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From Idea to Commercialization

We help Northwestern Innovators & Entrepreneurs.

Inventor Resources

Your discovery, our guidance

Northwestern inventors are required to disclose most inventions, and INVO Invention Managers will guide you through the process.

Inventor Resources

Entrepreneur Resources

Start a new venture.

INVO can connect you to funding, work space, legal assistance and other tools for starting a technology company.

Entrepreneur Resources

Student Resources

Explore invention and entrepreneurship.

INVO can help you find entrepreneurial opportunities in and out of the classroom. Student inventors can learn more about disclosure and intellectual property.

Student Resources

Industry Resources

Access cutting-edge innovation.

Use our site to find research and technologies available for license.

Industry Resources

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INVO News & Events

Innovation at Northwestern

Read about startup and research accomplishments, opportunities for inventors and entrepreneurs and INVO events and initiatives.

Events

Oct
05
2023
Introduction to Patent Law Opportunities for Scientists and Engin...

October 5, 2023, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM; Technological Institute, Evanston

The presentation will offer a brief overview of intellectual property and the patent process and discuss the role that people ...

Oct
10
2023
Q Sponsored Seminar by Osage University Partners | Ask a VC

October 10, 2023, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM; Online

Osage University Partners (OUP) is a venture capital fund investing in start-ups that commercialize university research. Do you have a burning ...

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