Strategic Partnerships

CITRIS has been fueled by collaborative partnerships among the four UC campuses and with the private sector. These relationships benefit both the University and industry and are at the core of innovations that support society. Relationships with CITRIS corporate partners are characterized by an intensive focus on both the goals and mission of the partner and on the expertise and interests of the faculty members. UC faculty and students collaborate with industrial researchers to identify major societal problems and then develop the technology and services that address those problems. Through close ties to industry, these innovations are adopted, adapted, commercialized, and brought to use with greater ease and rapidity. By engaging with industry, faculty and students gain the opportunity to see firsthand where technology markets are headed, so they can steer their research in these directions. Students work on the cutting edge of commercially applicable research. Industry gains access to research projects and collaborators as well as the ability to recruit outstanding students and place industrial scientists as visitors in research labs.

CITRIS Provides:

  • An ecosystem for open, pre-competitive, high-impact innovation and research
  • Exposure to compelling new technology and service business ideas
  • State-of-the-art facilities and test beds for advanced collaborative research projects
  • Top faculty and students for effective knowledge and technology transfer
  • A facilitator that leverages funding and collaborative arrangements among universities, industry and government


Benefits to CITRIS Strategic Partners:

  • Participation in CITRIS and directly affiliated research programs
  • Enhanced technology transfer and access to students for recruitment
  • Streamlined interaction with the four University of California CITRIS campuses
  • Potential placement of visiting industrial scientists into collaborative, multidisciplinary teams on any CITRIS campus
  • Visibility and recognition as a key contributor to leading-edge research
  • Participation on the CITRIS Industrial Advisory Board


To become a CITRIS partner, please contact:

Hugh Aldridge Director of Development and Communications
(510) 643-8489
aldridge@citris-uc.org
356E Sutardja Dai Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1764

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