262B.3 - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
262B.3 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
1. The state board of regents, as part of its mission and
strategic plan, shall establish mechanisms for the purpose of
carrying out the intent of this chapter. In addition to other board
initiatives, the board shall work with the department of economic
development, other state agencies, and the private sector to
facilitate the commercialization of research.
2. The state board of regents, in cooperation with the department
of economic development, shall implement this chapter through any of
the following activities:
a. Developing strategies to market and disseminate
information on university research for commercialization in Iowa.
b. Evaluating university research for commercialization
potential, where relevant.
c. Developing a plan to improve private sector access to the
university licenses and patent information and the transfer of
technology from the university to the private sector.
d. Identifying research and technical assistance needs of
existing Iowa businesses and start-up companies and recommending ways
in which the universities can meet these needs.
e. Linking research and instruction activities to economic
development.
f. Reviewing and monitoring activities related to technology
transfer.
g. Coordinating activities to facilitate a focus on research
in the state's targeted industry clusters.
h. Surveying similar activities in other states and at other
universities.
i. Establishing a single point of contact to facilitate
commercialization of research.
j. Sustaining faculty and staff resources needed to implement
commercialization.
k. Implementing programs to provide public recognition of
university faculty and staff who demonstrate success in technology
transfer and commercialization.
l. Implementing rural entrepreneurial and regional
development assistance programs.
m. Providing market research ranging from early stage
feasibility to extensive market research.
n. Creating real or virtual research parks that may or may
not be located near universities, but with the goal of providing
economic stimulus to the entire state.
o. Capacity building in key biosciences platform areas.
p. Encouraging biosciences entrepreneurship by faculty.
q. Providing matching grants for joint biosciences projects
involving public and private entities.
r. Encouraging biosciences entrepreneurship by faculty using
faculty research and entrepreneurship grants.
s. Pursuing bioeconomy initiatives in key platform areas as
recommended by a consultant report on bioeconomy issues contracted
for by the department of economic development.
3. Each January 15, the state board of regents shall submit a
written report to the general assembly detailing the patents and
licenses held by each institution of higher learning under the
control of the state board of regents and by nonprofit foundations
acting solely for the support of institutions governed by the state
board of regents. Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1268, §11; 2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1, §97, 133
[2003 Acts, 1st Ex, ch 1, §97, 133 amendments to this section
rescinded pursuant to Rants v. Vilsack, 684 N.W.2d 193]
2005 Acts, ch 150, §32
Technology commercialization specialist, committee, and officer;
§15.115--15.117