Technology commercialization
The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base generates cutting-edge aerospace technology. The state of Ohio and the Dayton region offer commercialization assistance to help local companies turn technology into commercial products, with the aim of creating jobs, growing locally based companies and improving the the region's economy. Here is a list of organizations that offer technology transfer and commercialization assistance.
AIM Center
Advanced Integrated ManufacturingSinclair Community College
444 W. Third Street Dayton, OH 45402-1460 MAP
Phone: 937.512.2989
Web: www.aimcenter.org
The AIM Center helps manufacturing companies with lean implementation and process improvement, hands-on employee training and the design and manufacture of complex prototypes.
daytaOhio — the Ohio Wright Center for Data
Room 280 Joshi Research Center 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45435 MAP
Phone: 937.775.5180
Web: www.daytaohio.com
DaytaOhio's mission is to deliver solutions that improve the performance and decision making of individuals and teams by integrating human factors design with innovative visualization and computing technologies. It is a state-supported Wright Center of Innovation.
EMTEC (Edison Materials Technology Center)
3155 Research Boulevard Dayton, OH 45420 MAP
Phone: 937.259.1365
Web: www.emtec.org
EMTEC is a non-profit, member-based organization serving Ohio that develops business and technology strategies, sponsors, coordinates and manages collaborative technology projects and programs leading to commercialization or new business. It is an Ohio Edison Technology Center.
The Entrepreneurs Center
714 East Monument Avenue Dayton, OH 45402 MAP
Phone: 937.281.0168
Web: www.tecdayton.com
The Entrepreneur's Center is a business incubator whose purpose is to "graduate" successful tenants that will continue to contribute to the economic health of the region through the creation of jobs.
IDCAST
Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology
444 East Second Street Dayton, OH 45402 MAP
Phone: 937.239.5717
Web: www.idcast.com
Through innovative collaborations of academia, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and industry, IDCAST conducts game-changing sensor research and brings advanced sensor technology to market.
National Composite Center
2000 Composite Drive Kettering, OH 45420 MAP
Phone: 937.297.9450
Web: www.compositecenter.org
NCC is a membership based, not-for-profit organzation that develops and commercializes cost competitive composite materials and manufacturing processes for the aerospace, defense, ground transportation, commercial and infrastructure markets.
SBIR/STTR Virtual Shopping Mall
Web: www.sbirsttrmall.com
The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Virtual Shopping Mall provides an electronic forum to facilitate commercialization of SBIR/STTR technologies and the development of partnering arrangements among prime contractors and small business firms as well as other business-to-business relationships. What are these programs? Here is a fact sheet: DOD's SBIR/STTR programs
Wright Brothers Institute
Suite 100, 5000 Springfield Pike Riverside, OH 45431 MAP
Phone: 937.252.6849
Web: www.wbi-icc.com
The Wright Brothers Institute helps the Air Force Research Laboratory accelerate technology development by facilitating intense collaborations among researchers from government, industry, and academia. WBI operates two unique facilities close to the AFRL workforce at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Tec^Edge Innovation and Collaboration Center provides creative spaces for discussions, problem solving and exploratory research. Tec^Edge Works provides space and tools for rapid prototyping and experimentation. WBI also supports the Dayton region by leveraging this work to foster technology transfer and commercialization, aid business growth, and enhance science and math educational opportunities.
University of Dayton Research Institute
300 College Park Avenue Dayton, OH 45469 MAP
Phone: 937.229.2113
Web: www.udri.udayton.edu
UDRI is the research arm of the University of Dayton, a Catholic Marianist university. More than 380 full-time researchers, technicians, and support staff provide basic and applied research and development services for its customers, including the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies.
Wright State Research Institute
Wright State University
182 Joshi Research Center 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45440 MAP
Phone: 937.775.5163
Web: wsri.wright.edu
WSRI is the research arm of Wright State University. It provides innovative, customer-focused solutions by conducting nimble and responsive research through collaborative partnerships to facilitate technology development.
Advanced Integrated ManufacturingSinclair Community College
444 W. Third Street Dayton, OH 45402-1460 MAP
Phone: 937.512.2989
Web: www.aimcenter.org
The AIM Center helps manufacturing companies with lean implementation and process improvement, hands-on employee training and the design and manufacture of complex prototypes.
daytaOhio — the Ohio Wright Center for Data
Room 280 Joshi Research Center 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45435 MAP
Phone: 937.775.5180
Web: www.daytaohio.com
DaytaOhio's mission is to deliver solutions that improve the performance and decision making of individuals and teams by integrating human factors design with innovative visualization and computing technologies. It is a state-supported Wright Center of Innovation.
EMTEC (Edison Materials Technology Center)
3155 Research Boulevard Dayton, OH 45420 MAP
Phone: 937.259.1365
Web: www.emtec.org
EMTEC is a non-profit, member-based organization serving Ohio that develops business and technology strategies, sponsors, coordinates and manages collaborative technology projects and programs leading to commercialization or new business. It is an Ohio Edison Technology Center.
The Entrepreneurs Center
714 East Monument Avenue Dayton, OH 45402 MAP
Phone: 937.281.0168
Web: www.tecdayton.com
The Entrepreneur's Center is a business incubator whose purpose is to "graduate" successful tenants that will continue to contribute to the economic health of the region through the creation of jobs.
IDCAST
Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology
444 East Second Street Dayton, OH 45402 MAP
Phone: 937.239.5717
Web: www.idcast.com
Through innovative collaborations of academia, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and industry, IDCAST conducts game-changing sensor research and brings advanced sensor technology to market.
National Composite Center
2000 Composite Drive Kettering, OH 45420 MAP
Phone: 937.297.9450
Web: www.compositecenter.org
NCC is a membership based, not-for-profit organzation that develops and commercializes cost competitive composite materials and manufacturing processes for the aerospace, defense, ground transportation, commercial and infrastructure markets.
SBIR/STTR Virtual Shopping Mall
Web: www.sbirsttrmall.com
The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Virtual Shopping Mall provides an electronic forum to facilitate commercialization of SBIR/STTR technologies and the development of partnering arrangements among prime contractors and small business firms as well as other business-to-business relationships. What are these programs? Here is a fact sheet: DOD's SBIR/STTR programs
Wright Brothers Institute
Suite 100, 5000 Springfield Pike Riverside, OH 45431 MAP
Phone: 937.252.6849
Web: www.wbi-icc.com
The Wright Brothers Institute helps the Air Force Research Laboratory accelerate technology development by facilitating intense collaborations among researchers from government, industry, and academia. WBI operates two unique facilities close to the AFRL workforce at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The Tec^Edge Innovation and Collaboration Center provides creative spaces for discussions, problem solving and exploratory research. Tec^Edge Works provides space and tools for rapid prototyping and experimentation. WBI also supports the Dayton region by leveraging this work to foster technology transfer and commercialization, aid business growth, and enhance science and math educational opportunities.
University of Dayton Research Institute
300 College Park Avenue Dayton, OH 45469 MAP
Phone: 937.229.2113
Web: www.udri.udayton.edu
UDRI is the research arm of the University of Dayton, a Catholic Marianist university. More than 380 full-time researchers, technicians, and support staff provide basic and applied research and development services for its customers, including the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies.
Wright State Research Institute
Wright State University
182 Joshi Research Center 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway Dayton, OH 45440 MAP
Phone: 937.775.5163
Web: wsri.wright.edu
WSRI is the research arm of Wright State University. It provides innovative, customer-focused solutions by conducting nimble and responsive research through collaborative partnerships to facilitate technology development.
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