ASU is a Knowledge Enterprise
Advancing research, innovation and entrepreneurship at Arizona State University, driving economic development in Arizona and beyond.
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About ASU Research
ASU has created a vibrant environment of discovery, interdisciplinary collaboration, and innovation focused on solving societal grand challenges. ASU's research expenditures have tripled over the last decade, making it one of the fastest growing research enterprises in the U.S.
Strategic Research Areas
Our research strategy builds on ASU’s strengths in areas such as sustainability, education and bio/health, in ways that address the key challenges of today and tomorrow.
Learn moreAbout the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development
Our office advances faculty and student research, entrepreneurship and economic development at ASU, in Arizona, and beyond. The “knowledge enterprise” is a new model for a 21st century research university with a unique portfolio of interdisciplinary institutes and initiatives, corporate engagement programs, and support for the creation of new businesses.
We are here to serve our faculty, researchers and students in all aspects of their work—from turning ideas into winning proposals to moving their discoveries into the marketplace.
Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan
Senior Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development
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Contact
Phone: 480-965-1225
Fax: 480-965-8293
OKED@asu.edu
Media Inquiries
Amelia Huggins
Phone: 480-965-1754
Amelia.Huggins@asu.edu
Interdisciplinary Discovery
ASU’s interdisciplinary institutes and initiatives build on our existing foundation of expertise while allowing us to expand our capabilities in areas of current and future social relevance. They enable researchers to collaborate freely across diverse disciplines, partner with outside organizations and industries, and receive support in pursuing large grants.
Get Involved
Our institutes and initiatives provide numerous opportunities for faculty, students and external partners.
Students conduct research within all of our institutes and initiatives. Find out more about student opportunities at uResearch.
We welcome partnerships with the business community. Learn more about how you can get involved on our Industry & Startups page.
Biodesign Institute
Looking to nature for solutions in health care, sustainability and security.
Global Institute of Sustainability
Finding practical solutions to environmental, economic and social challenges in an urbanizing world.
LightWorks
Leveraging ASU’s strengths in renewable energy fields such as artificial photosynthesis, biofuels and next-generation photovoltaics.
Security and Defense Systems Initiative
Addressing national security issues through technology, law and policy, and sociocultural root causes.
Flexible Electronics and Display Center
Developing full-color, video-rate, flexible electronic displays and systems. Part of the advanced materials and manufacturing efforts within MacroTechnology Works.
Complex Adaptive Systems @ ASU
Studying complex networks of interacting and independent agents that learn and adapt over time.
Decision Theater
Exploring decision-making in uncertain times through advanced visualization and simulation technology.
Institute for Social Science Research
Advancing the social sciences through geographic information systems, web and survey support.
Institute for Humanities Research
Exploring social and scientific issues through historical, philosophical and creative perspectives.
Learning Sciences Institute
Understanding learning, the conditions and behaviors that influence it, and innovations that can maximize it.
Engaging with Industry
The Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development facilitates collaboration among the university, industry and government. Housed at SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, our team connects companies of all sizes to the vast array of resources at the university, helping industry with everything from sponsoring research and recruiting talent to finding faculty experts and licensing ASU technology.
Brochure: Driving Economic DevelopmentTechnology Transfer
Arizona Technology Enterprises (AzTE) is the exclusive intellectual property management and technology transfer organization for Arizona State University. AzTE works with faculty, investors and industry partners to speed the flow of innovation from research laboratory to the marketplace.
Startups
ASU’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation group accelerates high-potential startup companies by providing a range of services to faculty, staff and student entrepreneurs as well as to startups outside of ASU. Its programs and initiatives include the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative, the Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator, Rapid Startup School, the Alexandria Network and AREA48.
Did you know?
SkySong, the ASU Scottsdale Innovation Center, is home to a global business community.
Solving Global Challenges
ASU Global works to identify, qualify and pursue a robust pipeline of projects that provide solutions to the most complex challenges facing the developing world today. We provide the link between ASU’s world-class researchers and international development funding agencies around the world. We engage NGOs, the public sector, and foundations in strategic partnerships that leverage our individual strengths into a collective that is inherently more than the sum of its parts.
Focus Areas
- Education
- Rule of Law
- Sustainability
Current Projects
The Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP) brings together government, academia, and industry to modernize Vietnamese public higher education in engineering.
The Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy (VOCTEC) program aims to improve the sustainability of renewable energy infrastructure and investments in developing countries by increasing awareness, knowledge and capacity of local stakeholders, primarily in decentralized clean energy technologies.
Proposals and Awards
Find resources to assist with preparing and submitting proposals, negotiation and setup of sponsored projects, and management of awards, including federal, state and university regulations governing research.
- Find research administration assistance
- Faculty toolbox for sponsored projects
- Help with managing large projects
- Research compliance and integrity resources
- Explore our animal care program
Industry Partnerships and Technology Transfer
OKED has the resources help you navigate business partnerships and intellectual property development and assist in establishment of a startup company.
- Disclose an invention or file a patent
- Establish a licensing agreement
- Help with forming a startup company
- Link with industry partners
- Explore entrepreneurial activities
Funding and Collaboration
Stay current with research news and policies, identify funding opportunities, and find potential collaborators and discipline experts.
- Access limited submissions and a full suite of services for proposal development
- Find ASU, UA and NAU collaborators and experts (SciVal)
- COSPIVOTTM: personalized funding opportunities and collaborator search
Research Space & Facilities
Find the information you need to incorporate space and facilities into your research plan.
- Learn about ASU’s research facilities
- Find a shared instrument or facility
- Help with Recharge Centers or request cost share for an equipment grant
- Learn about ASU’s Research Space Plan
Did you know?
ISTB4 is the largest research building at ASU
Research Impact
ASU pursues use-inspired research that contributes to the public good, and assumes major responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of the communities that surround it. ASU faculty, students and staff are making a difference in the community, the state, the nation and the world.
ASU SkySong and its tenant companies have generated more than $460 million in economic impact for the Greater Phoenix area since SkySong’s inception.
Attracting Excellence to AZ
ASU SkySong and its tenant companies have generated more than $460 million in economic impact for the Greater Phoenix area since SkySong’s inception.
Companies that move to the Valley cite Arizona universities as a major attractor in terms of workforce and potential research collaborations. For example, GoDaddy is building a Global Technology Center at the ASU Research Park that will create 300 new jobs.
Top 100 Research Universities in the World
ASU is ranked among the top 100 research universities in the world. (Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities)
Research Expenditures
ASU is one of the fastest growing research universities in the U.S., more than tripling its research expenditures since 2002.
Leader in Patents
ASU ranks 4th in the world for U.S. patents generated among universities without a medical school.
Advancing Entrepreneurship
ASU ranks 10th in the nation and 18th among the world's top university business incubators. (University Business Incubator Index 2013)
