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MSU Innovation Celebration

Each year, the MSU Innovation Celebration honors Michigan State University faculty and student researchers who embody the spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Hosted by the MSU Innovation Center, the celebration showcases cutting-edge technologies and startups emerging from the brilliant minds of MSU faculty and students. At our exhibition space, attendees can interact with numerous faculty and student exhibits highlighting some of the innovative technologies and startups developed at MSU.

The Innovation Celebration attracts the region’s top innovators, visionaries, and entrepreneurial supporters, who gather to celebrate and promote the research, innovation, and entrepreneurship happening across MSU’s campus. Attendees also have the opportunity to interact with some of the brightest inventors at MSU and network with faculty and student innovators and entrepreneurs.

The event recognizes six awardees whose innovations, technologies, entrepreneurship, and corporate partnerships exemplify MSU’s culture of research and innovation, including Innovation of the Year, Innovator of the Year, Technology Transfer Achievement, Corporate Connector of the Year, Startup of the Year, and Student Startup of the Year.

 

 

 

 

 

2024 Innovation Celebration

The Michigan State University Innovation Center hosted its annual Innovation Celebration on campus at the Kellogg Center on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024. The celebration showcased the cutting-edge technologies and startups emerging from the brilliant minds of MSU faculty and students and featured more than 30 faculty and student exhibits highlighting some of the innovative...

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2023 Innovation Celebration

Hosted by the MSU Innovation Center, this year marks the 13th annual event and was a resounding success, with over 350 attendees from across the region coming together at the MSU Kellogg Center to celebrate and promote the research, innovation, and entrepreneurship that is happening across MSU.

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2022 Innovation Celebration

Each year, the MSU Innovation Celebration honors Michigan State University researchers who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents during the academic year. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in technology transfer and commercialization, corporate engagement, and sponsored research. Hosted by the MSU Innovation Center, this year marks the 12th annual event....

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2021 Innovation Celebration

JUNE 1, 2021 — MEDIA CONTACT: Tracy Henion, Director of Communications, ander1ta@msu.edu Each year, the MSU Innovation Celebration honors Michigan State University researchers who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents during the academic year. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in technology transfer and sponsored research. Hosted by the MSU Innovation...

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2020 Innovation Celebration

The tenth annual MSU Innovation Celebration scheduled for April 2, 2020 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center has been canceled due to global concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus. While we are saddened to announce this decision, the safety and well being of the MSU community remains our top priority. The event will not be rescheduled....

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2019 Innovation Celebration

Read about our 2019 event in MSUToday: Ninth Annual Innovation Celebration Honors Entrepreneurial Success MSU professor recognized for the fruits of her labor It isn’t a reach to say that Amy Iezzoni is working to increase the profitability of cherry the production. And with her research in cherry rootstock development, trees that are easier to...

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2018 Innovation Celebration

The eighth annual MSU Innovation Celebration was Thursday, April 19, 2018 4-6p.m. in the Huntington Club on the 4th floor of Spartan Stadium. This networking reception showcases innovative technologies and startups developed in campus labs, classrooms and beyond. We honor MSU researchers and students who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents during...

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2017 Innovation Celebration

The seventh annual MSU Innovation Celebration was held Wednesday, April 12, 2017, 4-6:30 p.m. in the Huntington Club on the 4th floor of Spartan Stadium. This networking reception showcases innovative technologies and startups developed in campus labs, classrooms, and beyond. We honor MSU researchers and students who reported an invention, licensed technology, or were...

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2016 Innovation Celebration

  The sixth annual MSU Innovation Celebration was Thursday, April 14, 2016, 4-6:30 p.m. in the Huntington Club on the 4th floor of Spartan Stadium. This networking reception showcases innovative technologies and startups developed in campus labs, classrooms and beyond. We honor MSU researchers and students who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents during the...

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2015 Innovation Celebration

The fifth annual MSU Innovation Celebration was Thursday, April 23, 2015, 4-6 p.m. in the Huntington Club on the 4th floor of Spartan Stadium. This networking reception showcases innovative technologies and startups developed in campus labs, classrooms and beyond. We honor MSU researchers who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents...

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2014 Innovation Celebration

The fourth annual MSU Innovation Celebration was Wednesday, April 16, 2014, 4-6 p.m. in the Huntington Club on the 4th floor of Spartan Stadium. This networking reception showcases innovative technologies developed in campus labs and beyond. We honor MSU researchers who reported an invention, licensed a technology or were awarded patents during the academic year,...

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