Universities, Research Institutes & Foundations
NETWORK T2 Consortium
NETWORK T2 is a major consortium of universities and research
institutions focused on the goal of connecting new innovations with the marketplace.
NETWORK T2 is one of the largest groups of its kind ever created, with 19 members.
The member institutions conduct over $2.23 billion each year in R&D, forming
one of the world's largest research networks and one of the nation's leading
engines of economic growth.
Under the Larta Institute's management, the institutions in NETWORK T2 will
serve as magnets on their respective campuses for new technologies that have potential
for commercialization. NETWORK T2 will provide the institutions a common platform
and a set of resources to link technologies and business opportunities and to smooth
the process of technology transfer. NETWORK T2 will serve to attract federal
and corporate funds to the participating Universities to stimulate commercialization.
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NSF Partnerships for Innovation Program
Loma Linda University and Larta Institute will soon be embarking
on a cutting-edge initiative to identify, characterize, and bundle complementary
innovations and IP across multiple universities and research institutes with
the goal of accelerating their visibility and adoption within the commercial
marketplace. The effort is made possible through support from the National Science
Foundation's Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) program and will also involve
a number of partners drawn from Larta's NETWORK T2 consortium of university
technology transfer representatives. Read more.....
Virtual Bundling Agent (VBA)
VBA was piloted to great success in 2005 and 2006 with the
support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. Now entering a closing
phase of its Kauffman pilot funding, in which it will bring commercial deals
to completion and will document its entire model for expansion and further roll-out,
VBA is already enhancing the regional infrastructure for innovation and is building
a model for national impact. Read more.....
Featuring University Spinouts
@ The Venture Forum
Larta Institute's Venture Forum provides an effective
training and showcase platform for university spin-out companies to connect
with potential investors and industry partners. Selected researchers/entrepreneurs,
receive expert mentoring from Larta advisors during the weeks leading up to
the Venture Forum. Click here to lean more and apply to present.....