Situation: Research programs among universities and research institutes in a Northeastern state were viewed as having academic value, but adding little value to the area’s economic development through research, the generation of knowledge, ideas, scientific application, technology transfer, and commercialization. Industry groups were focused on maintenance instead of knowledge generation, the attraction of a skilled workforce, and supporting sector growth.
 

What LC did: LC worked with research institutions, business, and government to increase cooperative efforts, identify target areas of expertise, and create a portfolio of legislation and programs for joint investment from basic research through the commercialization of products. LC were instrumental in the development of a statewide research and development plan, a report card of key performance indicators, an analysis of the development of industry clusters, and a multi-year assessment of the financial and qualitative return on state investment.
 

Outcome: State investment in research and development funding increased twenty-five fold in seven years. The return on investment from spin-off activities, out-of-state funding, product and process development, jobs, and increased tax revenues averaged $7 for each dollar invested and continues to add value to the universities, research institutes, business, and the economy of the state.
 
 

Situation: The governor proposed a bond issue to support biomedical research.
 

What LC did: Worked with affected institutions to establish a biomedical research coalition and mounted a multi-part campaign to obtain passage of the bond legislation in the state legislature and approval of the bond by the public in a statewide election.
 

Outcome: A bond package of $20 million was passed by the voters and distributed to five biomedical research institutions in the state.
 
 

Situation: Researchers and research consortia in a Northeastern state were eligible to participate in a federal/state partnership, the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), supported by seven federal agencies to build human and physical research infrastructure. The partnership lacked a director. A multi-institutional board governing the program required interim management for 18 months while the partnership clarified its needs and recruited permanent staff.
 

What LC did: Assumed the role of interim director, provided outreach to institutions and researchers, convened the board, contracted for national peer review of proposals, and worked with state legislators to co-fund national awards.
 

Outcome: Over eight years, institutions received $81 Million in funding. During the 1½-year term of interim management, cooperating institutions received $29 Million in federal awards through the federal/state partnership.
 
 

Situation: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) realized that not all states or all institutions were appropriately engaged in, or sufficiently funded to perform, state-of-the-art research.
 

What LC did: Lovett Collins partners, in collaboration with colleagues from several other states, worked with the federal agencies to craft federal programs and funding targets appropriate to the sector that represents our client base. Subsequently, we lobbied congress and the executive branch to obtain passage of legislation with appropriate federal funding.
 

Outcome: Made federal programs available, now totaling approximately $500 million and spread over eight federal funding agencies, to our client base to increase the competitiveness and dollar amount of their institutional research. The primary focus of the funding is for biomedical research.
 
 

Situation: Advances in biomedical research require the collaboration of complex network of scientists from a variety of disciplines. Recognizing this, NIH and other agencies are directing funding to multidisciplinary teams.
 

What LC did: LC orchestrated the formation of a coalition comprised of a research university with expertise in materials science, a hospital based research institute with expertise in angiogenesis, and a standalone research institute with expertise in mammalian genetics.
 

Outcome: Formation of a geographically distant, multi-institutional molecular biophysics institute, with $9 million in start-up funding, whose collaborative work is enabled by audio-visual teaching and learning.