Innovation and Industrial Collaboration Program

The ERC will develop membership partnership with small-, medium- and large-scale firms.  The member firms will represent sensors/electronics, coatings and materials manufacture and medical implants and other sectors relevant to the ERC's research. The ERC initially will form its industrial partnership with the firms committed to membership in the proposal and will expand the membership to include more firms. The members will be engaged in the research, education, and technology transfer/innovation efforts of the ERC through participation in the Industrial Advisory Board.

The ERC will include the proposed local and state government organizations devoted to entrepreneurship and innovation in North Carolina that are partners with the ERC. These organizations will help spur the development of start-up firms in North Carolina based on the research and will provide input to the development of courses and other educational experiences, designed to give students knowledge about innovation and development of small, high technology firms.