Expertise and Resource Portals for University-Industry Engagement - David Knowles/Sharlini Sankaran
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Connecting research and economic development David Knowles, UNC Chapel Hill on behalf of Dr. Sharlini Sankaran, Executive Director [email protected] ; (919) 445-9634 www.reachnc.org 1
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University systems, state governments, and economic development organizations are developing new expertise and resource portals to foster university-industry engagement. These portals expose subject matter experts conducting research and university resources like core facilities willing to engage with industry, making experts and resources discoverable by search and easier to connect with.
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Connecting research and economic development
David Knowles, UNC Chapel Hillon behalf of
Dr. Sharlini Sankaran, Executive [email protected]; (919) 445-9634
www.reachnc.org @reachnchub 1
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“For years, the cycle from the call to the connection took a number of phone calls to deans, department chairs, professors and administration to ascertain the best match for the inquirer. These calls could span over several days to find the right expert…”
- Ruthann Cage, Economic Developer, East Carolina University
How do you find and connect toan expert within North Carolina?
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The Solution: REACH NC
• A searchable statewide portal that allows North Carolina to tap into its vast pool of experts and resources.
• Allows those inside and outside academia to access researcher expertise and assets easily.
• Makes visible more than 10,000 researcher profiles from 19 North Carolina higher education and research institutions.
• Increase transparency and visibility of research expertise across North Carolina.
• Enable more efficient and effective location of experts for collaborative opportunities.
KEY GOALS
• Over 10,200 research experts representing 19 NC institutions – largest, most comprehensive such tool.
• Over 1,600 assets and resources and growing.
REACH NC: experts at your fingertips
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A partnership of universities, non-profits & economic development agencies
www.reachnc.org
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Drill down for details on expert activity in several categories.
Search by concept or name, or insert paragraphs from other sources to find relevant experts (Full Text search).
See visualizations of expert’s research trends over time and network of collaborators.
1. Experts search - Typical Expert Profile Page
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See descriptions, locations, and contact info.
2. REACH NC Resource Finder
• Launched June 24, 2014; first searchable statewide resource finder of its kind.
• Contains over 1,600 assets from six participating institutions: UNC Chapel Hill, Duke, ECU, UNC Charlotte, UNC Greensboro, NC A&T.
• More institutions in process of joining in coming months.
Search by one or more institutions
A useful resource for NC’s
Economic development community
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REACH NC short video
A few accomplishments:• 2013 University Economic Developers
Association (UEDA) national Award of Excellence in Leadership & Collaboration.
• Provided key data, assistance, and resources in several large grants including UNC’s successful $54.6 million NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA).
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• Successfully matched experts to several economic development projects – including biotechnology, healthcare, military/ defense, engineering, and energy projects.
• Provided information on expertise and resources for several economic development recruitment efforts.
How can we help you?
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Sharlini Sankaran, Executive Director919.445.9634
Monica Schledorn, Program Coordinator919.445.0478
@reachnchubwww.reachnc.org
