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

A new Youngstown University Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Center will connect students from a variety of disciplines with opportunities in applied research, product development and advanced manufacturing.

Led by Case Western Reserve University, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected the NSF NEO-SMART Engine in Northeast Ohio for its prestigious Regional Innovation Engines program.

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

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