Collaborate
Find the Right Collaborator. Build the Right Relationship.
Whether you are a company with a challenge, a government agency with a mission, an academic team with complementary expertise, or a community organization with a real-world problem—the Auster Center connects you to Tufts researchers ready to work on it together.
Collaboration Is How Translation Happens
Research doesn't reach the world on its own. The path from discovery to impact runs through relationships—with companies that can validate and deploy, agencies that fund mission-driven work, academic collaborators who bring complementary expertise, and communities whose challenges make the work real.
The Auster Center facilitates all of these connections. We help Tufts researchers identify and build the right collaborations for their goals—and we help organizations find the right researchers for theirs.
Understand Your Goals
Initial consultation to understand your research stage, translation objectives, and what kind of collaboration would move you forward.
Map the Right Connections
We match your needs to our network—industry, government, academic, and community—and identify collaborators aligned with your research and goals.
Facilitate Introductions
Warm, context-rich connections that communicate mutual benefit and set relationships up for success from the first conversation.
Support the Relationship
Guidance on agreements, negotiations, and ongoing management throughout the collaboration lifecycle.
Industry
Collaborate with companies to advance your research through sponsored projects, real-world validation, and commercialization pathways.
Government
Engage with federal agencies on mission-driven applied research—from SBIR/STTR to large-scale collaborations with DARPA, DOD, and DOE.
Academia
Connect with researchers at Tufts and beyond—building transdisciplinary teams, consortium proposals, and collaborative research programs.
Community
Work with nonprofits, civic organizations, and community groups to ground your research in real-world challenges and create tangible local impact.
