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

The Ohio Research Institute for Transportation and the Environment at Ohio University is leading national research investigating a low-cost alternative to excavating and replacing corroded piping through the use of Cured-in-place pipe liners...

Foundry Educational Foundation recognizes Youngstown State University for its strong industry partnerships, state-of-the-art robotic foundry and its regional and national presence in metalcasting.

A new interactive 5G broadband teaching lab in the University of Dayton School of Engineering, funded in part by $4.26 million from the state of Ohio, will help train a workforce to develop a 5G broadband infrastructure in 12 Ohio counties.

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

11

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