Monell’s research into the mechanisms and functions of the chemical senses attracts the interest of industrial organizations from around the world. Many of these organizations have developed a productive relationship with Monell through the Center’s Corporate Sponsorship Program. Currently, more than 50 leading corporations from the food, beverage, fragrance, pharmaceutical, chemical and other industries provide unrestricted annual support to the Center. By supporting basic research at Monell, sponsoring corporations can allocate a larger percentage of their own research time and funding to more applied projects.

Corporate partners are afforded many exclusive benefits at Monell. These include:

• Consultations with Monell scientists. Forums might include individual meetings, roundtable discussions or formal presentations at either Monell or the company’s facility.
• Invitations to specialized meetings, symposia and conferences.
• Ability to initiate and participate in confidential collaborative research projects on topics of mutual interest.
• Opportunity to assign company personnel to work at Monell for training or collaborative research projects.
• Access to a unique and highly specialized employment base. Post-doctoral fellows trained at Monell are frequently hired by sponsor companies upon completion of their training
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• Rights to license inventions resulting from collaborative projects and right of first refusal for licensing other technologies developed by Monell.

The relationship between Monell and its partners is a mutually beneficial one. Corporate partners play an important role in the scientific advances being made at Monell. Research projects are enhanced not only through the financial support corporations provide, but also through their contribution of a real-world industry perspective to our knowledge base. This collaboration of academic and corporate resources greatly benefits all participants.

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