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Article: Shaping what's ahead: UNC Charlotte and the Charlotte Research Institute provide intellectual capital to spur economic growth.(UNC Charlotte)(University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
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- Business North Carolina
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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As the Carolinas' largest city, Charlotte demands the intellectual capital to fuel--and sustain--regional economic growth. In meeting that need, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and its Charlotte Research Institute (CRI) are primed to deliver expertise that will drive the new economy. Over the last 12 years, UNC Charlotte has disclosed approximately 350 inventions. Additionally, it has filed 220 patents and spun off 24 start-up companies. The university has also transferred 60 technologies to industry.
Since its founding in 2000, CRI has accelerated UNC Charlotte's development as a doctoral research university. Through 2003, industry funding to the ...