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Orlando, Fla. (October 22, 2002)—The University of Central Florida Technology Incubator, whose member companies will generate more than $100 million this year in technology sales and research and development grants from private companies and government agencies, expects to play a big role in a new partnership generated by a recent $600,000 National Science Foundation grant.
Carol Ann Dykes, associate director of the UCF Technology Incubator, said the grant will help Central Florida compete globally in the field of photonics, simulation, software and space sciences.
"The grant will fund a partnership that includes the university, industry and government agencies," Dykes said. The partnership, called the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization (CENTECOM), will aim at overcoming roadblocks to innovation in the Central Florida region, Dykes said.
The University of Central Florida is the lead academic institution in the partnership, assisted by the Florida Institute of Technology, the University of South Florida and Florida A&M University.
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"The universities will provide the scientists and researchers who are creating new technologies," said Dykes. "The UCF Technology Incubator will provide incubation facilities to stimulate growth of high tech companies," she said.
Other partners include the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, The City of Orlando, Orange County and the NCIAA (?) Dykes said project planning is now underway.
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