OHSU innovators
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Startup support
Interested in forming a new company around your idea? Learn about how OHSU can help with startup company formation.
Collaborations
Learn more about existing OHSU partnerships and opportunities to work with OHSU community members.
Licensing opportunities
Visit the OHSU Technology Portal to search for existing licensing opportunities and review technology summaries.
Agreements
Learn more about commercialization and intellectual property agreements.
Entrepreneurial education
Learn more about OHSU curriculum and programs offered to provide entrepreneurial training to OHSU members.
OHSU Innovates 2025 Impact Report
Delve into the OHSU Innovates 2025 Impact Report to discover exciting advancements in healthcare, successful startups and innovative collaborations across the university. These initiatives reflect how OHSU is strengthening Oregon’s innovation community by supporting new clinical ventures, empowering innovators, recognizing leaders in medical innovation, advancing women’s health and highlighting emerging technologies.
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.
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Featured News
OHSU Startup Advances Potential Bipolar Depression Treatment
Building on an FDA Fast Track designation announced in May, OHSU startup company Autobahn Therapeutics reported positive topline Phase 2 results for elunetirom in June. The investigational treatment for bipolar depression met its primary and key secondary endpoints in the AMPLIFY-BD trial, providing the first clinical evidence for a CNS-targeted thyroid hormone receptor agonist approach. The milestone highlights the potential for new treatment options for people living with bipolar depression and reflects the impact of OHSU research translated into real-world innovation. Elunetirom is based on technology developed in the lab of Thomas Scanlan, Ph.D., professor of chemical physiology and biochemistry at the OHSU School of Medicine and co-founder and scientific adviser to Autobahn Therapeutics. OHSU licensed the technology to Autobahn in 2018 for further development.
Read more in Autobahn Therapeutics' announcements on the Phase 2 AMPLIFY-BD results and FDA Fast Track Designation.
Featured Event
Crafting Your Innovation Pitch: Communicating Your Idea Effectively
This webinar brings together recent OHSU neuroscience Ph.D. graduate Danica Bojovic and Steve Runnels, entrepreneur-in-residence at OHSU Innovates and CEO of Myosana Therapeutics, for a discussion on communicating scientific innovation beyond academia.
Drawing on their experiences in research, commercialization and entrepreneurship, they will share strategies for crafting effective elevator pitches, explaining complex concepts clearly and tailoring messages for industry partners, investors and other audiences. Attendees will gain practical insights into translating research into real-world impact.
When: Thursday, Aug. 27, noon–1 p.m. PT
Where: Virtual
Who: Open to all
Cost: Free
Featured funding opportunity
Advancing Social Change, Empowerment, and New Discoveries (ASCEND) Award
The ASCEND Award supports OHSU community members in developing innovative solutions that address practical challenges and advance commercialization efforts. The program aims to broaden access to resources and opportunities that help move projects from concept to impact. Awards of up to $4,000 are granted to OHSU members to cover expenses such as materials, travel, and mentorship.
Applications are accepted throughout the year and reviewed semi-annually. The next deadline is Sept. 30, 2026.
See the Request for Proposals for more information and see the Application Form to apply. OHSU login required. Contact innovates@ohsu.edu with questions.
OHSU Innovates collaborative network
Innovate Collaborate Oregon
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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