Partnership Directory
If you're interested in working with any of the companies listed, please contact us at ncstatepartnerships@ncsu.edu.
| Organization | Description | On Campus |
|---|---|---|
| 321 Coffee | 321 Coffee is a coffee shop and roaster built on inclusion. Based in Raleigh, NC, 321 currently employs adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). | Yes |
| ABB Corporate Research | The ABB Corporate Research Center in the United States is colocated in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Windsor, Connecticut. The center delivers leading-edge technologies and innovative solutions to ABB power and automation businesses. | Yes |
| Adroit Materials | Adroit Materials provides state of the art crystal quality and client-specific material properties thanks to an unparalleled control of alloy composition and doping. | Yes |
| Advanced Energy Corporation | Advanced Energy is an engineering services nonprofit that provides market-based energy solutions. They work with electric utilities, state, federal and local governments and manufacturers. | Yes |
| Agilent Technologies | Agilent Technologies is the world’s premier measurement company providing core analytical and electrical instruments to the life sciences, chemical analysis, communications, and electronics industries. | Yes |
| Aja Labs | Creating biodegradable hair from plant fibers that behaves just like human hair using advances in polymer engineering and bioengineering to produce a sustainable and nourishing product. | No |
| Alkemere | Alkemere produces acrylic-like polymers and monomers used in a variety of products that help with clarity and use in high temperatures or 3D modeling. | Yes |
| Analog Devices | Semiconductor company that develops, manufactures and markets high-performance integrated circuits used in signal-processing applications. | No |
| Apani Labs | Apani Labs has developed a patented process which can recycle pre-consumer and post-consumer cotton waste into virgin quality fibers. | Yes |
| Apple | Apple, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of mobile communication, media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players. | No |
| ArmourAI | ArmourAI has created a technology to track the effectiveness of music students practicing movements to accurately provide feedback. | No |
| BAMS | Baron Advanced Meterorological Systems is a team of scientists, mathematicians and engineers dedicated to expanding the fronteirs of environmental computing. BAMS is the worldwide commercial supplier of superior weather intelligence for critical decision making, | Yes |
| Bandwidth | Communications Provider as a Service (CPaaS) company offering voice, messaging, and 9-1-1 APIs, all built atop the company's carrier-grade VoIP network. Businesses use Bandwidth's APIs to easily add calling, texting and 9-1-1 connectivity to software, applications, and internet-connected devices. | Yes |
| BASF Corp | BASF has a portfolio of products ranging from chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas. | Yes |
| Bayer | Bayer's leadership in agriculture provides tailored solutions for farmers to plant, grow and protect their harvests using less land, water and energy. | Yes |
| Bee Downtown | Bee Downtown installs and maintains sustainable bee communities for businesses in urban areas. | Yes |
| Believer Meats | Believer Meats is a food-tech company that is developing a distributive platform for the cost-efficient, non-GMO production of meat directly from animal cells, without the need to raise or harvest animals. | Yes |
| BENANOVA, Inc. | Benanova Inc. has developed a technology that can facilitate the development of highly efficient and environmentally benign replacements for silver nanoparticle antimicrobials. | Yes |
| Beroe Inc. | Beroe uses procurement intelligence and customized market research to provide comprehensive support to procurement professionals. Beroe is a worldwide company that has applications for Healthcare, Food, Beverage, Tobacco, Personal Products, Chemicals, Materials, Mining, Oil & Gas, Banking, Financial Services, Insurance and Technology. | Yes |
| Biowear | Biowear wearable uses novel microneedle-based technology that conveniently attaches onto your upper arm providing real-time access to a plethora of health data. | No |
| Birlasoft | Formely KPIT. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) specialist with expertise in software and consulting, supply chain analytics and managing the complexities of product data. | Yes |
| Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School | Centennial Campus Middle School is a Wake County magnet middle school which houses 600 6th-8th grade students. | Yes |
| Cisco | Cisco Systems, Inc. is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California, in the center of Silicon Valley. Cisco develops, manufactures and sells networking hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and other high-technology services and products. They have a large RTP presence, which is where many of NC State's relationship originate. | No |
| Citrix | Citrix is is an American multinational software company that provides server, application and desktop virtualization, networking, software as a service (SaaS), and cloud computing technologies. | No |
| City of Raleigh | City of Raleigh and NC State University have an MOU in place (signed September 2016) stating mutual desire to work together on Smart Cities related projects. To date, the two have jointly submitted large grant applications, hosted the first Triangle Smart Cities Summit, and are working on 3 research projects spun out of the Data Sciences Initiative. | No |
| ClearSens | ClearSens Inc. is a start-up company that aims to translate capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) technology for novel ultrasound applications. | Yes |
| Climavision | Climavision is a Kentucky-based science and technology company that studies climate data and analytics. They have a team located in the RTP area that is interested in CC because of the National Weather Service and partnerships with MEAS. | Yes |
| Collaborations Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Collaborations Pharmaceuticals, Inc. performs research and development on innovative therapeutics for multiple rare and infectious diseases. | Yes |
| Cyclica | Cyclica has a data driven drug discovery platform that using AI. They integrate systems biology, medicinal chemistry, biophysics, and machine learning to address challenging problems across the drug discovery life cycle. | No |
| Delta Airlines | Delta Airlines is a global provider of air transportation services. | No |
| Dynovis, Inc. | Dynovis is a small manufacturer located in Virginia that specializes in military fabric structures, and other expeditionary equipment. | No |
| E Construct | E.Construct USA, LLC is a structural engineering consulting firm with locations in Dubai, Ohio, Nebraska and Florida. They offer a broad range of structural engineering services including building design, bridge design, and the design and detailing of precast concrete building components. | Yes |
| Eastman Chemical Company | Eastman is a global chemicals company that produces a broad range of advanced materials, additives and functional products, special chemicals and fibers that are in products people use every day. | Yes |
| Eaton | Eaton Corporation provides energy-efficient solutions to effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. | No |
| Elanco | Elanco is a global animal health company. | No |
| Eli Lilly | Global pharmaceutical company with HQ in Indianapolis, IN. | No |
| Fathom Science | Fathom Science delivers high-resolution, high-fidelity Ocean Intelligence. They deliver tailored, interactive marine environment maps, reports, and data of historical, current, and future marine conditions. | Yes |
| Fibertex | Danish roll goods supplier of nonwovens designed for the industrial and technical industry. | No |
| Framatome | Framatome designs, manufactures, and installs components and fuel for nuclear power plants and offers a full range of reactor services. | No |
| Freese and Nichols | Freese and Nichols is a professional consulting firm providing services in engineering, architecture, environmental science, planning, construction services, energy and program management. | Yes |
| Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies | A global CDMO in pharmaceutical manufacturing providing process development and cGMP production in cell culture, microbial fermentation and gene therapies. | No |
| Gilead Sciences | Gilead Sciences is an American biopharmaceutical company that focuses on researching and developing antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, influenza and COVID-19. With headquarters in Forrest City, CA, the company has a total employee base of more than 13,000. Gilead announced February 9, 2021 that it would establish a location in the Research Triangle for consolidated business services employing 275 people over the next two years. Gilead CIO, Mark Berson will move to Raleigh to lead this office. | No |
| Gradient Medical | Gradient Medical is working to commercialize a medical device technology that treats inoperable tumors more safely and efficiently. | Yes |
| Hanesbrands, Inc. | Hanesbrands Inc. is a global consumer goods company with a portfolio of leading apparel including T-shirts, bras, underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear and activewear. | Yes |
| Hitachi Energy | Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centers. | Yes |
| Honeywell | Honeywell invents and manufactures technologies that address some of the world’s most critical challenges around energy, safety, security, productivity and global urbanization. | No |
| Hoofprint Biome | Hoofprint Biome, developing probiotics for to increase feed digestibility and decreasing methane in cattle. | No |
| Hydrosome | Hydrosome H2O allows compounds to better permeate cell walls, achieving maximum cell absorption. They are looking to partner with researchers to explore opportunities in Pharma, Plants and Poultry | No |
| IBM Innovation Center | Global IT product and solutions company. | Yes |
| Iluma Alliance | Iluma Alliance is a research based company that produces high quality proteins that impact, agriculture, as well as human and animal nutrition. | No |
| Industrial Heat | Developing (LENR) Low Energy Nuclear Reaction for alternative energy sources. The prime focus is converting steam to electricity with the new e-cat technology. If successful, it will be the first of its kind. | Yes |
| Intuitive Surgical | Intuitive Surgical is the global leader in the rapidly emerging field of robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery, and the creator of the da Vinci® Surgical System. | Yes |
| Jabali | Jabali's generative AI-powered game engine will let users create new types of games and interactive experiences without needing extensive game development knowledge. | Yes |
| John Deere | The John Deere has a large portfolio of businesses including two global leaders – Agricultural and Construction equipment. The company is interested in opening a corporate innovation center in order to work closely with faculty and students. | No |
| Laboratory for Analytic Sciences | LAS is a government team collaborating with academic and industry partners to create advanced technology and analysis tradecraft for the U.S. Intelligence Community. | Yes |
| LexisNexis | LexisNexis is a leading global provider of legal, regulatory and business information and analytics that help customers improve outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. | Yes |
| LigaTrap | LigaTrap Technologies is a start up from Dr. Stefano's research. They have created proprietary technologies and services for the purification of proteins. They have a patented portfolio of affinity ligands specific for the purification of monoclonal and polyclonal immunoglobulins from various species. | Yes |
| Linxon | Linxon is a joint venture company set up by SNC-Lavalin and Hitachi Energy. Linxon delivers turnkey electrical alternating current substation projects related to renewable and conventional power generation, power transmission and transportation & electrification solutions such as data centers. Offerings include project design, engineering, procurement, construction, management, commissioning and after-sales support. | Yes |
| Lucideon | Worldwide provider of materials testing a development for the aerospace, ceramics, construction, energy and healthcare industries. | No |
| Lumeova | Products for high speed communications utilizing light. Developing a next generation wireless communication technology that provides ultra-high-speed, broadband connectivity to consumers. | No |
| Mann + Hummel | Mann+Hummel is a leading global expert for filtration solutions and the original equipment supplier to the international automotive and mechanical engineering industries. | No |
| Marvell Technology | Cloud-optimized silicon for data infrastructure that keeps the world running | No |
| McKim & Creed | McKim & Creed offers full-service engineering, surveying and mapping, and planning services. | Yes |
| Merck | Merck is a pharmaceutical company that works to create vaccines and drugs that improve people's health. | No |
| Mott MacDonald | Mott MacDonald is a global engineering, management, and development consulting firm based out of the UK. | Yes |
| NAPPO (N. American Plant Protection Organization) | NAPPO coordinates the collaboration and development of science-based standards to protect agricultural, forest and other plant resources against regulated plant pests, while facilitating trade. | Yes |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation | The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) partners to foster sustainable and impactful conservation solutions so that people and nature thrive together. | No |
| NC Wildlife Resources Commission | The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is dedicated to the wise-use, conservation and management of the State's fish and wildlife resources. | Yes |
| NCGM | Newborn diagnostics company that has an innovative core technology to perform screenings and diagnostics for babies. This technology has a low cost to support and operate allowing those to receive services when they may not have before. | No |
| Neolaia | Yes | |
| NOAA National Weather Service | NOAA’s National Weather Service provides all-hazards information, as well as basic weather, water and climate forecasts, for much of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of NC. | Yes |
| Novonordisk Foundation (NNF) | The Novo Nordisk Foundation is an international foundation focusing on medical treatment and research. It is situated in Denmark. In 2018 it had a net worth of 49.1 billion USD and is the biggest foundation in Denmark. | No |
| Novozymes | Biotechnology company creating bio-industrial products by using enzymes for such things as waste water cleanup, house cleaners and lawn maintenance. | Yes |
| NuPulse, Inc. | NuPulse is a medical device company working to develop a cardiac assist device for treating patients suffering from congestive heart failure. In particular, NuPulse's device augments the output of the left ventricle and is intended for destination or bridge-to-transplant patients. | No |
| Oncotect | Oncotect (formerly Animal Cancer Dx, Vet Onco Dx) has a dog cancer screening test that uses highly sensitive olfactory sensory functions of C. elegans, where it can accurately measure C. elegans’ capability of preferentially discriminating and chemotaxing toward cancer-positive dog urine samples. | Yes |
| OnLogic | OnLogic is a global industrial PC company that specializes in small, fanless computers, built for IIoT and applications that demand high reliability.They focus on hardware for the IoT edge computing. OnLogic has offices in the US, Netherlands, Taiwan and Malaysia. | No |
| PepsiCo | PepsiCo is an American multinational food, snack and drink company. | No |
| Pfizer | Pfizer is a world wide pharmaceutical company that works to create revolutionary medicines across all therapeutic areas with the goal to enrich and extend life across all disease areas. | No |
| Pickett and Associates | Pickett is an engineering company that specializes in aerial and aquatic unmanned stations, multi-beam sounders, digital aerial cameras or LiDAR sensors etc. to provide a comprehensive approach to their clients projects. | Yes |
| Pratt & Whitney | Pratt & Whitney is a manufacturer of commercial airplane engines in large commercial, military and small businesses. | No |
| Prometheus Group | Prometheus is an enterprise application software company specializing in improving the usability and user adoption of SAP plant maintenance. | No |
| Raleigh Founded | Raleigh Founded (formerly HQ Raleigh) offers a broad range of workspaces and a collaborative community for professionals seeking a highly dynamic and inspiring work environment. | Yes |
| Rapid Shape | Rapid Shape® is a south Germany technology company in the field of generative rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing systems (3D printing). Currently evaluating locations for a US office. | Yes |
| Rayonier Advanced Materials | Market leader in high purity cellulose specialty products. Interested in research and technology development opportunities to include: new uses of cellulose and advanced bioprocessing techniques. | No |
| RGL Solutions | RGLSolutions offers specialized engineering services that can help industrial and commercial entities make the best use of their plant resources and their electrical supply. | Yes |
| SAS | Leading software and analytics company spun out of NC State | Yes |
| Sealed Air | Sealed Air Corporation is a packaging company known for its brands: Cryovac food packaging; Bubble Wrap cushioning; and Diversey cleaning and hygiene. Sealed Air Corporation has three divisions: Food Care; Product Care; and Diversey Care. | No |
| Secmation | Secmation provides engineering, technology and tools to add information security to new and existing products. | No |
| Shima Seiki | Shima Seiki develops, manufactures and sales Computerized flat knitting machines Design systems Automatic fabric cutting machines and Glove and sock knitting machines for a wide range of textiles. | No |
| SKEMA | SKEMA is a global business school operating from five sites: France (Lille, Paris La Défense and Sophia Antipolis), China (Suzhou) and the U.S. (Centennial Campus). | Yes |
| Smithfield Foods | "Smithfield Foods is the world’s largest pork processor and hog producer, committed to providing good food in a responsible way. Murphy-Brown is the hog production arm of Smithfield foods, with hog farms in 12 states. | Yes |
| SMRT Systems | SMRT Systems is a software development company producing POS, workflow management and robotic automation products for the clothing industry (dry cleaning). | Yes |
| SPESA | SPESA is an industry association for suppliers to the sewn products industry that includes apparel, upholstered furniture, home textiles, transportation interiors, leather goods, footwear, and industrial textiles. | Yes |
| Spin Scooters | Headquartered in San Francisco, Spin is one of the leading micromobility companies, currently operating dockless electric scooters on campuses and in cities across North America and Europe. | No |
| STEMbrite, LLC | STEMbrite creates powerful and effective digital learning products to promote the retention of women and under-represented minorities in Higher Ed STEM courses and ultimately in their careers. Teaches students skills for overcoming stereotypes, remaining confident when challenged, and persisting in completing their degree. | Yes |
| Sunder Networks | Developer of a middleware software platform | No |
| Tago | Tago has developed a platform to connect all of your devices wirelessly. They have applications for Home, Transportation and Energy. | Yes |
| Three Oaks Engineering | Three Oaks Engineering is a woman-owned business engineering firm with services including natural systems investigations, soil consulting, public involvement and transportation planning. | Yes |
| TIP (The Innovation Project) | TIP brings together Superintendents from around the state of North Carolina (25 districts) to create and implement innovative and transformative practices in public education. | No |
| TNT Developers | TNT Developers is a construction company with an interest in the 3D printing technologies for housing developments. Owner, Tone Terrell, is interested in partnering with NC State to further develop the sustainability of the 3D printing process. | No |
| TopQuadrant | TopQuadrant's enables enterprises to be agile through practical application of semantic web technologies. | Yes |
| TreeCo | Spinout from the Forestry Biotechnology department focused on gene editing to speed up the enhancement of tree traits that are beneficial to the environment, and valuable commercially. | Yes |
| Under Armour | Under Armour is the originator of performance apparel - gear engineered to keep athletes cool, dry and light throughout the course of a game, practice or workout. | Yes |
| US DOE Nuclear Engineering University Program | NEUP funds nuclear energy research and equipment upgrades at U.S. colleges and universities. NEUP plays a key role in helping the Department of Energy accomplish its mission of leading the nation's investment in the development and exploration of advanced nuclear science and technology. | Yes |
| US Forest Service | Conducts regional scale integrated enviromental assessments with the goal of providing scientific understanding of forest ecosystem trends. These trends or patterns reflect impacts on forest productivity, sustainability, and ecosystem health resulting from global climate change and the interactions of environmental and anthropogenic stresses. | No |
| USDA-APHIS- PPQ-Center for Plant Health, Science and Technology | The Center for Plant Health Science and Technology (CPHST) is the scientific support organization for the Plant Protection and Quarantine division (PPQ) of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). | Yes |
| USDA-APHIS- Raleigh Office | Administrative Regional Office for Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ), Veterinary Services (VS), Animal Care (AC), Investigation and Enforcement Services (IES) and Wildlife Services (WS). | Yes |
| USDA-APHIS-PPQ-State Plant Health Directors Office | Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) safeguards agriculture and natural resources from the risks associated with the entry, establishment, or spread of animal and plant pests and noxious weeds. The Centennial Campus location is the North Carolina state office of PPQ. | Yes |
| USDA-APHIS-VS-National Center for Import-Export | The National Center for Import and Export (NCIE) of the USDA plays an integral role in the mission of protecting American agriculture. | Yes |
| USDA-APHIS-VS-NC Office | This USDA unit helps protect and improve the health, quality and marketability of U.S. animals and animal products. | Yes |
| Vapor Pulse Technologies | NC State spinout referred by OTCNV, VaporPulse provides Atomic Layer Deposition coating services for several industries including aerospace, packaging and energy. | Yes |
| VHB | VHB is an engineering firm offering an array of services in transportation and architectural engineering, energy and creating healthy communities. | Yes |
| Vizma Life Sciences | Vizma is developing next-generation molecular imaging and chemical analysis solutions. Vizma's hyperpolarization technology can lead to improved and cost-efficient NMR & MRI testing. Thomas Theis (Tice) is a faculty member and Founder. | Yes |
| Voith | Voith is a technology company that produces systems with digital applications in the markets of energy, oil & gas, paper raw materials and automotive. Voith has 3 divisions: Voith Hydro, Voith Paper and Voith Turbo | Yes |
| Volvo | The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading providers of commercial transport solutions, providing such products as trucks, buses, construction equipment, engines and drive systems for boats and industrial applications, as well as aircraft engine components. | No |
| Vontier | Vontier is a global industrial technology company focused on smarter transportation and mobility. | No |
| Workplace Options | We create an environment where people can be their authentic self in every aspect of their life. Our mission is to offer individuals and organizations a continuum of human-centered wellbeing solutions that address emotional, practical and physical needs anytime, anywhere. | No |
| XTEC | Xtec provides managed infrastructure that rapidly authenticates electronic transactions. The system verifies the authenticity of both the request and the requestor, providing ongoing protection from fraud. | Yes |
| Zoetis | Zoetis Inc. is an American drug company, the world's largest producer of medicine and vaccinations for pets and livestock. | No |