Current Oregon BEST Projects

RESEARCH INVESTMENTS PAY DIVIDENDS

Oregon BEST accelerates cutting-edge research and expands Oregon's shared-user network of university research expertise and laboratories through strategic investments in research and facilities that leverage additional federal, foundation, and industry funding. Connecting Oregon industry to this research capability generates public-private partnerships that rapidly transform research into new technologies, companies, and jobs.

MATCHING FUNDS ATTRACT OUTSIDE DOLLARS TO OREGON

The Oregon BEST Proposal Matching Program invests matching funds in competitive research proposals from Oregon faculty to help secure outside funding for Oregon universities from federal, foundation, and industry sources. A $35,000 Oregon BEST match helped OSU researchers leverage a $358,000 grant from the Bonneville Power Administration to demonstrate new technologies for storing power generated by wind turbines. Read more…

SEED FUNDING JUMP-STARTS GREEN RESEARCH

Past seed-fund investments by Oregon BEST have jump-started fledging university research projects and attracted follow-on funding from other sources. Below is a listing of those early seed-funded investments.