Case Study Library
Case studies for partnerships across biotechnology, artificial intelligence, climate technology, advanced materials, pharmaceuticals, quantum computing, and defense-adjacent research with sector context, partnership structure, matching approach, and measurable outcomes.
Advanced Robotics
Artificial Intelligence
Climate Technology
Critical Resources
Marine & Ocean Tech
Materials Science
Pharmaceuticals
Quantum Computing
Advanced Manufacturing
Advanced Robotics
Oxford and AtkinsRéalis Deploy Nuclear Robots
Scaling autonomous inspection from Sellafield to 40+ countries.
Artificial Intelligence
Why MIT and IBM Bet $240M on AI Computing
Flat-funded, co-located lab producing 1,500+ publications.
Climate Technology
MIT and GE Vernova’s $50M Climate Alliance
Multi-layered alliance across five consortia.
Cosmo Oil and Kyoto Turn CO₂ Into Carbon
Five-party CCU consortium covering the full value chain.
Critical Resources
Virginia Tech and Aclara’s Rare Earth Plant
On-campus pilot plant for heavy rare earth separation.
Missouri S&T’s $160M Critical Minerals Engine
260+ partners in an NSF Innovation Engine.
Curtin and Victory Metals Accelerate Rare Earths
Australia’s largest clay-hosted HREE deposit.
Marine & Ocean Tech
FAU and Hydromea’s AUKUS Subsea Comms Win
$1M trilateral award for underwater communications.
Materials Science
NUS and U of Toronto’s Materials AI Foundry
Open autonomous lab building the largest materials dataset.
Stony Brook and SWFT Labs’ Nanomaterials Deal
Discovery to product via exclusive license and MRA.
Pharmaceuticals
NVIDIA and Lilly’s $1B AI Drug Discovery Lab
Continuous learning connecting AI to wet labs.
Bayer and CU Anschutz’s Clinical Trial Blueprint
Bayer’s first academic medical center alliance.
Sanofi and Semmelweis Build Drug Development Hub
Key site for Central and Southern Europe.
Merck and Mayo Clinic’s AI Data Platform Deal
Platform_Orchestrate model for secure data access.
Novartis-MIT Center for Continuous Manufacturing
$65M center transforming pharma production.
Quantum Computing
Quantinuum and Rolls-Royce’s Quantum CFD
Four-party collaboration for quantum simulation.
Advanced Manufacturing
Boeing-University of Cambridge Research Initiative
Multi-year aerospace collaboration.
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