the local experts available to assist in the process.
The workshops are in line with the main goal of the SBIR/STTR programs - to get technology out into the commercial market. Receipt of research and development funding produces successful businesses that bring high quality ideas to market. Ultimately this aligns with the regional effort in building successful start-up companies that result in job creation and a high-technology sector in Tucson.
“Without mentoring and training Medipacs would not have received our first grant. Once we realized we were selling a business proposition, not just a grant, it made all of the difference in the world. The government wants to support the companies and the teams that are going to be successful. Programs like these are very important to a start-up company,” explains Mark Banister, Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Medipacs. Medipacs is an example of a company that has received numerous state and federal small business grants. They are one of the start-up companies located at the Arizona Center for Innovation.
The first set of training sessions will focus on the following:
Session I: Find Solicitation - October 1, 2009
· Introduction to the programs, unique STTR requirements, finding opportunities that fit, and licensing from The University of Arizona
Session II: Proposal - October 22, 2009
· Introduction to proposal writing, preparing proposal budget, preparing for and writing a commercialization plan, and success stories of grants that get funded
Session III: Pre-Award – October 29, 2009
· Intellectual Property Rights, preparing accounting system, government property system audits, preparing sub-awards and consulting agreements
Workshops will take place at The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law, Room 168 from 1:00-5:00pm and will also be offered to remote participants in webinar format. The workshops are free to the public, certain eligibility requirements do apply. For more information or to register contact the Arizona Center for Innovation at (520)382-3260 orrsvp@azinnovation.com
The Arizona Center for Innovation is a business incubator located at the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park. The incubator is designed to meet the dynamic needs of developing technology companies through a structured program of business development that provides coaching, business formation, and other business services as well as access to laboratory and office facilities. For more information about AzCI please visit www.azinnovation.com.
September 1, 2009
Scottsdale, AZ
ASU Technopolis is presenting the fifth annual Commercializing Life Sciences Forum (CLSF) at Sky Song in Scottsdale, Arizona. This event brings entrepreneurs and investors together for learning and networking with a day of events. Full details at
www.asutechnopolis.org
