• Enhanced Research Funding: Gain access to additional funding resources that can support your cutting-edge research and expand your projects.
• Collaborative Opportunities: Establish partnerships with leading industry players and collaborate on innovative projects that have real-world applications. Industry experts can provide valuable insights and perspectives to research endeavors.
• Technology Transfer: Increase the potential for commercialization of your research findings, facilitating the transfer of new technologies from the lab to the market.

• Student Engagement: Provide your students with hands-on experience and networking opportunities with industry partners, enhancing their education and career prospects.
• Long-Term Relationships: Build lasting relationships with industry sponsors that can lead to ongoing support and future collaborations.
• Visibility and Impact: Elevate the visibility and impact of your research within both the academic and industry communities, showcasing UCR’s commitment to innovation and excellence.

Services

We assist you throughout the entire process, from initial discussions to contract signing and post-award support. Our team handles a variety of research agreements, including:

• Corporate Sponsored Research Agreements

  Agreements with for-profit sponsors cover many activities including basic, applied or developmental research, collaborative research, and various types of testing.  As a public, non-profit educational institution, the University is bound by certain policies and regulations regarding what it can and cannot accept in an agreement. Whenever possible, the University tries to negotiate an agreement using the appropriate standard University contract language for the activity proposed. These standard agreements address key concepts required by University policy.

• Confidentiality Agreements (CDAs/NDAs)

  A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), also referred to as a Confidential Disclosure Agreement (CDA) or a Secrecy Agreement, is a contract between the university and one or more outside entities, (e.g., a company), to facilitate and govern the sharing of confidential and proprietary information.   An NDA may be needed to have discussions with an Industry partner prior to entering into a collaboration.  If confidential information will be shared between the parties, it is strongly recommended an NDA should be established to protect the confidentiality of both parties. 

• Material Transfer Agreements

  In order to enhance campus research and increase research collaboration with industry, UCR encourages the transfer of materials to and from our campus.  Examples of the type of material requested for transfer include, but are not limited to, biological (from DNA to live animals), non-biological, chemical compounds, data contained in databases, and software codes.

  If you are a UCR Researcher, to get started, and to provide you with timely service, please complete and submit a Material Transfer Request form.

  If you are an Industry Partner, please email us at mta@ucr.edu.

• Subcontracts Under the SBIR/STTR program

  In partnership with EPIC (Entrepreneurial Proof of Concept and Innovation Center), we offer faculty and small businesses in Inland Southern California comprehensive SBIR/STTR proposal support. 

  The SBIR/STTR Resource Centerwill help you:

  • Locate agencies offering SBIR/STTR funding with focus on your innovation.
  • Understand the SBIR/STTR programs and requirements.
  • Connect and communicate with the agency’s program manager.
  • Connect with University resources, students, faculty experts.
  • Review and improve proposal drafts.
  • Produce a viable commercialization plan.
  • Find resources for your company.
  • Build your team and connect to potential partners.

  See our Frequently Asked Questions

• ​Field Trials

  A Field Trial is defined as an evaluation of a sponsor's material in an agricultural field, greenhouse, or growth chamber trial, where the sponsor provides both the material and the evaluation protocol. A Field Trial does not include any other sponsor materials or products (e.g., equipment, etc.). Field Trials do not include trials conducted for the purpose or furtherance of basic research.

Our team ensures that all parties are aligned and protected, providing a seamless experience from proposal development to final contract execution. Our goal is to support both the University and company's research, technology, and workforce objectives while fostering innovative collaborations.

Misty Madero

Director, Corporate Research & SBIR/STTR Resource Center
Corporate Sponsored Research
(951) 827-2210
misty.madero@ucr.edu

Tammy Whetter

Senior Contract and Grant Officer
Corporate Sponsored Research
(951) 827-7986
tammy.whetter@ucr.edu