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Carnegie Mellon University tech transfer office spawns 50 start-ups – Innovation U.: New University Roles in a Knowledge Economy

A worm-like robot that wriggles and writhes inside the human body where it can perform minimally invasive biopsies is among the technologies developed at Carnegie Mellon University that could soon be in the marketplace.

The "worm" is the brainchild of Innovention, one of 50 start-up companies that have spun off from the university since 1993. Of those, 70 percent have remained in the Pittsburgh region, university officials said yesterday.

The university was touting its prowess as a regional innovator and start-up company generator at a daylong conference designed to help local economic development officials learn more about how university-bred technologies can go from the lab to the marketplace.

By Corilyn Shropshire and Pamela Gaynor, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Full Story: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05278/582558.stm

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New technology park links tenants with Cornell ag, food research

By Aaron Goldweber
A new research and development park affiliated with Cornell is seeking tenants interested in developing the next generation of food, agriculture and bio-based products. The Cornell Food & Agriculture Technology Park, known as "The Technology Farm," is designed to foster the creation of innovative and breakthrough technologies. Located in Geneva, N.Y., the first building will be ready for occupancy this month.

The Technology Farm is a 72-acre campus that enables collaboration among more than 500 Cornell faculty members at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) in Ithaca and at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva. Tenants can link to the latest research in various fields including beverage technology, crop and turf protection, plant germ-plasm technology, wine and viticulture, seed technology, transgenic technology, food and food safety, horticultural sciences and precision agriculture.

"Cornell is a natural partner for select entrepreneurs and organizations who seek competitive advantages through research and development," says Susan A. Henry, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell. "A major $600 million New Life Sciences Initiative ensures that Cornell will remain at the forefront of biological discoveries and technological innovation."

Full Story: http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sept05/Ag_Tech_Park.html

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Innovation U.: New University Roles in a Knowledge Economy

Innovation U. details the best practices and cultures of 12 major research universities that are leading the way in promoting technology-oriented economic development in their states and communities. The 12 universities are:

Full Story: http://www.southern.org/pubs/innovationU/default.asp

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UK goal: Improve life in the Bluegrass

By Lee T. Todd Jr.

What is the University of Kentucky’s commitment to communities across the Commonwealth?

What is driving our land-grant mission?

What is the University of Kentucky doing to make Kentucky a better place to live?

Three legitimate questions; one simple answer: UK is more committed than ever before to improving educational, social and economic conditions across the Commonwealth.

I’ve talked often across this state about some of those conditions that have kept Kentuckians from reaching their fullest potential.

We are among America’s leaders in diabetes and heart disease. We lead the nation in lung and lethal cancer rates. National rankings continuously show Kentuckians have poor oral health, most distressingly among our children. Our math and science test scores are lower than most states and our per capita income, while improving, continues to lag behind the nation’s average, because of a lack of job opportunities, which force too many of our children to leave Kentucky.

I have tabbed these poor rankings the "Kentucky Uglies." And as Kentucky’s leading research institution, the University of Kentucky is tackling some of those conditions that have long held Kentuckians back.

Full Story: http://news.kypost.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051005/NEWS02/510050378/1014

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(Many thanks to the EDProWeblog http://edpro.blogspot.com/ for bringing these articles to our attention. Russ )

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