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The Arizona Center for Innovation
9040 South Rita Road, Suite 2250
Tucson, AZ 85747
520.382.3260
www.azinnovation.com
Abstract Description
High tech incubator promoting the development of businesses in Arizona.
Management
Director-Ms. Wesselhoft
Keywords
incubator, support, business development, mentoring, facilities
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Description

The Arizona Center for Innovation is a high tech incubator promoting the development of high technology companies in Southern Arizona through a disciplined program of business development.The Innovation Center focuses on companies in six technology areas: aerospace, advanced composites and materials, information technology, environmental technology, life sciences and optics/photonics.Innovation Center clients move through a disciplined, structured program of business development. Each company receives assistance in preparing a business plan, developing products and services, securing financing, and executing a marketing program. The Innovation Center is modeled to identify and capture commercially viable technology early in the technology development process.

Program/Products/Services
  • Business Development Assistance
  • Business plan
  • Product development
  • Marketing
    • Public relations Investor development Administrative Support  On-site management staff  Full-time office manager/receptionist  High speed Internet access  State-of-the-art S8300-Avaya telephone system (digital and analog, video conferencing)  Copier/fax services  Presentation equipment (projector, laptop computer) Additional Business Services  Quarterly Meeting with Advisory Committee to review business development milestones  Assistance with web page development (on-site web development team)  Quarterly review of financial records  UA student incubator  On campus office (request in progress) Business Consultation  3 hours of pro-bono consultation to each client  50% reduction in professional service charges during the first 12 months of residency  Opportunity for consultant to develop client base Advisory Committee  Experienced venture capitalists, successful entrepreneurs, and professional economic developers  Meets four times a year to review the business development milestones of the clients and to assess and evaluate performance of the Innovation Center The AzCI advisory committee Innovation Center FacilitiesLaboratory facilities  12,500 square feet of office and laboratory space, including 4500 square feet of office space (10 company offices) and 8000 square feet of chemistry/wet lab and laser lab space.  Conference room  Boardroom  Storage  Each client company has one private office Park Support  Free parking  Conference Center (with 3 classrooms, 200 seat presentation room, board room, 3 small meeting rooms)  Full-service cafeteria  24-hour security  On-site HAZMAT and EMS personnel  On-site environmental officer  Recreational facilities (including locker rooms, tennis courts, softball field, basketball court, jogging path, exercise course)

Customers/Clients
  • BioVidria
  • Innovis Technologies
  • SideroGen
  • MSDx
  • Medipacs
  • GAAS
  • B2B Informatics



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