Member Benefits

Companies joining the Partnership not only:

• Influence research directions
• Identify potential future employees through early contact with students
• Receive reduced rates at selected supporting facilities

But also receive:

• Information on related research
• Stimulation of in-house staff
• Preference in licensing of IPrime patents
• Members-only privileges at the IPrime website

In addition, member companies can participate in the following:

Industrial Fellows Program
Companies with IPrime Sponsor membership may send one Fellow per year as part of their membership fees. Affiliate companies may also send Fellows for an additional fee. While in residence at the University, a designated employee works closely with IPrime researchers on a pre-defined research project of mutual interest.

Annual Meetings
Annual reviews of the Partnership's research take place in the spring. At these meetings each research program gives formal oral presentations on its work during the past year. A poster session and reception offers the opportunity for informal interactions and discussions about on-going projects. The four-day meeting also includes master classes and special topic workshops.

Advisory Committees
Advisory Committees meet during the Annual Meetings. Company representatives give feedback on research emphases, project choices, and long-term directions as well as the effectiveness of the Partnership and its management.

Workshops and Short Courses
Workshops and short courses are scheduled throughout the year. Recent topics included workshops on materials properties of pharmaceuticals, challenges in liquid coating application, nanocomposites, colloidal nanoparticles for printed electronics and photovoltaics, and organic optoelectronics for energy efficient applications, as well as short courses on rheological measurements and coating process fundamentals.

Special Project Research Industrial Partners may fund directed (possibly proprietary) research and obtain sole ownership of resulting Intellectual Property. Please contact Bob Lewis, IPrime Director of Technology Transfer, for further details.