What We Do
What We Do:
A Shared Competitive Advantage
iNDustry Labs creates partnerships between Notre Dame and companies within a 45-minute drive of campus. We work with over 300 senior leaders at 130 firms – from $9M precision manufacturers to publicly traded Fortune 500 companies – forming partnerships that connect our region's industrial strengths and the University's academic mission, talent pipeline, and network.
Our goal is simple: Find the opportunities where regional businesses and Notre Dame both win by working together.
- Supporting companies to leverage Notre Dame resources to unlock business value.
- Providing Notre Dame students with world-class experiences and career discernment through real-world projects and access to industry executives
- Making it easy for faculty to work with local companies to advance their research and teaching
- Connecting Notre Dame dual-career spouses and alumni to create opportunities in the South Bend region that match their ambition
AI Community of Practice
We bring together executives at regional firms and Notre Dame faculty and students to share best practices and execute proof-of-concept projects to show what is possible with AI in a business context.
Company Connections
Industry Labs taps into faculty expertise and student talent to help regional companies unlock business value.
Regional Career Initiatives
The Regional Careers Initiative is focused on helping create a South Bend where Notre Dame and local companies collaborate to create regional career opportunities.
ND-US Competes
ND-US Competitiveness explores how Notre Dame graduate students can take the lead in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship through acquisition efforts