BBB Commercialization and Tech Transfer Support
Support for Alaska Mariculture
Commercialization and technology transfer. Making ideas a reality.
What is BBB?
The Alaska Mariculture Build Back Better (BBB) Regional Challenge is a project sponsored by the U.S. Economic Development Administration and led by Southeast Conference. The project is developing a viable and sustainable mariculture industry, producing shellfish and aquatic plants for the long term benefit of Alaska's economy, environment and communities. Under this project, Alaska Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship (ICE) and the Alaska Blue Economy Center (ABEC) at UAF are working together to provide commercialization and technology transfer support for Alaska's mariculture industry.
Do you have a great idea?
Intellectual Property consultations with Center ICE every Tuesday and Friday from 12-1 PM:
20-60 minute virtual consultations with David Park
Questions?
Mariculture Problem Sourcing Campaign
Join Alaska Center ICE and the Alaska Blue Economy Center to submit actionable problem
statements through the IdeaScale platform.
Interested in our Programs?
Join the waitlist for workshops that support Alaska mariculture ideas, businesses, and the UA community.
Free to the mariculture community within Alaska, the BBB project at Center ICE provides consultations and training to innovate ideas.
Our services include:
What is Intellectual Property?
The Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization helps move ideas and innovations into beneficial applications with societal impacts.
They provide support and answer questions on the process of patenting and licensing
inventions. Services are also provided to help further innovate and test ideas or
inventions through Alaska Center ICE.
Upcoming Events:
Schedule an in-person IP consultation (20-60 minutes) on Wednesday, February 28th at the 2024 Mariculture Conference, or
contact Megan Koch, BBB Project Manager at makoch@alaska.edu.
"Ask Us Anything" Regarding Intellectual Property (Spring 2024)
Questions?
More Information for Alaska Based Companies
More Information for Faculty, Staff, and Students
Contact Megan Koch, BBB Project Manager
What is Community Customer Discovery?
Center ICE’s I-Corps program is available to University of Alaska faculty, staff, and students as well as the broader community in Alaska. The I-Corps program is delivered a few times each year and lasts approximately seven weeks.
Understanding the needs of the customer, stakeholder, or end-user is essential to evaluate the value of your solution to their specific pain points. At Center ICE, we provide a seven-week-long NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site program (NSF/centerice/about/bbb/: ) to accelerate academic research and startup business projects that are ready to move toward commercialization.
Through our program, we provide training, access to a mentor network, and funding
to support you and your team in their customer discovery process. Participants learn how to move technology out of the lab as well as business startup
best practices. Your team will obtain customer feedback that will help launch your
product/business or develop an evidence-based commercialization strategy.
Upcoming Events:
Mariculture Community Customer Discovery (TBD Fall 2024)
Questions?
I-Corps Program Page
Contact Megan Koch, BBB Project Manager
What are SBIR and STTRs?
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) grants enable small businesses to explore their technological potential and provide the incentive to profit from its commercialization. By including small businesses in the nation's research and development, the United States enhances its technological competitiveness in the worldwide marketplace.
Central to the STTR program is the partnership between small business and nonprofit research institutions. The STTR program requires the small business to formally collaborate with a research institution in Phase I and Phase II. STTR's most important role is to bridge the gap between performance of basic science and commercialization of resulting innovations.
As of November 2021, agencies may issue a Phase I award (including modifications) up to $275,766 and a Phase II award (including modifications) up to $1,838,436 without seeking SBA approval.
Each Federal agency administers its own SBIR/STTR program within guidelines established
by Congress. These agencies designate R&D topics in their solicitations and accept
proposals from small businesses. Awards are made on a competitive basis after proposal
evaluation.
Questions?
Alaska Fast Program Page
Contact Megan Koch, BBB Project Manager
What is Ideation?
Ideation is an important step for getting obvious solutions out of your head as well as uncovering unexpected areas for innovation, creating volume and variety, bringing together team members’ perspectives and strengths, and asking the right questions with a focus on the purpose.
Center ICE delivers ideation events and services for everyone from students and faculty
to the general public.
Questions?
Contact Megan Koch, BBB Project Manager
What is a Reverse Pitch?
The industry stakeholders' reverse pitch to researchers offers individuals within the mariculture community an opportunity to showcase their innovation. Participants will use this event as a springboard to the next stage of turning their idea into a reality.
Questions?
Contact Megan Koch, BBB Project Manager
Have ideas about industry priorities?
This project task force is mapping university resources onto industry priorities and identifying opportunities for expansion of existing UA programs, as well as gaps in the system.
Looking for more information and resources to support your innovation?
All mariculture stakeholders in Alaska are eligible for free assistance from Alaska
Center ICE in partnership with ABEC.