Innovation
Research That Innovates
Partnering with Kennesaw State University for product and service development offers corporations a powerful strategic advantage.
Our infrastructure and scientific expertise can bridge critical gaps that corporations may not be equipped to handle internally. Universities are often at the forefront of innovation, producing not only new ideas but also the intellectual property (IP) that can be translated into market-ready products and services.
We provide access to cutting-edge labs, advanced prototyping capabilities, and faculty with deep technical expertise, allowing corporate partners to accelerate the design and testing of new products.
These partnerships foster experimentation in a low-risk environment, helping companies refine concepts before committing full-scale internal resources. Beyond services, process improvements driven by academic research can make existing products better, cheaper, or faster.
Joint Research Agreements (JRAs) further deepen the collaborative relationship, offering a structured framework for co-development. These agreements typically involve shared funding and governance, creating a mutual incentive to pursue commercially relevant outcomes. JRAs also allows companies time to identify students who will fit in culturally with their companies, a ‘try before you buy’ opportunity to lower hiring expenses.
A major asset we offer is exclusive access to valuable Big Data sets, (often collected over years of federally funded research), and the analytical power to make sense of them. For corporations looking to build or train AI models, university partners can provide not only unique data but also the algorithmic and domain expertise to help unlock insights that drive smarter products and decisions. This kind of collaboration is particularly advantageous in regulated or complex sectors like healthcare or transportation, where high-quality data and defendable AI models are essential.
