The Charlotte Research Institute (CRI) is a partnership between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and corporations in the region.
The goal of CRI is to develop technology-based academic and business partnerships, ranging from consultation to onsite collaborative research.
The institute's support of education and research includes its three centers: eBusiness, Optoelectronics and Optical Communications, and Precision Metrology.
The CRI is located on UNC Charlotte's Millennial Campus.