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Universities, Research Institutes and Academic Centres

SHI works with academic innovators and thought leaders in creating strategies and initiatives that set new bars for global excellence. We work with academia to capitalize on research strengths and teams and convert them into new R&D opportunities, including infrastructure projects, programs, R&D units, and organizations. We also assist with the translation of research into industry to ensure the seamless transition of knowledge concepts into product development. To each academic engagement, we bring a powerful combination of corporate expertise in strategic, organizational and financial planning, business development and project and company management, balanced by our scientific knowledge and academic backgrounds in technology platforms, disease areas and R&D disciplines.

Who does SHI Consulting work with in academia?

SHI Consulting is uniquely positioned to assist academic institutions, centers, programs, consortia, and networks. We work with senior academic executives including University Presidents, VPs of Research, Technology Transfer, Commercialization, Industry Liaison and Development, as well as individual researchers and entrepreneurs.

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What are some of SHI’s successes in academia?

SHI has assisted academic clients worldwide in creating momentum for and attaining research objectives. We have advised national R&D networks and international syndicates, created new programs and centers for individual academic organizations, as well as developed spin-off academic units and organizations, and built consensus for large-scale initiatives involving many academic institutions.

Some of our successes include:

  • Creation of a national tissue engineering research network focused on bringing researchers, clinicians, and policymakers to work collaboratively on large-scale tissue engineering projects
  • A research center focused on creating commercializable drug development technologies
  • A province-wide bioinformatics network aimed at leveraging the bioinformatics assets of 14 institutions
  • Assistance in the creation of a multinational global research consortium in population genomics
  • Interim management and business planning for a spin-off company based on an immunogenetics platform
  • Creation of the business plan and business development for a vaccine research network
 
 
"SHI has the breadth of scientific knowledge and depth of strategic expertise to make them a global resource for those wanting to turn great concepts into excellent action."

Dr. Edison T. Liu 
Executive Director
Genome Institute of Singapore