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Industry Forum
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Charter of the Industry Forum
Establishment and AuthorityThe National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) administration, having determined that it is in the public interest in connection with the accomplishment of the major mission of the Institute, as well as to foster strong interaction between industry and the Institute, hereby establishes the NSBRI Industry Forum.
The Industry Forum membership consists of representatives from companies including: The Boeing Company; Draper Laboratory; InDyne, Inc.; Lockheed Martin Corporation; MBI International; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Payload Systems, Inc.; Raytheon Technical Services; Roche Laboratories; Southwestern Bell; and Wyle Laboratories, Inc. This insures the inclusion of consensus leaders in the aerospace industry who have experience in partnering with NASA in the commercial development of technologies adapted from the space program.
Purpose and Duties
The IF will strive to partner with the Institute by:
- Identifying technologies in development by research teams that have the potential for commercialization;
- Providing new technologies for use by the research teams and through direct financial support to the research teams;
- Identifying operational problems of space flight that have relevance to space-based research enterprises;
- Contributing to cost-sharing; and,
- Assisting in leveraging Federal support to the Institute through cooperative activities
The Industry Forum will convene at least semi-annually, with teleconferences offset 3 months from each of these meetings. NSBRI administration will be notified well in advance of upcoming Industry Forum activities.
Administrative Provisions
The Industry Forum will be an independent body that will interact with,
but not be governed by, NSBRI. Leadership of the forum is by majority
election of a member company representative to a one year term as
Executive Secretary. Administrative support for the Executive Secretary
will be provided by the elected individual's company, and will be
considered in-kind support. The forum will receive no operating budget
from NSBRI, with the exception of use of the NSBRI headquarters conference
room facility for semi-annual meetings as deemed appropriate by the forum
representatives. Representatives to the forum will serve at the discretion
of the member companies who employ them; NSBRI administration will play no
role in the selection of representatives. Member companies may use the
Institute logo at their discretion, and may identify themselves as NSBRI
Forum members in correspondence.
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