Universities and industry have been collaborating for over a century, but the rise of a global knowledge economy has intensified the need for strategic partnerships that go beyond the traditional funding of discrete research projects or technology transfer. World-class research universities are at the forefront of pioneering such partnerships. They are designed to run longer, invest more, look farther ahead and hone the competitiveness of companies, universities and regions. In short, they transform the role of the research university for the 21st century, anchoring it as a vital center of competence to help tackle social challenges and drive economic growth. When companies and universities work in tandem to push the frontiers of knowledge, they become a powerful engine for innovation and economic growth. Silicon Valley is a dramatic example. For over five decades, a dense web of rich and long-running collaborations in the region has given rise to new technologies at a breakneck pace and transformed industries while modernizing the role of the university.
Build university-industry partnerships that go strategic to expedite technological developmentAs many corporations look to open innovation to augment their internal R&D efforts, universities have become essential partners. Indeed, companies now look to universities to anchor an increasingly broad set of innovation activities, especially those grounded in engaging with regional innovation ecosystems. From creating new knowledge to launching cutting-edge technologies, Motion Platform offers universities access to industry leaders and companies to link scientific discoveries with industry to accelerate technological development. Through Motion, universities and industry can connect directly to strategically strengthen the local and global innovation ecosystem, and combine their technical skills, knowledge, and resources to innovate and address those challenges. |
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Accelerate technology transfer and commercialization of inventionsTechnology transfer is a function that universities are seeking to make more efficient in order to better engage with the economy. A high priority for universities and college systems from nations around the world is to streamline the technology transfer process, reduce technology transfer barriers to more effectively identify research with market potential, and move it from the lab to the marketplace. Motion Platform helps universities strategically enhance and broadening their technology transfer functions to meet the growing demand for their services while working to minimize the costs and risks of commercializing research.
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Take control of R&D innovation and new product development to quickly translate research and ideas in to business opportunities.Collaboration is taking on increasingly interactive forms: Beyond its strict focus on R&D, universities are involving in international, cross-university alliances. Motion allows users to create private destinations, “co-locations” and “interactive labs” where researchers, scientists, professors, students, and innovators interact and familiarize themselves with innovative companies’ products and technologies up close. An interdisciplinary co-distributed approach where knowledge and industry expertise is shared and drive and forge forward new partnerships to create strategic innovation portfolio development and management for innovators to keep their fingers on the pulse of the time so as not miss out on important technological developments and trends. |
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Create a win-win research centers- academic-startups collaborationPartnering with universities in innovation ecosystems can be challenging. Universities know that some problems can’t be solved in isolation in a lab, and industry feedback is key to taking an invention or product from conception to market. Motion platform private "co-locations" destinations help startups develop a systematic approach to their interaction with local and leading universities and research organizations, thus enabling all parties to unlock more value and pursue a more strategic approach for ecosystem engagement. The opportunity to engage with the startup pipeline has emerged as another attractive business goal for university partnerships. Through the Motion platform, faculty, innovators, affiliated researchers and entrepreneurial students can connect and collaborate to transform their groundbreaking ideas and discoveries into products, services and successful ventures. |