Innovative Research & Economic Development

Our research will continue to be nationally recognized and address key, life-changing problems.

• We will consistently measure the economic impact of research at our universities and use this to demonstrate the economic impact of the System.
• We will identify the top research areas for the System, which also includes the university areas of expertise.
• We will be recognized nationally for our research productivity. We will increase our national ranking for research expenditures.

Our research will translate into economic development advancing Florida’s economy. Commercializing research and developing new companies will be a priority.

• Our research will lead to increased jobs, products going to market, and revenue for Florida.
• Universities will collaborate to develop best practices around research commercialization for the System.
• Business and industry will rely on universities to solve problems with modern solutions. We will explore a statewide model for facilitating research collaboration between our System and business and industry throughout the state.