Acknowledgements

We would like to acknowledge those who have assisted in the development of the principles of the National Innovation Framework concept that we now present. 

Jim Jaffe, President and Chief Executive of the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds and Founding Supporter of Innovation America.

Reese Meisinger, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Ed Paisley, Science Progress and Center for American Progress.

Jim Turner, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.

Charles Wessner, Ph.D., Director of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship, The National Academies

We extend a special thanks to those who initially presented this concept at the meeting with the Obama Transition Team on December 17, 2008.

Rebecca Bagley, Deputy Secretary of Technology Investment, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; National Association of Seed and Venture Fund Board Member; State Science and Technology Institute Board Member.

Rich Bendis, President and Chief Executive of Innovation America; NASVF Board Member; SSTI Board Member.

Dan Berglund, President and Chief Executive, State Science and Technology Institute.

Jim Jaffe, NASVF.

David Wilhelm, Founder and President, Woodland Venture Management; NASVF Board Member.

Endnotes

[1] American Association for the Advancement of Science, http://www.aaas.org/ (last accessed March 31, 2009).

[2] U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census and International Trade Administration, “Advocacy-funded research by Kathryn Kobe,” 2007, available at http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs299tot.pdf.

[3] Source: Office of Advocacy, US Small Business Administration; Small Business Profiles for the States and Territories; published November 2008; Prepared Jan 9, 2009 for SBTC by Terry Bibbens.

[4] CHI Research, 2003, available at http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs225tot.pdf.

[5]  Price Waterhouse Coopers, NVCA Money Tree Survey, Full-Year 2008.

[6] Jeffrey Sohl, “The Angel Investor Market in 2008: A Down Year In Investment Dollars But Not In Deals,” Center for Venture Research, March 26, 2008.

[7] The National Academies, “An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program,” 2007.

[8] State Federal Technology Partnership Task Force, Final Report, September 5, 2005.

[9] National Innovation Act of 2005.

[10] The National Competitiveness Investment Act of 2006.

[11] The America Competes Act of 2007.

[12] Innovation America Partnership of 2007.

[13] ITIF National Innovation Foundation.

[14] Boston Consulting Group and The Manufacturing Institute of the National Association of Manufacturers, “The Innovation Imperative in Manufacturing: How the United States Can Restore Its Edge,” Available at http://www.bcg.com/impact_expertise/publications/files/Innovation_Imperative_in_Manufacturing_March_2009.pdf.

[15] Rich Bendis and others. “Presentation to an interagency working group of the Obama Administration Transition Team,” December 17, 2009.

[16] NASVF Survey Results, “Ninety Percent of Young Entreprenurial Companies Can’t Find Follow-On Funding,” April 8, 2009.

[17] Global Insight, Venture Impact, “The Economic Importance of Venture-Backed Companies to the U.S. Economy,” Third Edition, 2007.

[18] Pennsylvania Economy League. “The Economic Impact of the Ben Franklin Technology Partners, 2002-2006,” January 2009.

[19] Community Development Venture Capital,” A Report on the Industry Julia Sass Rubin, available at http://www.community-wealth.org/_pdfs/articles-publications/cdfis/report-rubin.pdf.