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Universities and Regional Economic Development – The San Diego Experience

Universities and Regional Economic Development – The San Diego Experience. Presented by Carolyn W.B. Lee, PhD Director of Research for Public Programs UCSD Division of Extended Studies for The Urban Land Institute, Sacramento, CA April 16, 2004.

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Universities and Regional Economic Development – The San Diego Experience

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  1. Universities and Regional Economic Development – The San Diego Experience Presented by Carolyn W.B. Lee, PhD Director of Research for Public Programs UCSD Division of Extended Studies for The Urban Land Institute, Sacramento, CA April 16, 2004

  2. How Did San Diego Grow High Tech Industry Clusters? • Outside Perception: • Before 1985,San Diego’s economy dominated by defense, tourism and real estate • In 1985,UCSD CONNECT founded to assist high tech entrepreneurs • Technology driven economic growth took off immediately after that… • Biotech Beach-- 3rd largest no. of biotech firms in US • Wireless Valley—highest no. of wireless firms in US • There was a master plan for success! • The Inside Reality: • Key foundations for knowledge economy laid 40 years ago • A series of economic crises coalesced community consensus and brought UCSD to the table • Regional assets in R&D capacity together with CONNECT’s catalytic role assisted a base level of entrepreneurial activity to grow and mature into industry clusters • There was no master plan for success AND it took a lot of hard work…

  3. Nature of Inquiries About CONNECT • Who Calls? • University administrators • Regional Planners • State or Local Government Officials • Delegations from Civic Commissions and similar Study Groups seeking to build high tech economies in their region of the world • What Do They Ask? • How can another region replicate San Diego’s success? • What does a region need to have to be successful in growing high tech industry clusters • Why? • Replace declining low growth industries with fast, high growth industries • Growth of high tech industries translate into a wealth of high wage opportunities for local workforce

  4. UCSD CONNECT’s Response to These FAQ’s • Document the rise of San Diego’s high tech economy through some key regional indicators • R&D funding • Public and Private Venture Capital • Linkages between emerging companies and area knowledge creation centers • Workforce training through Extension Programs • Assist other regions to document their regional innovation indicators • USA-Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Texas • Australia • Work with committed regions to develop CONNECT-like programs • North America-Spokane, El Paso, Los Alamos • Europe-Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Scotland • Asia-Pacific-Taiwan

  5. 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 A Timeline of San Diego’s High Tech History 1985 – UCSD CONNECT Founded Qualcomm Founded 1990-93 – 63,000 Jobs Lost 1995 – New Boom 1978 – Hybritech Founded 1968 - Linkabit Founded 1963 - Salk Institute Founded 1960 - UCSD Founded 1956 - Scripps Clinic & Research Center Founded 1955 - General Atomics Founded

  6. San Diego County’s Current Research Infrastructure • $947 Million in federal R&D funding annually (FY 2002) • 46% of total R&D funded by NIH • $38 Million in SBIR funding (FY 2002), ranked 1st in California, by county, followed by Los Angeles and Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) • $1.052 Billion in venture capital in FY2003, according to Venture One • Recent national industry rankings include: • No. 1 in US in wireless telecommunications • No. 3 in biosciences • No. 5 in dot.com (before the “dot.com bust”)

  7. San Diego County’s FY 2002 Unrestricted Federal R&D Funding (Total = $947.49 Million) By Agency By Technology Sector Source: RaDiUS

  8. San Diego Companies Receiving SBIR Funding (FY2002) Note: DOD SBIR funding is unavailable at this time. Source: RaDiUS

  9. San Diego’s SBIR Recipients Cluster Near UCSD/Scripps/Salk

  10. San Diego’s SBIR Companies Locate in Sorrento Valley UCSD= Black square, Salk/Scripps = Green circle

  11. San Diego’s Private Venture Capital Trends (in $Million) Data Source: VentureXpert, Thomson Financial

  12. San Diego’s Private Venture Capital Trends, by Industry (in $Million) Data Source: VentureXpert, Thomson Financial

  13. San Diego’s High Tech/Biotech Industry Employment Rose in 1990’s *Estimates only due to SIC/NAICS code change. Source: SANDAG

  14. San Diego’s High Tech/Biotech Industry Employment Rose in 1990’s *Estimates only due to SIC/NAICS code change. Source: SANDAG

  15. San Diego’s Average High Tech Wages Almost Doubled in 1990’s *Estimates only due to SIC/NAICS code change. Source: SANDAG

  16. Defense as a Percentage of San Diego’s GRP Source: San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce

  17. San Diego’s Regional Workforce Training Through UCSD Extension/Continuing Ed.

  18. UCSD Extension Program Highlights in FY2003 • 5,465 enrolled in IT courses designed for computer professionals • computer networking technologies • digital media & web technologies • 2,117enrolled in Engineering courses designed for telecommunications professionals • CDMA engineering • RF engineering • embedded computer engineering • semi-conductor design • 1,897enrolled in Clinical Trials management courses designed for Healthcare professionals • clinical trials management • drug design process • human subjects protection • healthcare executive leadership • 1,640enrolled in Biotech courses designed specifically for PhD level scientists • bioinformatics • regulatory affairs • biotech patent law • good manufacturing practices

  19. Still Needed: A New Institutional Mechanism to Network Local Competencies for Global Competition • Act as an “honest broker” to serve the common good, not special interests • Network competencies/expertise across disciplinary and professional boundaries • Link the region’s capacities to global opportunities/resources/influences • Have the legitimacy and resources sufficient to mobilize multiple leadership sectors

  20. UCSD CONNECT is San Diego’s “Incubator Without Walls” • Provides rapid and continuous access to technology developments in all fields • Provides continuous access to diverse forms of financing--seed, angel, venture, corporate • Provides access to business planning and market intelligence • Provides access to entrepreneurial experience and management “know-how” • Provides access to continuing education and training for knowledge professionals • Brings attention to the local, regional and national issues/policies affecting technology sectors

  21. UCSD CONNECT Activities Match Companies’ Lifecycle Needs

  22. UCSD CONNECT Activities in a Recent Year • 200 members, underwriters and corporate sponsors • $225M raised by CONNECT companies in FY2002 • 25-30 Springboard Presentations/year • 2+ major venture capital forums/year • 25+ other seminars/courses/roundtables/SIGs • Monthly Research Briefings • Most Innovative New Products of the Year (MIP) Awards • Athena -- women technology entrepreneurs • Global CONNECT

  23. How is UCSD CONNECT Funded? • UCSD CONNECT is entirely self-supporting through memberships, underwriting, sponsorships and activity fees • UCSD CONNECT receives no federal, state or local government funds • UCSD CONNECT’s current annual budget is $0.75 Million • UCSD CONNECT staff number 5-7 • Business and community leaders volunteer time to assess business plans, listen to company presentations, mentor companies, choose participants for major forums, judge winners for MIP Awards

  24. What makes UCSD CONNECT unique? • UCSD CONNECT acts downstream from the Technology Transfer Office • UCSD CONNECT acts as the “honest broker” with the backing and prestige of UCSD. It brings in experts to assist entrepreneurs with • market assessment • financial know-how • management know-how • UCSD CONNECT is not about putting on events for the sake of hosting events • UCSD CONNECT is about community building, mutual learning and networking competencies together to grow companies and create jobs for the San Diego region

  25. UCSD CONNECT as part of an Engaged University • UCSD is ranked No. 5 in R&D funding (>$550 Million per year) • UCSD’s Technology Transfer Office is ranked No. 2 in the UC System. • UCSD Technology Transfer Activity in a typical year (FY 2002): • 255 Invention Disclosures, 1,274 active cases in portfolio • 392 active US patents; 112 US Patents Filed, 42 US Patents Issued • 415 active foreign patents; 49 first foreign filings • 181 active licenses, 37 new licenses/options executed • $12.69 Million in royalties received • Cal(IT)2 and other new Research Centers of Excellence support local industry clusters • UCSD JSOE/von Liebig Center trains student entrepreneurs • UCSD Extension’s continuing programs provide workforce training for San Diego’s high tech workforce • Over 40,000 enrollees per year • 60% work in high tech industries • >50% of enrollees receive tuition reimbursement from employer • UCSD CONNECT assists >100 emerging firms per year

  26. http://www.connect.org

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