Leveraging its history of successful projects with US federal agencies and its Asia-Pacific networks, PICHTR promotes and develops technologies in the region in the following project categories.
PICHTR's project staff and consultants are experts and practitioners in innovation management, federal accounting and systems requirements, business development, technology investment and development, technology partnering and CRADAs. With expert mentoring, business consulting, and leveraged capital acquisition, we help companies navigate from prototype testing and evaluation to the operational environment for commercial and government markets.
PICHTR currently leads commercialization assistance programs including those sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (via HREDV), the Office of Naval Research (via HTDV), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (via NDPTC with the University of Hawaii).
Administrative Services and Program Management
PICHTR has successfully provided highly specialized administrative services and program management services for large- to medium-size projects with federal, state, local, and private funding sources and complex administrative requirements including:
The Hawaii Health Information Exchange (Hawaii HIE) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 2006 by leading health care stakeholders in Hawaii for the purpose of improving health care delivery throughout the state through seamless, effective, and safe health information exchange.
In September of 2009, Hawaii HIE was designated by the state to develop and implement a statewide health... more >>
The mission of Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture (HREDV) is to accelerate the development of viable renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies in Hawaii, and to help businesses successfully commercialize these innovations. Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture was created in 2008, with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency... more >>
Hawaii Technology Development Venture (HTDV) is a project of the Pacific International Center For High Technology Research (PICHTR), funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that utilizes the capabilities of Hawaii-based small businesses in performing high technology efforts related to current and future Department of Navy and Department of Defense programs. HTDV is creating a... more >>
Established in 2007 under H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC), at the University of Hawaii, is the only member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) to focus primarily on natural hazards. Our mission is to leverage our unique geographic and cultural assets to... more >>
The objectives of the Hawaii – Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit are to:
• Provide research, technical assistance and education to federal land management, environmental and research agencies and their potential partners;
• Develop a program of research, technical assistance and education that involves the biological, physical, social, and... more >>