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Partners

Overview

We foster relationships with corporations, foundations, governmental organizations, and other partners to advance education, research, and innovation in areas of mutual interest; encourage technology transfer to advance research and spur innovation; and, by virtue of our integrated and multidisciplinary nature, facilitate connections throughout the University.

Our goal is to create a collaborative and vibrant environment by:

  • enabling interactions with our faculty, researchers, and students; 
  • integrating our efforts with relevant offices, departments, and schools within Harvard;
  • sharing information and ideas about scientific and technical challenges;
  •  maintaining and developing connections among Harvard alumni in the corporate world;
  • providing avenues for hands-on problem solving aimed at making a positive impact on society.

Opportunities

Our partners have numerous avenues for engagement, including industry lectures, outreach workshops and seminars, visits to meet faculty and researchers, recruitment activities, and commercialization opportunities.

  • We provide access and fruitful collaborations with world-renowned experts to give companies a window into emerging technologies and business opportunities.
  • We help companies advance their research priorities in specific areas of interest and collaborate as significant long-term partners in major research initiatives.
  • We facilitate technology transfer opportunities for companies, which may result in licensing opportunities and patents.
  • We hold focused workshops throughout the year covering themes such as: multi-functional materials; advances in imaging, communications, and opto-electronics;; next generation computation and electronics; and technologies for sustainable engineering.
  • We host a CTO Lecture Series and smaller format “tech talks” given by professionals and researchers from around the globe.

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Case Studies

Examples of successful partnerships

BASF
Set up as an integrated partnership among Harvard and BASF researchers, the BASF Advanced Research Initiative at Harvard benefits from having strong ties with departments and schools throughout the University.

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
SEAS faculty, through support from the Gates Foundation, are developing needle-free vaccines and finding new ways to gather public health information.

National Science Foundation (NSF)
SEAS contains major government sponsored interdisciplinary initiatives which support collaborations with industry, such as the NSF-sponsored Materials Research Engineering Center (MRSEC) and the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center (NSEC), as well as Harvard-initiated efforts like the seed-funded Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS).

Siebel Scholars
The Siebel Scholars program was established in 2001 to recognize the most talented students at the world’s leading graduate schools of business and computer science. Each year, up to five outstanding graduate students are honored as Siebel Scholars. The Dean nominates the Siebel Scholars on the basis of outstanding academic performance and qualities of leadership. Each Siebel Scholar receives a $25,000 award to defray tuition and expenses in the final year of his or her graduate studies.

SiOnyx
A spin-off dedicated to commercializing black silicon, a novel material developed at Harvard that has potential use in next-generation night-vision and infra-red imaging systems and solar panels.

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