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About
The Innovation + New Ventures Office (INVO) at Northwestern University serves as the institution’s dedicated hub for advancing innovation and entrepreneurship across campus. INVO supports faculty, students, and researchers by managing invention disclosures, safeguarding intellectual property, and fostering commercial pathways through licensing and startup formation. The office offers a broad suite of resources—including mentorship, funding channels, legal assistance, collaborative workspaces like INVOHub, and access to the Querrey InQbation Lab—creating a vibrant ecosystem for translating Northwestern's discoveries into real-world impact.
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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
Mission
INVO is the engine of Northwestern innovation. We help develop future entrepreneurs and work to transform groundbreaking research into real-world solutions—advancing public good, fueling startups, and driving economic growth.
By connecting discovery with entrepreneurship, INVO accelerates the journey from idea to impact. Through Innovation Commercialization we protect intellectual property, find industry partners for our innovations, help launch companies, and build the systems that move innovations faster. Inspired by the energy of the InQbation Lab and The Garage, we cultivate a bold and collaborative culture where Northwestern’s brightest ideas become tomorrow’s breakthroughs.