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Technology based organizations typically dedicate their R&D spends to their core products/services and often protect their newly created Intellectual Property (IP) creations under US Patent Law. Yet, quite often, there remains a host of research to be done for non-core products/services that add value to a process or environment, solve secondary issues or perhaps enhance […]

While reviewing the fifty plus I/UCRC consortiums across the U.S. that participate in this NSF research model, it quickly becomes clear how fortunate I am to be developing industry partnership opportunity for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the newest member of the multi-university Safety, Security and Rescue Research Center (SSR-RC ). Not only […]

Do organization stakeholders value research collaboration with partners? Does the research mission and focus of the I/UCRC align with our organization’s research mission and focus? Have we defined I/UCRC-membership success for our organization? Do we have a plan to leverage all the value multipliers (soft benefits) that membership in a multi-university consortium provides? Are we […]

“The UNC Charlotte SSR-RC site is the only NSF I/UCRC focused on Robotic Technologies for Human Safety in Material Handling, Manufacturing and HealthCare industries.” As the newest site in the National Science Foundation-funded I/UCRC for Safety, Security, and Rescue Research Center (SSR-RC), The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking to partner in research […]