= University-Industry Collaboration =
T[http://enpub.fulton.asu.edu/sensip/ '''he The Sensor, Signal and Information Processing Center and Consortium''' (SenSIP) ]at ASU has been designated a [http://www.nsf.gov/ National Science Foundation (NSF) ] Industry/University Collaborative Research Center. The consortium researchers have provided the mathematical and algorithmic groundwork for technology used in security systems, consumer electronics, medicine health care, nanotechnology, and other technologies including global positioning systems.
[http://adrc.asu.edu/ '''The Aerospace and Defense Research Collaboratory'''], a consortium between ASU, UA and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, is intended to bridge the gap between education and industry through research. The Collaboratory is housed on ASU’s Polytechnic campus in the College of Technology and Innovation.
*This research initiative is expected to boost Arizona’s economy, as well as attract other big corporations to the state
<br/>ASU's''ASU's [http://www.biodesign.asu.edu/ Biodesign Institute]''' in collaboration with industry is engaged in a $5 million, four-year project to identify protein biomarkers that could predict cardiovascular disease in people with type 2 diabetes. The collaboration is sponsored by the [http://www.niddk.nih.gov/Pages/default.aspx '''''National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases''''' (NIDDK--part of the National Institutes of Health)]. Other collaborators in the project include [http://www.pfizer.com/ '''''Pfizer''''' ] and the [http://www.phoenix.va.gov/ '''''Phoenix VA Healthcare System''''']. The money comes from a fund that is designed to support scientists from different disciplines to work together on a common problem.
Other ASU industry collaborations include: [http://aims.engineering.asu.edu/ Adaptive Intelligent Materials and Systems Center (AIMS)]; [http://atic.asu.edu/ Advanced Technology Innovation Center]; [http://www.asu.edu/aine/ Arizona Institute for Nano-Electronics (AINE)], and the [http://asuresearchpark.com/ Arizona State University Research Park].
= Regional and Local Economic Development =