From Name: From Email: To Name: To Email: Optional Message: Why Companies and Universities Should Forge Long-Term Collaborations from Harvard Business Review From Jan. 25: In the last decade, there has been an explosion in the number of research deals between companies and universities. Companies, which have been reducing spending on early stage research for three decades, have been increasingly turning to universities to perform that role, seeking access to the best scientific and engineering minds in specific domains. Faced with stingier government support of academic research and calls to contribute more to their local economies, universities have been more receptive. more 7701 Las Colinas Blvd., Ste. 800, Irving, TX 75063