4/20/26
UI Collab Forms Strategic Partnership with Gardner Innovation Search Partners and Higher Talent to Add Professional Recruitment Services
Apr. 21, 2026 — UI Collab, a wholly owned subsidiary of UIDP, has formed a strategic partnership with Gardner Innovation Search Partners (GISP) and Higher Talent, expanding its service offerings [...] READ MORE
4/1/26
3-Minute Read | University of Utah IP-Free Zone
April 7, 2026—As universities and industry partners explore ways to better align collaboration structures with evolving company needs, traditional intellectual property (IP) frameworks are increasingly being tested. While exclusive licenses [...] READ MORE
3/23/26
3-Minute Read | How Place-Based Partnerships Shape University–Industry Collaboration
March 24, 2026—As universities and companies seek better, more effective, sustained, and embedded models of collaboration, one approach is to use place-based partnerships—models that intentionally align physical location, institutional assets, [...] READ MORE
3/6/26
3-Minute Read | Prompting LIA: Get More Value From UIDP’s AI Assistant
March 10, 2026—In today’s fast-paced world of university-industry partnerships, structured access to relevant information can support more informed and timely decisions. LIA—UIDP’s AI-enabled knowledge assistant—provides members with a structured way to access and synthesize UIDP publications, [...] READ MORE
2/13/26
3-Minute Read | Private Research Labs: A “Third Way” for Science?
Feb. 19, 2026—A new research-and-development experiment is taking shape in San Francisco, backed by some of the most prominent names in technology. Episteme—funded by Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Masayoshi Son [...] READ MORE
1/30/26
3-Minute Read | Preparing Doctoral Talent for a Digital Future: Insights from Dow’s ADISE Program
Feb. 3, 2026—NSF data show that a growing share of doctoral students in engineering and the physical sciences are moving into industry rather than academia. While traditional PhD programs emphasize [...] READ MORE
1/14/26
3-Minute Read | Rethinking How We Fund Science: Six Structures for Research Support
Jan. 20, 2026—Across the global research landscape, long-standing funding models are under increasing strain. Growing expectations for societal impact and heightened scrutiny of research outcomes have prompted discussion about whether [...] READ MORE
12/18/25
3-Minute Read | Accelerating Collaboration: Georgia Tech’s Velocity Startups Bridges University, Industry, and City Innovation
Jan. 6, 2026—Across the UIDP community, members are experimenting with new models that move research outcomes more efficiently into application. Startup accelerators are one such mechanism, providing a structured environment for [...] READ MORE
11/25/25
3-Minute Read: The Genesis Mission: A New Federal Framework for AI-Enabled Research Collaboration
Nov. 25, 2025—Yesterday, the White House launched the Genesis Mission via Executive Order (EO). The initiative envisions a multi-sector effort to accelerate artificial intelligence and drive scientific discovery and innovation [...] READ MORE
11/21/25
