Announcement: National Science Foundation announces new pilot project led by Halo.
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Industry Partner
We were originally drawn to Halo for its proposal management and collaboration features, which streamlined the process and saved us time we’d typically spend on set up and administration. What we hadn’t expected was how much Halo would help expand our own network of researchers across the world that we can now leverage for future opportunities.
Phil Taylor, PhD
Open Innovation Lead
Bayer Crop Science
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Academic Researcher
Through Halo I am able learn about opportunities with great companies. More importantly, it makes it possible to apply to those projects that interest me. The platform's timely email alerts and application status reminders make me comfortable with the process. I know the platform will have a bright future.
Tengxiang Lian
Research Associate
South China Agricultural University
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Industry Partner
Halo has provided us a platform to reach out to a worldwide network of experts for critical problems we are trying to solve. Their interface allows for an efficient means to engage outside collaborators, review and triage proposals, and find the right partner.
Alex Goddard, PhD
External Sciences Lead
Takeda
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Academic Researcher
Through Halo I've been able to connect and collaborate with partners that see applications for my research in areas I hadn't imagined. I submitted a brief research concept through the Halo website, and ending up making a pitch to a company I knew nothing about previously. Now we are in the final rounds of negotiating a quarter million dollar research project.
Paul Westerhoff, PhD, PE, BCEE
Principal Investigator
Arizona State University
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Academic Researcher
Halo is a unique platform that helps me connect with potential industry partners and gets me to know their very specific needs. Submitting a proposal on Halo was also extremely easy. Shortly after submitting, I was notified that it had been advanced to the next round.
Haoran Wei, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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University Administrator
This is exactly the resource that my partnership office needs to act as a navigator/matchmaker for research and industry.
Olusola Fasunwon
Director, Research and Innovation Services
University of Lethbridge
Industry Partner
Halo has given us a lot of new and fresh ideas that line up with our business needs, great visibility into what universities are focused on, and who’s doing what in our field. It's also given us much broader reach than through traditional channels. That’s been exciting.
Matt Muller, PhD
Director of Applied Innovation
Baxter
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Academic Researcher
I have already told my colleague about Halo. It has many benefits: 1. A one-stop shop for many solutions; 2. Great offers from many companies; 3. Easy to apply for RFPs; 4. I found it simple and easy to use.
Simerjeet Kaur
Principal Agronomist
Punjab Agricultural University
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Startup Researcher
NeoChloris is totally burned out applying to government SBIR, FOA from DOE, NSF, etc. Our best successes have been dealing directly with client companies to solve their problems, so your tool is a great “match-making” site for a company like ours! We don't pursue basic research, only high level applied research with practical/economical results.
Charles Stack
CTO
NeoChloris
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Startup Researcher
Halo gave my company access to a wide range of collaborating opportunities. This allowed me to partner with various companies that I didn't otherwise have access to. I love how there are always new partnership opportunities that only take under an hour to apply for.
Linda May-Zhang
Vice President of Innovation
Blue California Ingredients
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Startup Researcher
I am amazed at the process efficiency and how the opportunity was brought to my attention in the first place.
Robert Evans
CEO
MChem Tech, Malaysia
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Industry Partner
Halo has become an integral part of our innovation strategy. In addition to introducing us to new technology solutions, we’ve leveraged Halo to continue to build our global network of scientists and startups focused on some of our most pressing technical challenges. This network and their research proposals are now centralized on Halo and accessible to our entire R&D organization.
Andrew Erlick
Outside Innovation Manager
Reckitt
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Industry Partner
Halo made it easy to source proposals to our opportunity, share feedback with colleagues and connect directly with the researchers to learn more. The fact that we identified more than 30 proposals for further screening speaks to their quality and relevance.
Sri Narayan-Sarathy, PhD
Senior Principle Scientist
PepsiCo
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Industry Partner
Halo’s platform simplifies tech scouting and partnering. In a matter of weeks, we received high quality proposals that aligned with our interests. Halo’s experts also helped us evaluate proposals and narrow down final selections. Although our goal was to fund one project, we were so impressed with the caliber of submissions we're considering funding three.
Mark Sweeney
Product Manager
Oldcastle Infrastructure
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Industry Partner
We partnered with Halo to broaden our connections to the global scientific and business innovation community, and to communicate our commitment to people, planet, and productivity. The Halo ecosystem helped us reach a new and diverse group of scientists, and the interface made managing records and communications simple.
Warren Schafer
VP, Global R&D
Valent
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University Administrator
Halo gives us opportunites to apply for research funding in a country where research and technology funds are almost nill.
Berenice Ramirez
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Industry Partner
We excel at reactive customer requests for new product development within our core expertise, but lack a pipeline of transformational innovation projects. To build out a team to take on the tasks of soliciting, vetting and organizing external open innovation requests would be prohibitively expensive. By having this all organized in one platform, Halo has saved us countless hours.
John Manderfield
Innovation & Design Fellow
Altium Packaging
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Industry Partner
Using Halo we’ve been able to find new research and experts that none of our other tools could find. That has been a major benefit, unearthing what is up and coming and beneath the surface. The other big value-driver has been efficiency and how streamlined the process is through Halo.
Maxine Roman
Lead, R&D Innovation Collaboration & Partnerships
Kraft Heinz
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Academic Researcher
Why didn't someone think of this years ago? This is a wonderful way to connect industries with scientists that have relevant ideas. I hope you are maintaining information about your successes.
Linda Bartoshuk, PhD
Professor
University of Florida
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Academic Researcher
Halo is a great way to connect with partners. It is a really fast and efficient way to present ideas. Your website is easy, intuitive, and clean. I am satisfied with the support and personalized attention. Keep up adding more members to this network.
Yuri Peña
Principal Investigator
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
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Academic Researcher
Working with the Halo platform made my life a lot easier! My proposal was rapidly screened, and I was connected quickly to the sponsoring entity. In addition, and very importantly, the initial proposal was short and focused, which saved me (and I'm sure the sponsor) a lot of time. I certainly hope that more sponsors will use this platform - it will make the proposal process a (little) less painful for everyone!
David Jassby, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of California
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Academic Researcher
I have already told my colleague about Halo. It has many benefits: 1. A one-stop shop for many solutions; 2. Great offers from many companies; 3. Easy to apply for RFPs; 4. I found it simple and easy to use.
Simerjeet Kaur
Principal Agronomist
Punjab Agricultural University
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Academic Researcher
I think all of these funding opportunities are really interesting. Not only are they in fields where my university excels, but they are on topics that are strategically important to university leadership. Thank you for developing the platform.
Elizabeth Ocampo
Director of Development
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Academic Researcher
Previously, open innovation platforms were seen unfavorably by researchers in the universities I worked in. So far, you guys at Halo have created a more trustworthy environment and made personal connections to corporate partnership offices. I look forward to continuing on this path!
Oleg Stukalov
Corporate Relations
University of Waterloo
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Academic Researcher
Halo is a unique platform that helps me connect with potential industry partners and gets me to know their very specific needs. Submitting a proposal on Halo was also extremely easy. Shortly after submitting, I was notified that it had been advanced to the next round.
Haoran Wei, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Academic Researcher
Compared to other proposals I've submitted, using Halo was a breeze. It was easy to set up a profile, the website worked well across all my devices, and I really liked the autosave feature. I hope more sponsors funding agencies will adopt this type of system!
Robert A. Taylor, PhD
Associate Professor
University of New South Wales
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Academic Researcher
Through Halo I am able learn about opportunities with great companies. More importantly, it makes it possible to apply to those projects that interest me. The platform's timely email alerts and application status reminders make me comfortable with the process. I know the platform will have a bright future.
Tengxiang Lian
Research Associate
South China Agricultural University
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Academic Researcher
Wonderful opportunities for researchers who seek to connect their research to industry and benefit our society.
Changbin Chen
Associate Professor
Arizona State University
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Academic Researcher
Excellent and diversified opportunities that appeal to both myself and my colleagues.
Frank Merante
Professor
Seneca College
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Academic Researcher
Through Halo I've been able to connect and collaborate with partners that see applications for my research in areas I hadn't imagined. I submitted a brief research concept through the Halo website, and ending up making a pitch to a company I knew nothing about previously. Now we are in the final rounds of negotiating a quarter million dollar research project.
Paul Westerhoff, PhD, PE, BCEE
Principal Investigator
Arizona State University
View their profile
Industry Partner
We were originally drawn to Halo for its proposal management and collaboration features, which streamlined the process and saved us time we’d typically spend on set up and administration. What we hadn’t expected was how much Halo would help expand our own network of researchers across the world that we can now leverage for future opportunities.
Phil Taylor, PhD
Open Innovation Lead
Bayer Crop Science
Read their story
Industry Partner
Halo made it easy to source proposals to our opportunity, share feedback with colleagues and connect directly with the researchers to learn more. The fact that we identified more than 30 proposals for further screening speaks to their quality and relevance.
Sri Narayan-Sarathy, PhD
Senior Principle Scientist
PepsiCo
Read their story
Industry Partner
Halo has become an integral part of our innovation strategy. In addition to introducing us to new technology solutions, we’ve leveraged Halo to continue to build our global network of scientists and startups focused on some of our most pressing technical challenges. This network and their research proposals are now centralized on Halo and accessible to our entire R&D organization.
Andrew Erlick
Outside Innovation Manager
Reckitt
Explore Reckitt on Halo
Industry Partner
Halo has provided us a platform to reach out to a worldwide network of experts for critical problems we are trying to solve. Their interface allows for an efficient means to engage outside collaborators, review and triage proposals, and find the right partner.
Alex Goddard, PhD
External Sciences Lead
Takeda
Explore Takeda on Halo
Industry Partner
We partnered with Halo to broaden our connections to the global scientific and business innovation community, and to communicate our commitment to people, planet, and productivity. The Halo ecosystem helped us reach a new and diverse group of scientists, and the interface made managing records and communications simple.
Warren Schafer
VP, Global R&D
Valent
Explore Valent on Halo
Industry Partner
Halo’s platform simplifies tech scouting and partnering. In a matter of weeks, we received high quality proposals that aligned with our interests. Halo’s experts also helped us evaluate proposals and narrow down final selections. Although our goal was to fund one project, we were so impressed with the caliber of submissions we're considering funding three.
Mark Sweeney
Product Manager
Oldcastle
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Industry Partner
I think the idea behind Halo is brilliant. And your solution is elegant - meaning that in the scientific sense of an appropriate, simple design which incorporates all the complexity of reality.
Gayle Pergamit
Managing Member
Covalent
Industry Partner
Halo has given us a lot of new and fresh ideas that line up with our business needs, great visibility into what universities are focused on, and who’s doing what in our field. It's also given us much broader reach than through traditional channels. That’s been exciting.
Matt Muller, PhD
Director of Applied Innovation
Baxter
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