Board of Governors

Board of Governors

The Governing Board consists of industry and university representatives of the membership. Voting tiers are determined by membership level. The voting members have the authority to determine the allocation of dues for applied research and educational efforts. The Board represents the best interests of OMIC R&D and has three primary responsibilities:

  1. Advise the research strategy and direction of the Collaboration
  2. Approve and award General Research Projects funded by membership dues
  3. Approve new memberships

Technology Advisory Board

The Tech Board includes technical representatives of industry and university members who have domain expertise within their organizations. They develop the portfolio of projects meeting industry members’ strategic needs and monitor and provide subject matter expertise in support of the research projects. The Tech board recommends general research projects for funding approval by the Board of Governors, and participate in the annual Research Roadmap process. Members also recommend the acquisition of technologies and equipment required to support the Technology Roadmap.