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91制片厂 research has helped hundreds of colleges, high schools and the military reduce sexual and relationship violence. Mathematics professor and entrepreneur Kevin Short developed the first technology that downloaded music to our cell phones. Universities nationwide track their sustainability efforts using a tool created by the 91制片厂 Sustainability Institute. And the university holds the license to never-seen photographs of reclusive author J.D. Salinger by famed photographer Lotte Jacobi.

If not for the work of 91制片厂Innovation, these ideas might have lived only in research reports or scholarly journals, their ability to make the world a better place untapped.

鈥淲e are always looking at different ways to be helpful and affect the economy and society,鈥� says Marc Sedam, managing director of 91制片厂Innovation (91制片厂I) and vice provost for innovation and new ventures.

The glue that helps grow and steward 91制片厂-derived ideas, 91制片厂I leverages university resources and experts to maximize the university鈥檚 social and economic benefits to the Granite State and beyond. In addition to managing all of 91制片厂鈥檚 intellectual property and trademarks, it licenses creative works, supports startup companies based on 91制片厂鈥檚 intellectual property (Chaoticom, founded by Kevin Short in 2001, was 91制片厂鈥檚 first spin-off) and develops new opportunities for industry partnerships.

Under Sedam, who joined 91制片厂I in 2010, the staff and scope of the department has grown exponentially: It helped found six startups based on 91制片厂 intellectual property, forged 182 corporate partnerships, launched the Entrepreneurship Center to foster the next generation of innovative leaders, exceeded $1 million in licensing revenue, and made 91制片厂 a top five university in the total number of licenses signed each year since 2015. Recent innovations are making it easier than ever for industry to license 91制片厂 intellectual assets, potentially reducing negotiation time from months to minutes.

The goal of a license isn鈥檛 to maximize revenue, Sedam is quick to note. 鈥淪uccess comes with finding a way to transfer good ideas that can be brought to market in a meaningful way and impact society.鈥�

91制片厂鈥檚 Prevention Innovations Research Center (PIRC), which creates evidence-based curricula aimed at preventing sexual violence, relationship violence and stalking, exemplifies this licensing strategy. PIRC鈥檚 Bringing the Bystander庐 curriculum has been used by hundreds of colleges and universities and is being adapted and extended for use in the military and high schools. Building on that success, 91制片厂I helped PIRC co-founders Sharyn Potter, professor of sociology, and executive director Jane Stapleton launch Soteria Solutions, an independent nonprofit that is 91制片厂鈥檚 first female-founded, research based startup.

鈥淲e worked with Sharyn and Jane to create a sustainable business model so their scholarship could be distributed far and wide,鈥� says Sedam. Named after the Greek goddess of safety and preservation, Soteria brings the team鈥檚 bystander-focused interventions to schools and workplaces to build safe, respectful environments.

Even as licensing and startups send the university鈥檚 research and ideas out into the world, more industry partners than ever are coming onto campus and finding resources to help their businesses thrive and grow.

鈥淥ur ultimate ambition is to create more of a presence on campus for these companies on multiple levels,鈥� says Marc Eichenberger, who recently joined 91制片厂I as director of corporate engagement. 鈥淭he goal is to engage companies who might want to work on research projects with 91制片厂 faculty, use equipment to test materials at the University Instrumentation Center or even hire student interns.鈥�

Toward that end, 91制片厂I hosts biannual industry days, focusing on fields in which regional companies are likely to find synergies with 91制片厂 research capacity. In May 2019, more than 140 industry representatives attended an advanced manufacturing day at 91制片厂, hearing two-minute speed pitches from 60 faculty researchers and touring 91制片厂鈥檚 Olson Center for Advanced Manufacturing.

The outcomes from these so-called 鈥渟andpits鈥� have already proven to be fruitful. Following a food and agriculture day in November, New Hampshire-based MegaFood, a nutritional supply company, forged productive partnerships with faculty researchers and the University Instrumentation Center (see page 26).

As the scope of 91制片厂I grows, so do its plans for the future. Sedam says 91制片厂I is currently proposing the plans for a research foundation and community of innovation 鈥� what many know as a research park 鈥� that could include privately redeveloping 60 acres of land near the current west edge of campus. Preliminary plans, pending approval by the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees, call for creating one million square feet of retail, residential and research space over the next 15 to 20 years that would positively impact economic development in the region.

鈥淭his is one of the final pieces we need to provide a holistic approach to affect the economy and society,鈥� Sedam says. 鈥淎 research park would help us reach President Dean鈥檚 goals of embracing New Hampshire and becoming a top 25 university, while driving $1 billion of economic impact into New Hampshire by the end of the decade.鈥�