Montgomery County Biosciences Task Force

Below are links to downloadable task force documents

• Membership roster (Word)
• Strategic Plan Presentation - 6-4-09 meeting (PowerPoint)
• Minutes from the June 4, 2009 Meeting (Word)
• Agenda, April 17, 2009 meeting (Word)
•  Minutes, April 17, 2009 Meeting (Word)
• Tech Transfer at the NIH 4-17-09 presentation (PDF)
• Public-Private Partnerships with the NIH - 4-17-09 presentation (PowerPoint)
• Agenda, February 5, 2009 meeting (PDF)*
• Minutes, February 5 meeting (PDF)*
• UMBI Tech Transfer Presentation, November 13 (PowerPoint)
• Minutes, Oct 6 meeting (Word)
• Agenda, Nov 13 meeting (Word)
• Minutes, Nov 13 meeting (PDF)*
• Federal Lab Consortium presentation (PowerPoint)
• Johns Hopkins University presentation (PowerPoint)
• National Institutes of Health presentation (PowerPoint)

Other resources

• Faster Cures Comments on NIH’s Proposed Rule Making on Conflict-of-Interest Regulations
• Bio Maryland 2020 Strategy
• BioMaryland 2020 Strategic Framework and Proposed Actions
• Maryland Life Sciences Strategic Plan Competitive Position
• Milken Institute 2009 North America's High Technology Economy - Executive Summary (PDF)
• 4-09 Milken Institute Report The Value of U.S. Life Sciences
• The Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Cluster 2009: An Economic and Comparative Assessment (PDF)
• NIH Conflict of Interest Rules (PDF)
• Knapp Gazette Editorial 4-22-09 (Word)
• Cures Acceleration Network Press Release (4-28-09)
• Cures Acceleration Network Bill (PDF)
• Philly's University City Science Center Debuts $1.2M POC Fund for Academic Life-Sci Projects
• Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research
• Commentary: industrial-academic partnerships (Nature, June 2008 - PDF)*
• Kauffman Thoughtbook 2009 (Innovation Section - PDF)*
• Article: Philly area bioscience officials create "clubhouse" to foster tech commercialization (BioRegion News, January 5, 2009)
• Building for Bio (Urban Land Institute, July 2008 - PDF)*
• The Power of Place (White Paper, Association of University Research Parks, October 2008 - PDF)*
• Kauffman Foundation-funded study reinforces the importance of universities in driving entrepreneurial growth

*Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, available for download at no cost from Adobe Systems.

Task Force Resources (external links)

• Faster Cures
• Federal Labs Consortium (Mid-Atlantic Region)
• Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
• TechTransferOnline.com
• University of Maryland Office of Tech Transfer
• Johns Hopkins University Office of Tech Transfer
• University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
• Maryland Life Sciences Advisory Board
• Milken Institute
• National Institutes of Health Office of Tech Transfer
• NIH RePORT (reports, data and analysis of NIH research activities)
• NIH Pipeline to Partnerships Database
• National Cancer Institute Office of Tech Transfer
• National Human Genome Research Institute Office of Tech Transfer
• Clearinghouse for university IP available for licensing
• Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences (offers certificate program in tech transfer)
• iBridge Network
• Science Commons
• Translational Medicine Alliance Forum
• Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Guide
• Association of University Research Parks
• University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute (UMBI)
• University of Maryland Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology (CARB)
• Critical Path Institute
• Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute