Business-CONNECT serves as MSU’s front door for corporations, directing businesses to the right MSU resources – from recruiting students to finding a researcher for a specific project– and enabling two-way strategic communications and planning for business customers. The Business-CONNECT team also supports entrepreneurial and regional economic development efforts. We, as well as MSU Technologies and […]
4100DX stands at the forefront of health innovation and patient capital, uniquely merging long-term investment with transformative healthcare advancements.
Pointe Angels is an independent investor club in the Grosse Pointe communities, east of Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 2019, Pointe Angels provides members with opportunities for meaningful financial returns on capital investments in scalable early-stage ventures. Pointe Angels favors Michigan start-ups, but invests globally.
Michigan Capital Network (MCN) is an early-stage investment management firm based in Grand Rapids, MI. We manage $150M in assets across 6 core funds, 2 custom funds, and several special purpose entities (SPEs) for institutional investors, local family offices and corporations, and high net worth individuals across the state of Michigan. We invest primarily in […]
OU INC is a state-designated SmartZone incubator and technology accelerator focused on transforming industry and university innovations into thriving commercial ventures. Its mission is to fuel regional economic growth and help position Southeast Michigan as a global hub for high-tech companies driven by top talent.
MSU Technologies (MSUT) is Michigan State University’s technology transfer and commercialization office. MSUT facilitates the commercial development and public use of technologies and copyrightable materials developed by MSU faculty and staff. Housed within the MSU Innovation Center, MSUT moves MSU’s technologies from the lab to the marketplace to improve lives and communities locally, regionally, and […]
The MSU Innovation Center is the hub for University/Corporate partnerships at Michigan State University. We bring cutting-edge ideas to the marketplace by leveraging MSU’s intellectual property through corporate-sponsored research, licensing MSU technologies for commercial use at existing companies, and starting new companies based on the innovations that occur across MSU’s campus every day. In addition, […]
The WMed Innovation Center is the place to start and grow life science, technology, or engineering ventures. The 69,000-square-foot, purpose-built incubator and co-working space was created to support the earliest startups to maturing companies with subsidized, low-cost laboratories, office and conference space, high quality scientific equipment and expertise, and a wide range of support services.
Innovation Partnerships at the University of Michigan is the nexus of research commercialization. Our office plays a critical role in translating discoveries from U-M faculty and researchers into real-world solutions by supporting patent protection, commercialization, startup company formation and growth. Through strategic connections with industry, entrepreneurs and investors, Innovation Partnerships ensures that U-M innovations reach […]
The Dow Entrepreneurship Institute is a collaborative, open-access platform designed to drive economic development and foster innovation and entrepreneurial growth throughout the Great Lakes Bay region.