Business Engagement Center

1. October 6, 2021

   Reorganized unit to lead commercialization of U-M research

   The newly launched Innovation Partnerships will serve as a central hub for U-M’s research commercialization efforts, startup company support, and creating and fostering corporate research alliances.

2. December 11, 2017

   U-M reports record corporate research expenditures in FY 2017

   Corporate expenditures on existing U-M research rose to $100.8 million in the past fiscal year. Total corporate investment in U-M — which includes philanthropic contributions — rose to $142.8 million.

3. January 14, 2016

   University, IBM partnering on artificial intelligence project

   U-M and IBM have launched a $4.5 million collaboration that will seek to help solve one of the grand challenges of artificial intelligence.