Skip to main content
Looming Progress

industry partnerships

Artist's rendering of Wolfspeed plant.

Oct 19, 2022

Wolfspeed Ahead: An NC State Spinoff Powers the Future

The company that pioneered LED lighting now looks to improve the efficiency and performance of electric vehicles and other high-power applications. Meet the people building the world's largest silicon carbide manufacturing facility in Chatham County. 
A computer screen shows different take-out containers with food inside.

May 9, 2022

Design Students Develop Compostable Take-Out Container Prototypes in Project Sponsored by Eastman

To combat packaging waste, NC State’s College of Design worked alongside Eastman to create food packaging with a new compostable material. 
Rows of green crops grow in a field.

Sep 2, 2021

NC State and BASF: Dedicated to a Sustainable Future

As partners, NC State and BASF have completed more than 100 research projects together, including plant sciences innovation and crop protection. 
A mural in the LexisNexis office's hallway that reads "For the strength of the pack is the wolf and the strength of the wolf is the pack."

Apr 22, 2021

LexisNexis Partnership Grows Alongside Researchers, Students

For seven years, global analytics firm LexisNexis has turned to NC State's expert faculty and up-and-coming student talent for help anticipating and addressing major industry challenges. 
Dan Swift, a Mills Manufacturing worker, a T-11 parachute individual harness to shows IES personnel during a company tour.

Apr 19, 2021

Industry Expansion Solutions Leads Local Businesses to Success

NC State’s Industry Expansion Solutions helps North Carolina businesses face challenges head-on, offering deep, engineering-based expertise that sparks success. 
A researcher looks at results on an iPad while the PyroMan manikin is aflame in a glass chamber

Mar 20, 2019

25 Years of Textile Innovation

For 25 years, NC State's Textile Protection and Comfort Center has been blazing new trails in the textile industry. 
NC State Gateway

Aug 17, 2017

NC State and Oracle Pilot Big Data Project to Grow Agriculture

Oracle has selected NC State as a university partner to pilot a new program that uses big data to solve grand challenges in everything from agriculture to textiles to engineering. First on the list? Sweet potatoes. 

Aug 2, 2017

CALS, Premex Build Synergistic Relationship

An NC State partnership with international animal nutrition company extends beyond workforce development to research sponsorship and philanthropy. 

Jul 24, 2017

Looming Progress

The weaving process comes to a halt when yarn runs out on a loom. NC State textiles researchers have applied to patent an innovative solution to reduce that downtime.