MTRAC Innovation Hub for AgBio
The MSU Innovation Center and the Office of the Vice President for Research are proud to support the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub for AgBio, co-funded by Michigan State University and the Michigan Strategic Fund, which is administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC).
The Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub for AgBio is one of five specialized statewide commercialization programs with in-depth domain expertise in specific areas of research.
MSU MTRAC AgBio Innovation Hub
MSU’s MTRAC AgBio Innovation Hub is designed to bridge the gap between successful academic research results and the point at which an innovation is sufficiently developed, scaled up, and de-risked to enable it to transition to commercial development.
The MSU MTRAC program focuses on agricultural and industrial biotechnology, biomaterials, bioprocessing, and related technologies that fall outside the domain of human medicine. This can include research in areas from animal and crop health to innovative machine learning and blockchain applications useful in agriculture and food production to novel food, fiber, and biomaterial processing. Recent examples of the areas of translational research have included funding in bio-based chemicals, biofuel synthesis, livestock health and nutrition, crop improvement, novel consumer food products, and agricultural production tools and methods.
Click the links below to learn more or submit your MTRAC AgBio application.