Dear Colleagues, As we give thanks this season, I know we are all incredibly proud and grateful for the accomplishments of our research community. It is a high honor for me to be able to support your research and celebrate your discoveries and achievements. Your transformative efforts support President Folt’s ambitious moonshots and enhance the…
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USC-led Project Receives National Science Foundation (NSF) Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI-1) Award
A proposal led by faculty at the University of Southern California’s (USC) Information Sciences Institute (ISI) has received a Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure (Mid-scale RI-1) Award from the NSF. The Mid-scale RI-1 program supports the design and implementation of research infrastructure — including testbeds, equipment, cyberinfrastructure, large-scale data sets, and personnel. Awardees will test new theories and…
Monthly Update – October 2023
Dear Colleagues, November is National Gratitude Month. I write to express my deep appreciation for you as you advance research and translate innovations into solutions that, despite current challenges and tribulations, will make our world a better place. And I know with certitude that your forward-thinking work will have immeasurable impact on future generations. This…
USC Licensing Agreement Reached with Faculty-led & Founded Company: USC Licensing Agreement Considered Largest IP Transfer for Commercialization of Chemotherapies Related to Brain and CNS Diseases
As the technology licensing office for the University of Southern California (USC), the Stevens Center for Innovation is committed to fostering and upholding the innovation ecosystem for the university and the broader region. USC strives to actively promote a culture of collaboration and entrepreneurship and encourage our faculty to translate their discoveries through the commercialization pipeline…
USC Research & Innovation Supports Faculty Recipient of Department of Energy (DOE) Award
The University of Southern California (USC) Office of Research & Innovation (OORI) strives to encourage and support faculty across the university to excel in their fields through ethical and rigorous research, scholarship, creativity, and innovation. We support our faculty in their efforts to obtain external federal funding that builds off of the innovative projects they lead internally at USC.…
Monthly Update – September 2023
Dear Colleagues, Our researchers continue to thrive. USC was ranked 29th in the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) list of universities granted U.S. patents in the United States. I greatly appreciate your exceptional work in making an impact through USC. This month’s update highlights recent news and upcoming workshops from the Office of Research and Innovation. Thank…
USC Announces 2023 Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award Recipients
The USC Office of Research and Innovation (OORI) has converged with the Ming Hsieh Institute for Research on Engineering-Medicine for Cancer (MHI) to create the Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award, which aims to make USC an international leader in translational research, bridging basic science, engineering, computing, and medicine. The Ming Hsieh Institute Research Award (MHIRA)…
USC’s Awardees for 2023 Collaborative Research Planning Program
The USC Research and Innovation (OORI) office strives to support faculty in their research endeavors and position them to successfully pursue external funding opportunities. OORI’s robust internal funding programs promote multidisciplinary and convergent research activities that encourage collaborations across USC schools and programs and with other academic institutions and small businesses. The Collaborative Research Planning…
USC Stevens Center and IntelliMicro Discuss Future Commercialization Opportunities
In August, the Stevens Center’s interim executive director, Dr. Steven Moldin, and senior tech licensing manager, Bonnie Phan Wolfe, hosted IntelliMicro Medical Co.’s Chairman of the Board, Xiang Zhen Fei, and Golden Eye Bionics’s Director of Administration, Kate Miao to discuss future collaborations focused on the commercialization of medical devices, with current applications in the…
Monthly Update – August 2023
Dear Colleagues, At the beginning of the new school year, it is again time for me to serenade you and your research teams. Through collaboration and innovative work, you make discoveries and develop solutions across all our campuses every day. You enable USC to be a preeminent research institution and help realize President Folt’s Moonshots. …