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

As Central Ohio solidifies its role as a key data center hub, the need for specialized talent is surging. the J. Warren McClure School of Emerging Communication Technologies at Ohio University is preparing graduates to fill these critical roles through targeted technical and cybersecurity education.

Student teams from Northeast Ohio Medical University, Case Western Reserve University, University of Akron, University of Hawaii and University of Utah demonstrated their medical technologies at the fifth annual NEOvations Bench to Bedside competition, held April 9 at NEOMED ...

Recognizing the consequences of microplastic pollution, three then-students at Case Western Reserve University designed an easy-to-install filtration system to capture 90% of microplastics in washing machines later co-founding CLEANR to bring their solution to market.

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

12,000

academic experts from across Ohio

10

of Ohio's top research universities

More than

31,000

searchable patents from hundreds of fields of research

More than

2,350

research support resources

More than

500,000

publications, a proxy to expertise