Innovation Partnerships

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
April 27, 2023
Nominations sought for Distinguished University Innovator

Innovation Partnerships is seeking nominations for its annual Distinguished University Innovator Award, U-M’s highest honor for faculty demonstrating leadership in bringing new ideas to the marketplace.
November 22, 2022
University reports new inventions, startups during FY ’22

U-M solidified its position as a global leader in translating academic research and technology for broad societal impact during fiscal year 2021-22, generating 433 new inventions and 16 new startup companies.