Client-Sponsored R&D

SRI International has 60 years of deep experience in basic research, technology development, prototyping, and product commercialization. We perform R&D for our clients, creating value and helping them meet customer needs and the pressures of faster technology cycles and heightened competition. We also offer a suite of partnership programs and intellectual property for licensing, and we create investment opportunities in new ventures.

Whether you're with a government agency, a commercial business, a private foundation or association, SRI can help you achieve your strategic goals and address your most challenging R&D issues.

Government Agencies
In the past decade alone, SRI has conducted more than $2 billion in R&D for the U.S. government. Our clients include the National Institutes of Health, DARPA and other organizations within the defense and intelligence communities, the National Science Foundation, NASA, USAID, and the Departments of Education, Energy, Transportation, Commerce, State, and Health and Human Services.

Our Washington, D.C. office has served clients for more than 50 years. We also meet the needs of state and local governments. SRI will work with you to

• Enter new fields and to expand promising areas
• Launch new programs
• Meet demands for national security and preparedness

Contact us to get your projects underway quickly with SRI's streamlined business processes and multiple procurement choices.

Commercial Businesses
Companies know they must innovate -- it is the only way to stay ahead of fast-moving trends and thrive in the face of growing economic and competitive pressures. SRI performs contract R&D for clients in a wide range of market areas, and can turn your ideas into real, high-impact value.

Put us to work on your toughest challenges. Our multidisciplinary teams have real-world experience and understand the demands of product lifecycles and time-to-market constraints. Our interdisciplinary approach to innovation will be tailored to your specific needs . From research to products, SRI delivers what it promises and will meet your expectations in a cost-effective manner.

SRI has more than a thousand patents and patent applications worldwide, and we actively seek licensees for our portfolio.

Ready to get started? Contact us to structure an arrangement to meet your specific needs.

Foundations and Associations
For decades, private foundations and professional associations have turned to SRI for independent evaluation and analysis of their programs, and to research issues posed by rapid social, technological, and economic changes. Our staff, which includes sociologists, psychologists, statisticians, and organizational development experts, uses a research-based approach to measure results and inform and improve policies.

Our major foundation and association clients include the Ford Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Packard Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Takeda Foundation, the California Wellness Foundation, and the Professional Golfer's Association.

Contact us for more information.