MESH offers a concierge service that is mutually beneficial to USC and Industry partners by providing facilitated access to USC’s diverse ideas, expertise, and technologies available for various business development purposes.

Our expertise:

• Develop relationships with researchers
• Navigate university resources
• Collaborate on diverse opportunities (e.g. involvement with researchers and students, access to resources, involvement with centers of expertise, economic development, multi-faceted partnerships)
• Create Opportunity Briefs that articulate the value propositions for multiple stakeholders and facilitate the inclusion of information in the development of agreements needed to support the opportunity
• Connect with relevant internal offices and share Opportunity Briefs to ensure the opportunity is actualized
• Deliver stakeholder synergy, partnering strategies, and action plans (exploratory, narrow, or structured) that reflect the needs and aspirations of all parties
• Provides alliance management support as needed to create long-term value

Learn more about our Business Development and Industry Relations approach and Engagement Process.

CONTACTS:

Melissa Rodgers, PhD, Associate Director of Business Development and Industry Relations: rodgersm@usc.edu

Camilo Ansarah-Sobrinho, PhD, Associate Director of Business Development and Industry Relations: camilo.ansarah@med.usc.edu

Let’s Connect and Collaborate!