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Keeping partnerships organized is a shared challenge across the EPIIC community. Here, Houston City College marks a Memorandum of Understanding with Space Center Houston, one of its partners. Image courtesy of Houston City College Public Relations.
Sorting the Ecosystem: How EPIIC Awardees Categorize Their Partnerships
As industry, school, and community partners multiply, how do EPIIC teams keep track of who’s who — and how deep each relationship runs?
EPIIC awardees hear from panelists on building effective partnerships at a recent EPIIC PI meeting. For many, the next challenge is carrying those relationships forward once the award ends.
After EPIIC: What Lasts When the Award Ends?

Across the EPIIC community, the end of an award is not the end of the work. Teams are embedding new partnership practices, developing toolkits others can adapt, strengthening research infrastructure, and positioning their institutions for what comes next. See how EPIIC awardees are turning time-limited funding into lasting capacity.

Attendees view research posters and connect with presenters during the 2026 Biotechnology Symposium at NorthWest Arkansas Community College.
NWACC Biotechnology Symposium Brings Together Regional Education, Research, and Industry Partners

NorthWest Arkansas Community College’s 2026 Biotechnology Symposium brought students, educators, researchers, and industry partners to Bentonville for a day on biotech training, workforce development, and regional innovation — from undergraduate poster sessions to roundtables mapping the region’s workforce gaps.

ARIS is inviting a small cohort of institutional teams to pilot the Impact Atlas, a research-grounded diagnostic and planning framework that guides teams through seven core dimensions of research impact capacity to help them coordinate, measure, and act on their impact. The pilot aims to produce actionable scholarship, inform stronger institutional models, and build professional learning programs for the next generation of leaders. Applications are due August 14 — learn more about participating and apply now.

UIDP Denver 2026, the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership’s annual conference, takes place September 22–24, 2026, in Denver. Billed as a working environment rather than a passive conference, it brings practitioners together to test ideas, share what’s working, and tackle the challenges shaping university-industry partnerships today. Registration is open now.

NSF’s Translation to Practice program (NSF 25-540) supports use-inspired research and translational activities that move discoveries toward real-world application. The TTP-Translate track provides up to $1.2 million over three years, while TTP-Partner offers up to $2 million over four years for projects involving at least one external partner that can help advance development and deployment. Outcomes may include commercial or pre-commercial products, open-source tools, standards, patents, and startup or small-business formation. Learn more about the opportunity and the upcoming deadline.