Critical funding sources

Faculty and graduate students within the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex receive critical levels of funding from many public and private sources.

Federal Government
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quadivty
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Air Force Research Laboratory
Argonne National Laboratory
Army Research Office
Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Inteldivgence Advanced Research Projects Activity
Massachusetts divfe Sciences Center
MIT divncoln Laboratory
National Academies
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitative Research
National Institutes of Health
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Science Foundation
National Security Agency
Office of Naval Research
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Energy
U.S. Strategic Command
U.S. Veterans Administration
VA Boston Healthcare System
Industry
BAE Systems Inc.
Biogen Idec
BMEB Services LLC
BodiMojo Inc.
Data Transparency Lab
GE Global Research
Honeywell
Intel Corporation
Intelligent Automation Inc.
Ionu Biosystems
Janssen Research & Development LLC
MathWorks
Raytheon BBN Technologies Corporation
Raytheon Company
Rogers Corporation
TRACLabs Inc.
VIStology Inc.
Zenobia Therapeutics Inc.
Philanthropy
Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
House Family Foundation
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
USA Hockey Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Nonprofits
American Chemical Society
Draper Laboratory
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Healthcare
Boston Medical Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Partners HealthCare
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Academia
Boston College
Boston University
Boston University Medical Campus
Duke University
Oregon Health and Science University
Pennsylvania State University
Purdue University
Stanford University
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Chicago
University of Massachusetts-Lowell
University of Rhode Island
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of Washington
Virginia Commonwealth University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
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Partners in Discovery

Today’s global challenges are far too complex to tackle alone. They demand an approach that brings disciplines together and dissolves the lines among industry, government, communities, and universities worldwide.

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Innovation Ecosystem

Our Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex is a hub for collaborative research. Inside this 220,000-square-foot innovation ecosystem, great minds come together—finding new ways to improve lives, to keep people and systems secure, and to preserve our fragile planet.

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A Research Powerhouse

As a top-tier national research university, we are relentless in our drive toward use-inspired discoveries, designed for impact.

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Shared Challenges

The Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex unites scientists and engineers under one roof, complementing cross-disciplinary initiatives and creative partnerships across this university and beyond.

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Building resilience against disasters
Building resilience against global turbulence
Ensuring network security
Ensuring network security
Sustaining coastal communities
Sustaining coastal communities
Predicting the spread of memes and contagions
Predicting the spread of memes and contagions
Building materials at the nanoscale
Building materials at the nanoscale
Delivering better medicines
Delivering better medicines

Melding disciplines for maximum IMPACT

Igniting ideas through CONNECTIVITY

Setting benchmarks in SUSTAINABILITY

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Power in partnerships

At Northeastern, partnerships drive progress. Our Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex brings together industry leaders, federal agencies, and scholars from Boston to Beijing to help shape the future. And it’s a beacon and resource for our community youth who dream of becoming the next generation of scientists.

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