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TR Labs. R&D Consortia: a Case Study. TR Labs. Industry. University. Government. R&D Consortia. A Growing Trend 200 - 300 in North America A Special Form of Strategic Alliance. TR Labs. Why Consortia in R&D?. Leverage • Synergy • Complementarity. Resources Skills/Personnel
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TRLabs R&D Consortia: a Case Study
TRLabs Industry University Government R&D Consortia • A Growing Trend • 200 - 300 in North America • A Special Form of Strategic Alliance
TRLabs Why Consortia in R&D? Leverage • Synergy • Complementarity • Resources • Skills/Personnel • Financial • Markets • Technology
TRLabs National Economic Prosperity Positive Effects • Capability in Science & Technology • People - Quality of Labour • Infrastructure • Public/Private Sector Cooperation
TRLabs Participants SMEs MNEs Universities Governments
TRLabs Industry Participation • Leverage • Technology & People Outputs • Public Relations • Networking with Strategic Partners • Univeristy/Academic Interaction
TRLabs University Participation • Relevance to Industry and Society • Financial Benefits • Research Output • Education & Student Placement
TRLabs Government Participation • Economic Development • Infrastructure Development • S&T Capability • Human Resource Development
TRLabs Types of Consortia • Open vs Closed Membership • Horizontal vs Vertical vs Inter-Sectoral • Government-Led vs Industry-Led vs University-Led • For-Profit vs Not-for-Profit • Pre-Competitive vs Competitive • Perpetual vs Limited Life • Administrative vs Operational • Project Oriented vs Goal Oriented • Holds IP vs No IP • Directed vs Pooled Research • Buffet vs a la Carte
TRLabs TRLabsA Successful Examplesince 1986
TRLabs Designing TRLabs • Openvs Closed • Open to Any Organization
TRLabs Designing TRLabs • Horizontal vsVertical vs Inter-sectoral • Telecom & Information Technology
TRLabs Designing TRLabs Government-Led vs Industry-Led vs University-Led • Senior Board Representation • Majority from Industry • Chairman from Industry • President from Industry
TRLabs Designing TRLabs For-Profit vsNot-for-Profit • Surplus not Taxable • No Dividend Payout • R&D Tax Credits for Members
TRLabs Designing TRLabs • Pre-Competitive vs Competitive Design & Engineering Application Development Basic Research Applied Research Product Development UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY
TRLabs Pre-Competitive Collaboration
TRLabs Designing TRLabs • Perpetual vs Limited Life 5 Year, Renewable Agreements
TRLabs Designing TRLabs Administrative vs Operational • Network of Laboratories • Quality of Interaction • Industry Secondments • Student Education Facilities
TRLabs Generate Outputs in People & Technology to support the Goals of its Members Business Advantage Academic Achievement Economic Development Designing TRLabs • Project Oriented vs Goal Oriented
TRLabs Staff Industry Researchers Sponsors Commercialization Third Professors Parties Rights held by TRLabs University Industry Sponsors Researchers Education, Research Inventors Students Designing TRLabs • Holds IP vs No IP