Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Industry and Foundation Relations (IFR)
The Industry Relations team (IR) at Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s Industry and Foundation Relations office promotes synergistic opportunities for engagement between Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder and industry and business. IR helps companies navigate the campus, whether the goal is to seek an academic partner or new hires, develop employee education and training opportunities, cultivate new product ideas, or promote itself to future employees and customers.
National Network for Manufacturing Innovation
As one example, we collaborate with industry partners through the , a White House initiative directed at growing the manufacturing base in the U.S. through investments by federal agencies, including the Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and Department of Commerce, in joint Industry-University partnerships, or Institutes. Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, represented by the college, is engaged in several of the NNMI Institutes.
The following campus offices also supportÌýÂ鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder in its outreach and engagement with industry partners:
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Venture Partners
With expertise in patents, copyrights and licensing,ÌýÂ鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Venture PartnersÌý(formerly the Technology Transfer OfficeÌýhelps translate discovery into impact through transparent, flexible, best practice intellectual property management services, and connects campusÌýresearchers with a variety of commercialization programs in the university and the community.
Questions regarding the college’s research and innovation activities with industry should be sent to the Office of the Associate Dean for Research at ADROffice@colorado.edu.