Oregon’s universities launch collaborative research Web site

PORTLAND -- (July 20, 2009) -- Oregon's four premier research universities, Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University, Portland State University and the University of Oregon, have launched a new website, to promote interaction between industry and Oregon research universities.

Innovate Collaborate Oregon (http://icoregon.net) incorporates a searchable technology portal allowing visitors to identify and learn more about promising discoveries and collaboration opportunities at Oregon's universities.

Oregon universities collaborate with entrepreneurs, companies, and the business community to ensure that ideas generated by faculty, students, and staff reach the private sector to create products and services that benefit the public. Innovate Collaborate Oregon will allow greater industry access to the latest advances in university research and enable the universities to generate resources to continue academic research. It also provides the public with an opportunity to learn more about world-class research in the State of Oregon.

Oregon's public research universities collaborate on initiatives in addition to Innovate Collaborate Oregon. These include the University Venture Development Fund (ous.edu/venturefund), The Oregon Innovation Showcase, and participation in Oregon's Signature Research Centers (Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute (ONAMI), Oregon Built Environment and Sustainable Technologies (Oregon BEST), and Oregon Translational Research and Drug Development Institute (OTRADI).

Media contact: Kerri Griesbeck 503-725-8794, Portland State University, Office of University Communications

Sources/Program Contacts:

PSU: Dana Bostrom, Director, Innovation & Industry Alliances, Bostrom@pdx.edu, 503-725-8454

OHSU: Arundeep S. Pradhan, Director, Technology Transfer & Business Development, pradhana@ohsu.edu, 503-494-8200

OSU: Brian Wall, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, brian.wall@oregonstate.edu. 541-737-9058

UO: Charles Williams, Director, Office of Technology Transfer, crw@uoregon.edu, 541-346-2028