As the 2015-2016 academic year comes to a close, universities and their industry partners have announced several new university-industry partnerships to leverage university research capabilities to address industry needs. Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Rolls-Royce, and several pharma companies have agreed to commit millions of dollars to support these partnerships targeted at increasing the pace of scientific discovery as well as training the next generation of STEM professionals. Partnerships have been announced in Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and internationally in Canada and Switzerland.
