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Category Archives: blog

3/17/23

Untangling Titles in U-I Partnerships

March 20, 2023 — Among the highest ranking titles in the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream enterprise is “grand poobah,” currently held by Sean Greenwood, its PR and communications director. […]

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3/13/23

The Rocky Road to R1: HBCUs Pursue Research Distinction

March 13, 2023 — Historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) outperform global university research averages in myriad subjects by 40%, according to Elsevier statistical analysis compiled for UIDP and shared […]

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3/3/23

Template Agreements and the Challenges of One-Size-Fits-All

March 6, 2023 — It’s often said that if you’ve seen one sponsored research agreement, you’ve seen…one sponsored research agreement. But the argument is frequently made for template agreements as […]

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2/27/23

Untangling Joint Solicitations: Less Red Tape, More Revenue, Returns, Results

Feb. 27, 2023 – With an eye toward solving complex global challenges, stakeholders in academia, industry, and government are crafting new approaches to maximize the impact of research investments. Joint […]

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2/20/23

Americans call for federal investments in R&D while EU activates innovation in more countries

Feb. 20, 2023 – For most of American history, support for federal involvement in much of anything has waxed and waned depending on political movements, economic stability, and other social […]

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2/13/23

Innovation Ignition: Three U.S. Agencies Take Steps to Promote Research Partnerships

Feb. 13, 2023 – For as long as memory serves, the U.S. government shunned “industrial policy,” but it seems the tide is turning. Agencies are keen to shine by directly […]

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11/7/22

Greening for the Greater Good: Research to Fuel the Bioeconomy

This post is an excerpt from an article appearing in NCURA’s Oct/Nov 2022 issue. Download the full article. In 1973, the field of biotechnology was fundamentally transformed when biochemists Stanley […]

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5/11/22

Blog: Public funding moves research enterprise from pause to fast-forward

By Anthony Boccanfuso The pandemic ramped up new research in vaccines, therapeutics, personal protective gear, and other R&D to mitigate its effects. But for nearly two years, a wide swath […]

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12/31/20

Why it’s challenging for industry to engage in government research collaboration

By Kristina Thorsell UIDP Senior Project Advisor Two panel discussions from the UIDP Triple Helix Days event held in October get to the heart of the barriers and challenges for […]

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10/30/20

Doing business during the pandemic: Partnering with public health for greater impact

By Anthony Boccanfuso “If companies own the responsibility and opportunity to lead in their community, and if they use this information from public health to do it, it will be [...] READ MORE