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2024 Annual Impact Report: Innovation Partnerships Celebrates A Record-Breaking Year of Research Commercialization
9/16/2024Innovation Partnerships is pleased to present our annual report for Fiscal Year 2024, which contains highlights of our office’s performance as well as stories of impact from across the University of Michigan’s research enterprise.
Twenty U-M faculty leaders named ‘Innovation Champions’
1/8/2025A new program providing research commercialization support throughout the University of Michigan’s three campuses has named 20 faculty innovators to serve as “champions” in their schools, colleges and departments. Innovation Champions is a new initiative led by Innovation Partnerships, the university’s central hub for research commercialization and a unit within...
Six New Postdoctoral Commercialization Fellows to be Supported by MEDC T3N, EDA Global Epicenter for Mobility (GEM)
12/20/2024Innovation Partnerships is proud to announce the funding of six new postdoctoral commercialization fellowships. These fellows will be supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Tech Transfer Talent Network (T3N), along with the U.S. Economic Development Association (EDA) Global Epicenter for Mobility (GEM) program and the Build Back Better...
Robert Bartlett, Zhen Xu elected to National Academy of Inventors
12/11/2024The National Academy of Inventors has selected University of Michigan faculty members Robert Bartlett and Zhen Xu as fellows, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors. The selection of Bartlett, professor emeritus of surgery in the Medical School, and Zhen Xu, Li Ka Shing Professor of Biomedical Engineering and...
Genevi Technologies Celebrates Licensing Agreement with U-M by Ringing Startup Bell
12/3/2024Genevi Technologies, Inc. celebrated its official launch as a University of Michigan (U-M) startup company by ringing the bell at Innovation Partnerships. Arthur Lupia, Interim Vice President for Research and Innovation, and Alena Stocking, Chief of Staff for the Office of the Vice President for Research, joined the Innovation Partnerships...
Braid: An Open Source Platform for Social Learning and Storytelling
11/27/2024MOSS is a pilot initiative that supports research teams through education, promotion and community development, with the goal of better positioning their open source projects for sustainable outcomes. The MOSS Source Code Series features interviews with University of Michigan open source project creators and managers. These conversations provide an opportunity...
Impact Newsletter – October 2024
10/22/2024It’s been a remarkable month for the Michigan innovation ecosystem, and we're thrilled to share some exciting updates and announcements in our October newsletter.
Ben Marchionna Appointed to Innovation Partnerships’ National Advisory Board at the University of Michigan
10/21/2024Ben Marchionna, the first-ever chief innovation ecosystem officer for the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) and State of Michigan, has been appointed to serve on the Innovation Partnerships National Advisory Board (NAB). In his role as chief innovation ecosystem officer, Marchionna leads the development, growth and sustainability of the rapidly...
Celebrate Invention Showcases U-M Innovators, Launches Accelerate Blue Foundry Program
10/18/2024On October 15, Innovation Partnerships hosted more than 300 attendees at its annual Celebrate Invention event. Members of the University of Michigan community and the broader entrepreneurial ecosystem gathered together at the Michigan League to honor campus innovators and the societal impact of their discoveries. The event kicked off at...
Impact Newsletter – September 2024
9/25/2024As fall settles in at the University of Michigan, we're excited to share updates from Innovation Partnerships.
2024 Annual Impact Report: Innovation Partnerships Celebrates A Record-Breaking Year of Research Commercialization
9/16/2024Innovation Partnerships is pleased to present our annual report for Fiscal Year 2024, which contains highlights of our office’s performance as well as stories of impact from across the University of Michigan’s research enterprise.
Weil Institute director named Distinguished University Innovator of the Year
9/10/2024When he joined the University of Michigan in 2012, Dr. Kevin Ward was given a challenge that would test his leadership and entrepreneurial mindset. The challenge—to develop a new transdisciplinary team science research program in critical illness and injury—would require Dr. Ward to draw on his experiences in the U.S....
BallotIQ, LLC, Cybersecurity Startup with Focus on Election Security, Rings Innovation Partnerships’ Startup Bell
9/5/2024BallotIQ, LLC, marked its official launch as a University of Michigan (U-M) startup by ringing the Innovation Partnerships’ startup bell on September 5th, 2024. Representing the company was co-founder J. Alex Halderman, the Bredt Family Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and director of the University of Michigan Center for...