The IUCRC Program began as an experimental program in the early 1970s and was formally launched during 1979-80. It is one of several partnership-based programs supported by the NSF’s Engineering Directorate.
Data on the program has been collected and reported at least since 1986. Key areas of examination include:
- Impact on Human Capital
- Impact on Research & Development
- Impact on Intellectual Property generation
- Impact on Commercialization
2021 was the first year that VentureWell collected the data under award number 1732084. Previously, the data was collected by North Carolina State under award number 1655104. Below are the highlights from the two most current reports. The annual reports from previous years are the Center Structure and Process Outcomes data, discussed below.
Please check back for more updates or reach out to iucrc@venturewell.org if you have any questions or feedback. To access past reports you can visit NC State Innovation Labs or click here for the reports going back to 2010.
Center Structure Data
A report based on the data that is collected directly from all centers covering:
- General Center Information
- Operating Budget: Total Funding
- Capital And In-Kind Support
- Industry Membership Descriptors
- Human Resources
- Center Director Descriptors
- Center Outcomes
- Alumni Career Outcomes
- Intellectual Property and Commercialization Events
The 2022 report has been updated as of 4/1/2023 based on a couple of edits requested by centers.
Center Development Status
Below is an interactive link that visualizes the center data which is included in the .pdf report versions at North Carolina State University. Select a center using the drop-down menu below. Each chart can be expanded by clicking the arrows in the top right corner. To view full screen click HERE.
Center Structure Data Presentation
Process Outcomes
An examination of satisfaction, relevance, and benefits of participation from key stakeholder groups, including:
- IAB members: the private and public members that pay for their membership in the Center
- Students: those trained in the centers, eventually graduated, and often eventually hired by industry members.
- Faculty: those who operate the Centers
Active Centers
Here are all of the centers that have active awards. Those highlighted green are in the planning phase and are not included in any of the reports. Those highlighted purple are not included in the reports because they haven’t completed their first year yet.