Why University-Industry Partnerships Matter

Why university-industry partnerships matter.

Basic research, much of which emanates from the outstanding academic laboratories located in the United States and abroad, is the foundation for the innovation that has created the new therapies, materials, and processes that benefit humankind and generate wealth for companies that successfully translate discoveries to commercial success. This is not a linear, one-way process; optimizing the pr...

Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property and Effective University-industry Partnerships

University and industry partnerships: lessons from collaborative research.

Collaborative research between educational institutions and health agencies is being increasingly used as a method of achieving joint outcomes and bringing together theory and practice. This paper reports on the experiences of collaboration that arose out of just such a project carried out in a residential aged care setting. The research team included university academics, two nurses in managem...

Expanding the Use of Statistical Methods in Industry through University-industry Partnerships

Because an individual’s views are inevitable shaped by his/her past experience, it may be helpful to summarize my background briefly so that members of this audience may interpret my comments in an appropriate manner. Although I have held a full-time appointment in an engineering department at a Canadian university for the past 31 years, I have also enjoyed full-time positions in industry and c...

Benefits of University-Industry Partnerships: The Case of Kenyatta University and Equity Bank

University collaborations and industry partnerships are rapidly becoming a common practice the world over. Consequently, collaborations and partnerships are becoming a feature of lifelong learning in universities. Thus, this paper purposes on highlighting the importance of university-industry partnership between Kenyatta University and Equity Bank. The symbiotic relationships between universiti...