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Links of Interest to Researchers 

Louisiana and the Southern Region

LSUHSC Office of Research Services:  For assistance to LSUHSC investigators in identifying funding opportunities and other research resources.

LSU Libraries -- Patent & Trademark Subject Guides:  For  LSU Library Patent & Trademark Resources

Other LSU System Technology Transfer Offices

LSU System Technology Transfer

LSU AgCenter

LSU A&M

LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport

Pennington Biomedical Research Center 

Louisiana Economic Development:  Louisiana Economic Development, in support of Vision 2020, has restructured its economic development process by implementing the “clustering” concept. The identified clusters reflect the diverse industries in the State – both the traditional industries such as manufacturing, and the emerging industries like biotechnology.  The State’s roster of business incentives is designed to retain and attract new industry; foremost among them are the tax credits and rebates, infrastructure assistance and workforce training.

The Louisiana Business and Technology Center: The Louisiana Technology Business and Technology Center is designed to foster business relationships between Louisiana industry and federal laboratories by leveraging the research capabilities of those labs with the commercial development potential of the private sector.

Louisiana Technology Council (LTC): The idea to form a technology council for the New Orleans area began in the early 1990's. The founders felt that a strategy to build a technology component for the New Orleans economy was important and necessary in moving the region into the 21st Century. As a result, the Louisiana Technology Council (LTC) originally known as the New Orleans Technology Council (NOTC) was created in early 1994.

The Idea Village: The Idea Village is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation that generates economic development in the New Orleans region by turning ideas into businesses and accelerating the growth of entrepreneurial companies.

 

 

 

 

  National and International

The United States Patent and Trademark Office: U.S. Patent Full-Text and Full-Page Image Databases.

The European Patent Office: Search indexes and other resources regarding European Patents.

SBIR Gateway:  SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) is a federal government program administered by 10 federal agencies for the purpose of helping to provide early-stage Research and Development funding to small technology companies (or individual entrepreneurs who form a company) Solicitations are released periodically from each of the agencies and present technical topics of R&D which the agency is interested in funding.   Companies are invited to compete for funding by submitting proposals answering the technical topic needs of the agency's solicitation. 

 iEdison:   iEdison,which stands for Interagency Edison, helps government grantees and contractors comply with a federal law, the Bayh-Dole Act. Bayh-Dole regulations require that government funded inventions be reported to the federal agency who made the award.  iEdison is interagency because it provides a single interface for grantees and contractors to interact with any participating agency.

Council On Governmental Relations (COGR): COGR's primary function is to provide advice and information to its membership and to make certain that federal agencies understand academic operations and the impact of proposed regulations on colleges and universities.  COGR helps to develop policies and practices that fairly reflect the mutual interests and separate obligations of federal agencies and universities in research and graduate education. 

The United States Small Business Administration:  The SBA's mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters. 

The Department of the Navy and the Office of Naval Research Business and Partnership Opportunities:  The Department of the Navy and the Office of Naval Research are committed to strengthening the role of small businesses in naval science and technology.

The United States Department of Commerce: Connection to many programs and economic grants designed to meet national needs and priorities.

The Association of University Technology Managers AUTM® is a nonprofit association with membership of more than 3,200 technology managers and business executives who manage intellectual property-one of the most active growth sectors of the U.S. economy.  AUTM's members represent over 300 universities, research institutions, teaching hospitals and a similar number of companies and government organizations.

TechEx, a division of UTEK:   TechEx has built an exciting network of research and licensing professionals in the biomedical industry. TechEx offers an online Technology Exchange® where members can identify and introduce technology and intellectual property that is available for partnering.

The Better World Project:: The Association of University Technology Managers, an international nonprofit membership organization, launched The Better World Project in 2005 to promote public understanding of how academic research and technology transfer benefits you, your community and millions of people around the world.

MIHR, Center for the Management of IP in Health R&D:  An organization committed to promoting access to health technologies for the poor through improved management of intellectual property in research and development.

Please note that we provide links to websites maintained by other organizations for informational purposes only and have no responsibility for the content of any website to which a link is provided. By providing a link to another organization's website, LSUHSC-NO does not imply or intend any approval or endorsement of the other organization or the information, opinions, or other content of the organization's website. 


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