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 Ohio Research & Innovation News

Northeast Ohio Medical University and University Hospitals joined with community leaders, partners, educators and health care professionals to celebrate the opening of the Cleveland Health Innovation Center in Cleveland's MidTown Health-Tech Corridor.

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. 

[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

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