1. Welcome to the Industry University Cooperative Research Centers
IUCRC Program Overview (Jointly managed by ENG and CISE) National Science Foundation
Welcome to the Industry University Cooperative Research Centers

2. The Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) Program
Mission:
To contribute to the nation’s research infrastructure base by developing long-term partnerships among industry, academe and government
To leverage NSF funds with industry to support graduate students performing industrially relevant research
Vision:
To expand the innovation capacity of our nation’s competitive workforce through partnerships between industries and universities
ENG, CISE, GEO
ENG, CISE
BIO
ENG
Cooperatively Defined and Shared, Sector Precompetitive Research
Forensic
FOOD
1980’s
1990’s
2000’s
2010’s
BRAIN
40 years of fostering and growing long-term partnerships among industry and academe based on shared value 2

3. IUCRC Research History in NSF
1972
Presidential Initiatives; e.g. Industrial Affiliates, Industrial R&D Incentive Program
1976
NSF Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) established
1978
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers program started; President’s domestic policy review of industrial innovation
1980
Stevenson-Wydler Innovation Act of 1980
Uniform Federal Patent Policy Act of 1980
Justice Department’s Anti Trust Guide
1985
National Cooperative Research Act of 1985
2006
IUCRC program has about 40 centers and over 100 universities
2016
IUCRC program has grown to about 70 centers and over 150 universities (heavy growth in CISE IUCRC portfolio)

4. IUCRC Program within CISE
Computing and
Communications
Foundations
CCF
Division Director
Dr. Rao Kosaraju
Acting Deputy DD:
Dr. Anindya Banerjee
Computer and
Network
Systems
CNS
Dr. Ken Calvert
Deputy DD:
Dr. Jeremy Epstein
Office of the Assistant Director
Assistant Director: Dr. Jim Kurose
Deputy AD: Dr. Erwin Gianchandani
Information and
Intelligent
IIS
Acting Division Director
Dr. Howard Wachtler
Dr. Joydip Kundu
Advanced
Cyberinfrastructure
ACI
Ms. Irene Qualters
Dr. Amy Friedlander
CISE IUCRC
Dmitri Perkins, Thyaga Nandagopal

5. Value to Industry Members What Value does an IUCRC Offer?
High value research projects
Investment leveraging
Access to intellectual property
Pre-publication research access
Access to students
Access to faculty & facilities
Sector networking, learning from industry peers and customers
What Value does an IUCRC Offer?
Why are you here?
Center Pre-Competitive Research
Industry Member
Sector-Competitive Research
Center
Faculty
Research
I-U Cooperative Research Domain
Value to Center Institutions
Why are you here?
New research and education dimensions
Student recruitment and placement
POC leveraging for new funding
Trusted relationships with industry
Ready partners for translation
Organize Industry sector relationships
Means to achieve institutional mission.
Outcomes from a cooperatively defined and managed, portfolio of precompetitive research. 5 5

6. IUCRC: The NSF’s Role
Facilitate a Center environment in which long-term relationships between industry and academia can thrive.
Offer Operational templates
Cooperative Operational Framework, Agreement
Best practices based on decades of evaluation
Franchise of centers for collaboration 6

7. IUCRC Fast Facts – FY16 Snapshot
47 ENG Funded Centers + 22 CISE Funded Centers
5 International Sites: Belgium, Finland, Germany, India, Russia
Program Funding
$20M in Program Funding (ENG, CISE)
Total Industry funding: 6x NSF investment
Each industry membership gets over 20x return on average
Students
Over 2000 students engaged
Over 600 graduated in 2016, nearly 30% hired by members
Sustainability
Over 40 Graduated IUCRCs remain in operation true to model

8. Same IUCRC Membership Agreement
IUCRC Member Profile
Of the 760 unique members in FY’13:
24 Companies in Fortune-50
38 Companies in Fortune-100
64 Companies in Fortune-250
87 Companies in Fortune-500
(with 280 memberships – average 3 per company)
286 Small Businesses
66 Government Agencies – federal, state, municipal
24 non-profits
International Dimension
22 non-US Companies in the Global 500
Same IUCRC Membership Agreement

9. The IUCRC Model: Linking Industry to Fundamental Research
What happens
in an IUCRC?
Sector Pre-Competitive Research
I-U Cooperative Research Domain
Member-Inspired Fundamental Research
Jointly Funded
Non-exclusive IP access
Trusted relationships based on delivery of value
Ideas, People
Ideas, people
IUCRC Domain
Industry
Sector-Competitive Research
Contract Research
Master Agreements
Academic Fundamental Research
NSF funded 9 9

10. Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
IUCRC Nucleus: A Cooperatively Defined, Funded & Shared Research Portfolio
Industry
Industry Advisory Board (IAB)
Shared Project Portfolio
Cooperatively defined, selected
Governed by NSF IUCRC Agreement
- Royalty free nonexclusive access to IP by members
Pooled Member $’s
Addresses precompetitive needs shared by IAB
Leverages & builds university strengths
Value derived from portfolio
Operations, Adminstration & Management funds
NSF
Research Projects
Investment of Indirects
Center Sites
Universities
Requires trust be built in the model, and between all partners in the center.

11. IUCRC Value: Case Study in Leverage
Typical Center in CISE – 3 University Sites
Each Site has 4 members
Center has more than 12 members
Membership level of $50K per member
Annual research funding from membership: $600K
Universities commit to 10% overhead on membership funds
Typical indirect costs saved (for industry members) per Center: $250K
NSF invests $300K - $450K per year per 3-site Center (OA&M costs)
Industry member pay in: A single $50K membership
In return, they get research equivalent of a $1.1M award per year (>20x return)
Intangibles: recruitment opportunities, networking benefits, sector research roadmaps, new collaborations
Even greater returns
What’s in it
for my company?

12. The IUCRC Portfolio Cycle: Maximizing Value while Building Trust
NSF-appointed Assessment
Coordinators help with the
evaluation process
Ok, so how does
this all work?
Review
Discuss
Adapt
Semiannual IAB Meeting
Most projects are
1 year long, but some can be multi-year.
Ideal projects should tap into Center strengths across various faculty & Sites
IAB
Portfolio Engagement
Completed Projects
Refined Projects
IAB
Portfolio Engagement
New Projects
Initial Results
Industry Advisory Board
Research Roadmap
(driven by IAB)
+ Center Strengths
(faculty and institutions)
Review
Discuss
Adapt
Select
New Proposals
Semiannual IAB Meeting

13. IUCRC Clusters for Grand Challenges
Can we work across
multiple industry
sectors?
IUCRC 1
Cross-center cluster
IUCRC 2
……..
additional academic partners
INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATORS
Form a strategic team to tackle a cross-disciplinary, cross-sector portfolio of research projects that hold the potential to catalyze technology breakthroughs and advance national priorities
The active participation of industry in the design and implementation of cluster research efforts is expected.
The active participation of industry in the design and implementation of cluster research efforts is expected.
Budget and Duration (1.5M for two years):
$750k per year for each cluster with up to $150k per year per IUCRC
Eligibility: IUCRCs meeting minimum membership requirements for three years in a row (and with one in kind only)

14. IUCRC Clusters for Grand Challenges
Potential precompetitive research topics that are of particular interest include but are not limited to:
Advanced sensing, controls, and platforms for manufacturing
Visualization, informatics & digital manufacturing
Advanced materials manufacturing (AMM)
IUCRC clusters addressing any precompetitive research areas identified among the science and technology priorities for the nation are welcome and will be fully considered.

15. IUCRC Membership Agreement
Parties to Agreement, University and Center
Annual membership fee structure
Patent rights held by university, with royalty free, non-exclusive rights to center members
Companies wishing to exercise rights to a royalty-free license pay for the costs of patent application
If only one company seeks a license, that company may obtain an exclusive fee-bearing license
March-in Rights
Publication delay policy
Industrial Advisory Board – one representative from each company per membership
Indemnification clause(s)
I love this,
what next?
All Members sign the agreement upon Center Award
ONE center, and ONE membership agreement form 15

16. Innovation through Partnerships
Additional Options in Membership Agreement
Option 2: Open Source Software. Sample Membership Agreement (below) with copyright Clause I replaced with the following Language: All software created under this Agreement will be released as open source under the Apache X.Y license (“Center Software”).  The parties agree that they will not pursue patent protection for such software. ………………….
Option 3: Public Domain Operation.  Sample Agreement (below) with Clauses G, H, I, and J removed and Clause F replaced with the following clause:
F.   Activity of the center funded all or in part by center membership fees will be in the public domain upon completion and publication review by members.
Innovation through Partnerships

17. IUCRC Planning Meetings
What else is going
to happen here
today?
What’s on the agenda:
Sales pitches
From the Center and Site Directors
To help industry understand capabilities and strengths of the proposed Site/Center
Feedback session from industry
What are the big research questions that you would like this kind of a group to answer for your company?
Technical work samples
Teasers to excite your interest in this Center
Preview of what will happen at a typical IAB meeting
More feedback and Q&A
answers your questions on any Center-related aspects

18. IUCRC Planning Meetings: Next Steps
After this meeting is over:
Industry Reps
Should have enough information to make a case to your company about participation in this Center
If not, please provide feedback to Site Directors
If need more information, please ask without hesitation
Site Directors
Address questions and suggestions provided at planning meeting
Circulate information packets to industry
Actively follow-up with industry members regarding commitments
If commitments exceeding program requirements are met, then proceed to apply for full proposal
Inform NSF Program Director about intent to apply

19. The Current Solicitation
NSF

20. NSF Base Funding: seeds funding to launch and operate your Center
10% IDC limit on members fee
NSF
Members
Min $150K
AND
3 members
Phases
Min $200k AND
4 members
Base Funding
Min $250k AND
5 members
$150K
$100K
$50K
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
NSF

21. Innovation through Partnerships
Minimum Membership Requirements
Single university center must have a minimum of $400,000 annually in membership fees with a minimum of eight full members.
Sites in a multi-university center must have:
Phase I: a minimum of $150,000 annually in membership fees AND a minimum of 3 distinct full members
Phase 2: a minimum of $200,000 annually in membership fees AND a minimum of 4 distinct full members
Phase 3: a minimum of $250,000 annually in membership fees AND a minimum of 5 distinct full members
All minimum membership requirements must be met by in-cash memberships only (no in-kind cash equivalent can be applied toward minimum requirements).
Innovation through Partnerships
NSF

22. Increasing your base funding in Phase II and III
Who is eligible?
Phase I and Phase II Sites exceeding minimum membership requirements (over a 5-year period).
How much?
Equivalent to half the total in-cash membership fees exceeding required minimum during the current Phase, not to exceed $250,000.
For Internal Planning Purposes Only
NSF

23. + Example: A Phase I Site transitioning to Phase II $1,200,000 $500K
Total in-cash membership fees collected: Exceeds minimum by $450,000.
Minimum fees required over 5-years
Site eligible for ½ of $450K in Phase 2.
NSF Base Funding in Phase 2 over 5 years
NSF Base Funds in Phase 1
$1,200,000 +
$500K
$750K
$225K
$750K
Phase I
Phase II
NSF

24. IUCRC Program New Solicitation NSF 17-516 - Highlights
Proposal Submission
proposals for multi-institution IUCRCs are no longer submitted as collaborative proposals
Each aspiring Site in a Center must submit a separate proposal clearly indicating how it augments the center as well as identifying the strengths of the team that qualifies it to become a Site of an IUCRC
The start date of a Center is the original date of the first award associated with that Center and dictates the possible 15 years funding of the Center.
Adding new Sites, and/or transferring the Center leadership to a newly established Site does not extend the life of a Center.
New Site joins in the Phase of the existing Center and New Site awards are limited to the remaining duration of the Phase of the Center (for example, if the founding Sites/Center were (was) awarded three years prior to a new Site coming onboard, the new Site will receive funds for only the two years that remain in the duration of the Phase).
Cost-sharing is no longer a requirement. Membership fees received by the Center are considered program income.  At least 90% of the IUCRC program income must be used to support direct costs of the research, and up to 10% may be used to support indirect costs.
Center life and Site addition to an existing center
Cost sharing/Program Income

25. 2014 Compendium of Industry-Nominated IUCRC Technology Breakthroughs
What will be the center’s Impact Stories ?
Ask the different catagories to stand – Planning, Phase I, II, III
Over 1400 Publications in ’13,
248 co-authored w/Members

26. National Science Foundation IUCRC Contacts
Program phone: (703) Program
ENG/BIO/GEO:
Raffaella Montelli, Program Director,
CISE/Brain:
Dmitri Perkins, CISE Program Director,
Thyaga Nandagopal, CISE Program Director,
Carl Anderson, MIPR/IAA Program Specialist,
Planning/IAB Mtgs Master Calendar,
for more information:
and:
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