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Academic
Consulting
The successful
outcome of
industrial and
Government
funded
university
research
programs is
intertwined with
the fostering of
interest and
support within
the program
sponsors and
their end users.
Lack of project
focus that
brings end user
testimony for
the program’s
urgency and
value is common
and becomes a
deterrent for
the university
to sustain or
obtain further
funding.
Addressing this
challenge
requires a
different skill
set than
academic faculty
and researchers
possess.
ITC Experts is
the answer…
A model to
address today’s
applied R&D
environment is
found in an
initiative that
Northwestern
University
conducted two
decades ago.
Northwestern
obtained federal
funding to
create and
operate an
industrial
research lab
that grew in a
decade from zero
to over $10
million of
funding annually
from industry
and Government
sources that
were
non-traditional
(i.e. truly new)
funding sources
for
Northwestern.
The lesson from
this is that a
group of highly
degreed and
accomplished
technical
professionals
with deep
experience in
academia,
industry, and
the Government
provides the
means for a
university
faculty to
conduct
goal-oriented,
mission critical
work, and to
perform the
continuous
networking and
relationship
building that is
absolutely
essential for
differentiating
a university and
obtaining
sustained
applied R&D
funds from the
Government and
industry.
Establishing the
infrastructure
for this model
is lengthy and
costly, but ITC
Experts has
adapted P&G’s
“Connect and
Develop”
strategy to
offer
universities a
strong,
effective, and
highly
innovative
approach for R&D
funding and
program
development.
ITC Experts’
staff has a
distinguished
track record of
driving and
deploying
emerging
technologies
within end-user
communities. To
build the
support and
consensus
required, ITC
Experts
recognizes the
need for
maintaining a
staff that
intuitively
understands how
the Government
program offices
are managed and
the rules of
engagement for
moving business
along.
Open the white
paper to find
out how to
benefit from
this unique
approach.
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