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<p>1700 W Third Avenue Flint, MI 48504 • (800) 955-4464</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kettering.edu/">www.kettering.edu</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Technology Transfer</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Research Office</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/about/research.jsp">http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/about/research.jsp</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University faculty have the knowledge and expertise to assist in solving a wide variety of problems in management, communications, engineering, applied science, mathematics and statistics. This is accomplished through research or consulting contracts or faculty internships. These activities provide growth opportunities for Kettering faculty that are reflected through greater relevancy of our students' classroom and laboratory experiences. Our faculty have excellent professional credentials, and many of them worked in industry or business before coming to Kettering, or have served internships since beginning their career on the faculty.</p>
<p>The Contracting Officer in the Research Office is responsible for all grants and contracts for sponsored research and oversees the intellectual property issues for the university.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Incubators</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Fuel Cell and Advanced Technology Incubator</em></p>
<p><a href="http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/">http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Fuel Cell and Advanced Technology Incubator is a staff supported facility designed to assist entrepreneurs and start-up companies turn their ideas and inventions into high growth companies. The goals Incubator in the C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center are: excellence in fuel cell research, testing and evaluation, attracting the world's leading fuel cell developers, manufacturers and suppliers to the region, and developing companies for the emerging fuel cell industry. The incubator houses specialized equipment, instrumentation and infrastructure. Incubator services and facilities include physical space (offices, labs), management coaching, assistance in preparing an effective business plan, facilitation of university-based research and product development, technology commercialization assistance, administrative services, technical support, business networking, advice on intellectual property, and assistance in finding sources of financing. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Funding for the incubator was provided by a $1.8 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The EDA grant is the keystone of a funding package that totals $3 million and allows Kettering to create a world-class education in fuel cell engineering and help develop a trained workforce. Kettering will combine the EDA grant with $500,000 previously received from the State of Michigan and another $700,000 from industry and Kettering sources to begin the building project.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The incubator works in partnership with Kettering’s Center for Fuel Cell Systems & Powertrain Integration - <a href="http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/">http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Science and Technology Laboratory Incubator </em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In Spring, 2008, construction will begin on the Kettering Science and Technology Laboratory Incubator, an approximately 12,000-square-foot, multi-tenant facility that will support scientific and technologically-based “start-up” companies that need dedicated wet and dry laboratory space during their first three or four years. The $2.7 million facility is being made possible by support from the U.S. Department of Commerce, State of Michigan funds through the City of Flint, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>"The mission of Kettering's new Science and Technology Incubator is to provide resources and opportunities to encourage and grow high-tech entrepreneurship as a core strategy for the economic development in mid-Michigan," Liberty explained. "This mission also supports Kettering University's direction for the development of an entrepreneurship culture through not only educational programs but also faculty and student spin-off commercialization opportunities."</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Prospective companies for this new incubator will come from three sources:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>"spinouts" from regional universities, their faculty members and student entrepreneurs; </li>
<li>regional scientific and technological entrepreneurial start-ups and </li>
<li>entrepreneurial start-up companies currently outside Michigan but wish to locate.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs Virtual Incubator</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.accelmich.org/default.aspx">https://www.accelmich.org/default.aspx</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Through a cooperative relationship between the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs (AME) virtual incubator provides web-based counseling and assistance to businesses at any stage, covering personal, professional, organizational, and financial development. AME will help business owners set strategic direction, develop leadership skills, round out their teams, and establish relationships with other companies.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>University-Industry Commercialization Programs</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Cooperative Education Program</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University has forged a link with over 800 sponsoring companies for our cooperative education students. During their over four year tenure in these companies, our students work on projects assigned by the company and complete their academic – industry experience with a thesis that seeks to solve an employer problem. Some of these are intrapreneurial in nature.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Entrepreneurship Education related to Economic Development</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>e-Kettering Initiative</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The e-Kettering Initiative is designed to encourage engineering, science and business management students to fine-tune their business ideas. The e-Kettering Initiative is funded by the Kern Family Foundation through the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). The e-Kettering Initiative has fostered the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES) - <a title="blocked::http://www.kesociety.com/" href="http://www.kesociety.com/">www.kesociety.com</a>, an MBA course in entrepreneurship, a speaker series and a business plan competition at Kettering.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Business Plan Competition</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>e-Kettering Challenge. The e-Kettering Challenge is a business plan competition, including cash prizes for the top five plans, and is co-sponsored by the University and by the KES, a student-run organization of about 60 students, as well as faculty, alumni and industry mentors, that works to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering based on innovation and social values. The inaugural competition was held in Fall 2007 and was open to all current Kettering students and recent graduates (September 2006 and later). This competition was developed through a grant from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nciia.org/KEEN.invitational/">http://www.nciia.org/KEEN.invitational/</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>BUSN-572: Innovation and New Ventures</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Innovation and New Ventures course focuses on developing projects resulting from student ideas for a future company. Some projects are derived directly from industry as commercialization of company patents. This course was also developed through a grant from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN).</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Cooperative Education</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The cooperative education program provides opportunities for students for many “hands-on” applications for entrepreneurships as not all students work for large corporations. Some intentionally seek out the small entrepreneurial companies so that they may have a greater impact on the future of that company and learn a broader spectrum about the business.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Economic Development/Outreach</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Michigan</em><em> Small Business & Technology Development Center</em><em> (MI-SBTDC)</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.misbtdc.org/region6">www.misbtdc.org/region6</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University is the host institution for the Region 6 (Genesee and Lapeer Counties) office of The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC). The MI-SBTDC network provides a full range of counseling, training, research and advocacy services for new ventures, existing small businesses and innovative technology companies. With regional, satellite, and affiliate offices statewide, the MI-SBTDC network positively impacts the economy by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs and assisting companies in defining their path to success.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Included in the network is the Michigan Technology Initiative Program, which provides specialized counseling in the areas of legal assistance, management team development, financing alternatives, marketing strategies, and networking and resource identification. MI-SBTDC works closely with the Kettering Fuel Cell and Advanced Technologies Incubator.</p>
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<p>1700 W Third Avenue Flint, MI 48504 • (800) 955-4464</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kettering.edu/">www.kettering.edu</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Technology Transfer</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Research Office</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/about/research.jsp">http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/about/research.jsp</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University faculty have the knowledge and expertise to assist in solving a wide variety of problems in management, communications, engineering, applied science, mathematics and statistics. This is accomplished through research or consulting contracts or faculty internships. These activities provide growth opportunities for Kettering faculty that are reflected through greater relevancy of our students' classroom and laboratory experiences. Our faculty have excellent professional credentials, and many of them worked in industry or business before coming to Kettering, or have served internships since beginning their career on the faculty.</p>
<p>The Contracting Officer in the Research Office is responsible for all grants and contracts for sponsored research and oversees the intellectual property issues for the university.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Incubators</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Fuel Cell and Advanced Technology Incubator</em></p>
<p><a href="http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/">http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Fuel Cell and Advanced Technology Incubator is a staff supported facility designed to assist entrepreneurs and start-up companies turn their ideas and inventions into high growth companies. The goals Incubator in the C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center are: excellence in fuel cell research, testing and evaluation, attracting the world's leading fuel cell developers, manufacturers and suppliers to the region, and developing companies for the emerging fuel cell industry. The incubator houses specialized equipment, instrumentation and infrastructure. Incubator services and facilities include physical space (offices, labs), management coaching, assistance in preparing an effective business plan, facilitation of university-based research and product development, technology commercialization assistance, administrative services, technical support, business networking, advice on intellectual property, and assistance in finding sources of financing. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Funding for the incubator was provided by a $1.8 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The EDA grant is the keystone of a funding package that totals $3 million and allows Kettering to create a world-class education in fuel cell engineering and help develop a trained workforce. Kettering will combine the EDA grant with $500,000 previously received from the State of Michigan and another $700,000 from industry and Kettering sources to begin the building project.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The incubator works in partnership with Kettering’s Center for Fuel Cell Systems & Powertrain Integration - <a href="http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/">http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Science and Technology Laboratory Incubator </em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In Spring, 2008, construction will begin on the Kettering Science and Technology Laboratory Incubator, an approximately 12,000-square-foot, multi-tenant facility that will support scientific and technologically-based “start-up” companies that need dedicated wet and dry laboratory space during their first three or four years. The $2.7 million facility is being made possible by support from the U.S. Department of Commerce, State of Michigan funds through the City of Flint, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>"The mission of Kettering's new Science and Technology Incubator is to provide resources and opportunities to encourage and grow high-tech entrepreneurship as a core strategy for the economic development in mid-Michigan," Liberty explained. "This mission also supports Kettering University's direction for the development of an entrepreneurship culture through not only educational programs but also faculty and student spin-off commercialization opportunities."</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Prospective companies for this new incubator will come from three sources:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>"spinouts" from regional universities, their faculty members and student entrepreneurs; </li>
<li>regional scientific and technological entrepreneurial start-ups and </li>
<li>entrepreneurial start-up companies currently outside Michigan but wish to locate.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs Virtual Incubator</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.accelmich.org/default.aspx">https://www.accelmich.org/default.aspx</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Through a cooperative relationship between the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs (AME) virtual incubator provides web-based counseling and assistance to businesses at any stage, covering personal, professional, organizational, and financial development. AME will help business owners set strategic direction, develop leadership skills, round out their teams, and establish relationships with other companies.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>University-Industry Commercialization Programs</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Cooperative Education Program</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University has forged a link with over 800 sponsoring companies for our cooperative education students. During their over four year tenure in these companies, our students work on projects assigned by the company and complete their academic – industry experience with a thesis that seeks to solve an employer problem. Some of these are intrapreneurial in nature.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Entrepreneurship Education related to Economic Development</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>e-Kettering Initiative</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The e-Kettering Initiative is designed to encourage engineering, science and business management students to fine-tune their business ideas. The e-Kettering Initiative is funded by the Kern Family Foundation through the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). The e-Kettering Initiative has fostered the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES) - <a title="blocked::http://www.kesociety.com/" href="http://www.kesociety.com/">www.kesociety.com</a>, an MBA course in entrepreneurship, a speaker series and a business plan competition at Kettering.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Business Plan Competition</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>e-Kettering Challenge. The e-Kettering Challenge is a business plan competition, including cash prizes for the top five plans, and is co-sponsored by the University and by the KES, a student-run organization of about 60 students, as well as faculty, alumni and industry mentors, that works to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering based on innovation and social values. The inaugural competition was held in Fall 2007 and was open to all current Kettering students and recent graduates (September 2006 and later). This competition was developed through a grant from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nciia.org/KEEN.invitational/">http://www.nciia.org/KEEN.invitational/</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>BUSN-572: Innovation and New Ventures</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Innovation and New Ventures course focuses on developing projects resulting from student ideas for a future company. Some projects are derived directly from industry as commercialization of company patents. This course was also developed through a grant from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN).</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Cooperative Education</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The cooperative education program provides opportunities for students for many “hands-on” applications for entrepreneurships as not all students work for large corporations. Some intentionally seek out the small entrepreneurial companies so that they may have a greater impact on the future of that company and learn a broader spectrum about the business.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Economic Development/Outreach</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Michigan</em><em> Small Business & Technology Development Center</em><em> (MI-SBTDC)</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.misbtdc.org/region6">www.misbtdc.org/region6</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University is the host institution for the Region 6 (Genesee and Lapeer Counties) office of The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC). The MI-SBTDC network provides a full range of counseling, training, research and advocacy services for new ventures, existing small businesses and innovative technology companies. With regional, satellite, and affiliate offices statewide, the MI-SBTDC network positively impacts the economy by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs and assisting companies in defining their path to success.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Included in the network is the Michigan Technology Initiative Program, which provides specialized counseling in the areas of legal assistance, management team development, financing alternatives, marketing strategies, and networking and resource identification. MI-SBTDC works closely with the Kettering Fuel Cell and Advanced Technologies Incubator.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.kettering.edu/">www.kettering.edu</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Technology Transfer</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Research Office</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/about/research.jsp">http://www.kettering.edu/visitors/about/research.jsp</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University faculty have the knowledge and expertise to assist in solving a wide variety of problems in management, communications, engineering, applied science, mathematics and statistics. This is accomplished through research or consulting contracts or faculty internships. These activities provide growth opportunities for Kettering faculty that are reflected through greater relevancy of our students' classroom and laboratory experiences. Our faculty have excellent professional credentials, and many of them worked in industry or business before coming to Kettering, or have served internships since beginning their career on the faculty.</p>
<p>The Contracting Officer in the Research Office is responsible for all grants and contracts for sponsored research and oversees the intellectual property issues for the university.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Incubators</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Fuel Cell and Advanced Technology Incubator</em></p>
<p><a href="http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/">http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Fuel Cell and Advanced Technology Incubator is a staff supported facility designed to assist entrepreneurs and start-up companies turn their ideas and inventions into high growth companies. The goals Incubator in the C.S. Mott Engineering and Science Center are: excellence in fuel cell research, testing and evaluation, attracting the world's leading fuel cell developers, manufacturers and suppliers to the region, and developing companies for the emerging fuel cell industry. The incubator houses specialized equipment, instrumentation and infrastructure. Incubator services and facilities include physical space (offices, labs), management coaching, assistance in preparing an effective business plan, facilitation of university-based research and product development, technology commercialization assistance, administrative services, technical support, business networking, advice on intellectual property, and assistance in finding sources of financing. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Funding for the incubator was provided by a $1.8 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The EDA grant is the keystone of a funding package that totals $3 million and allows Kettering to create a world-class education in fuel cell engineering and help develop a trained workforce. Kettering will combine the EDA grant with $500,000 previously received from the State of Michigan and another $700,000 from industry and Kettering sources to begin the building project.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The incubator works in partnership with Kettering’s Center for Fuel Cell Systems & Powertrain Integration - <a href="http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/">http://fuelcells.kettering.edu/</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Science and Technology Laboratory Incubator </em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>In Spring, 2008, construction will begin on the Kettering Science and Technology Laboratory Incubator, an approximately 12,000-square-foot, multi-tenant facility that will support scientific and technologically-based “start-up” companies that need dedicated wet and dry laboratory space during their first three or four years. The $2.7 million facility is being made possible by support from the U.S. Department of Commerce, State of Michigan funds through the City of Flint, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>"The mission of Kettering's new Science and Technology Incubator is to provide resources and opportunities to encourage and grow high-tech entrepreneurship as a core strategy for the economic development in mid-Michigan," Liberty explained. "This mission also supports Kettering University's direction for the development of an entrepreneurship culture through not only educational programs but also faculty and student spin-off commercialization opportunities."</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Prospective companies for this new incubator will come from three sources:</p>
<p> </p>
<ul>
<li>"spinouts" from regional universities, their faculty members and student entrepreneurs; </li>
<li>regional scientific and technological entrepreneurial start-ups and </li>
<li>entrepreneurial start-up companies currently outside Michigan but wish to locate.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs Virtual Incubator</em></p>
<p><a href="https://www.accelmich.org/default.aspx">https://www.accelmich.org/default.aspx</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Through a cooperative relationship between the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), the Accelerating Michigan Entrepreneurs (AME) virtual incubator provides web-based counseling and assistance to businesses at any stage, covering personal, professional, organizational, and financial development. AME will help business owners set strategic direction, develop leadership skills, round out their teams, and establish relationships with other companies.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>University-Industry Commercialization Programs</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Cooperative Education Program</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University has forged a link with over 800 sponsoring companies for our cooperative education students. During their over four year tenure in these companies, our students work on projects assigned by the company and complete their academic – industry experience with a thesis that seeks to solve an employer problem. Some of these are intrapreneurial in nature.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Entrepreneurship Education related to Economic Development</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>e-Kettering Initiative</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The e-Kettering Initiative is designed to encourage engineering, science and business management students to fine-tune their business ideas. The e-Kettering Initiative is funded by the Kern Family Foundation through the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN). The e-Kettering Initiative has fostered the Kettering Entrepreneur Society (KES) - <a title="blocked::http://www.kesociety.com/" href="http://www.kesociety.com/">www.kesociety.com</a>, an MBA course in entrepreneurship, a speaker series and a business plan competition at Kettering.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Business Plan Competition</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>e-Kettering Challenge. The e-Kettering Challenge is a business plan competition, including cash prizes for the top five plans, and is co-sponsored by the University and by the KES, a student-run organization of about 60 students, as well as faculty, alumni and industry mentors, that works to promote an entrepreneurial culture at Kettering based on innovation and social values. The inaugural competition was held in Fall 2007 and was open to all current Kettering students and recent graduates (September 2006 and later). This competition was developed through a grant from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nciia.org/KEEN.invitational/">http://www.nciia.org/KEEN.invitational/</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>BUSN-572: Innovation and New Ventures</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The Innovation and New Ventures course focuses on developing projects resulting from student ideas for a future company. Some projects are derived directly from industry as commercialization of company patents. This course was also developed through a grant from the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN).</p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Cooperative Education</em></p>
<p> </p>
<p>The cooperative education program provides opportunities for students for many “hands-on” applications for entrepreneurships as not all students work for large corporations. Some intentionally seek out the small entrepreneurial companies so that they may have a greater impact on the future of that company and learn a broader spectrum about the business.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Economic Development/Outreach</strong></p>
<p> </p>
<p><em>Michigan</em><em> Small Business & Technology Development Center</em><em> (MI-SBTDC)</em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.misbtdc.org/region6">www.misbtdc.org/region6</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Kettering University is the host institution for the Region 6 (Genesee and Lapeer Counties) office of The Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center (MI-SBTDC). The MI-SBTDC network provides a full range of counseling, training, research and advocacy services for new ventures, existing small businesses and innovative technology companies. With regional, satellite, and affiliate offices statewide, the MI-SBTDC network positively impacts the economy by strengthening existing companies, creating new jobs, retaining existing jobs and assisting companies in defining their path to success.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Included in the network is the Michigan Technology Initiative Program, which provides specialized counseling in the areas of legal assistance, management team development, financing alternatives, marketing strategies, and networking and resource identification. MI-SBTDC works closely with the Kettering Fuel Cell and Advanced Technologies Incubator.</p>
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