Corporate Research

Let’s Collaborate!

To encourage collaboration, our research agreements are simple and straightforward. We offer a portfolio of options to facilitate corporate collaborations, including:

The type of agreement is determined based on your research project needs. Begin to explore Corporate Research at RIT by clicking the links below to compare the agreements.

	Research Services	Corporate R&D	Sponsored Research
Types of research	Testing Analysis Training Consulting	Solutions to specific company problems Prototype product development Market analysis	New discovery New applications Applied research Federally-funded research
Faculty involvement	Limited role	Principal Investigator	Principal Investigator
Student involvement	Generally undergraduate students	Key role Primarily Master's students	Undergraduate students, support role Master's students, possible thesis Ph.D. students, likely dissertation
Intellectual Property	No IP expected	Company to own IP, providing all parties agree RIT retains right to publish, use for education and internal research	Owned by RIT and licensed to sponsor Open to non-exclusive, royalty-free license Negotiations for exclusive license RIT retains right to publish, use for education and internal research
Access to labs & facilites	Yes	Yes	Yes
Duration	Short (days/weeks)	1 – 4 academic quarters	6 months – 3 years
Pricing	Determined by transaction	Fixed price by quarter	Determined by project