See Also : Innovation

‘Venturesome Economy’ Benefits From Research Produced Abroad, Holds Key to Continuing American Prosperity 

Even as the turmoil in America's financial markets provokes fear and anxiety over our economic future, a new book, The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World, asserts a contrasting view.

2007 TransMed Forum Proceedings 

A great challenge facing modern medicine today is the clash between the short-term, earnings-driven requirements of the medical marketplace and the risky, long, and capital-intensive process of bringing medical ideas to fruition.

2008 State New Economy Index 

The 2008 State New Economy Index indicates five states—Massachusetts, Washington, Maryland, Delaware and New Jersey—are leading the United States’ transformation into a global, entrepreneurial and knowledge- and innovation-based New Economy. The reports was released by the Kauffman Foundation and the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) during Global Entrepreneurship Week, an initiative to inspire young people around the world to embrace imagination, innovation and creativity.

2010 Translational Medicine Alliance Forum Announced 

The Translational Medicine Alliance Forum will convene October 13–14, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental in Washington, DC. This year’s Forum will be hosted by three organizations with the common interest of accelerating translational research to the patient.

A Clean Energy Roadmap: Forging the Path Ahead 

If the United States fails to act now to harness its resources and ingenuity in clean energy production, we risk falling far behind in the twenty-first century global economy.

A Cure for the Drug Discovery Gap 

Frank Douglas, a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation,  explores one idea for catalyzing medical research to help bridge the gap between the laboratory discovery and treatment option.

A License to Grow: Ending State, Local and Some Federal Barriers to Innovation and Growth in Key Sectors of the U.S. Economy 

With campaign season in full swing and the economy far from strong, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation interim president and CEO Benno C. Schmidt, along with National Governors Association (NGA) leaders Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman and Delaware Governor Jack Markell, called for state and local government policy changes to foster entrepreneurship and accelerate economic growth.

Accelerating Early-Stage Innovations for Market 

Advancing Innovation 

The Kauffman Foundation has begun working with several universities and other partners to better understand the complexities of innovation in entrepreneurship.

Advancing Innovation Along the Long Tail 

Laura Dorival Paglione, Director, Kauffman Innovation Network, discusses moving away from narrow markets ruled by "the tyranny of the hit" (the old focus on best-sellers) to focus on the "long tail" markets where non-hits and specialty goods can flourish as well.

Aiding the Drivers of Economic Growth 

Carlos M. Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce, says that we need new benchmarks for a fuller understanding of the impact of innovation, and to help both government and businesses identify and devise innovation-promoting policies that create value and growth.

Assessing Risk and Return: Personalized Medicine Development & New Innovation Paradigm 

As the biopharmaceutical industry faces declining productivity and innovation, personalized medicine—the concept that a person’s genetic makeup could be used to tailor medical care to that individual’s needs—offers promise for increasing economic returns, according to “Assessing Risk and Return: Personalized Medicine Development & New Innovation Paradigm.”

Clean Energy Leaders Discuss Innovation at First Regional Summit as Offshoot of White House Conference 

National energy industry innovators and leaders met in Omaha, Neb., today for the national kick-off of three regional meetings to discuss collaboration in clean energy innovation. At the meeting, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released a report summarizing the discussion and recommendations made at the Energy Innovation Conference held at the White House last month. The Kauffman Foundation convened the Omaha event with the City of Omaha, Gallup and HDR.

Department of Energy Announces Inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit 

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today the inaugural "ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit" to take place March 1-3, 2010 at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in Washington, DC.

Effects of Patent Reforms on Entrepreneurs 

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) are among the many institutions calling for reform of the U.S. patent system because it no longer promotes innovation and competition as well as it should.

Energy Innovation Network 

Knowing that entrepreneurs can accelerate the clean energy revolution if given access to the right networks, the Kauffman Foundation launched the Energy Innovation Network.

Entrepreneurial Impact: The Role of MIT 

A Kauffman Foundation study Entrepreneurial Impact: The Role of MIT demonstrates the critical role universities play not only in fostering innovation and entrepreneurial growth, but in stimulating the much-needed recovery in regional and global economies.

Eureka! Ranch 

Eureka! Ranch applies scientific methods to address the challenges of achieving meaningful uniqueness and help business owners find, filter, and fast-track their innovations.

From a Trickle to a Tidal Wave: New Kauffman Paper Outlines Potential Solution for Filling Drug Pipeline and Protecting U.S. Global Dominance in Biomedical Products 

A new Kauffman Foundation paper released today claims the United States could speed the flow of new therapeutic drugs into thirsty industry pipelines by creating a new model for drug discovery and development.

Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy 

Science and engineering doctoral students, post-docs, and research faculty spend a week learning to recognize, develop, and bring to market green businesses built on their research.

Innovate VMS 

Innovate VMS, launched in May 2007 as a community-based program, is building out the MIT VMS program in the St. Louis region, recognizing that even cities with a rich history of economic strength need to continually reinvent themselves if they want to prosper.

Innovation 3.0: Creating the Next Level Twenty-First Century Innovation Ecosystem Platform 

Wayne Johnson, Vice President, University Relations Worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Company, discusses his belief that partnering at the right strategic levels holds the key to the future.

Innovation Measurement: Tracking the State of Innovation in the American Economy 

In its report, the Advisory Committee outlines its recommendations to the Secretary of Commerce for steps to be taken by the government, the business community, and government and private sector researchers to foster and improve the measurement of innovation in the economy.

Innovation that Matters 

Nicholas Donofrio, Kauffman Senior Fellow and retired executive vice president of Innovation and Technology, IBM, believes the innovations that matter now are the ones that unlock the hidden value that exists at the intersection of deep knowledge of a problem and intimate knowledge of a market.

Innovation: Catalyst or Consequence of Fast Growth? 

Michael Levin, CEO of Titan Steel and Kauffman Entrepreneur-in-Residence, asserts that the plain answer to this question is that growth and value emerge from technology and process in a cycle of innovation.

Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation 

Getting new treatments and cures to patients more quickly is the goal of a unique life science proof-of-concept model that draws support from higher education, philanthropy and industry experts to move medical innovations from the lab to the market.

Institute for Pediatric Innovation 

The Kauffman Foundation provided the seed funding for the Institute for Pediatric innovation (IPI) to develop pediatric pharmaceutical reformulation initiatives that ultimately will result in products for follow-on commercial funding.

Intel's Andy Grove and Safeway's Steve Burd Headline Global Technology Leaders Conference on Cost-effective Health Care 

Can technological innovation rein in our nation's escalating health care costs? On Wednesday, Nov. 18, luminaries including Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel, and Steve Burd, CEO of Safeway, will take up this question at the second annual A. Richard Newton Global Technology Leaders Conference, titled Translating Technology into Cost-Effective Health Care.

International Think Tank to Discuss the Development of High-Growth Businesses and Ties to Innovation & Intellectual Assets 

An economic development organization representing 30 nations including the United States is holding an international workshop in Kansas City on innovation and the global impact of high-growth small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

Join an Interactive Webinar on a New Model for Drug Development 

The Myelin Repair Foundation, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Pioneer Portfolio of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Scott Cook & Signe Ostby Foundation invite you to participate in an interactive webinar to discuss a new drug development model employed by the Myelin Repair Foundation with the potential to cut years from the drug development timeline, saving lives and money.

Kansas City Life Sciences Fund 

The Kansas City Life Sciences Fund, which received an initial contribution of $1.5 million from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, will enable donors across the region to help Kansas City recruit top medical research talent focusing especially on cures for cancer and diabetes.

Kauffman Foundation and Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Fund Fellowship for Innovation in Pediatric Devices 

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today that it is partnering with the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health in awarding a grant to create a Pediatric Medical Device Innovation fellowship team at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The team is comprised of two fellows, an engineer and a surgical resident, who will explore innovative ways to bring pediatric medical devices to market.

Kauffman Foundation Announces First Class of Postdoctoral Entrepreneurship Fellows 

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation announced today that it has selected 13 leading scientific postdoctoral researchers to become the first class of Kauffman Postdoctoral Fellows. The yearlong fellowship program will use entrepreneurship education and mentorship to equip the Fellows to commercialize their scientific discoveries.

Kauffman Foundation Awards Grant to Michigan State Law for ReInvent Law Laboratory 

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has awarded a $150,000 grant to Michigan State University College of Law to support ReInvent Law  a law laboratory devoted to technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. 

Kauffman Foundation Debuts Infectious Talk Podcast Series Hosted by Paul Kedrosky 

A new podcast presented by the Kauffman Foundation, and hosted by renowned blogger and financial commentator Paul Kedrosky, aims to go beyond the surface and get to the heart of current issues. In each episode of the Infectious Talk podcast, found at www.infectioustalk.com, Kedrosky will have an in-depth conversation with prominent thinkers about growth, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Kauffman Foundation Experts' Solution for University Technology Licensing Reform Named to List of 'Ten Breakthrough Ideas for 2010' by Harvard Business Review 

Creating an open, competitive licensing system for university innovators is one of Harvard Business Review's "Ten Breakthrough Ideas for 2010" and the brainchild of researchers at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The free agency solution is one of the 10 ideas that HBR says "will make the world better."

Kauffman Foundation Grant to Olin College Creates Award Program Highlighting Student Contributions to Solving Major World Problems 

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has awarded a grant to Olin College of Engineering to fund an award program highlighting outstanding student contributions to solving the major challenges facing the world today.

Kauffman Foundation joins with NSF and the Deshpande Foundation to form Innovation Corps Program 
Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced a new effort to help develop scientific and engineering discoveries into useful technologies, products and processes.

Kauffman Foundation Launches Online Energy Innovation Network to Help Scale New Energy Economy 

With more than $80 billion already invested in U.S. clean energy development and another $150 billion being proposed, this emerging industry has been tagged as essential to jump-start the economy and create new jobs. Yet significant barriers plague this highly regulated, complex sector that prevent it from making the kind of progress that such high expectations demand.

Kauffman Foundation Partners with Cleantech Open to Help Advance Green Technologies 

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced it is teaming up with the Cleantech Open, the world’s largest clean-technology business plan competition that encourages the development of innovation and companies. The Kauffman grant supports an expansion of the Cleantech Open, an organization that provides education, business planning and mentoring of early-stage cleantech entrepreneurs.

Kauffman Foundation Partners With Singularity University as Corporate Founder 

Singularity University (SU) — the academic institution with the goal of preparing the next generation of leaders to address "humanity's grand challenges" – today announced the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has joined as Corporate Founder. The partnership will leverage Singularity University programs and Kauffman Foundation research and initiatives to support entrepreneurship and innovation focused on the "grand challenges," such as sustainable water, energy and poverty. The Kauffman Foundation joins Google, Autodesk and ePlanet Ventures as key supporters of Singularity University's efforts.

Kauffman Foundation Study Finds MIT Alumni Companies Generate Billions for Regional Economies 

A Kauffman Foundation study released today demonstrates the critical role universities play not only in fostering innovation and entrepreneurial growth, but in stimulating the much-needed recovery in regional and global economies.

Kauffman Foundation Will Host Oct. 8 Kansas City Stop on reddit “Internet 2012” Bus Tour 

Kansas City is one of several Midwest stops on the reddit 10-day "Internet 2012" campaign bus tour recently announced by the social news website.

Kauffman Foundation-Supported Online Entrepreneurship Learning Curriculum Launches Today 

A new, inspiring online education program designed to engage students in the unlimited opportunities that an entrepreneurial mindset can provide launches today. Backed by the support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world’s largest foundation dedicated to advancing entrepreneurship, the Ice House Entrepreneurship Program is an interactive online learning program that enables participants to learn from the firsthand experiences of successful real-world entrepreneurs.

Kauffman Summer Legal Institute 

An invitation-only event, the Kauffman Summer Legal Institute (KSLI) is part of the Kauffman Foundation's Law, Innovation, and Growth initiative, a five-year program designed to foster legal scholarship in entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth.

Kauffman’s Hottest Trending Content in 2012: Research Reports, Infographics and Video Sketchbooks 

The Kauffman Foundation has compiled its most popular online content in 2012. Trending topics range from annual startup rates, the geography of high-growth firms and the poor track record of venture capital investment funds to inspiring animated video "Sketchbooks" that feature immigrant entrepreneurs and programs for aspiring founders.

KC STEM Alliance 

The KC STEM Alliance is a collaborative network of educators, business partners and organizations that inspires interest in science, technology, engineering, and math careers. It supports Kansas City area schools by assisting in the implementation of two nationally recognized STEM programs: Project Lead The Way® and US FIRST®.

Maker Faire Kansas City Arrives at Union Station 
Maker Faire, a celebration of things people create themselves, will be on display June 25 and June 26 at Union Station. More than 150 makers, do-it-yourselfers and inventors have signed up to display their creations. Kansas City's Union Station serves as host for this event, which will include exhibits and presentations inside, outside and special activities for children and families in Science City that weekend.

Moving Innovations to Market 

A great deal of promising research consistently fails to be developed and brought to market for practical use, as it could be. This includes basic research in the life sciences that could lead to vital new drugs and medical therapies. It includes research in computing and engineering that could lead to useful new products and job-creating new firms. In short, despite rampant commercialism, what we often have is a failure to commercialize.

Multi-Million Dollar Grant to Advance Medical Innovations in Life Sciences 

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced an $8.1 million grant to the University of Kansas to establish the Institute for Advancing Medical Innovation, a unique life science proof-of-concept model that draws support from higher education, philanthropy and industry experts to move medical innovations from the lab to the market.

National Bureau of Economic Research Seeks Papers 

The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Innovation Policy and the Economy Working Group is seeking paper proposals for a 50th anniversary conference in honor of The Rate and Direction of Inventive Activity.

New Animated Kauffman Sketchbook Video Illustrates Financing Challenges for Women-Owned Firms 

Women face greater challenges than men in getting financing for their companies, which is one of the reasons why this untapped population is not scaling businesses. The underlying causes for those challenges are spelled out in the latest Kauffman Foundation sketchbook video narrated by Alicia Robb, a Kauffman senior research fellow and one of the authors of A Rising Tide, a new book that delves into the topic of financing strategies of women-owned firms.

Nominations Open for Award Recognizing Scientific Entrepreneurs 
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) announced today that nominations have opened for the inaugural Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award, which recognizes and celebrates a scientific researcher who has successfully commercialized his or her discoveries through entrepreneurship.

On the Road to an Entrepreneurial Economy: A Research and Policy Guide 

On the Road to an Entrepreneurial Economy is a working paper aimed at educating policymakers about what's needed to ensure America's entrepreneurial economy continues to grow.

Open Innovation: Rx for Improved Human Health 

John Wilbanks of Science Common explains how the principles of Open Innovation, that encapsulates the power of the informed user to drive innovation in new product design, can transform the field of human health.

Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award 

Postdoctoral scholars who take the entrepreneurial steps to get their research to market bring enormous potential benefits to society and the economy. To recognize and encourage postdoc entrepreneurial excellence, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) have launched the Kauffman Foundation Outstanding Postdoctoral Entrepreneur Award.

Pediatric Medical Device Idea Campaign Now Online To Stimulate Early Stage Innovation 

The medical device market for children has a higher demand than supply, so the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced an eight-week online "idea campaign" to encourage innovations and collaborations to meet the growing medical needs of children.

Princeton University Press and Kauffman Foundation Launch Book Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship 

Princeton University Press today announced a publishing partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the world's largest foundation devoted to entrepreneurship, to launch the Kauffman Series on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Proof of Concept Centers: Accelerating the Commercialization of University Innovation 

This analysis provides valuable insights into how proof of concept centers can facilitate the transfer of university innovations into commercial applications.

Reducing Risk through Collaboration Can Generate Increased Economic Returns for Personalized Medicine Sector 

As the biopharmaceutical industry faces declining productivity and innovation, personalized medicine—the concept that a person’s genetic makeup could be used to tailor medical care to that individual’s needs—offers promise for increasing economic returns, according to “Assessing Risk and Return: Personalized Medicine Development & New Innovation Paradigm.”