Newer R&D Parks Strengthen Collaboration

Newer R&D Parks Strengthen Collaboration

23 Jun 2026


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Research and Development Parks Evolve Into Innovation Ecosystems

It wasn’t so long ago that the concept of a science park did not require a major amount of thought — or even the flicker of a figurative light bulb.

They were, generally, a collection of buildings that served the research market, often located near a college or university.

However, today’s research and development parks, which are often built within what is now known as an innovation district, “don’t look, or operate, the way they used to,” said Carol Stewart, vice president of Tech Parks Arizona, located at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.

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