Mission & Vision
Rocket Innovations Mission Statement
To promote entrepreneurship at The University of Toledo through active student and
faculty engagement in research, technology commercialization and economic development
with favorable impact on our region.
Vision | A Leader in Innovation and Economic Development
Universities are engines of economic development - from educating students for the
demands of the 21st century workplace to fueling the scientific and technological
discoveries that build new businesses.
The University of Toledo established Rocket Innovations to build relationships between University of Toledo researchers and business leaders and to spur technological discoveries and commercialization. Rocket Innovations assists The University of Toledo in coordinating economic development related activities for the economic growth of the region.
Rocket Innovations supports The University of Toledo through the development, support and investment in services for public and private economic development projects.
Examples include:
- Supporting business development for UT's new Research Center of Excellence in
Advanced Renewable Energy and the Environment. - Supporting the development of business incubation and business acceleration in energy, bioscience and mixed-use technologies where students and community members are starting their own businesses and creating new jobs for local workers.