Science & Technology Council:Office of Economic Innovation & Partnerships:University of Delaware

Konrad Kmetz

Konrad Kmetz is a consultant to the Office of Economic Innovation & Partnerships. He functions as a manager for the implementation of the State Science and Technology Plan and is a member of the Intellectual Property Center.

UD start-up company PAIR

PAIR is preparing to commercialize novel detector for medical, military applications.

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UD honors 179 UD Inventors

The inaugural Inventors' Recognition was hosted by OEIP on Oct. 8, 2009

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Students: Enter UD's Business Competition plan

Learn, Compete, Win. Start."Take your idea from the concept phase to a full business plan. Then start it.

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UD teams with Jefferson to win defense grant

Two faculty members in UD's Electrical and Computer Engineering are part of a team that was recently awarded an $849,000 grant from the Department of Defense for an imaging system.

Two engineering professors win Department of Defense research grants

Two UD engineering professors have been awarded research grants from the D.O.D.'s 2009 Defense Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (DEPSCoR).

OCTOBER, 2009:

OEIP's work featured in UD's new Research Magazine

V2G electric cars in Delaware:

OEIP explores partnership with Autoport.

New Castle County BRAC Relocation Guide

The New Castle County BRAC Relocation Guide features the UD-Army partnership coordinated through the Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships.

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APRIL 16, 2009:

Newark among best cities for business start-ups. BusinessWeek has selected the best cities for business start-ups in each of the 50 states, with Newark named the best in Delaware.

APRIL 24, 2009:

Creating the Systems to Drive Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Second Annual President's Forum on Innovation & Entrepreneurship.

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DECEMBER 10, 2008:

William G. Mavity, UD '72 and president, chief executive officer and director of Paracor Medical Inc., launched the University's new Entrepreneur in Residence Program on Thursday, Dec. 4

NSF funds UD research on infants, robots

A University of Delaware research team that uses robotics to provide infants with independent mobility receives major NSF funding.

Partnerships

Delaware Gateway, the University of Delaware's Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships, plays a leadership role in the Delaware Science and Technology Council.

The Delaware Science and Technology Council was established in 2006 by Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner to develop and deploy the state's science and technology assets. It includes leaders from the academic, public and private sectors.

Goals of the Delaware Science and Technology Council are to:

Develop a biomedical research capability in Delaware
Develop and promote the adoption of technologies that enhance systems to improve the profitability and sustainable development of Delaware agriculture
Position Delaware as a leader in sustainable energy and a cleaner environment
Progress toward a sustainable environment while ensuring a prosperous economy by developing a coordinated research, education, economic and work force development capability
Build a knowledge-based community in Delaware by establishing a public-private-academic partnership
Foster innovation, creativity and entrepreneurialism leading to science and technology-based economic development, and identify sources of seed capital to support this development
Support the development of an effective technology transfer and commercialization process at the University of Delaware and incorporate across the state where appropriate
Determine if a competitive position can be established in nanotechnology and then define a program in selected sectors