Last December, Merck announced an equity investment in GlycoFi as well as a broad research collaboration (See " Pharma's Little Helper").

FORBES: Biology Rising

The afternoon consisted of highly interactive working sessions covering a broad range of leadership and collaboration challenges.

WHITEHOUSE: Conference on Next Generation Leadership

The IBM Client Center for Advanced Analytics will offer a strong foundation for a broad public and private sector collaboration that will include Ohio State, JobsOhio, Columbus 2020, ICC, an IBM Premier Partner, and other Columbus-based businesses.

FORBES: IBM And Ohio State University Get Analytical

The broad and wide access to information does indeed augur well for greater and quicker collaboration across sectors and industries: an entire ecosystem of companies has been developed devoted to making the world as productive as the U.S. is while reducing worry about disease, drought and lack of resources.

FORBES: Drought, Food Shortage Cast Spotlight on Ag Innovation Showcase