# Presentation: 028979

## Lora Lee Martin, Director		         	www.ucmbest.org

- Lora Lee Martin, Director		         	_www.ucmbest.org_

**Entrepreneurship and the Role of the Research University**

*Advancing Innovation at the Edge*

**Notes:**
Patty Ponzini
Assistant Director for Enterprise Development
Ms. Ponzini has more than 20 years of experience with UCSC, 6 years with UC MBEST.  
Fund raising, market, business, master and strategic planning, research, and liaison to industry, development, administration and implementation of economic development activities including business incubation, the development of strategies to facilitate interactions between research and education institutions, private enterprise, and policy makers to foster sustainable regional economic development. 
She has participated in mapping the regional research capabilities of the Monterey Bay Research Crescent.
In partnership with the Golden Capital Network and city of Marina Small Business Incubator, she is currently working to develop and implement a Venture Capital training program for high growth potential businesses in the Monterey Bay region. 

## “The MBEST Center is a regional economic development initiative designed to open doors to new partnerships and to help create a regional economy that will complement our teaching and research programs.”

**Chancellor Greenwood**
**Regents’ Meeting, March 20, 1997**

**UC MBEST Center Headquarters Building Dedication, September 17, 2001**.

**Notes:**
What is MBEST?
Base Reuse and Economic Diversification Effort
Land - Tech Park (comparable to RTP and Stanford Research Park)
Programmatic Focus - Foster Innovation at the edges of Disciplines

The mission of UC MBEST Center is to develop and promote collaborative interaction between private business, government research agencies, public and private education and research institutions, and policy makers in strategic alliances to address the environmental opportunities and challenges of the next millennium.

   1. Foster applied research and technology transfer
   2. Establish a community of high-technology businesses
   3. Foster regional economic development and job creation
   4. Enhance educational and research opportunities
   5. Provide competitive advantages for the Monterey Bay region

## Key Strategic Approaches

**Regional Intellectual Network**
**Property Development Opportunities**
**Enterprise Development Programs **

## Strategy:  Enhance Regional Intellectual Network		

**Consortium Formed  - MBCORC**
**Additional agencies relocated to region**
**Expanding Multi-institutional collaborations **
**Identification of core competencies and commercialization opportunities**

## Monterey Bay Crescent	

- World Class Concentration of Education and Research Institutions
- Monterey Bay’s Knowledge Industry Cluster
- Over 25 institutions
- Public, private, military
- Over $700M in operating Budgets
- Over 8000 jobs
- Over 50,000 customers (students)

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## Monterey Bay Crescent	

- Expertise includes:
- Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
- Marine and Environmental Sciences
- Astronomy, Astrophysics, Adaptive Optics
- Homeland Security
- International Business and Language Studies

## Strategy: ID and Prepare Job Creation Sites

- Secured 1100 acres at Fort Ord
- Long Marine Lab Expansion-Santa Cruz
- Work with regional Cities and Counties

**Fort Ord**
**Redevelopment**

## MBEST Center Land Development Parameters		

- 1100 acres: 500 Developable, 600 Habitat
- Planned for 4.9M square feet at build out
- Little existing infrastructure/one building
- Two Jurisdictions and a Reuse Authority
- RFP in Process Phase One Development
- Model Jobs/Housing Partnership with County

## Planned MBEST Tenant Mix

- Biotechnology
- Environmental Technology
- Information Technology
- Multimedia

- Tenants will include UC programs and activities, private industry, research agencies and others in targeted market areas such as:

- Telecommunications
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Education
- Training

## MBEST Current Tenants	

- USGS Water Resources Division
- The Spot- computer training
- Pacific Cetacean Group
- UCSC Extension
- AdapCs
- AGV Technolgies
- Bennett & Associates
- Marina Small Business Incubator
- Dynasty Farms
- Chapin

## Strategy: Catalyze Enterprise Development Programs	

- Established Marina Small Business Incubator at MBEST Center
- Launched Entrepreneur V3 Training Program
- Established MBRTC for workforce training
- Co-Hosted Venture Capital Conference
- Forming VC/Angel Mentor Networks

## Catalyst Entity Role

**Engage**
**Inform**
**Enable**
**Sustain  **
**Leverage**

**Notes:**
Engage Stakeholders
Inform and be Informed of the assets in your community & about opportunities
Enable - assist organizations and individuals with their BD activities
Sustain - how can you help sustain initiatives in your community
Leverage - don’t duplicate what already exists.  Leverage existing initiatives/activities - learn the art of collaboration.  

Note from  UCSD Connect Directory 1997, Director’s Message: “The World is becoming increasingly receptive to the notion that technology and entrepreneurship are the keys to economic growth and job creation. In the years ahead, CONNECT will help to establish San Diego as a regional hub with links to other hubs of interest throughout the world. Through these global ties, we hope to facilitate partnerships that will benefit all parties.”

Email distribution lists, sit on advisory boards, fund activities/events as partners with others, cheerlead.

## CHALLENGES	

- Regional Identity
- Not considered an investment target
- Multiple Jurisdictions/Base Reuse
- Competing Priorities & Budget Cuts
- Expansion Sites/Development Processes
- Affordable Workforce Housing
- Timeline – Requires Staying Power

## OPPORTUNITIES	

- Research Crescent Talent
- Increased VC/Angel interest in early stage investments and this region
- Growing Inter and Intra Networks
- Jobs/Housing Balance potential during slump
- Potential International linkages

**Notes:**
Silicon Valley Regional Center

## Lessons Learned	

- Build sustainable networks and relationships
- Identify and enable catalyst organizations
- Link across regions for needed resources
- Develop programs that survive economic cycles

## The UC MBEST CenterYou could be here!

**Notes:**
Shameless Self Promotion