Turning Research and Entrepreneurship into Real-World Impact
The U.S. Research & Innovation Alliance (USRIA) connects researchers, entrepreneurs, and public partners to help innovative technologies move from discovery to deployment. Through hands-on commercialization guidance and deep expertise in non-dilutive federal funding, we reduce barriers to market entry and help promising ideas achieve lasting impact.
Too Many Innovations Never Reach the Market
Across the U.S., promising research and early-stage ventures struggle to move from discovery to real-world use. This is often due to fragmented commercialization pathways, complex federal funding programs, and limited coordination between entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and public-sector partners.
USRIA bridges this gap by aligning strategy, funding pathways, and hands-on support, helping innovators secure capital, navigate translation, and move technologies toward real-world adoption.
How We Work
Connect entrepreneurs, academic institutions, and public partners to navigate existing innovation systems more effectively and align research, commercialization, and funding priorities.
Offer practical commercialization and SBIR/STTR support to help innovators seek non-dilutive funding, build readiness, and move closer to entering the market.
Speed up the adoption of important technologies by making it easier to move from discovery to funding and deployment, especially in deep tech spaces.
Focused on Outcomes Built Through Collaboration
USRIA collaborates throughout the innovation system to create lasting results. We work with universities, entrepreneurs, public organizations, and federal funders to expand access to non-dilutive capital, boost research-to-market readiness, make early-stage commercialization smoother, and help institutions work together more effectively. We define success by what keeps working over time: strong partnerships, reliable pathways, and innovations that make it to market.
USRIA operates applied programs that put our research-to-market approach into practice, supporting innovators and institutions through hands-on commercialization and federal funding pathways.
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Let’s Build Pathways from Research to Impact
Whether you’re advancing research, building a venture, or investing in innovation systems, USRIA can help align strategy, funding, and execution to move ideas toward impact.