Alliances

World Federation of Industrial Research Associations

The World Federation of Industrial Research Associations (W-FIRA) was established in May 2013.  The first organization of its type, W-FIRA’s mission is to increase and develop cooperation on a global scale to further the leadership of technological innovation throughout the world.

The founding members of W-FIRA are:

• Australasian Industrial Research Group (AIRG) - www.airg.org.au
• Associação National de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento das Empresas Inovadoras  (ANPEI – National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies) www.anpei.org.br
• European Industrial Research Management Association (EIRMA) - www.eirma.org
• Innovation Research Interchange (IRI), formerly the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) - www.iriweb.org
• Japanese Research Industries and Industrial Technology Association (JRIA) - www.jria.or.jp
• Korean Industrial Technology Association (KOITA) - www.koita.or.kr

 Other International Organizations

• International Association for the Management of Technology - www.iamot.com
• Japan Techno-Economics Society - www.jates.or.jp/

Additional Resources

• The Alliance for Science & Technology Research in America (ASTRA) - www.aboutastra.org
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - www.aaas.org
• American Chemical Society - www.acs.org
• American Institute of Physics - www.aip.org
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) - www.asme.org
• Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM). www.autm.net
• Council on Competitiveness - www.compete.org
• Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer- www.federallabs.org
• Market Research Media LTD - www.marketanalysis.com
• The National Academies - www.national-academies.org
• National Association of Manufacturers - www.nam.org
• National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) - www.nacfam.org
• Technology Conference - http://www.technologyconference.com 
• University-Industry Demonstration Partnership - www.uidp.org
• U.S. Innovation - http://www.usinnovation.org/ 

 

Government

• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) - www.nist.gov
• National Science Foundation - www.nsf.gov
• National Science & Technology Council (NSTC) - www.ostp.gov/cs/nstc
• Office of Science & Technology Policy - www.ostp.gov