UI Collab is celebrating two years of powering university-industry partnerships. We thought you’d like to hear what our clients are saying!
- “We highly recommend UI Collab for anyone looking to drive engagement and create lasting impact through thoughtful content and stakeholder collaboration. UI Collab was instrumental in the success of our Future of Work Summit. Their expertise in stakeholder engagement helped us bring together the right voices—industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators. Additionally, their support in refining our post-summit report was invaluable.” – Sheryl Waddell, University of North Carolina
- “The UI Collab on-site Pitch Perfect exceeded our already high expectations. The over 40 faculty and staff in attendance found it invaluable to hear an experienced industry speaker walk through industry engagement best practices and provide real-world examples for building successful partnerships with industry.” – John Garnetti, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- “UI Collab’s sincere efforts to meet us where we were resulted in an effective convening that provided a roadmap for the early stages of setting up the NJ AI Innovation Hub.” – Jeffrey Oakman, Princeton University
- “UI Collab’s research summarizing how other state governments have effectively facilitated regional alignment of industry and academia were critical resources ahead of our legislative session. Their work helped us advance tens of millions of dollars in state funding through our legislative process and also helped advance two NSF Engines from New Mexico to the full proposal stage.” – David Hanson, University of New Mexico
UI Collab was launched in July 2023 to address member requests for directed services that fell outside the UIDP purview. Specifically, UIDP undertakes work that benefits the majority of its members, while UI Collab is available to provide services that benefit a single member and non-members.
Since its founding, UI Collab has undertaken projects including proposal evaluation, research projects on state programs, event/conference development and marketing, and business development services for a range of product offerings across University-Industry Strategy, Innovation Ecosystems Assessment & Development, Partnership Management and Contracting.
The “brains” behind UI Collab’s work are its outstanding experts and affiliates. We have been fortunate to recruit some incredible people – all who have deep professional experience – to support our work. They are former academic, corporate, and government leaders who understand the R&D and commercialization landscape and can provide incredibly high-level advice on contemporary issues and opportunities, ensuring tailored solutions for every partnership challenge, giving you a distinct competitive advantage:
- Creating roadmaps that balance aspirational goals with short-term implementation plans
- Assessing and strengthening collaboration frameworks
- Helping institutions build and sustain impactful partnerships
- Streamlining agreements for long-term success
We recognize that U.S.-based academic institutions are facing unprecedented challenges as disruptions in federal funding create uncertainty in research priorities, project sustainability, and institutional growth. Now, more than ever, strategic collaborations and innovative funding approaches are essential for maintaining momentum in academic research and industry engagement. UI Collab is committed to supporting member (and non-member) institutions as they navigate this evolving landscape and discover new opportunities.
Anthony Radspieler, Jr.
UI Collab Consultant