Podcast: Dr. Wilbur Lam on Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Emory University
UI Collab, in partnership with Gardner Innovation Search Partners and Higher Talent, works with leading organizations across academia, industry, and government offering executive search services and recruitment for roles that support research, innovation, and university–industry collaboration. This podcast episode, provided in partnership with Gardner Innovation Search Partners, features a conversation with Dr. Wilbur Lam, a professor and innovation leader […]
Academic Engagement for Industry
Whether your organization already has an existing university engagement program, or you are looking to launch one, it behooves you to structure the engagement to maximize efficiency, effectiveness, and the chances for growth and longevity. To do so, we have found that your organization must address several critical success elements.
Are Master Research Agreements a Good Idea?
Thinking about putting together a master research agreement (MRA) to support a university-industry (U-I) relationship? MRAs can be a powerful tool under the right circumstances, but they require significant time and effort from both parties. Before diving into the when and why of MRAs, let’s quickly review what they are and how they differ from standard project contracts.
Broadening Perspectives Maximizes Impact
There is a lot of interest lately in understanding the characteristics of an innovation ecosystem. If I had to point to one thing that makes a difference each step of the way – I would say it is incorporating a broad set of perspectives.
Sometimes The Smallest Signal Tells The Biggest Story
Community building is hard. There are so many variables and so many different actors – all with so many different personalities.
Do you really need an NDA?
A Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA) is often the first negotiation between a company and a university and can be a pivotal part of establishing productive relationships in research and technology transfer.
Tech Based Economic Development: Creating Competition in the City, Not Helicopter Parenting
At seven years since founding, the cumulative survival rate of tech companies was about the same regardless of how they were funded. Yet, that is where the similarities ended.
Back to Basics: The Interview
UI Collab, in partnership with Gardner Innovation Search Partners and Higher Talent, works with leading organizations across academia, industry, and government offering executive search services and recruitment for roles that support research, innovation, and university–industry collaboration. When job searching, there is a 99.99% chance that an interview will be part of the search process. And for […]
Effective Approaches for Sharing Academic Research Learnings inside Companies
Publishing research results in a reputable technical journal is a desirable outcome for a successful academic research collaboration.
Moving from Individual to Organizational Trust in a U-I Research Partnership
For a University-Industry collaboration to work well, trust is crucial. It begins with individuals but needs to extend to the organizations involved. Trust takes time to build and can easily be broken. Building trust between organizations, especially when they have distinct cultures, requires extra care and attention.