Benefits

The Community of Innovation is a tool to foster collaboration, scientific advancement and technological innovation. Using a series of objective measures, the Community of Innovation identifies and profiles leading researchers, enablers and infrastructure. By profiling the leaders of innovation in a region and mapping their connections, the Community of Innovation provides the foundation for numerous substantial benefits:

Efficiencies of networking

  • Identify the top innovators in your region and catalog their research interests and goals.

  • Gain an understanding of what research is occurring within your region, helping assembly of interdisciplinary teams.

  • 'Walk the halls' and catalog research occurring in local labs and interact with leading researchers.

Enhanced funding opportunities

  • Increased Networking Efficiencies attract funding in new research areas and assembly of peer review panels to address specialized needs.

  • Federal funding can be acquired from additional sources (e.g. SBIR grants)

  • Translation of research is improved through an increased ability to attract angel, seed and venture funding.

Increased research output

  • Formation of new interdisciplinary teams and enhanced funding opportunities increase regional research output.

  • This increased output reiteratively improves prospects for research and translational funding

  • Your region gains prestige as a leading location for research productivity

New infrastructure, enhanced recruitment

  • Opportunities and demand for new infrastructure emerge from new networking efficiencies, increased funding possibilities and the resulting increase in research output.

  • New research labs and companies create a demand and a draw for talent

  • Researchers and managers are attracted from afar.

  • Infrastructure and workforce expansion lead to economic growth.

Building social capital

  • By improving communication and connections among your most effective innovators, the Community of Innovation will advance your status as a leader in research, improve your technological output, and foster economic growth.