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Best practices for core facilities: handling external customers.

Philip Hockberger¹, Susan Meyn, Connie Nicklin

¹Office for Research, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA. p-hockberger@northwestern.edu

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Summary

University core facilities can foster partnerships with nonprofit and commercial organizations by providing access to services and instrumentation. Establishing clear policies and understanding federal regulations are key to successful research collaborations that benefit science and the economy.

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ABRF IRS OMB academic-corporate partnership unrelated business income

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Area of Science:

Research Administration
Technology Transfer
Scientific Infrastructure

Background:

Increasing interest in U.S. scientific organizations and federal agencies to enhance university-private sector research collaborations.
Academic core facilities possess high-end instrumentation and services valuable for external partnerships.

Purpose of the Study:

To outline how university core facilities can facilitate partnerships with nonprofit and commercial entities.
To describe essential institutional policies, procedures, and federal regulations for external access to core facilities.

Main Methods:

Review of institutional policies and best practices for managing external use of core facilities.
Overview of federal regulations pertinent to academic core facility collaborations.
Development of guidelines for handling external partnerships.

Main Results:

Core facilities can offer services and access to advanced instrumentation to external organizations.
Clear institutional policies and adherence to federal regulations are crucial for enabling these partnerships.
Guidelines are provided for managing collaborations between academic core facilities and external entities.

Conclusions:

Directors and managers of core facilities should actively promote and nurture partnerships with external organizations.
Well-managed partnerships between universities and the private sector can yield mutual benefits, supporting research and economic growth.
Strategic collaboration through core facilities represents a win-win opportunity for academic institutions and industry.