Industry and Possible Future Collaborations with the Center for Adaptive Optics

1. Industry and Possible Future Collaborations with the Center for Adaptive Optics First Industrial Advisory Board Meeting March 23, 2002 Berkeley Marina Radisson Hotel 200 Marina Blvd. Berkeley, CA 94710

2. Background • NSF funded STC, established November 1999 • One of five selected that year by NSF for funding • Center headquartered at the University of California at Santa Cruz • Mission : Advance and Disseminate Adaptive Optics knowledge in service to science, health care, industry, and education

3. CfAO Operations • Funded as an NSF STC • STC Program started in 1989 • Over 20 STCs currently exist • CfAO is unique in the links established between astronomy and vision science • Funded for 10 years at $40 Million (subject to 5th. Year review) • Matching funds of $2 Million/yr. from 25 affiliated institutions (academic and industrial) • Projects funded after internal and external review • Multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional work is encouraged • Knowledge transfer to industry is key requirement

4. Center Highlights • Close working relationship with Keck and Lick observatories • Center Researchers participated in “First Light” of Laser Guide Star at Keck in December 2001 • Multi-institutional team developing adaptive optics for vision science applications - goal to commercialize • New Center facilities to be opened in Santa Cruz by end of March, dedication in April • At UC Santa Cruz, CfAO has links with the Depts. Of Astronomy and Engineering. New Engineering Dean at Santa Cruz encouraging nanotechnology research and links to adaptive optics

5. Technology Areas Vision Science Communications Astronomy

6. Executive Committee • Jerry Nelson: Director • Christopher Le Maistre: Managing Director • Claire Max: Theme Leader for AO for Extremely Large Telescopes • Lisa Hunter: Associate Director, E & HR (Theme 1) • Scot Olivier: Theme Leader for Extreme Adaptive Optics • David Williams: Theme Leader for Vision Science • Andrea Ghez: Associate Director for Astronomy Science • Richard Dekany: Associate Director Multi conjugate AO • Austin Roorda: Associate Director for Vision Science • Andreas Quirrenbach: AO Dissemination to the Scientific Community

7. Partnering with Industry Current Industrial Participants

8. Case Study in Multi-Institutional Team : Vision Science • High-resolution retinal imaging • diagnostic purposes • surgical microscopes • Assess high-order aberrations while the patient observes visual benefit • Permanent correction of high-order aberrations with custom laser eye surgery or contact lenses. • Partnering with industry (large and small), universities • DOE, Center for Adaptive Optics, NIH proposal

9. Advantages of Adaptive Optics Images of single cells in the living human retina without AO with AO

10. Multi-Institutional / Multi-Disciplinary Team Opthalmic Pharamceutical Manufacturer MEMS Manufacturer Optical Equipment Manufacturers R&D Facilities Clinicians

11. Industrial Advisory Board • Representatives from Corporations, Investors, Service Providers • Provides feedback on industrial relevance, market needs, and feasibility of research • Meets at least semi-annually • Coincident with CfAO Spring and Fall Retreats • Assists in setting direction of CfAO

12. Insuring Relevant Research Industrial Advisory Board Market Needs Technology trends Adjustments and New Trends in Center Research Executive Committee

13. Benefits for Members • Leverage R&D funds • Ability to form multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional teams • Ability to commercialize Center technology • Ability to team and pursue 3rd Party funding • Access to potential strategic partners • Access to customers and end users • Fosters supplier / customer relationships • Access to a broad range of technical capabilities • Access to future R&D personnel

14. Strategic Plan • Stage I • Form IAB • Set directions for R&D themes • Explore partnering possibilities • Stage II • Letters of support from Members • Multi-disciplinary teams formed • Success stories continue • Stage III • Formation of Engineering Research Center (ERC) • Set and implement fee structure

15. Future Directions • Form Industrial Advisory Board • Facilitates commercialization of adaptive optics • Stimulates collaborative R&D through multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional teams • Add Synergist Technologies • Continues the model of “crossing over” traditional technology barriers • Promotes “best of breed” approach • Nanotechnology is next logical focus • Spin-out NSF Engineering Research Center (ERC) • $40 Million in funds over 10 years from NSF • Offers additional funds for Collaborative R&D

16. Education at the CfAO - Training the next generation - Motivating more students to pursue science, engineering and technology

17. Selected Current Projects • Summer undergraduate internships • Full funding from CfAO (housing, stipend, travel) • Short courses for undergrads. and/or grad. students • Networking/Opportunity Forum (grads. & postdocs) • First one to be held in Maui, May, 2002 • Corporate sponsorship by “Federal Network” (Boeing, Textron , Trex, MHPCC, etc) via Maui Economic Development Board • “Mini-Grants” for CfAO grad. students and postdocs • Funds visits to CfAO sites (academic, industry, education) • AO Summer School • Santa Cruz, August, 2002

18. Benefits to Industry • Technology requires a multi-disciplinary team • Shortage in labor pool of Adaptive Optics experts • High demand, short supply • Source for employees trained in AO • Opportunity for on-site training • Ability to jump start projects • Opportunity for personnel exchange • Re-train in-house personnel to meet demands • Regional economic benefit by training local employees • Able to pull from local work force • Decreased recruitment costs

19. Future Visions for Industrial Interaction

20. Envisioned Relationships Corporations Institutes Service Providers Investors

21. Interactions Among Members Corporations Institutes Service Providers Investors

22. Synergy of Nanotechnology and Adaptive Optics • Nanotechnology Companies • Coatings to improve RMS roughness • Display applications • Possible benefits for • Ophthalmic applications • Endoscopic applications • Drug discovery • Optical Networking • Free-Space laser communication • Consumer: Personal displays • Military: Helmut mounted displays

23. Program Management Considerations

24. Characterize Materials & Model Behavior Integrate Device into System Fabricate and Test Device Field Test Product Development Cycle Phase 0 Phase I Phase II Phase III

25. Funding Milestones Seed Round B Round A Round C Identify & Characterize Material Fabricate Device Integrate Device to System Field Testing Technical Milestones

26. Reducing Time-to-Market • Centers Provide • Multi-disciplinary teams • Multi-institutional teams • Ability to progress from material / device / system / field testing • Special facilities

27. Input from Industry Today On: • Needs and desires for • Collaborative teams • Personnel exchanges • Facilities usage • Intellectual Property • Membership structure