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44-706: The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center , known locally as the 'Corporate Research Center' or the 'CRC' or 'VTCRC', is a science park next to the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia , comprising 33 completed buildings on 230 acres (0.93 km) of land. The CRC is located adjacent to the Virginia Tech Airport . The CRC currently has over 170 tenants and attracts technology, research and support companies. A list of tenants can be found at http://www.vtcrc.com/tenant-directory . This article about

88-862: A $ 30 million international competition to safely land a robot on the surface of the Moon , travel 500 meters over the lunar surface and send images and data back to the Earth. In 2008, Google Incorporated and NASA signed a long-term ground lease for 42 acres in NRP. The San Jose Business Journal awarded the NASA/Google ground lease its "Deal of the Year" award in 2008. In late 2012, Google broke ground to construct up to 1.2 million square feet in new office/R&D facilities near its Googleplex in Mountain View, California . Google released details of

132-583: A number of shared resources, such as incubators, programs and collaboration activities, uninterruptible power supply , telecommunications hubs, reception and security , management offices, bank offices, convention center , parking , and internal transportation. Science parks also aim to bring together people who assist the developers of technology to bring their work to commercial fruition, for example, experts in intellectual property law . They can be attractive to university students who may interact with prospective employers and encourage students to remain in

176-505: A prominent percentage of consultancy firms, as well as technical service firms, including laboratories and quality control firms". The World Intellectual Property Organization defines Science technology parks as territories usually affiliated with a university or a research institution, which accommodate and foster the growth of companies based therein through technology transfer and open innovation . Some science parks include: NASA Research Park NASA Research Park

220-400: A science park must: "have access to qualified research and development personnel in the areas of knowledge in which the park has its identity; be able to market its high valued products and services; have the capability to provide marketing expertise and managerial skills to firms, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises , lacking such a resource; be inserted in a society that allows for

264-719: A shared-use R&D and education campus for collaborations among government, industry, academia, and non-profit organizations at a national press conference with NASA Administrator Dan Goldin. Over the next year, Memorandums of Understanding for planning development were signed with the University of California, Santa Cruz , Carnegie Mellon University , San Jose State University , and Foothill-DeAnza Community College. In addition to federal, state, and community leaders inputs, Ames worked closely with several economic development and industry organizations in focused groups by industry: information technology, bio-technology, and others to understand

308-593: A university or college in Virginia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Science park The world's first university research park, Stanford Research Park was launched in 1951 as a cooperative venture between Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto . Another early university research park was Research Triangle Park in North Carolina , which was launched in 1959. In 1969, Pierre Laffitte founded

352-697: Is a research facility under the auspices of NASA located in San Jose , California . It is focused on fostering collaboration among government entities and academic institutions. Congress established the Ames Research Center (Ames) in 1939 as the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory under the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). Ames has grown to occupy approximately 500 acres (2.0 km ) at Moffett Field, adjacent to

396-660: The Naval Air Station Moffett Field in Santa Clara County, California , in the center of the region that would, in the 1990s, become known as Silicon Valley . In 1958, Congress created NASA with the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, 42 U.S.C. § 2451 et seq . At that time, the Ames Aeronautical Laboratory was renamed to the Ames Research Center and became a NASA field center. From

440-564: The Pioneer Missions (the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belts to observe Jupiter , Saturn , and Venus ), and created the tiltrotor aircraft. The diversity of accomplishments led to the focus in the 1990s on Ames becoming the high-tech center of NASA. Ames became known as the Center of Excellence for Information Technologies, researching human-centered computing, a significant interdisciplinary effort to develop means of optimizing

484-782: The Sophia Antipolis Science Park in France . Laffitte had travelled widely and developed a theory of "cross-fertilisation" where individuals could benefit mutually by the exchange of thoughts in many fields including culture, science and the arts. Science parks are elements of the infrastructure of the global " knowledge economy ". They provide concentration that foster innovation and the development and commercialization of technology and where governments, universities and private companies may collaborate. The developers work in fields such as information technology , pharmaceuticals , science and engineering . Science parks may also offer

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528-431: The 1940s through the 1990s, Ames scientists and engineers conducted flight research in many areas, including variable stability aircraft, guidance and control displays, boundary-layer control , vertical (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing aircraft (STOL), and rotorcraft . Ames's research had also developed: Ames developed and operated facilities, including flight simulators and wind tunnels , using computers and

572-781: The 1980s, North Carolina State University , Raleigh lacked space. New possible sites included the state mental-health property and the Diocese of Raleigh property on 1,000 acres (4.0 km ) surrounding the Lake Raleigh Reservoir . The university's Centennial Campus was developed. Sandia Science and Technology Park , NASA Research Park at Ames and the East Tennessee Technology Park at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are examples of research parks that have been developed by or adjacent to US Federal government laboratories. Science and technology park (STP) activity across

616-564: The European Union has approximately doubled over the last 11–12 years, driven by the growth of the longer standing parks and the emergence of new parks. There are now an estimated 366 STPs in the EU member states that manage about 28 million m2 of completed building floor space, hosting circa 40,000 organisations that employ approximately 750,000 people, mostly in high value added jobs. In the period from 2000 – 2012, total capital investment into EU STPs

660-605: The Navy transferred approximately 600 hectares (1,500 acres) to NASA. This transfer created a unique opportunity for NASA to provide stewardship for the entire 800-hectare (2,000-acre) site, except the military housing. Before obtaining control of Moffett Field, NASA prepared the Moffett Field Comprehensive Use Plan (C.U.P.) to implement its management program for the newly expanded Ames. An Environmental Assessment (E.A.) and Finding of No Significant Impact accompanied

704-542: The Navy property, with the support of the local governments surrounding Moffett Field and the U.S. Congressmen from the area, especially Representative Norman Mineta . The property was transferred to NASA and disestablished the Naval Air Station Moffett Field. The United States Department of Defense retained control of 57 hectares (140 acres) of military housing at Moffett Field. In 1994, the Department of

748-487: The Year" award to NASA and Google for their landmark ground lease of the 1,000-acre Moffett Federal Airfield. 2015: Bright Idea. Under the Federal Jurisdiction, the "2015 Bright Idea" award was awarded to NASA Research Park. On September 30, 2005, NASA and Google announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at a national press conference to pursue research and development (R&D) collaborations with Ames in

792-414: The agency's award, GSA Administrator Stephan A. Perry stated that "as our country changes, our mandate for excellence is creating an every more responsive government to serve our citizens better...(the) NASA Ames Development Plan will provide an integrated, dynamic research and development community." 2015: Best Civic Project. The San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal gave its top "Best Civic Project of

836-479: The agency's mission with external partners to strengthen the commercialization activities in their local region." NRP has implemented this directive through its program of onsite and offsite industry and academic partnerships. 2003: General Services Administration Award. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) awarded its Seventh Annual GSA Achievement Award for Real Property Innovation to NASA for its NASA Ames Development Plan that established NRP. In making

880-423: The arc jets facility to test materials at very high temperatures, critical to high-speed aircraft development and space vehicle re-entry. One of Ames's contributions to the early space program for human missions was solving the problem of getting astronauts safely back to Earth through the development of the blunt body design for re-entry vehicles. Ames assisted in the development of Apollo , developed and operated

924-451: The areas of large-scale data management, massively distributed computing, Bio-Info-Nano Convergence, and R&D activities to encourage the entrepreneurial space industry and plan construction of 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m ) of new facilities. In 2006, NASA and Google signed a major Space Act Agreement for Research and Development Collaboration with planned new R&D annexes being added. In 2007, Google announced its Lunar X PRIZE ,

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968-409: The backing of powerful, dynamic and stable economic actors, such as a funding agency, political institution or local university ; include in its management an active person of vision, with the power of decision and with the high and visible profile, who is perceived by relevant actors in society as embodying the interface between academia and industry , long-term plans and good management; and include

1012-501: The development of the former Navy base that focused on university and industry building on NASA property as R&D collaborative partners. In 1997, after extensive public outreach and public meetings, the final report advisory committee endorsed NASA's six-point initiative, which established the plans to develop what became the NASA Research Park. Ames leaders reviewed studies of research parks worldwide and continued to work with

1056-460: The flow of knowledge and technology amongst universities, R&D institutions, companies and markets; it facilitates the creation and growth of innovation-based companies through incubation and spin-off processes; and provides other value-added services together with high quality space and facilities.". The Cabral-Dahab Science Park Management Paradigm , was first presented by Regis Cabral in ten points in 1990. According to this management paradigm,

1100-524: The innovative business community at one of the centers of modern technological progress. The university's Silicon Valley Campus offers master's programs in Software Engineering, Software Management, Engineering & Technology Innovation Management, and Information Technology, as well as a bicoastal Ph.D. program in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a focus on Mobility offered in conjunction with

1144-978: The landlords of attractive and well specified office style buildings. Rather, they are complex organisations, often with multiple owners having objectives aligned with important elements of economic development public policy as well as an imperative to be financially self-sustaining in the longer term. The Association of University Research Parks ( AURP ), is a non-profit association consisting of university-affiliated science parks, almost entirely based in North America. It defines "university research and science parks" as "property-based ventures with certain characteristics, including master planned property and buildings designed primarily for private/public research and development facilities, high technology and science based companies and support services; contractual, formal or operational relationships with one or more science or research institutions of higher education; roles in promoting

1188-569: The lead for all supercomputing in NASA, and in 2005 Ames operated the world's second fastest supercomputer , partnered with Silicon Graphics and Intel . In the 1990s, following its historical experience in life and space sciences, Ames developed a new focused program called " Astrobiology " to search for the origins of life in the universe. Ames led NASA's Kepler Mission , a spacecraft designed to find Earth-sized planets in other galaxies that may be in or near habitable zones . Ames also developed SOFIA,

1232-815: The local area. Science parks may be designed to enhance the quality of life of the workers. For example, they might be built with sports facilities, restaurants, crèches or pleasant outdoor areas. Apart from tenants, science parks create jobs for the local community. Science parks are specific locations and differ from the wider area high-technology business districts in that they are more organized, planned, and managed. They differ from science centres in that they lead to commercialized products from research. They differ from industrial parks which focus on manufacturing and from business parks which focus on business office locations. Science parks are found worldwide. They are most common in developed countries . In North America there are over 170 science parks. For example, in

1276-453: The most of their attributes—NASA's focus on high-risk, long-term research; industry's ability to react quickly with applied technologies; and university expertise in educating and providing a workforce for the future. The Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) announced in 2004, requires NASA to partner with all kinds of relevant organizations to sustain the long-term vision. The NRP has and is continuing to bring together diverse partners, assisting

1320-525: The needs of the Silicon Valley high-tech industry. In 1999, this vision was outlined in an Economic Development Concept Workbook, which won the 2000 American Planning Association Award. NASA's goal is to develop a world-class, shared-use research and development campus in association with government entities, academia, industry, and nonprofits. The NADP/EIS provides a framework to guide the use, renovation, management, and development of facilities at Ames over

1364-511: The neighboring communities in preparing its preferred development plan. In 1998, Ames and the cities of Sunnyvale and Mountain View signed a memorandum of understanding to work jointly on development. Also, several major universities were involved in planning their potential roles in development. In mid-1998, Ames leaders presented their plan to NASA headquarters and secured approval to proceed. On December 8, 1998, NASA unveiled its visionary concept for

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1408-405: The new Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy , using a Boeing 747 aircraft that studied the universe from 2010 to 2022 in the infrared spectrum. Concurrent with innovations in science and technology, Ames has created partnerships with universities and industry, both onsite and in distance collaborations. The opportunity for this new partnering became available in the early 1990s, with

1452-400: The next 20 years to achieve that goal. The NRP supports NASA's overall mission in three areas: advancing NASA's research leadership; facilitating science and technology education; and creating a unique community of researchers, students, and educators. NASA's recent vision and mission statements recognize that from NASA, industry, and universities will come integration of these segments, making

1496-409: The performance of mixed human and computer systems. These new technologies were relevant for aeronautics and space operations, with ground-based operators, astronauts (or pilots/controllers in the air traffic management system), and robots functioning collaboratively to maximize mission science return, productivity, and safety. This human-centered computing focus developed the expertise for Ames to become

1540-521: The plan. The E.A. established under the C.U.P. allows for the development of up to approximately 102,000 square meters (1.1 million square feet) of new construction. In November 1996, the neighboring cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale formed the Community Advisory Committee to study and provide input to Ames about the best reuses of Moffett Field. Ames developed a six-point initiative, which outlined program goals and reuse concepts for

1584-590: The planned construction of its new campus to Vanity Fair in February 2013 and simultaneously issued a press statement confirming construction plans to the media. The announcement has been reported internationally, including the Wall Street Journal in the United States. In 2002, Carnegie Mellon University established a branch campus in Silicon Valley to connect its distinctive technology education programs to

1628-547: The potential for R&D partners to move into the property obtained from the transfer of Navy Moffett Field land to NASA. From its establishment in 1939, Ames shared the land, generally known as Moffett Field, with the United States Navy , jointly using the major airfield on the property. In the 1930s, the Navy developed Moffett Field originally for the home of the famous "Lighter than Air Era of American Military History," housing and operating large-scale airships. Through

1672-442: The protection of product or process secrets, via patents , security or any other means; be able to select or reject which firms enter the park". A science park should: "have a clear identity, quite often expressed symbolically, as the park's name choice, its logo or the management discourse; have a management with established or recognized expertise in financial matters, and which has presented long-term economic development plans; have

1716-690: The pursuit of the VSE and other NASA programs. Through the interaction of academia, industry, and nonprofit organizations at a federal laboratory, a unique community of researchers, students, and educators with a shared mission to advance human knowledge will be created. This is the goal of the NRP. In October 2011, the U.S. President issued a Presidential Memorandum "Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses" that directs federal agencies to "Facilitate Commercialization through Local and Regional Partnerships". It

1760-425: The university's research and development through industry partnerships, assisting in the growth of new ventures and promoting economic development; roles in aiding the transfer of technology and business skills between university and industry teams and roles in promoting technology-led economic development for the community or region." The International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation ( IASP ),

1804-399: The worldwide network of science parks and areas of innovation, defines a science park as "an organisation managed by specialised professionals, whose main aim is to increase the wealth of its community by promoting the culture of innovation and the competitiveness of its associated businesses and knowledge-based institutions. To enable these goals to be met, a Science Park stimulates and manages

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1848-770: The years, several military organizations, including the United States Air Force , used the Moffett Field facilities, and in the late 1980s, the Navy operated the base. With the enactment of the Base Realignment and Closure Act in 1991, Congress directed the Navy to close and vacate the Naval Air Station at Moffett Field. Under the Federal Property Administrative Services Act of 1949, 40 U.S.C. §471, NASA negotiated custody of most of

1892-752: Was also mentioned that "Agencies must take steps to enhance successful technology innovation networks by fostering increased Federal laboratory engagement with external partners, including universities, industry consortia, economic development entities, and State and local governments." and "to use existing authorities, such as Enhanced Use Leasing or Facility Use Agreements, to locate applied research and business support programs, such as incubators and research parks, on or near Federal laboratories and other research facilities to further technology transfer and commercialization. I encourage agencies with Federal laboratories and other research facilities to engage in public-private partnerships in those technical areas of importance to

1936-469: Was circa €11.7 billion (central estimate). During the same period, STPs spent circa €3 billion on the professional business support and innovation services they either deliver or finance to assist both their tenants and other similar knowledge based businesses in their locality. Increasingly, the reasons why STPs are sound investments for public sector support are becoming better understood and articulated. The evidence base shows that better STPs are not simply

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