Business Engagement and Commercialization
Through an unmatched depth, breadth and scope, Ohio State is home to the creative minds, expertise, experience and world-class facilities enabling us to discover innovative solutions to complex problems. Businesses of all sizes – from startups to Fortune 500 companies – turn to Ohio State for partnerships that positively impact both organizations.
Business Engagement
Whether you are looking to tap into research and development expertise or find the best and brightest talent to build your company’s future, we’re here to make it easy to engage with Ohio State. Each relationship is unique and we’re here to listen, connect and engage all that the university has to offer. Learn more about Corporate Partnerships at Ohio State.
Commercialization
At the heart of innovation at Ohio State are brilliant faculty, staff and students who are the minds exploring cutting-edge discoveries and fulfilling our land grant mission to make a positive impact on society. Creating an invention is a significant accomplishment. The university’s commercialization teams are here to actively engage with university inventors to help evaluate, protect and ultimately find the right market for intellectual property—through licensing or creating a startup company. Learn more about commercializing your inventions at Ohio State.
Research and Innovation Highlights
At Ohio State we have all the tools – the creative minds, the expertise, the experience and facilities – needed to discover innovative solutions to complex program.
Top 5
Consistently in Industry-Sponsored Research (among all universities)
18,000
faculty, staff and students engaged in research and creative expression cavities
2.5 million
square feet assigned to organized research
367
Invention Disclosures filed in 2019-2020 academic year
108
Startups currently in Ohio State’s portfolio
Awards and Honors
At Ohio State we have all the tools – the creative minds, the expertise, the experience and the world-class facilities – needed to discover innovative solutions to complex problems.
Our faculty and students are earning acclaim for their creativity, vision and research.
TWENTY-ONE
Elected Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
A society including some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists and artists.
ELEVEN
Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Considered one of the most prestigious honors awarded to the elected faculty members in 2020 selected by their academic peers.
Four
Awarded 2023 Battelle Endowment Grants
The Battelle Engineering, Technology and Human Affairs (BETHA) Endowment grant competition supports projects that examine the complex relationship between science and technology on society and cultural issues.