One of the toughest challenges for early-career researchers is finding enough funding to support their work. But there’s a powerful solution that too many scientists overlook: collaboration with the private sector.

One of the biggest concerns I hear from early-career academic researchers: “I’m worried about getting enough funding to build my research program.” Collaboration with industry is one such novel funding source that more and more researchers are utilizing.

“How Many PhDs Stay in Academia?”

This question has received a lot of discussion on social media recently. Many detailed studies have been done on the topic, studying a range of geographic locations and scientific disciplines, and the numbers vary between these.

But the conclusion that really matters doesn’t requre expensive and detailed studies…