Science, meet your match

“Campaigns might only run every so often, but Discover on Halo is something you can use as an individual every day, no matter how busy you are. And it's far superior to traveling around the world or trying to be everywhere all at once.”

“What I like about Halo is that it’s not just about scouting for new technologies. It also gives us access to innovative raw materials and external experts in specialized areas. There’s really something for everyone.”

“Listing on Halo was very straightforward and intuitive, and the process required minimal time while still allowing us to clearly communicate our value proposition. The visibility was excellent, and we noticed meaningful inbound interest shortly after publishing, including early-stage conversations that would have been difficult to generate through our usual channels.”

“Active research on a mandated problem is easy because it's your day job. On the other hand, passive research and scouting is hard—no one has time for it. Problem is, if you're not staying up to date and making connections on solutions, organizations, and innovators in your space—even when it's not your current focus—you're going to get left behind.. and sometimes you don't even know the problems you should actually be working to solve. Halo's Discover helps you harness serendipity and uncover solutions you've never heard of to stay ahead of the competition.”

“We were originally drawn to Halo for its proposal management and collaboration features, which streamlined the process and saved us time we’d typically spend on set up and administration. What we hadn’t expected was how much Halo would help expand our own network of researchers across the world that we can now leverage for future opportunities.”

“Working with the Halo platform has enabled us to make connections with key innovators and partners that can help support different product development goals across Caterpillar. I really appreciated that you can keep all the connections you make, evaluate them, and decide different paths forward for each one. In this way, you get much more value out of the subscription.”

“Halo gave my company access to a wide range of collaborating opportunities. This allowed me to partner with various companies that I didn't otherwise have access to. I love how there are always new partnership opportunities that only take under an hour to apply for.”

“Through Halo I am able learn about opportunities with great companies. More importantly, it makes it possible to apply to those projects that interest me. The platform's timely email alerts and application status reminders make me comfortable with the process. I know the platform will have a bright future.”

“Halo has provided us a platform to reach out to a worldwide network of experts for critical problems we are trying to solve. Their interface allows for an efficient means to engage outside collaborators, review and triage proposals, and find the right partner.”

“I think all of these funding opportunities are really interesting. Not only are they in fields where my university excels, but they are on topics that are strategically important to university leadership. Thank you for developing the platform.”

“Through Halo I've been able to connect and collaborate with partners that see applications for my research in areas I hadn't imagined. I submitted a brief research concept through the Halo website, and ending up making a pitch to a company I knew nothing about previously. Now we are in the final rounds of negotiating a quarter million dollar research project.”

“Halo is a unique platform that helps me connect with potential industry partners and gets me to know their very specific needs. Submitting a proposal on Halo was also extremely easy. Shortly after submitting, I was notified that it had been advanced to the next round.”

“This is exactly the resource that my partnership office needs to act as a navigator/matchmaker for research and industry.”

“My experience with Halo has been excellent. After submitting a proposal through a Halo call related to promoter variants and gene expression in plants, I was connected with a large chemical producer and had several valuable discussions with their team. Those conversations revealed a strong fit and created a promising path forward. Halo is helping bridge an important gap by making it easier for academic scientists to connect with companies around real needs.”

“Halo has given us a lot of new and fresh ideas that line up with our business needs, great visibility into what universities are focused on, and who’s doing what in our field. It's also given us much broader reach than through traditional channels. That’s been exciting.”

“Halo provides excellent opportunities for collaborating with companies in the Ag sector and for obtaining financial support for translational research.”

“We tried different platforms in the past but were underwhelmed. With Halo, we have been impressed by the ease of connecting with on-target contributing experts, making it an efficient, seamless and focused research opportunity discover experience.”

“We were engaging with several other companies whose capabilities have become 100% obsolete. Halo is building on proprietary data, real ecosystems, real connection and creating real value. This capability is very unique. There is no overlap with anything else.”

“We were impressed with the different approaches universities brought forward. Some ideas we had considered before, but others were new to us and opened our eyes to possibilities we hadn’t thought about.”

“I have already told my colleague about Halo. It has many benefits: 1. A one-stop shop for many solutions; 2. Great offers from many companies; 3. Easy to apply for RFPs; 4. I found it simple and easy to use.”

“NeoChloris is totally burned out applying to government SBIR, FOA from DOE, NSF, etc. Our best successes have been dealing directly with client companies to solve their problems, so your tool is a great “match-making” site for a company like ours! We don't pursue basic research, only high level applied research with practical/economical results.”

“I am amazed at the process efficiency and how the opportunity was brought to my attention in the first place.”

“Halo has become an integral part of our innovation strategy. In addition to introducing us to new technology solutions, we’ve leveraged Halo to continue to build our global network of scientists and startups focused on some of our most pressing technical challenges. This network and their research proposals are now centralized on Halo and accessible to our entire R&D organization.”

“Halo made it easy to source proposals to our opportunity, share feedback with colleagues and connect directly with the researchers to learn more. The fact that we identified more than 30 proposals for further screening speaks to their quality and relevance.”

“Halo is the best. I'm getting quality solutions — people are really taking the time to lay out references and their thought process on why they think this technology would work for us.”

“What makes Halo different compared to other tools for finding partners is that it keeps us actively involved throughout the process. We can see proposals as they come in, engage directly with applicants, and quickly start conversations with the most relevant partners.”

“Halo’s platform simplifies tech scouting and partnering. In a matter of weeks, we received high quality proposals that aligned with our interests. Halo’s experts also helped us evaluate proposals and narrow down final selections. Although our goal was to fund one project, we were so impressed with the caliber of submissions we're considering funding three.”

“We partnered with Halo to broaden our connections to the global scientific and business innovation community, and to communicate our commitment to people, planet, and productivity. The Halo ecosystem helped us reach a new and diverse group of scientists, and the interface made managing records and communications simple.”

“Rather than searching for a needle in a haystack, Halo brings the needle to you. It's the magnet that pulls the right partners out of the haystack.”

“We excel at reactive customer requests for new product development within our core expertise, but lack a pipeline of transformational innovation projects. To build out a team to take on the tasks of soliciting, vetting and organizing external open innovation requests would be prohibitively expensive. By having this all organized in one platform, Halo has saved us countless hours.”

“Using Halo we’ve been able to find new research and experts that none of our other tools could find. That has been a major benefit, unearthing what is up and coming and beneath the surface. The other big value-driver has been efficiency and how streamlined the process is through Halo.”

“Quick and easy. Halo's platform solves the biggest pain points that researchers face - the time it takes to write a proposal and the excessive time it takes to hear anything back. I submitted a proposal and in less than a week was on the phone with the industry partner.”

“Working with the Halo platform made my life a lot easier! My proposal was rapidly screened, and I was connected quickly to the sponsoring entity. In addition, and very importantly, the initial proposal was short and focused, which saved me (and I'm sure the sponsor) a lot of time. I certainly hope that more sponsors will use this platform - it will make the proposal process a (little) less painful for everyone!”

“Halo quickly surfaced high-quality, truly innovative proposals—several were ‘super interesting’ and arrived at exactly the right moment for our in-process control initiative. What impressed me most was how tangible and actionable the solutions were; instead of abstract consultant slides, we received concrete technologies and partners we could move forward with immediately.”

“We have engaged with several companies in the past to address this use case, so I was really interested to see what Halo could do. I was pleased to see potential collaborators who we had not yet considered, many with thoughtful proposals approaching our challenge from a variety of different angles.”