The Triple Helix of university-industry-government relations is an internationally recognized model for understanding entrepreneurship, the changing dynamics of universities, innovation, and socio-economic development. But other organizations play pivotal roles in the research enterprise as well, including private foundations, advocacy groups, NGOs, and other research funders. This GUIRR meeting explored how and why universities, industry, and government engage with non-traditional partners including philanthropic institutions, venture capital, seed funders, and foundations linked to government agencies. The meeting considered the relationships between non-traditional partners and lead investigators and explored how external partnerships affect research agendas, workforce development, and the leveraging other supporting funds.
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Marilyn Simons, President of the Simons Foundation
PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
How do science-funding philanthropies develop funding strategies, and how do they coordinate and engage with government, universities, and industry in different sectors?
Daniel Goroff, Vice President and Program Director at the Sloan Foundation
Kedest Tesfagiorgis, Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Marc Malandro, Vice President for Operations for Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Bodo Stern, Chief Development and Strategy Officer at Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Marion Greenup, Vice President for Administration at the Simons Foundation
DE-RISKING INVESTMENTS IN INNOVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIP
The importance of innovative partnerships in accelerating research
Mark Burns, Executive Director of Mcubed at the University of Michigan
Kirstin Leute, Senior Vice President for University Relations at Osage University Partners
MISSION-DRIVEN PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE
Partnerships formulated to support mission-driven innovation. How do agencies work with linked foundations and partnership organizations to coordinate research agendas? What are the benefits and barriers to agencies that have linked foundations?
Alan Leonardi, Director of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research
Sally Rockey, Executive Director of the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research
David Hart, Senior Fellow at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation