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Fiscal Year 2025 Impact Report: U-M Innovators Break Multiple Research Commercialization Records
9/16/2024At Innovation Partnerships, we believe in the transformative power of research. This year’s Impact Report celebrates how our innovation ecosystem translates research discoveries into real-world solutions that improve and save lives. Fiscal Year 2025 was a landmark year for research commercialization at the University of Michigan. Our office received 673...
Impact Newsletter – May 2026
6/5/2026I am pleased to share the latest edition of our Impact Newsletter, highlighting recent milestones across the Michigan innovation ecosystem.
Impact Newsletter – March 2026
4/1/2026I’m delighted to share this month’s Impact Newsletter, showcasing how University of Michigan research is translating into real-world impact across Michigan and beyond.
Impact Newsletter – February 2026
3/5/2026I’m pleased to share our February Impact Newsletter, bringing you stories that highlight the unmistakable momentum across the University of Michigan’s innovation ecosystem and sharing opportunities for you to engage with our work.
Impact Newsletter – January 2026
2/3/2026I’m pleased to share our first Impact Newsletter of the year, highlighting stories from across the University of Michigan’s innovation ecosystem. In the final days of 2025, several U-M startups reached major milestones, including Neurable’s $35 million Series A, an oversubscribed $125 million funding round for Mythic to scale its energy-efficient GPU technology and a $12 million raise by Diamond Kinetics to expand its novel sensing technology for youth baseball and softball. I invite you to read on for more information on these and other stories from the university’s innovation ecosystem.
Impact Newsletter – December 2025
12/19/2025As we approach the end of the year and the holiday season, this time offers a chance to reflect on progress made, celebrate our achievements and look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead.
Impact Newsletter – November 2025
11/24/2025Even as the days grow shorter, our innovation ecosystem continues to gain momentum thanks to the vision and dedication of the inventors, startup founders and partners working tirelessly to ensure the world benefits from the incredible innovations and discoveries created at the University of Michigan.
Impact Newsletter – October 2025
10/30/2025University of Michigan startups have been making headlines this month, from HistoSonics’ $250 million financing round to TIME’s recognition of Ambiq Micro’s SPOT chip as one of the Best Inventions of 2025. Rounding out a remarkable month, EVOQ Therapeutics’ new licensing agreement with Sanofi will help advance its promising platform...
Impact Newsletter – September 2025
9/30/2025I'm pleased to share the latest news from Innovation Partnerships in our September newsletter.
Impact Newsletter – July 2025
7/29/2025Summer is in full swing in Ann Arbor as we enjoy incredibly long days, the occasional thunderstorm and a campus that truly never stops buzzing with the excitement of discovery. Our team at Innovation Partnerships is constantly looking for new ways to best meet the needs of the university’s community of innovators, and I am excited to share a new development.
Impact Newsletter – May 2025
5/29/2025I’m pleased to share the May edition of our Impact Newsletter, which highlights key milestones and momentum across the University of Michigan’s innovation landscape.
Impact Newsletter – April 2025
4/30/2025With spring in full bloom here in Ann Arbor, I’m excited to share the April edition of our Impact Newsletter.
Impact Newsletter – March 2025
3/25/2025As our nation’s university research ecosystem navigates significant challenges, the mission of Innovation Partnerships remains as relevant as ever—demonstrating how university innovations can drive economic growth and address the world’s most pressing challenges. Sharing these stories of real-world impact is essential, and with that in mind, I’m pleased to bring you our March Impact Newsletter, highlighting remarkable contributions from across our innovation ecosystem.