About AURP
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AURP is a global non-profit membership organization that represents university-based research parks, innovation districts, technology hubs and the entrepreneurial companies that support the growth and development of dynamic Communities of Innovation.

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October 29, 2024
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 November 11-14, 2024
Bentonville, AR
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 February 24-27, 2025
Tempe, AZ
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Ames IA
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Network News

UIDP Launches Initiative to Strengthen and Modernize University-Industry Partnerships
 UIDP, a global association of leading companies and universities, is launching a year-long effort, led by UIDP President and CEO Tony Boccanfuso, to directly address the need to strengthen and modernize university-industry partnerships through approaches that increase the impact of collaborative research and innovation. Read more.

NSF Awards $39M in Grants to Universities Across U.S. for Quantum Science and Engineering
The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing $39 million to help grow quantum research activities at 23 institutions (seven of which are minority-serving institutions) across the U.S. through the NSF Expanding Capacity in Quantum Information Science and Engineering (ExpandQISE) program. Read more.

AURP's Benchmarking Survey 2023: Advancing Communities of Innovation
AURP's Benchmarking Survey 2023: Advancing Communities of Innovation, in collaboration with Stiletto Consulting Ltd., unveils insights from North American research parks and innovation districts, offering a glimpse into their evolution and future trajectories. Read more.

AURP in Action

New AURP Blog Post: "Growing University-Industry Partnerships: The Changing Outlook for University Research Funding"
Brian Darmody, AURP Chief Strategy Officer, in an extended essay in the AURP Blog, writes about two key events this summer centered on the need for robust government, industry and university partnerships to keep the U.S. technologically competitive. Read more.

AURP and the Federal Laboratory Consortium Launch Strategic Partnership
AURP announces the launch of a strategic partnership with the Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer (FLC). The new partnership’s goals include enhancing the relationship between federal labs and the AURP innovation community to accelerate the transfer of research to the marketplace. Read more.

AURP Wins Stage One of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition
The U.S. SBA has selected AURP as a Stage One winner for the SBA 2024 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition. AURP receives a $50,000 cash prize for its impactful, inclusive approach to nurturing a collaborative national innovation ecosystem to advance small business R&D from ideas to the market. Read more.
 

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