| "Innovation in science and technology
has been the dominant source of productivity gains and new
enterprises in the U.S. economy over the last fifty years,
accounting for as much as fifty percent of U.S. economic
growth" according to the 2003 NSF Partnerships for
Innovation Program Solicitation. In Ohio, research,
development, and education programs emanating from the
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES),
the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC),
and Ohio State University Extension (OSU Extension) have
generated positive economic impacts for the state.
Recent studies by Battelle Memorial Institute show in the
aggregate, these impacts range into the billions of dollars
annually fueling Ohio's $80 billion agbioresources sector (Battelle
Memorial Institute. 2005.)
The AgBiosciences Innovation Grant
(ABIG) Program was designed to accomplish the overall goal
of transforming discovery and knowledge into innovations
that have positive economic, social, and environmental
impacts that contribute to local and state economies and
promote an entrepreneurial culture within the agbioscience
university setting.
The full text of the Battelle Studies
are available in PDF format:
The
Ohio State University Extension: A Generator of
Positive Economic Impacts for Ohio
(PDF)
OARDC:
A Generator of Positive Economic Impacts (Phase I)
(PDF)
OARDC's Competitive Positioning Strategy: A
Development Path for the Future (Phase II)
(PDF)
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