Innovation and Strategic Partnerships

Turning Research into Real World Impact

UToledo brings research, expertise and partners together to turn discovery into opportunity. Our connections across industry, government, healthcare, national laboratories and the broader innovation ecosystem create pathways for collaborative research, commercialization, technology transition and entrepreneurship—driving economic growth in our region and beyond.

Discover UToledo Research

Partnership Opportunities

Commercialization and Technology Transfer

Technology Transfer

Where Innovation Meets the Marketplace

Discover UToledo technologies, intellectual property, and research tools that can accelerate product development, commercialization, and real-world impact.

Business Incubator

Where Innovation Drives Business Growth
Supporting entrepreneurs and innovative companies with the expertise, connections and resources to accelerate growth.

Research Strengths

Advancing Discovery in our Signature Areas of Expertise

UToledo’s research strengths span glass and materials, water quality, healthcare and biotechnology, advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, energy and other strategic disciplines driving innovation for industry, national security and society:

Energy, Advanced Materials, and Glass Innovation
Advanced Manufacturing and Industrial Innovation
Health, Clinical, and Biomedical Innovation
Water, Environment, and Great Lakes Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Computing
Defense, National Security, and Autonomous Systems

Research Resources

Research Centers and Institutes

Providing the Resources that Power Innovation

UToledo’s centers and institutes focus expertise around areas of research strength and emerging opportunity. Together, they support discovery, collaboration and connections that expand the reach and impact of UToledo research.