An Industry Sponsored Institute is a research program established, organized, hosted, and directed by UC Berkeley faculty and/or staff and funded by private industry. UC Berkeley has set up many successful Industry Sponsored Institutes.
The Office of Intellectual Property and Industry Research Alliances (IPIRA) works closely with the institute's executive directors and industry sponsors to define the opportunity, negotiate terms, and launch and administer the Institute. IPIRA is part of your team, and we are here to help you.
See guidelines for establishing an ISI.
An Industry Sponsored Institute (ISI or Institute) is established, organized, hosted, and directed by Berkeley faculty and/or staff and funded by private industry. An Institute can include the following features:
A successful, properly structured Industry Sponsored Institute:
All industry-sponsored agreements (including ISI Master Agreements) are consistent with the following University principles: