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

Ideastream Public Media reports on how startups are using Northeast Ohio Medical University's REDIzone incubator laboratory spaces, expert guidance and funding connections to transform their research into real-world health solutions...

onMain Inc., a partnership between University of Dayton and Premier Health, will receive $35 million from Ohio’s Innovation Hubs program, the state’s second innovation hub. This investment will be used for construction and initial operation of the Digital Transformation Center, which will be the cornerstone building of the onMain development.

The School of Disaster Science and Emergency Services at the University of Akron is rapidly advancing in cybersecurity education thanks to our dynamic program, which emphasizes both cybersecurity training and workforce development. ...

OIEx by the Numbers

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

10

of Ohio's top research universities

More than

10,000

expert profiles from across Ohio

More than

31,000

searchable patents from hundreds of fields of research

More than

740

specialized services

More than

2,000

examples of laboratory equipment