The Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx) brings together industry and university expertise to solve challenges and capitalize on opportunities - from research partnerships and intellectual property (patents) to laboratory and specialized equipment/research services.  

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Spotlight on Ohio Research & Innovation News

A Wright State University graduate student is turning a deeply personal experience in Ghana into research aimed at addressing a critical global clean-water challenge.

A Case Western Reserve University–led research team is developing a noninvasive oral cancer test to help clinicians decide—chairside and within minutes— whether a suspicious lesion in the mouth needs a biopsy.

A new Youngstown University Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center will connect students from a variety of disciplines with opportunities in applied research, product development and advanced manufacturing.

OIEx by the Numbers

Ohio's universities house a wealth of specialized knowledge and research equipment waiting to be tapped by businesses and industry

More than

13,500

academic experts from across Ohio

12

of Ohio's research active universities

More than

31,000

searchable patents from hundreds of fields of research

More than

2,350

research support resources

More than

615,000

publications, a proxy to expertise