Innovation Partnerships

  1. September 17, 2024

    Innovation Partnerships celebrates record‑breaking year

    Research led by U-M faculty members and researchers generated a record-breaking 615 new inventions during the 2023-24 fiscal year.

  2. July 17, 2024

    MTRAC Advanced Transportation awards more than $1.5 million

    The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Advanced Transportation Innovation Hub at U-M awarded more than $1.5 million to support 15 research projects.

  3. May 7, 2024

    REMINDER: Distinguished University Innovator nominations sought

    Innovation Partnerships is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished University Innovator of the Year Award, U-M’s highest honor for faculty who bring new ideas to the marketplace.

  4. March 21, 2024

    MEDC, U-M award $1.8M for biomedical research projects

    Eight innovative biomedical research projects, designed to address challenges from opioid use disorder to preterm birth, recently received more than $1.8 million in funding.

  5. March 19, 2024

    Nominations sought for Distinguished University Innovator of the Year

    Innovation Partnerships is seeking nominations for the 2024 Distinguished University Innovator of the Year Award, U-M’s highest honor for faculty who bring new ideas to the marketplace.

  6. January 29, 2024

    Innovation Partnerships awarded $5M for statewide venture fund

    U-M’s Innovation Partnerships recently was awarded $5 million to establish the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and the Michigan University Innovation Capital Consortium.

  7. December 21, 2023

    Two U-M faculty members elected to National Academy of Inventors

    U-M faculty members Lynn Conway and Kevin Ward have been elected to the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

  8. December 14, 2023

    U-M startup blends art, stories to help health care workers

    ArtSpective, a new U-M startup that provides implicit bias training for health care workers, uses fine-art photographs and guided storytelling to improve patient-provider interactions.

  9. September 15, 2023

    Record number of U-M inventions reported in FY ’23

    Research led by U-M generated a record 580 new inventions last year, 145 new U.S. patents and more than 300 license and option agreements with industry, and launched 25 startup companies, in fiscal year 2023.

  10. May 1, 2023

    Life Sciences Innovation Hub awards $1M to biomedical projects

    The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization Life Sciences Innovation Hub at U-M awarded nearly $1 million to support and advance six translational research projects.