Better Together: Catalyzing Innovation in Organic Synthesis via Academic-Industrial Consortia
Year: 2024
Type: editorial
Abstract: A t what became one of the most famous speeches in his career, in 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy issued a challenge to his nation to do what would be considered near impossible in the 20th century: land humans on the surface of the moon and return them safely to earth, by the end of the 1960s.Such a monumental undertaking required wholly new fields and technologies to be developed.Indeed, the success of the Apollo 11 mission hinged on extensive collaboration with over 20,000 industrial firms and universities.Academicindustrial consortia like the one that allowed for the exploration of the lunar surface are among the best mechanisms for tackling large scientific challenges, including those facing the chemical community in the 21st century. 1 These partnerships evolve in a number of ways, from government funded centers and networks that draw in industrial partners, such as the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Science and Technology Centers, the National Science Foundation of China, and the European Commission's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN), to industrial initiatives that onboard relevant academic laboratories, such as the American Chemical Society Green Chemistry Institute.Universities also offer Ph.D. programs that integrate academic-industrial training, as showcased by the University of Oxford's Synthesis for Biology and Medicine Centre for Doctoral Training (SBM CDT).Additionally, initiatives such as the Princeton Catalysis Initiative (PCI) exemplify how universities can promote collaborations among faculty members across various research fields and partner industries.Although traditional collaborations involving one-to-one academic group-company relationships still have significant impacts on the corresponding fields, larger consortia leverage the full capabilities of their constitutive institutions to address interdisciplinary challenges.Further, they tend to be longer term, allowing for better
Source: Organic Letters
Language: English
Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funders: National Science Foundation, Center for Selective C-H Functionalization, National Science Foundation, University of Oxford, European Commission, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Division of Chemistry, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
Awards: G1669157076, G1981394742, G2027168600, G2252040367, EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Synthesis for Biology and Medicine, G3300410230, G4421890870, Photocatalysis as a tool for synthetic organic chemistry, G4836404307, G4937468798, G5045220161, New Directions in Bioisostere Research, Accelerating photoredox catalysis in continuous-flow systems, Accelerating photoredox catalysis in continuous-flow systems, Photocatalysis as a tool for synthetic organic chemistry, NSF Center for Selective CH Functionalization, Boron: Beyond the Reagent
OpenAlex ID: W4391322837