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SSTI has an effective new learning tool for technology-based economic development policymakers and practitioners seeking guidance in approaches to building and sustaining tech-based economies. Through exclusive interviews with Excellence in TBED Award recipients, find out first-hand how these award winning initiatives successfully responded to a critical need by applying innovative approaches to generate substantial economic gains for their region.
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“One of the important things for a region developing a cluster strategy is to get a couple very prominent leaders to champion the effort.” – Lori LeRoy In a conversation with SSTI, Lori LeRoy, Vice President of Communications for BioCrossroads, shares her insight on how BioCrossroads serves as a catalyst for the continued growth of […]
“We believe in the general principle that advice without capital or capital without advice are suboptimal models” – Bob Coy Bob Coy, president and CEO of CincyTech, discusses the structures of the for-profit seed stage investment funds under management by CincyTech. They have $30 million under management across three seed funds – half of which […]
“Even if it takes tough love, it is important to help transition client companies from your incubator when the natural opportunity presents itself” – Patti Breedlove Patti Breedlove, the Director of the University of Florida’s Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator (SMBI), shares her insight on how a university incubator can help commercialize academic research, create viable […]
“To build a successful accelerator program, it is important to have a strong network that includes investors, mentors, and corporate partners.” — Jim Jen Jim Jen, Executive Director of Innovation Works’ AlphaLab accelerator programs, shares his insight on how Innovation Works developed their two accelerator programs to take companies from early stages — whether an […]
“When you work with a corporation, you need to have a high level champion within the company.” – Mark Harris Mark Harris, President & CEO of the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC), shares his insight on how to bring the startup community and Fortune 500 companies together. Initiated by ISTC, Corporate Startup Challenge acts as […]
Overview Established as the outcome of a community-led effort to catalyze the growth of startups in St. Louis, BioGenerator provides access to much-needed capital and resources, including advice on assembling talent and refining business plans to both first-time and seasoned entrepreneurs. Eric talks about the evolution of the organization and how its place in the […]
Overview Bruce describes the center’s role in the overall North Dakota economy and speaks to the importance of changing the culture among policymakers, city and state leaders to embrace innovation and entrepreneurship. Only after successfully changing the culture, he says, the UND Center for Innovation Foundation was able to build an ecosystem around angel and […]
Overview Susan opens the conversation by explaining the mission of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), which is to strengthen the life sciences cluster and turn it into an innovation ecosystem. MLSC engages stakeholders in industry and academia to accomplish their mission with a focus on five life sciences sectors. A bottom-up approach to investing […]
Overview Gordon opens the conversation with ASU’s philosophy of “entrepreneurship is democratized,” wherein the culture of innovation spans all facets of the university, not just at the business school. The role of the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group (EIG) is taking this approach outside of academics to encourage an entrepreneurial climate in the community. Gordon talks […]
Overview Tim opens the conversation with a brief discussion on the early goals of the organization, which included working with the University of Colorado and engaging high-potential, early stage companies to boost their growth, sales and employment. Over the years, Innovation Center of the Rockies (ICR) has expanded their outreach to include all four universities […]
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