Breaking down barriers between industry and academia
Research Enabled is designed to remove the obstacles that make industry and university collaboration difficult, from finding the right researcher to signing the contract.
The portal provides a single place where industry partners can access a vast research community, manage proposals, execute contracts, and discover ongoing research, all without the usual delays and disconnects that slow collaborative work down.
One portal. Thousands of researchers.
Research Enabled gives you easy access in one location to a vast community of researchers across multiple universities and all disciplines. Browse by expertise, equipment, facilities, or research interest and present your challenge to exactly the right people.
- Post research & development challenges
- Find equipment, facilities, or resources for contract work
- Identify potential collaborators for federal funding pursuits
- Receive non-confidential proposals in a timely, consistent format
Structured responses. No back-and-forth.
Once your challenge is live, researchers submit structured proposals you can actually compare. Every submission follows the same format, so you spend time evaluating fit, not decoding documents.
- Request more information from any potential partner
- Ask for proposal revisions before committing
- Move straight to contract when you find the right fit
- All communication tracked in the portal
Faster contracts. Less friction.
Finding a great proposal is only half the battle. We make the contracting process easier too. Use online standard-form contracts that speed up the process, or work directly with the university to negotiate a custom agreement.
- Online standard-form contracts available immediately
- Portal connects you with authorized university administrators
- All contract details (statement of work, budget) in one place
- Active engagement from researchers and university admin throughout
Find research that needs you.
Beyond posting your own challenges, the portal lets you scan ongoing research initiatives across campuses that would benefit from industry collaboration. Reach out directly to principal investigators and explore partnerships before a formal challenge is even needed.
- Browse active faculty research by discipline
- Contact principal investigators directly through the portal
- Explore collaboration on investigator-initiated projects
- Covers all collaboration types, from sponsored research to equipment use
Give us your biggest business challenges.
Join industry partners and researchers already using Research Enabled to turn challenges into collaborations.