House Journal: Page 2230: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
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1 pleasure of the president. In addition to other board
2 initiatives, the board shall work with the department
3 of economic development, other state agencies, and the
4 private sector to facilitate the commercialization of
5 research.
6 2. Activities to implement this chapter may
7 include:
8 a. Developing strategies to market university
9 research for commercialization in Iowa.
10 b. Matching university resources with the needs of
11 existing Iowa firms or start-up opportunities.
12 c. Evaluating university research for
13 commercialization potential, where relevant.
14 d. Developing a plan to improve private sector
15 access to the university licenses and patent
16 information and the transfer of technology from the
17 university to the private sector.
18 e. Disseminating information on research
19 activities of the university.
20 f. Identifying research needs of existing Iowa
21 businesses and recommending ways in which the
22 universities can meet these needs.
23 g. Linking research and instruction activities to
24 economic development.
25 h. Reviewing and monitoring activities related to
26 technology transfer.
27 i. Coordinating activities to facilitate a focus
28 on research in the state's targeted industry clusters.
29 j. Surveying of similar activities in other states
30 and at other universities.
31 k. Establishing a single point of contact to
32 facilitate commercialization of research.
33 Sec. . Section 262B.5, Code 2003, is amended to
34 read as follows:
35 262B.5 REGENTS AND DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC
36 DEVELOPMENT REPORTING.
37 The state board of regents and the Iowa department
38 of economic development shall enter into an agreement
39 under chapter 28E to coordinate and facilitate the
40 activities of the consortiums. The state board of
41 regents and with input from the Iowa department of
42 economic development shall report annually to the
43 governor and the general assembly concerning the
44 activities of the consortiums conducted pursuant to
45 this chapter.
46 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 262B.6 DIRECTOR OF
47 TECHNOLOGY - TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AGENTS.
48 1. The governor shall appoint a director of
49 technology to serve within the office of the governor.
50 a position is created for a deputy director of
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