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Welcome to INVO, Northwestern’s Innovation and New Ventures Office. Learn about our mission and priorities.

Innovation at Northwestern

Northwestern inventive activity is strong, with 255 disclosures in FY2023. Our work strives to strengthen entrepreneurial activity by both students and faculty and build a self-sustained community that will generate innovations to benefit society.

Annual Inventive Activity Report

View the latest Inventive Activity Report.

Your point of contact

The INVO team includes Invention Managers, who handle disclosures and agreements, a New Ventures team and other professionals who assist with the technology transfer process. Contact our office or staff with your questions related to inventorship, entrepreneurship and innovation.

To make an appointment to have documents notarized please call (847) 491-3005 or email: invodocketing@northwestern.edu

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Innovation news and events

Follow the most recent faculty startup announcements, such as milestones reached and funding received, Northwestern University patenting and licensing activities, funding opportunities for inventors and entrepreneurs. INVO events and programming runs throughout the year for Northwestern faculty and students.