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Cornell University

The world-class technologies and expertise at our core facilities and research centers support a unified, multidisciplinary research & innovation ecosystem across Cornell’s rural and urban campuses.

Research Services supports researchers and research administrators through every step of the research endeavor, from preparing a proposal and developing corporate partnerships to managing a project and ensuring compliance. 

Cornell’s technology translation offices and programs work with researchers, investors, and industry partners to bring Cornell inventions from the lab to the marketplace.

Research and Innovation at Cornell

Culture of Collaboration

With world-class research facilities and unparalleled quality and breadth of expertise, Cornell fosters a rich environment for collaborations. The complementary resources of Cornell’s rural and urban campuses create unique opportunities to pursue holistic, transdisciplinary approaches to complex challenges.

Academic Integration
Provost’s Radical Collaboration Initiative

Members of the Avery August lab

Vibrant Innovation Ecosystem

A network of specialized business incubators, seed funding opportunities, competitions, mentorship programs, and other resources give researchers and entrepreneurs the training and support they need to translate ideas and discoveries into innovations that benefit people and communities around the world.


Innovation and Entrepreneurship Overview
Center for Life Sciences Ventures
Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA)
Praxis Center for Venture Development
Entrepreneurship at Cornell

Pictured above (top to bottom): Members of the Avery August lab (photo credit: Dave Burbank); members of the Peter McMahon lab (photo credit: Dave Burbank).