Research Partners
At Northeastern, partnerships drive research. Faculty collaborate with experts from academia, government and the nonprofit sector, and industry.Academic research partners
Boston University
Catholic University
Florida International University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
North Dakota State University
Pennsylvania State University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rowan University
Temple University
University of Alabama
University of Connecticut
University of Houston
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Massachusetts Lowell
University of Michigan
University of Notre Dame
University of North Carolina Charlotte
University of North Texas
University of Pennsylvania
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus
University of Rhode Island
University of Southern Mississippi
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Government research partners
Air Force Research Laboratory (includes co-location of Air Force counter-UAS program on site)
Army Research Laboratory (includes co-location of Army Research Laboratory-Northeast on site)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
National Counterproliferation Center
National Geospatial–Intelligence Agency
Naval Sea Systems Command
Office of Naval Research
U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command
Industry research partners
(* indicates co-location on site, in Innovation Campus facilities)
*AeroVironment, Inc.
Drone development and manufacturing
AM General
Humvee sustainment
Analog Devices
Nanofabrication
Command Strategies/Command Holdings Group
Business development and legislative and policy support for companies seeking federal agency funding, including defense contracts
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Applied scientific research and development
Draper Laboratory
Systems engineering design
DE Technologies, Inc.
Additive manufacturing
Faraday Technology, Inc.
Hard electroplating
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Global aerospace and defense
Image Insight, Inc.
Radiation detection
Integrated Device Technologies
Mixed-signal semiconductor solutions
Intellisense Systems, Inc.
Sensor systems, wearable technologies, visualization/display systems, and augmented intelligence software
IPG Photonics
Lasers
Keystone Tower Systems
Resilient infrastructure
Massachusetts Materials Technologies, LLC
Complete materials testing and engineering
Milara, Inc.
Nanomanufacturing and robotics
NanoAl
Nanomaterials development
Northrup Grumman
Global aerospace and defense
Qorvo Texas, LLC
Ferrite composite materials
OROS Apparel
Outdoor apparel inspired by NASA
Rapiscan Systems
Sensing and security
*Raytheon
Materials, devices, thermal management, cold spray technology
*Rogers Corporation
Advanced materials, thermal management, batteries
RUAG
Cold spray system integration
Schöck
Thermal break strategies
Solvus Global
Technology solutions for additive materials and manufacturing
SURVICE Engineering Company
Waterfighter equipment
United Technologies Research Center
Aerospace
VJ Technologies, Inc.
Inspection services and X-ray imaging solutions
*VRC Metal Systems
Cold spray technology
HF Webster
Cold spray technology
Industry associations & nonprofit research partners
American Composites Manufacturers Association
Thermal break strategies
American Institute of Steel Construction
Design for deconstruction
American Iron and Steel Institute
Steel diaphragm innovation
Charles Pankow Foundation
Thermal break strategies
Massachusetts Port Authority
Security and screening
Metal Building Manufacturers Association
Construction and fabrication
Pultrusion Industry Council
Thermal break strategies
Steel Deck Institute
Construction and fabrication
Steel Joist Institute
Construction and fabrication
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Overview
Northeastern’s Innovation Campus accelerates technology and innovation through a uniquely powerful, customizable partnership model.
Leadership and faculty
Experts from industry, government, and academia join with faculty and students to translate discoveries into revolutionary technologies, materials, and systems.
Our facilities
At this 14-acre hub of research breakthroughs and entrepreneurship, companies, startups, federal agencies, and universities convene.