I think this is neat, but I also think you've misinterpreted the title: "offshore" is being used oddly here to mean "outside of universities" rather than the mu

I think this is neat, but I also think you've misinterpreted the title: "offshore" is being used oddly here to mean "outside of universities" rather than the much more usual meaning of "outside of the country". The examples given appear to be within the U.S., just outside of university organizational structures.