Northeastern to collaborate with Rogers

Northeastern University has revealed plans to establish the Rogers Innovation Centre in collaboration with materials firm Rogers Corporation.

Hosted at the University’s George J Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, the Massachusetts-based innovation centre will be housed in 4,000 square feet of the 70,000 square foot Institute, and will focus on advanced materials.

Northeastern will add super strong carbon fibres and metamaterials designed for invisibility cloaking to Rogers’ high-frequency printed circuits and electronics.

Melvin Bernstein, senior vice provost for research and graduate education at Northeastern, said: “We are incredibly excited about this unique partnership with Rogers Corporation, one that can be a model for how universities and corporations should interact in the future for the benefit of both parties. The benefits of co-​​locating researchers from both entities include identifying research projects that both meet academic standards and market needs, helping to prepare a skilled workforce and successfully addressing joint and separate intellectual property issues. This partnership provides a template for addressing the national need to better leverage the intellectual prowess and innovative university environment to improve industrial competitiveness.”