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3/26/24

Eyes on the Prize: How Competitions Foster Collaborations and Creativity

March 26, 2024—Motivating innovation can be elusive, but innovation prize challenges are a proven path to generate excitement and inspire breakthroughs. With a defined finish line and a healthy dose […]

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3/19/24

Researcher Guidebook: Aligning Expectations for U-I Collaborations

March 19, 2024—When researchers in universities and companies team up, magic can happen. Each player brings different strengths, resources, and motivations to the project, and ensuring these expectations are aligned […]

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3/15/24

Flexibility, distinctive branding mark UW-Madison’s new IP options program

Excerpted from the March 2024 issue of University-Industry Engagement Advisor. UIDP members can view the entire issue here. Standard IP agreement options are certainly nothing new for major research universities, […]

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3/12/24

Funding Fuel: How Family Offices Invest in Innovation

March 12, 2024—Investment in innovation is an ever-changing landscape, but a new player has made a big impression in recent years: the family office. Traditionally, these private wealth management firms […]

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3/4/24

Unifying Efforts: Key Findings from the NSF Industry Partnerships Summit

March 5, 2024—How can government agencies expand research collaboration with industry? Answering that question was the impetus behind a groundbreaking meeting in April 2023, when UIDP convened over 60 science […]

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2/27/24

Redefining Academic Success: PTIE’s Mission for Modern Promotion and Tenure

Feb. 27, 2024—Promotion and tenure (P&T) are key elements in academic career paths, providing recognition for achievements, job security, and stability. However, the criteria for evaluating faculty for P&T has […]

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2/20/24

From Idea to Innovation: The Power of Applied Research Institutes

Feb. 20, 2024—Although most academic research remains discovery-based, applied research to create practical applications, technologies, and solutions is on the rise. Applied research institutes–organizations dedicated to translational, transformational research projects–offer […]

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2/13/24

Industry engagement offices begin early adoption of generative AI tools for efficiency, marketing

Excerpted from the February 2024 issue of University-Industry Engagement Advisor. UIDP members can view the entire issue here. Generative AI may be reaping large headlines and gaining wide acceptance and […]

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2/13/24

Evolving Ambitions: Shifting Career Paths for Postdocs in Industry and Academia

Feb. 13, 2024—New doctoral degree holders are the future of the research landscape in the United States and worldwide, and where they choose to build their careers has a widespread […]

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2/9/24

Podcast interview: Bridging the divide between companies and universities

On research engagement, talent, startups, and the rise of innovation ecosystems Feb. 9, 2024 – Since 2006, UIDP CEO Tony Boccanfuso has been working to help universities and companies build […]

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