Innovation & External Engagement
Expand what is possible.
we move Ideas to Impact
Cornell discoveries provide solutions that grow jobs, companies and the economy.
Explore the ways that we connect researchers with technology-driven companies, investors and entrepreneurs to expand what is possible.
Find resources for:
Innovations that make impacts.
Our researchers are making discoveries that become tomorrow’s technologies via startup companies or licensing by an established company. Visit the Center for Technology Licensing to learn more.
Cancer treatment
Kanvas Biosciences is developing treatments for cancer and other diseases by modifying the gut microbiome.
Startups take flight
Startups Llume and TETmedical are advancing innovations in human performance monitoring and non-GMO plant breeding.
Dog DNA Saves Lives
A research partnership between Embark, a DNA testing firm, and Cornell veterinary scientists, helps improve dogs’ lives.
Partnerships that advance goals.
Cornell researchers extend their impact through collaborations with companies, foundations, economic development agencies and more.
Cornell Partners with Industry to Assess Drought Risk
A leading global advisory and brokerage firm has teamed with a Cornell expert on future drought for help in answering questions related to risks so they can better advise clients.
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Training, Resources and Funding
Center for Technology Licensing →
Assists faculty and researchers in translating their discoveries into marketable innovations for society.
Center for Regional Economic Advancement →
Offers community and Cornell-based entrepreneurs over 20 programs to start and grow new ventures.
Corporate Engagement →
Connects researchers with companies engaged in research on society’s greatest challenges.
Enterprise Innovation at Weill Cornell Medicine →
Provides training and programs for researchers developing technologies and treatments.
Entrepreneurship at Cornell →
Supports students, faculty, staff and alumni, including clubs, internships, services, competitions, funding, and more.
I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast →
Trains faculty, postdocs, faculty, students, and other researchers in ways to discover customers for their science and technology.
Incubators and Accelerators
Center for Life Science Ventures →
Cornell’s life-science incubator helps young companies develop their offerings to the point where they can attract significant outside investment and achieve self-sufficiency.
Praxis Center for Venture Development →
Focused on engineering, digital and physical sciences companies, Cornell’s Praxis Center assists startups as they work toward gaining outside investments and independent operation.
Rev: Ithaca Startup Works →
Rev offers mentorship, co-working space, events, and networking for new and expanding businesses with plans to scale and create jobs in the region. Space is available for Cornell and regional startups.
Hardware Accelerators→
Three hardware-based accelerators offer access space to develop prototypes, business models, and pitches focused on: Manufacturing, Prototyping, and Protofacturing.
BioVentures eLab at Weill Cornell Medicine →
BioVentures eLab works with scientists, clinicians, inventors and entrepreneurs to launch biomedical products, ventures and technologies.
Cornell Tech Runway Startups Program →
Part business school, part research institution, part startup incubator, this program supports mentorship for students developing new products and opportunities.
Find additional Cornell accelerators and incubators.
For Industry, Investors and Partners
Licensing, Startups, and Industry Partnerships
Cornell Center for Technology Licensing →
Browse new technologies and discoveries made at Cornell, from new medicines to advances in engineering, and beyond. Technologies are available for partnering.
Industry Partnerships →
Find opportunities to collaborate with Cornell researchers to find answers to open-ended research questions as well as addressing specific real-world challenges.
- Contact us at vp-innovation@cornell.edu
For Student and Community Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship Training and Development
Entrepreneurship at Cornell →
Opportunities to build entrepreneurial skills are available across every college, every field, and in every stage of life. Programs are open to entrepreneurially-minded students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Center for Regional Economic Advancement →
Find programs that are open to both Cornell University researchers and community members via the Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA), which fuels economic growth and diversity in Upstate New York.
Contact Us
Cornell is ready to connect researchers with entrepreneurs, investors, companies and the business community to accelerate the benefits of research.
Office of Innovation and External Engagement Strategy
Krystyn J. Van Vliet
Vice President for Innovation and External Engagement Strategy
vp-innovation@cornell.edu
(607) 255-7200
Karen Lubeck
Administrative Assistant
kl2262@cornell.edu
(607) 255-7200
Alice Li
Executive Director, Center for Technology Licensing
xl11@cornell.edu
(607) 254-4487
Elanore Ferrara
Administrative Assistant
ef467@cornell.edu
(607) 254-4486
Lisa Placanica
Senior Managing Director, Center for Technology Licensing, Weill Cornell Medicine
lmp26@cornell.edu
(646) 962-7046
Elanore Ferrara
Administrative Assistant
ef467@cornell.edu
(607) 254-4486
Katherine Schaff
Interim Director of Strategic External Engagement
kch227@cornell.edu
Directors of Cornell Incubators and Accelerators
Tom Schryver
Executive Director, Center for Regional Economic Advantage
tps1@cornell.edu
Robert Scharf
Director, Praxis Center for Venture Development
rms248@cornell.edu
Ying Yang
Interim Director, Center for Life Science Ventures; Associate Director, Praxis Center for Venture Development
yy935@cornell.edu
Fernando Gomez-Baquero
Director of Runway and Spinouts, Cornell Tech
fernando@cornell.edu
Loren Busby
Director, BioVenture eLab, Weill Cornell Medicine
lob4002@med.cornell.edu
