OHSU innovators

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Tell us about a new idea or technology and learn how OHSU could help protect the intellectual property. 

Startup support

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Interested in forming a new company around your idea? Learn about how OHSU can help with startup company formation.  

Collaborations

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Learn more about existing OHSU partnerships and opportunities to work with OHSU community members.

Licensing opportunities

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Visit the OHSU Technology Portal to search for existing licensing opportunities and review technology summaries.

Agreements

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Learn more about academic and industry agreements including material transfer agreements (MTAs) and more.

Entrepreneurial education

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Learn more about OHSU curriculum and programs offered to provide entrepreneurial training to OHSU members.

                                                                                                                                                      

The 2024 OHSU Innovation Awards

Congratulations to the 2024 OHSU Innovation Awardees Alex Bartlett, Ph.D., Robert Eil, M.D., Michael Riscoe, Ph.D., Joaquin Cigarroa, M.D., Matthias Merkel, M.D., Ph.D., and Joe Ness, M.H.A., RPh.  These awards recognize innovative scientists in the OHSU community striving to turn scientific ideas into healthcare solutions to improve patient lives. Read more about the awardees and their innovative science in the 2024 OHSU Innovation Awards announcement. 

All OHSU members are invited to attend the in-person awards celebration, which includes a networking happy hour, to be held March 14, 4-7 pm. Register through Eventbrite

Learn more about OHSU Innovates

OHSU Innovates is proud to support researchers and clinicians at OHSU who are striving to turn scientific ideas into real world solutions.  

Hear from a few of these OHSU members and learn what motivates them and how OHSU fosters innovation, collaboration and entrepreneurship.

Subscribe to the OHSU Innovates newsletter for the latest news, programs and events. 

                                                                                                                                                                                       

Featured News

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President Biden honors OHSU's David Huang

Congratulations to David Huang, M.D., Ph.D., on receiving the United States' highest honor for technological achievement, the National Medal of Technology and Innovation!

“You’re literally changing the world for the better,” President Biden told Huang and other honorees.  Huang was a co-inventor of optical coherence tomography, or OCT, which has transformed the way eye disease is diagnosed and managed. 

Read more about this recognition and technology.
 

Featured Event

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2024 OHSU Innovation Awards

Registration is now open for the 2024 OHSU Innovation Awards and reception to be held March 14, 4-7 pm!  This free in-person event is open to all OHSU members and will be a chance to meet and network with the OHSU community focused on turning innovative ideas into healthcare solutions. The celebration of the 2024 awardees, will be followed by a happy hour for the attendees. We hope to see you there!

When: March 14, 4 – 7 pm PT

Where: Robertson Life Sciences Building (RLSB), Room 3A001, 2730 S Moody Ave, Portland, OR 97201

Who: All OHSU members and OHSU Innovates sponsors

Register: Registration is free and can be accessed on Eventbrite.

Featured opportunity

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Regulatory Consultation and Assistance Program

The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute, OCTRI, will soon be accepting applications for funding regulatory consultation services for eligible OHSU investigators. The Regulatory Consultation and Assistance Program (RCAP) will provide a one-time award, up to $7000, which can be used to support efforts to understand and navigate the regulatory environment for medical devices, diagnostics, drugs, and software. The RCAP can help create a roadmap to guide teams in the transition from the ideation phase of their project to proof-of-concept. Recipients may hire regulatory consultants to provide an overview of FDA rules and procedures specific to moving your technology or project towards commercialization.  

For more information read the program information or contact Claudia Nakama at nakama@ohsu.edu.

                                                                                                                                                           

Innovate Collaborate Oregon

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OHSU Innovates is a proud partner of Innovate Collaborate Oregon (ICOregon), a collaborative network of Oregon institutions, which aims to further support and encourage the growth of innovation and entrepreneurship across the state. By bringing together resources across multiple institutions ICOregon aims to promote innovative discoveries, establish successful collaborations, form new companies, and increase economic development in Oregon.

                                                                                                                                                               

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