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 Featured Experts and Resources

Hans Wildschutte | Bowling Green State University
Hans Wildschutte
Bowling Green State University

Discovering a promising new ally in the fight against the opioid crisis

Vijayan Asari | University of Dayton
Vijayan Asari
University of Dayton

Balancing innovation and privacy in AI-powered facial recognition

Pedram Mohseni, Goodrich Professor for Engineering Innovation and chair of the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering
Pedram Mohseni
Case Western Reserve University

Reimagining patient care through advanced biomedical engineering

Olga Liaudanskaya | University of Cincinnati
Olga Liaudanskaya
University of Cincinnati

Transforming brain injury research with lab-grown neural systems

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Spotlight on Ohio Research & Innovation News

Hands-on research and collaboration helps prepare Wright State students for work in modern research computing environments. Image Credit: Wright State University
Shared high performance computing resources enable work across disciplines and create new opportunities for students and faculty

Faculty and students at Wright State University are using the Ohio Supercomputer Center to support hands-on coursework and data-driven research.

NeuroNEO 2026 showcases region’s path to becoming neuroscience powerhouse
Summit explores neuroscience as an emerging long‑term economic driver for Northeast Ohio

Leaders gathered at Case Western Reserve University for NeuroNEO 2026, a one-day summit hosted by the Cleveland Innovation District and challenged to forgo institutional boundaries and honestly evaluate the region's neuro ecosystem

Kent State University engineering students set out to design, build and fly a large-scale cargo remote-controlled aircraft for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design/Build/Fly competition.
Six students, one aircraft, and a lesson in engineering under pressure

Engineering students at Kent State University set out to design, build and fly a large-scale cargo remote-controlled aircraft for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design/Build/Fly competition.

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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