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Research Park vs. Discovery Park

• Research Park Discovery Park
• Founded 1961 2001
• Purpose Start-up Interdisciplinary
  Companies Research
• Location Off-Campus Main Campus US 52
  Highway State Street
• People 2500 Employees 500 Faculty
  Members
• Number of Bldgs. Eight Three Centers under
  constructions
• Companies/Centers 104 Companies Five Centers
• Area 591 acres 40 acres

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The Purdue Research Pipeline

• Seeding
• Pre-proposal stage
• Proposal component templates
• Team formation
• Idea development

• Nurturing
• Just awarded
• Leverage synergistic opportunities
• Startup process
• Rapid infrastructure development
• Temporary personnel

• Executing
• Links to other projects
• Spin off projects
• Leverage common infrastructure

Pekny, J., Howell, N., and Gardner, G.
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Objectives
BioScience Center

• Link two large areas of strength at Purdue Life
  Sciences and Engineering.
• Harness research innovations to impact the
  capacity capabilities of Purdue Life Sciences.
• Establish a conduit for engagement bringing
  Purdue Life Sciences to bear on the economy.
• Provide a base for research initiatives that
  benefit from both basic life sciences and
  engineering approaches.
• Provide an organizational platform for further
  development of Purdue scientific leaders.

Davisson, V.J. and Wodicka, G.
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Life Sciences at the Intersections with New
Technology
Davisson, V.J. and Wodicka, G.
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RESEARCH THEMES
Chemical Structural Biology Innovative
Biological InstrumentationIntegrated Tissue
Engineering Systems
RESEARCH CORES
Computational Life Sciences Informatics Genomics
Metabolomics Technology Analytical
Functional Proteomics Cytomics Imaging
Technology
Davisson, V.J. and Wodicka, G.
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IUPUI
Notre Dame Univ
Indiana Univ Bloomington
Eli Lilly
Drug Discovery and Delivery Tissue Engineering
(plants and animals) Diagnostics and Disease
Prevention
Roche
Dow Agro
Bioremediation
Comparative Medicine
Computing Research
Bioinformatics and Systems Models
Functional Proteomics
Life Support Systems
Cancer Research
Food Safety Engineering
Advanced Biological Instrumentation
Renewable Resource Engineering
Sensing Science Technology
Genomics
Environmental Science Engineering
Davisson, V.J. and Wodicka, G.
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Nanotechnology Focus Areas

• Molecular Electronics
• Micro- and Nano-Mechanical Systems
• Bio-Nanotechnology
• Nanophotonics
• Nanoscale Metrology
• Computational Nanotechnology

Cooper, J.A., Schwartz, R.J., and Adams, III, G.B.
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Summary

• The Birck Nanotechnology Center will have the
  finest academic facility in the country upon its
  completion.
• The Center is an interdisciplinary collaboration
  25 departments sharing space and equipment. - 150
  faculty members enrolled
• Participation is available to IUPUI faculty
  members
• Significant impact has already been made...Two
  national centers are already funded
• Our goal is to develop technologies that impact
  the states economy

Cooper, J.A., Schwartz, R.J., and Adams, III,
G.B.
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• Objectives for the Center
• Learning
• Economic development
• Engagement
• Venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, others
• Cross disciplinary boundaries
• Generate resources and future funding
• Provide new facilities

Cosier, R. and Blewett, D.
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DLC is interested in working with teams to
develop large-scale, interdisciplinary
proposals that impact learning and advance the
science of learningmulti-university
collaborations are a key to success
Discovery Learning Center
Harbor, J. and Rowe, M.
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The Founding Vision Transform New Discoveries
In Discovery Park Into New Learning
Professional, Student, and Public
Harbor, J. and Rowe, M.
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Expanding Vision How Are New Discoveries
About Learning Transformed Into New
Teaching Approaches?
Harbor, J. and Rowe, M.
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e-Enterprise CenterMission

• Grow Research Enterprise at Purdue in Goal
  Oriented IT
• Interdisciplinary Focus
• IT Not the Principal Project End
• IT Critical To Project Success
• Provide Seed Money/Services
• Allocate According to Marginal Return/Marginal
  Cost Ratio
• Experiment With Business Models
• Unique and Complementary Infrastructure

Pekny, J., Howell, N. and Gardner, G.
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e-Center Super Projects - Nurturing

• Health Care Engineering
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Indiana Center for Cultural Exchange
• Information Assurance and Security
• Homeland Security
• Purdue Terrestrial Observatory
• Data Analysis for Computational Life Sciences

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At Discovery Park, weve brought together the
brightest minds in a diverse range of
disciplines, including nanotechnology,
bioscience, entrepreneurship and e-enterprises.
This cross-pollination means that we can
translate our discoveries into meaningful tools
for growing businesses and reaching new markets.
We can develop solutions to real-world problems.
And make a difference in the lives of people
across Indiana and the world. No one knows what
the future will hold, but one thing is certain.
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