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.
THE MISSION: 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.
Larta’s Venture Forum partnering & investment conference features
many of the most promising spinouts from NETWORK T2 institutions.
THE MEMBERS: Network T2
includes large research universities at the world’s cutting-edge, smaller, fast-rising
universities; and independent research institutions at the forefront of knowledge.
Members include:
- UC
Santa Barbara
- UC
Los Angeles
- UC
Irvine
- UC
San Diego
- UC
Santa Cruz
- UC
Riverside
- University
of Southern California (USC)
- Loma
Linda University
- Caltech
- Cedars
Sinai
- City
of Home Medical Center
- Keck
Graduate Institute
- Pepperdine
University
- San
Diego State University
- California
Pacific Medical Center Research Institute
- Cal
State Los Angeles
- Cal
State San Bernardino
- Cal
Poly Pomona
- Los
Angeles Biomedical Research Institute
GUEST UNIVERSITIES: Network
T2 is always looking to develop and strengthen relationships with other universities.
During the past four years, Network T2 has hosted other universities in many of
the programs and events developed by the Consortium; guest universities include:
- Rochester
Institute of Technology
- University
of Cincinnati
- Kansas
University
- Northeastern
University
- Cambridge
University
- MIT
- Stanford
- Northwestern
University
- University
of Calgary
- University
of Alberta
- Royal
Roads University
- Northeastern
University
- University
of Victoria
- Illinois
Institute of Technology
- Brigham
Young University
- Rutgers,
State University of New Jersey
THE PROGRAMS: NETWORK T2
implements programs that: identify promising technologies, introduce technologies
to the business and investment world, facilitate relationships with industry in
the development of technologies, mentor the companies that spin out, and develop
hands-on practices for efficient technology transfer.
NETWORK T2 projects will
include some of the following:
- Investment
Screening Sessions - New technologies for commercialization will be presented to
venture investors and business partners.
- Entrepreneurship
Education and Coaching - Researchers will be connected with industry experts and
coaches, who will provide researchers the business skills and the personal networks
to grow their ventures.
- Outreach
to Industry - NETWORK T2 will provide a channel to showcase new technologies at
major industry conferences throughout the country.
- Licensing
Screening Sessions - New technologies will be presented to corporations for licensing
opportunities, with various sectors highlighted throughout the year.
- Sharing
of Practices - Through empirical data and qualitative interviews, NETWORK T2 provides
members an unprecedented opportunity to understand how technology transfer works
and how certain practices work better than others.
- Intellectual
Property Marketing and Database - Members will be able to market their opportunities
through the development of an intellectual property database that can readily be
accessed by the outside world.
- Industry
Dialogue - Corporations, large and small, will be engaged to help develop paths
through which technologies developed by universities can better meet the needs of
industry.