# Research Institute

*/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute*

## Company Type Bmc Profile

**Size**: [Mid Market](/CompanySize/Mid_Market)
**Uses Tool**:
- [Analytical Laboratory Instruments](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Products/Analytical_Laboratory_Instruments)
- [Centrifuges](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Products/Centrifuges)
- [Spectrometers](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Products/Spectrometers)
- [Laboratory Freezers](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Products/Laboratory_Freezers)
- [Cleanroom Equipment](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Products/Cleanroom_Equipment)
**Governance**: [Board Approval](/DecisionStructure/Board_Approval)
**Operates In**:
- [Scientific Research and Development Services](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Industries/Scientific_Research_and_Development_Services)
- [Educational Services](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Industries/Educational_Services)
**Supplied By**:
- [Laboratory Supply Distributor](/CompanyTypes/Laboratory_Supply_Distributor)
- [Scientific Instrument Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Scientific_Instrument_Manufacturer)
**Supplies To**:
- [Government Agency](/CompanyTypes/Government_Agency)
- [Pharmaceutical Company](/CompanyTypes/Pharmaceutical_Company)
- [University](/CompanyTypes/University)
**Designation**: none
**Core Activity**:
- [Winning and Executing Grant-Funded Scientific Research Programs](/Activities/Winning_and_Executing_Grant-Funded_Scientific_Research_Programs)
- [Publishing Peer-Reviewed Findings and Technical Reports](/Activities/Publishing_Peer-Reviewed_Findings_and_Technical_Reports)
- [Operating Shared Laboratory Facilities for Long-Horizon Studies](/Activities/Operating_Shared_Laboratory_Facilities_for_Long-Horizon_Studies)
**Outsourced To**:
- [Contract Testing Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Contract_Testing_Laboratory)
- [Intellectual Property Law Firm](/CompanyTypes/Intellectual_Property_Law_Firm)
**Signature Role**:
- [Principal Investigator](/JobTypes/Principal_Investigator)
- [Research Scientist](/JobTypes/Research_Scientist)
- [Postdoctoral Researcher](/JobTypes/Postdoctoral_Researcher)
- [Grants Administrator](/JobTypes/Grants_Administrator)
**Demands Service**:
- [Laboratory Equipment Maintenance](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Laboratory_Equipment_Maintenance)
- [Scientific Instrument Calibration](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Scientific_Instrument_Calibration)
- [Grant Administration Software Support](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Grant_Administration_Software_Support)
- [Patent Prosecution Services](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Patent_Prosecution_Services)
- [Laboratory Supply Distribution](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Laboratory_Supply_Distribution)
**Serves Industry**:
- [Public Administration](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Industries/Public_Administration)
- [Pharmaceuticals](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Industries/Pharmaceuticals)
- [Health Care and Social Assistance](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Industries/Health_Care_and_Social_Assistance)
- [Energy](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Industries/Energy)
**Provides Service**:
- [Sponsored Research Programs](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Sponsored_Research_Programs)
- [Contract Research Services](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Contract_Research_Services)
- [Technology Licensing](/CompanyTypes/Research_Institute/Services/Technology_Licensing)
**Operational Model**: [Corporate Multi Unit](/OperationalModel/Corporate_Multi_Unit)
**Signature Process**:
- [Grant Proposal Development and Submission](/Processes/Grant_Proposal_Development_and_Submission)
- [Laboratory Research Program Execution](/Processes/Laboratory_Research_Program_Execution)
- [Peer Review Publication Pipeline](/Processes/Peer_Review_Publication_Pipeline)
- [Research Compliance and Ethics Review](/Processes/Research_Compliance_and_Ethics_Review)
- [Technology Transfer and Licensing](/Processes/Technology_Transfer_and_Licensing)
**Outsources Process**:
- [Facilities Maintenance](/Processes/Facilities_Maintenance)
- [Specialized Assay Testing](/Processes/Specialized_Assay_Testing)
- [Legal Patent Prosecution](/Processes/Legal_Patent_Prosecution)
**Forward Integrates Into**:
- [Contract Research Organization](/CompanyTypes/Contract_Research_Organization)

## Neighborhood

### Supplied by

- [Research Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Research_Laboratory) — supplies to · CompanyTypes

### Related (outsourced to)

- [Apply engineering principles or practices to emerging fields, such as robotics, waste management, or...](/Tasks/Apply_engineering_principles_or_practices_to_emerging_fields,_such_as_robotics,_waste_management,_or...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Conduct research to extend mathematical knowledge in traditional areas, such as algebra, geometry, p...](/Tasks/Conduct_research_to_extend_mathematical_knowledge_in_traditional_areas,_such_as_algebra,_geometry,_p...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Design nano-based manufacturing processes to minimize water, chemical, or energy use, as well as to ...](/Tasks/Design_nano-based_manufacturing_processes_to_minimize_water,_chemical,_or_energy_use,_as_well_as_to_...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Formulate general rules that describe and predict the development and behavior of cultures and socia...](/Tasks/Formulate_general_rules_that_describe_and_predict_the_development_and_behavior_of_cultures_and_socia...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Create visualizations to illustrate historical or future changes in the Earth's climate, using paleo...](/Tasks/Create_visualizations_to_illustrate_historical_or_future_changes_in_the_Earth's_climate,_using_paleo...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Develop environmental research methods.](/Activities/Develop_environmental_research_methods.) — outsourced to · Activities
- [Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geogr...](/Tasks/Present_historical_accounts_in_terms_of_individuals_or_social,_ethnic,_political,_economic,_or_geogr...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Create city-wide outcomes measurement model](/Processes/Create_city-wide_outcomes_measurement_model) — outsourced to · Processes
- [Research the impact of industrial projects or pollution on climate, air quality, or weather phenomen...](/Tasks/Research_the_impact_of_industrial_projects_or_pollution_on_climate,_air_quality,_or_weather_phenomen...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Research technology designs or applications.](/Activities/Research_technology_designs_or_applications.) — outsourced to · Activities
- [Research sources of pollution to determine their effects on the environment and to develop theories ...](/Tasks/Research_sources_of_pollution_to_determine_their_effects_on_the_environment_and_to_develop_theories_...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Research renewable or alternative energy systems or technologies, such as solar thermal or photovolt...](/Tasks/Research_renewable_or_alternative_energy_systems_or_technologies,_such_as_solar_thermal_or_photovolt...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Collaborate with medical or health researchers to address health problems related to geological mate...](/Tasks/Collaborate_with_medical_or_health_researchers_to_address_health_problems_related_to_geological_mate...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Identify technology concepts and capabilities](/Processes/Identify_technology_concepts_and_capabilities) — outsourced to · Processes
- [Create complex and dynamic mathematical models of population, community, or ecological systems.](/Tasks/Create_complex_and_dynamic_mathematical_models_of_population,_community,_or_ecological_systems.) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, his...](/Tasks/Develop_and_test_theories,_using_information_from_interviews,_newspapers,_periodicals,_case_law,_his...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Identify or compare the component parts or relationships between the parts of industrial, social, an...](/Tasks/Identify_or_compare_the_component_parts_or_relationships_between_the_parts_of_industrial,_social,_an...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Study different tree species' classification, life history, light and soil requirements, adaptation ...](/Tasks/Study_different_tree_species'_classification,_life_history,_light_and_soil_requirements,_adaptation_...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Study characteristics of animals, such as origin, interrelationships, classification, life histories...](/Tasks/Study_characteristics_of_animals,_such_as_origin,_interrelationships,_classification,_life_histories...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Study celestial phenomena, using a variety of ground-based and space-borne telescopes and scientific...](/Tasks/Study_celestial_phenomena,_using_a_variety_of_ground-based_and_space-borne_telescopes_and_scientific...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Research new technologies.](/Activities/Research_new_technologies.) — outsourced to · Activities
- [Determine target populations of current assessments](/Processes/Determine_target_populations_of_current_assessments) — outsourced to · Processes
- [Direct aerospace research and development programs.](/Tasks/Direct_aerospace_research_and_development_programs.) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcom...](/Tasks/Develop_economic_models,_forecasts,_or_scenarios_to_predict_future_economic_and_environmental_outcom...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Develop mathematical or statistical models of phenomena to be used for analysis or for computational...](/Tasks/Develop_mathematical_or_statistical_models_of_phenomena_to_be_used_for_analysis_or_for_computational...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Develop mathematical models of environmental conditions.](/Activities/Develop_mathematical_models_of_environmental_conditions.) — outsourced to · Activities
- [Plan environmental research.](/Activities/Plan_environmental_research.) — outsourced to · Activities
- [Plan or conduct studies of the ecological implications of historic or projected changes in industria...](/Tasks/Plan_or_conduct_studies_of_the_ecological_implications_of_historic_or_projected_changes_in_industria...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Plan or conduct field research on topics such as industrial production, industrial ecology, populati...](/Tasks/Plan_or_conduct_field_research_on_topics_such_as_industrial_production,_industrial_ecology,_populati...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomat...](/Tasks/Trace_historical_development_in_a_particular_field,_such_as_social,_cultural,_political,_or_diplomat...) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.](/Tasks/Determine_which_topics_to_research,_or_pursue_research_topics_specified_by_clients_or_employers.) — outsourced to · Tasks
- [Determine programs to be evaluated](/Processes/Determine_programs_to_be_evaluated) — outsourced to · Processes
- [Determine performance standards for target populations](/Processes/Determine_performance_standards_for_target_populations) — outsourced to · Processes
- [Define and manage technology innovation](/Processes/Define_and_manage_technology_innovation) — outsourced to · Processes

### Related (part of)

- [Policy and Research](/Departments/Policy_and_Research) — part of · Departments
- [Program Evaluation](/Departments/Program_Evaluation) — part of · Departments

### Where it's applied

- [AI Grant Writer](/Opportunities/AI_Grant_Writer) — applies thesis · Opportunities

### Uses tool

- [Scientific Imaging System](/Products/Scientific_Imaging_System) — uses tool · Products
- [Laboratory freezers](/Products/Laboratory_freezers) — uses tool · Products
- [Laboratory Analytical Instruments](/Products/Laboratory_Analytical_Instruments) — uses tool · Products
- [Spectrometers](/Products/Spectrometers) — uses tool · Products
- [Centrifuges](/Products/Centrifuges) — uses tool · Products
- [Cleanroom Equipment](/Products/Cleanroom_Equipment) — uses tool · Products
- [High Performance Computing Clusters](/Products/High_Performance_Computing_Clusters) — uses tool · Products
- [Lab Instrumentation Benches](/Products/Lab_Instrumentation_Benches) — uses tool · Products
- [Electronic Lab Notebook](/Products/Electronic_Lab_Notebook) — uses tool · Products
- [Laboratory Instrumentation](/Products/Laboratory_Instrumentation) — uses tool · Products
- [High Performance Computing Cluster](/Products/High_Performance_Computing_Cluster) — uses tool · Products
- [Mass Spectrometer](/Products/Mass_Spectrometer) — uses tool · Products
- [Specimen Cold Storage Freezer Farm](/Products/Specimen_Cold_Storage_Freezer_Farm) — uses tool · Products

### Serves industry

- [Philanthropy And Grantmaking](/Industries/Philanthropy_And_Grantmaking) — serves industry · Industries
- [Energy Industry](/Industries/Energy_Industry) — serves industry · Industries
- [Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing](/Industries/Pharmaceutical_and_Medicine_Manufacturing) — serves industry · Industries
- [Health Care Services](/Industries/Health_Care_Services) — serves industry · Industries
- [Postsecondary Education](/Industries/Postsecondary_Education) — serves industry · Industries
- [Health Care and Social Assistance](/Industries/Health_Care_and_Social_Assistance) — serves industry · Industries
- [Manufacturing](/Industries/Manufacturing) — serves industry · Industries
- [Public Administration](/Industries/Public_Administration) — serves industry · Industries
- [Government and Public Administration](/Industries/Government_and_Public_Administration) — serves industry · Industries
- [Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools](/Industries/Colleges,_Universities,_and_Professional_Schools) — serves industry · Industries
- [Government](/Industries/Government) — serves industry · Industries

### Signature process

- [Licensing and Technology Transfer](/Processes/Licensing_and_Technology_Transfer) — signature process · Processes
- [Research Compliance Review](/Processes/Research_Compliance_Review) — signature process · Processes
- [Technical Publishing and Peer Review](/Processes/Technical_Publishing_and_Peer_Review) — signature process · Processes
- [Laboratory Research Program Execution](/Processes/Laboratory_Research_Program_Execution) — signature process · Processes
- [Grant Proposal Drafting](/Processes/Grant_Proposal_Drafting) — signature process · Processes
- [Research Data Archiving](/Processes/Research_Data_Archiving) — signature process · Processes
- [Research Peer Review](/Processes/Research_Peer_Review) — signature process · Processes
- [Research Administration](/Processes/Research_Administration) — signature process · Processes
- [Institutional Review Board Compliance](/Processes/Institutional_Review_Board_Compliance) — signature process · Processes
- [Laboratory and Field Investigation](/Processes/Laboratory_and_Field_Investigation) — signature process · Processes
- [Grant Compliance Reporting](/Processes/Grant_Compliance_Reporting) — signature process · Processes
- [Institutional Review Board Approval](/Processes/Institutional_Review_Board_Approval) — signature process · Processes
- [Grant Proposal Development and Submission](/Processes/Grant_Proposal_Development_and_Submission) — signature process · Processes
- [Longitudinal Study Administration](/Processes/Longitudinal_Study_Administration) — signature process · Processes
- [Peer Reviewed Manuscript Preparation](/Processes/Peer_Reviewed_Manuscript_Preparation) — signature process · Processes

### Outsources process

- [Patent Office Prosecution](/Processes/Patent_Office_Prosecution) — outsources process · Processes
- [Specialized Calibration Work](/Processes/Specialized_Calibration_Work) — outsources process · Processes
- [Running Specialized Laboratory Assays](/Processes/Running_Specialized_Laboratory_Assays) — outsources process · Processes
- [Processing Payroll Cycles](/Processes/Processing_Payroll_Cycles) — outsources process · Processes
- [Facilities Maintenance Management](/Processes/Facilities_Maintenance_Management) — outsources process · Processes
- [Endowment Asset Management](/Processes/Endowment_Asset_Management) — outsources process · Processes
- [Maintaining Laboratory Instruments](/Processes/Maintaining_Laboratory_Instruments) — outsources process · Processes

### Outsourced to

- [Intellectual Property Law Firm](/CompanyTypes/Intellectual_Property_Law_Firm) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes
- [Contract Testing Laboratory](/CompanyTypes/Contract_Testing_Laboratory) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes
- [Facilities Management Provider](/CompanyTypes/Facilities_Management_Provider) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes
- [Equipment Calibration Service](/CompanyTypes/Equipment_Calibration_Service) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes
- [Facilities Management Company](/CompanyTypes/Facilities_Management_Company) — outsourced to · CompanyTypes

### Provides

- [Contract Research Services](/Services/Contract_Research_Services) — provides · Services
- [Sponsored Research Programs](/Services/Sponsored_Research_Programs) — provides · Services
- [Technology Licensing](/Services/Technology_Licensing) — provides · Services
- [Technical White Paper Writing](/Services/Technical_White_Paper_Writing) — provides · Services
- [Sponsored Research](/Services/Sponsored_Research) — provides · Services
- [Other scientific and technical consulting services, n.e.c.](/Services/Other_scientific_and_technical_consulting_services,_n.e.c.) — provides · Services
- [Fellowship and Training Programs](/Services/Fellowship_and_Training_Programs) — provides · Services
- [Researcher Training](/Services/Researcher_Training) — provides · Services
- [Scientific Publication](/Services/Scientific_Publication) — provides · Services
- [Policy Analysis](/Services/Policy_Analysis) — provides · Services

### Supplies to

- [Government Agency](/CompanyTypes/Government_Agency) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [Pharmaceutical Company](/CompanyTypes/Pharmaceutical_Company) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [Pharmaceutical Developer](/CompanyTypes/Pharmaceutical_Developer) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [University Technology Transfer Office](/CompanyTypes/University_Technology_Transfer_Office) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [Government Funding Agency](/CompanyTypes/Government_Funding_Agency) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [University Department](/CompanyTypes/University_Department) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [Pharmaceutical Research Division](/CompanyTypes/Pharmaceutical_Research_Division) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [University](/CompanyTypes/University) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [Foundation](/CompanyTypes/Foundation) — supplies to · CompanyTypes
- [Government Agency Contractor](/CompanyTypes/Government_Agency_Contractor) — supplies to · CompanyTypes

### Core activity

- [Operating Shared Laboratory Facilities for Long-Horizon Studies](/Activities/Operating_Shared_Laboratory_Facilities_for_Long-Horizon_Studies) — core activity · Activities
- [Publishing Peer-Reviewed Findings and Technical Reports](/Activities/Publishing_Peer-Reviewed_Findings_and_Technical_Reports) — core activity · Activities
- [Winning and Executing Grant-Funded Scientific Research Programs](/Activities/Winning_and_Executing_Grant-Funded_Scientific_Research_Programs) — core activity · Activities
- [Publish Peer Reviewed Findings](/Activities/Publish_Peer_Reviewed_Findings) — core activity · Activities
- [Conducting Funded Investigator-Led Research](/Activities/Conducting_Funded_Investigator-Led_Research) — core activity · Activities
- [Operating Shared Scientific Facilities](/Activities/Operating_Shared_Scientific_Facilities) — core activity · Activities
- [Training Postdoctoral Researchers](/Activities/Training_Postdoctoral_Researchers) — core activity · Activities
- [Conducting Grant Funded Research Programs](/Activities/Conducting_Grant_Funded_Research_Programs) — core activity · Activities
- [Conducting Grant Funded Basic and Applied Research Programs](/Activities/Conducting_Grant_Funded_Basic_and_Applied_Research_Programs) — core activity · Activities
- [Administering Multi Year Sponsored Research Awards](/Activities/Administering_Multi_Year_Sponsored_Research_Awards) — core activity · Activities

### Demands service

- [Laboratory Supply Distribution](/Services/Laboratory_Supply_Distribution) — demands service · Services
- [Scientific Instrument Calibration](/Services/Scientific_Instrument_Calibration) — demands service · Services
- [Laboratory Equipment Maintenance](/Services/Laboratory_Equipment_Maintenance) — demands service · Services
- [Patent Prosecution Services](/Services/Patent_Prosecution_Services) — demands service · Services
- [Grant Administration Services](/Services/Grant_Administration_Services) — demands service · Services
- [Audit and Compliance](/Services/Audit_and_Compliance) — demands service · Services
- [Textbook or research publishing](/Services/Textbook_or_research_publishing) — demands service · Services
- [Open Access Publishing Fees](/Services/Open_Access_Publishing_Fees) — demands service · Services
- [Scientific Journal Access](/Services/Scientific_Journal_Access) — demands service · Services
- [Grant Administration](/Services/Grant_Administration) — demands service · Services
- [Core Facility Instrument Time](/Services/Core_Facility_Instrument_Time) — demands service · Services
- [Grant Administration Software Support](/Services/Grant_Administration_Software_Support) — demands service · Services
- [Scientific Equipment Calibration](/Services/Scientific_Equipment_Calibration) — demands service · Services

### Forward integrates into

- [Contract Research Organization](/CompanyTypes/Contract_Research_Organization) — forward integrates into · CompanyTypes
- [Technology Transfer Office](/CompanyTypes/Technology_Transfer_Office) — forward integrates into · CompanyTypes

### Has operational model

- [Corporate Multi Unit](/OperationalModel/Corporate_Multi_Unit) — has operational model · OperationalModel
- [Team Owned](/OperationalModel/Team_Owned) — has operational model · OperationalModel

### Signature role

- [Postdoctoral Researcher](/JobTypes/Postdoctoral_Researcher) — signature role · JobTypes
- [Research Scientist](/JobTypes/Research_Scientist) — signature role · JobTypes
- [Postdoctoral Fellow](/JobTypes/Postdoctoral_Fellow) — signature role · JobTypes
- [Grants Administrator](/JobTypes/Grants_Administrator) — signature role · JobTypes
- [Postdoctoral Research Fellow](/JobTypes/Postdoctoral_Research_Fellow) — signature role · JobTypes
- [Principal Investigator](/JobTypes/Principal_Investigator) — signature role · JobTypes
- [Research Compliance Officer](/JobTypes/Research_Compliance_Officer) — signature role · JobTypes

### Supplied by

- [Laboratory Reagent Distributor](/CompanyTypes/Laboratory_Reagent_Distributor) — supplied by · CompanyTypes
- [Scientific Instrument Supplier](/CompanyTypes/Scientific_Instrument_Supplier) — supplied by · CompanyTypes
- [Academic Publisher](/CompanyTypes/Academic_Publisher) — supplied by · CompanyTypes
- [Laboratory Supply Distributor](/CompanyTypes/Laboratory_Supply_Distributor) — supplied by · CompanyTypes
- [Scientific Instrument Manufacturer](/CompanyTypes/Scientific_Instrument_Manufacturer) — supplied by · CompanyTypes

### Industries where this operates

- [Scientific Research and Development Services](/Industries/Scientific_Research_and_Development_Services) — operates in · Industries
- [Educational Services](/Industries/Educational_Services) — operates in · Industries
- [Professional Scientific and Technical Services](/Industries/Professional_Scientific_and_Technical_Services) — operates in · Industries

### Has size

- [Large](/CompanySize/Large) — has size · CompanySize
- [Mid Market](/CompanySize/Mid_Market) — has size · CompanySize

### Has governance model

- [Board Approval](/DecisionStructure/Board_Approval) — has governance model · DecisionStructure

### Problems this exposes

- [IRB protocol review and amendment turnaround delays study starts](/Problems/IRB_protocol_review_and_amendment_turnaround_delays_study_starts) — exposes problem · Problems
- [effort-reporting and salary-cap compliance on federal awards](/Problems/effort-reporting_and_salary-cap_compliance_on_federal_awards) — exposes problem · Problems
- [negotiated indirect-cost-rate recovery reconciliation with funders](/Problems/negotiated_indirect-cost-rate_recovery_reconciliation_with_funders) — exposes problem · Problems
- [grant post-award spend tracking against sponsor budget categories](/Problems/grant_post-award_spend_tracking_against_sponsor_budget_categories) — exposes problem · Problems