Connect with leading industry R&D teams
Emerge is an NSF-supported project that provides emerging research institutions (ERIs) with access to funding and support from top industry R&D teams to accelerate innovation.
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Researcher from emerging institution

Connect with organizations from across the R&D spectrum.

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Get a head start

Join our inaugural focus area—Materials Science—and forge early partnerships with leading industry teams actively seeking collaborations with emerging research institutions.

Accelerate commercialization

Fast-track your institution's research by connecting with industry partners that can help translate early-stage innovations into market-ready.

Highlight scientific talent

Showcase your institution's talent and expertise to foster industry collaborations that drive innovation.

Unlock funding & resources

Broaden your institution's access to industry funding and resources to extend the reach of your innovations.

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Researcher from emerging institution

Emerge is powered by Halo, a partnering platform that helps R&D teams uncover new technologies and connect with innovators.

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Using Halo we've been able to find new research and experts that none of our other tools could find. That has been a major benefit, unearthing what is up and coming and beneath the surface.

Maxine at Kraft Heinz
Maxine Roman R&D Innovation Collaboration
& Partnerships Lead Kraft Heinz
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Through Halo I've been able to connect and collaborate with partners that see applications for my research in areas I hadn't imagined.

Paul at Arizona State University
Paul Westerhoff, PhD, PE, BCEE Principal Investigator Arizona State University
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Academic collaborations with industry often come about organically...Halo is working to make these collaborations happen more frequently & deliberately.

Alan at University of Illinois at Chicago
Alan Koncarevic, PhD Assistant Vice Chancellor, Innovation & Corporate Partnerships University of Illinois at Chicago
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