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.  

Search our powerful, centralized web portal to find resources from Ohio's exceptional colleges and universities.

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Spotlight on Featured Experts and Resources

Vamsi Borra | Youngstown State University
Vamsi Borra
Youngstown State University

Designing less-toxic, more efficient materials for the future of solar energy

Dulaj Gunasinghe | Bowling Green State University
Dulaj Gunasinghe
Bowling Green State University

Reimagining wireless infrastructure through 6G, sensing and artificial intelligence

Philip Ilten | University of Cincinnati
Philip Ilten
University of Cincinnati

Unraveling the mysteries of dark matter with next-generation detection

Michael J. A. Hore | Case Western Reserve University
Michael J. A. Hore
Case Western Reserve University

Transforming our understanding of food additives through structural analysis

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Spotlight on Ohio Research & Innovation News

Photo by CDC / Unsplash
Buckeye BioLaunch announces new AI-enabled therapeutic discovery and development initiative

[OhioTechNews] Backed by the medical, cancer and pharmacy assets of The Ohio State University, a new initiative pairs AI with clinical and genomic data to speed the path from research to patents, startup formation and clinical trials

Ohio Life Sciences Host Biopathways
From Classroom to Career: BioPathways connects Ohio’s life science teachers with industry professionals.

BioPathways, a flagship education initiative of Ohio Life Sciences,  brought educators from across Northeast Ohio for a hands-on look at the careers powering our region's life sciences industry. 

Inspired by challenges in Ghana, Wright State chemistry grad student Kwaku Nti Nyarko is working to make drinking water safer around the world. (Photo by Erin Pence)
Advancing clean water solutions through electrochemistry and green nanotechnology

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.

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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