Diversify Your Research Funding With Sustainable Industry Partnerships
For: Postdocs, Researchers, PIs, and Faculty
As institutional pressures to secure external funding grow, many researchers find themselves in an uncomfortable position: expected to form industry partnerships without the business vocabulary or frameworks necessary for success. This disconnect results in countless unproductive meetings, promising opportunities that evaporate after initial interest, and carefully crafted proposals that businesses quietly decline.
Thankfully, there's a clear path forward that transforms these barriers into stepping stones. This specialized two-day workshop shows you how to:
Identify and approach the right industry partners by mapping your research to specific business challenges
Communicate your work in terms that resonate with business goals and decision-making processes
Navigate intellectual property considerations with approaches that protect academic publishing while addressing corporate needs
Use a 5-step framework to build your own academia-industry collaboration plan.
Build sustainable relationships that evolve beyond one-time projects into ongoing partnerships
Develop internal champions within partner companies who advocate for continued collaboration
Create graduate student opportunities that simultaneously advance research and industry relationships
The results extend far beyond immediate funding. Participants develop ongoing connections with industry partners, creating pathways for student placement, access to proprietary data and equipment, and research directions that might never emerge in purely academic contexts. Many secure partnerships worth $30,000+ within twelve months, with some developing multi-year collaborations that provide stable funding alongside academic freedom.
This program includes
1- to 2-day specialized training
Limited to 20 in-person participants
100+ page take-home workbook for continued success
What our students say
Trusted by both scientists and university leadership for delivering career-transforming outcomes.
'This workshop was genuinely one of the most insightful experiences I've had! The guidance and practical next steps provided were incredibly helpful. It is indeed a unique combination of information that is otherwise quite hard to find. Really interesting material and a superb presentation from your side. A huge thank you, David!'
'Thank you for an incredibly valuable workshop. I learned a lot from each session and even shared some tips with my family and colleagues. I also applied the Development Mindset to a decision I had been struggling with regarding a task related to my PhD. I decided yesterday to stop overcomplicating things and chose an approach that will hopefully be effective and deliver results. I’ll be presenting it to my supervisors on Monday and hope it goes well!'
Bridging scientific excellence and business impact with proven leadership experience.
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Empowering researchers to thrive in industry with practical career frameworks.
Trusted globally to bridge the academia-industry gap for measurable success.
Transform your scientists into industry leaders
Learn how our workshops help PhDs succeed in industry, PIs grow their labs and get more funding, and universities secure long-lasting industry partnerships.
