The MSU Innovation Center is Michigan State University’s hub for creating partnerships that develop economic value from the research and creativity happening across our campus every day. We are dedicated to helping faculty and students translate their discoveries and knowledge into products and services that make life better.
MSU Innovation Center
Corporate Engagement
Our corporate engagement team works to create connections between MSU researchers and corporations to establish productive collaborations that advance the mission of both parties.
Tech Transfer & Commercialization
Our commercialization team works with faculty to facilitate the public use of technologies and copyrightable materials developed by MSU faculty and staff. We help develop and translate innovations from the lab to the marketplace.
Startups & Entrepreneurship
Our entrepreneurship team works with faculty and students to create investment-ready businesses through support that helps develop their ideas, create business plans and launch new startups.
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
MSU Research Foundation
The MSU Research Foundation helps bridge the gap between ideas and successful companies with a venture creation process built on programming, investment, spaces, and our community.
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2025 MSU Startup of The Year-EeroQ Quantum Hardware: Advancing Quantum Computing to New Frontiers
Apr 15, 2025
There are currently less than ten different ways to build a quantum computer, each having the potential to revolutionize problem-solving across industries. While major corporations such as Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and IBM pursue quantum advancements using traditional models, a Michigan State University (MSU) startup...
Meet Our MSU Innovation Center Leadership Team
The MSU Innovation Center Leadership team supports the mission and vision of the MSU Innovation Center. Collectively, we integrate innovation, technology transfer, support for start-ups, and partnerships with businesses and communities to bring ideas to the marketplace to help Michigan and the United States compete in a global environment. MSU brings pathbreaking ideas to the …
David Washburn
Executive Director, MSU Foundation; President of Spartan Innovations; President, Red Cedar Ventures
Teams: Investment, Leadership
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