Partner with UCR: Bridge Industry and Innovation
The Office of Technology Partnerships connects your company with world-class research, top-tier student talent, and state-of-the-art facilities at UC Riverside.
Ways to Engage
UCR offers a 360-degree partnership model that connects companies with research, talent, technology, and innovation infrastructure.
Research & Development
Sponsor groundbreaking research, access our state-of-the-art labs, and collaborate directly with UCR faculty.
Talent Pipeline
Recruit top-tier UCR students through internships, capstone projects, and direct hiring initiatives.
Technology Transfer
License UCR’s robust intellectual property portfolio to accelerate your commercialization efforts.
Entrepreneurship
Become a tenant or sponsor at the SoCal OASIS® Park to embed your company within our innovation ecosystem.
Our Core Focus Areas
Find the right entry point for your industry, research interests, and partnership goals.

Engineering & Physical Sciences
Access cutting-edge research, next-generation engineering solutions, and advanced physical sciences expertise.
Featured Centers
- CE-CERT (Environmental Research)
- Winston Chung Global Energy Center
- Center for Nanoscale Science & Engineering
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View All Engineering & Physical Sciences Centers
Name Website Center for Superconductive Quantum Electronics (SCQE) Center of Innovative Materials for Energy and Environment (UC-KIMS) mse.ucr.edu/research/biomaterial Data Science Center datascience.ucr.edu Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT) cert.ucr.edu Center for Industrial Biotechnology (CIB) cib.ucr.edu Center for Networked Configurable Command, Control and Communications (NC4) nc4.ucr.edu Center for Robotics and Intelligent Systems (CRIS) cris.ucr.edu Center for Research and Education in Cyber Security and Privacy (CRESP) cresp.cs.ucr.edu Energy, Economics and Environment (E3) e3.ucr.edu Winston Chung Global Energy Center (WCGEC) wcgec.ucr.edu Materials Science and Engineering Program mse.ucr.edu
Life Sciences & Agriculture
Collaborate with leading researchers in biotechnology, sustainable agriculture, and plant sciences to solve global challenges.
Featured Centers
- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology (IIGB)
- UCR Agricultural Experiment Station
- Center for Plant Cell Biology (CEPCEB)
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View All Life Science & Ag Centers
Name Website Center for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (CAFE) cafe.ucr.edu Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology icqmb.ucr.edu Center for Infectious Disease and Vector Research cdvr.ucr.edu Alternative Earths Astrobiology Center astrobiology.ucr.edu Center for Conservation Biology ccb.ucr.edu Environmental Dynamics and GeoEcology Institute (EDGE) edge.ucr.edu Center for Plant Cell Biology (CEPCEB) cepceb.ucr.edu Center for Integrative Bee Research (CIBER) ciber.ucr.edu Stem Cell Center and Core Facility iestemcells.ucr.edu Air Pollution Research Center (APRC) aprc.ucr.edu
Real-World Impact Through Strategic Collaboration
See how our recent Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) and licensing agreements are solving global challenges.
Partner Resources & Quick Links
Find research expertise, partnership information, and impact resources.
Let’s Start a Conversation
Ready to explore how your company can partner with UC Riverside’s world-class research and talent? Connect with our team today.
Luke Kannike
Sr. Corporate Engagement Officer
Office of Technology Partnerships at UC Riverside
lukemank@ucr.edu | Call or Text: 951.827.0701
