Energy Commercialization Institute Issues Alternative Energy RFPs
The Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI), the region’s first university-based energy commercialization partnership, announces the availability of $760,000 in alternative energy and clean technology development grants.
The ECI, created by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania (BFTP/SEP), Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania and Penn State University, develops energy-sector technology through translational research and sponsored research funding.
Two funding proposals are available through the ECI’s first issuance of Request for Proposals (RFPs):
The Energy Translational Research Fund (ETRF) provides grants of up to $150,000 directly to institutional researchers to support multi-institutional projects with a high degree of potential success.
The Energy Sponsored Research Agreement Fund (ESRA) provides up to $50,000 in matching funds for Sponsored Research Agreements to support institutional research for the advancement of a company’s existing technology.
Funding is available to those institutions affiliated with the ECI: Drexel University, Penn State University, Philadelphia University, Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, Villanova University and Widener University.
Pre-Applications for the ETRF grants are due February 28, 2010. Applications for matches to Sponsored Research Agreements are due March 31, 2010.
For more information on the ECI and RFPs, please email Linda White, Program Administrator (linda@sep.benfranklin.org), or visit www.sep-energy.org/eci.html
“The Energy Commercialization Institute is a catalyst for energy technology commercialization in the region, by providing capital and implementing common intellectual property protocols among the participating institutions.” said RoseAnn B. Rosenthal, President & CEO of Ben Franklin. “Alternative energy and clean technology will increasingly drive the national economy, and the ECI and Ben Franklin’s entire Regional Energy Strategy are helping to cement the region as a national leader,” she added.
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About Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI)
Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI) is the region’s first partnership accelerating alternative energy and clean technology development and commercialization, through translational research and sponsored research funding. ECI is focusing on high-impact energy generation, transportation and conservation. ECI pools intellectual property from participating institutions, providing dedicated technology transfer services with expertise to promote energy commercialization. It offers corporations a single point of negotiation for IP licensing, independent of the number of institutions with ownership of that IP. The ECI is funded with a two-year, $1.2 million grant from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, managed by BFTP/SEP.
About Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Southeastern Pennsylvania is the region’s catalyst for Stimulating Entrepreneurial Potential. For over 25 years, we have invested in innovative enterprises and created commercialization pathways and partnerships that generate wealth through science and technology.
Ben Franklin is part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Ben Franklin Technology Partnership. We provide entrepreneurs and established businesses with the Capital, Knowledge and Networks to compete in the global marketplace. We have provided more than $130 million to grow more than 1,600 regional enterprises across all areas of technology.
Our partnerships with universities and others strengthen the innovative fabric of our region. We are founding partners of The Nanotechnology Institute™ (NTI), Mid-Atlantic Nanotechnology Alliance (MANA®), Pennsylvania Green Growth Partnership (PAGGP), Pennsylvania Advanced Textiles Research and Innovation Center (PATRIC), Pennsylvania Environmental Technologies for the Pharmaceutical Industry (PETPI), and the PA Biotechnology Center of Bucks County. We are founding partners of the Energy Commercialization Institute (ECI) and other partnerships emerging through our Regional Energy Strategy, Funded through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Energy Development Program. Ben Franklin is also a founding partner of the Emerald Stage2 Venture Fund, the Minority Angel Investor Network, and is a partner of the Mid-Atlantic Angel Group (MAG) Fund I & II and DreamIt Ventures.
For additional information, please visit www.sep.benfranklin.org
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