Innovation Policy Consulting
Since its inception in 1993, Larta has been a key influence in innovation policy.
For our first 10 years, we helped develop and manage the California Technology Investment
Partnership (CalTIP) program in the Los Angeles area; a program designed to accelerate
the commercialization of emerging technologies. After the CalTIP program sunset,
we began designing and implementing Commercialization Assistance Programs under
contract from US federal agencies. Our 18 years of experience on a regional and
national level has given us invaluable insight into the innovation assets and methods
of management needed to achieve a truly successful technology-based economic development
initiative.
Our Clients
Larta hosted a delegation from Malaysia for one week to educate and advise the Malaysian
policymakers on commercialization and technology transfer. Their US visit included
a combination of moderated roundtable sessions and site visits to carefully selected
institutions to meet with practitioners and tour facilities. This was a unique opportunity
for the delegation to:
Obtain first-hand insights from practitioners in technology transfer and commercialization;
Study and understand working “models” that have led to successful outcomes in technology
transfer and commercialization;
Witness and understand how leadership and innovation in both areas is being exerted
at the institutional level; and
Expand networks of contacts and influence in the important work of technology transfer
and commercialization occurring in the United States.
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Larta has designed, developed and continues to fine-tune a Commercialization Assistance
Program made available to NIH SBIR-funded Phase II companies since 2004. This program
includes a Commercialization Training Workshop attended both by NIH institute managers
and their SBIR-funded entrepreneurs.
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Larta designed, developed and continues to fine-tune a Commercialization Assistance
Program made available to NSF SBIR-funded Phase I companies since 2009. The Larta-designed
program incorporates a mix of personalized one-on-one mentoring, informative webinars
and industry connections.
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Larta designed, developed and continues to fine-tune a Commercialization Assistance
Program made available to USDA SBIR-funded Phase II companies since 2008. The program
is designed to leverage the innovation and commercialization community to help participants
reach their commercialization goals.
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Leveraging its Life Sciences Commercialization Assistance Program design experience
with NIH, Larta developed a two-phase program designed to assess and assist a select
number of TATRC-funded projects/technologies transition into the commercial marketplace.
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Larta Institute was selected to lead a task force on Innovation and Entrepreneurship
for YAL, providing thought leadership for a YAL-led entrepreneurship initiative.
Larta presented the goals of this Entrepreneurship Initiative at the YAL annual
Global Action Forum in NYC. The pilot program (which represented just one component
under a broad initiative) was geared toward mentorship of entrepreneurs selected
from United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Jordan.
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Larta was tasked by the OECD, a multi-lateral agency involving the developed economies
of the world, to assist them in developing a study that aims to understand the Intellectual
Property issues and obstacles faced by small companies. Given the importance of
IP to the competitiveness of emerging businesses, the data and outcomes were vital
to help OECD member countries develop a greater harmonization of IP rules and regulations
worldwide. The study was geared to inform the efforts of policymakers in Europe,
Asia, Australasia and North America who are working together to simplify their IP
filing and regulatory oversight.
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