Getting Involved

CIHL is seeking additional partnerships at the sustaining Strategic level and the supporting Affiliate Level. CIHL welcomes further involvement from from other collaborative partners.

For more information, please contact Dr. Rardin at rrardin@uark.edu or Dr. Meller at rmeller@uark.edu.



Being a Strategic Partner:
  • Strategic partners are the sustaining members who make the Center possible and set its direction.
    • Annual donation of $200K for 5 years.
  • Significant value to strategic partners:
    • Influence on Center research agenda.
    • Access to industrial partners, broad faculty expertise, healthcare-trained student recruits, and clinical partners as customers.
    • Visibility/excitement of partnering in industry-transforming healthcare innovation.
    • Cutting edge innovation including pre-release access to Center results and non-exclusive, royalty-free rights to use of intellectual property & workshops.

Being an Affiliate Partner:

  • Affiliate partners play supporting roles as associates that share in CIHL activities.
    • Annual donation of $50,000 for two years.
  • Significant value to affiliate partners:
    • Access to industrial partners, broad faculty expertise, healthcare-trained student recruits, and clinical partners as customers.
    • Cutting edge innovation including pre-release access to Center results and non-exclusive, royalty-free rights to use of intellectual property & workshops.


Getting Involved in Other Ways:
  • Other partners may contribute in the following ways:
    • Contribute Intellectual Property
    • Donate Software or Equipment
    • or, in some cases, they may provide resources for specific projects.