FileA key partnership has been forged to diversify Kansas鈥� economy and promote Wichita State University鈥檚 faculty innovation.
奥厂鲍鈥檚 has aligned with , a Colorado-based incubator and commercialization program that accelerates business success of science and technology-based start-up companies, to commercialize faculty inventors.
鈥淏uilding relationships with industry partners is key to successfully transferring technology into the commercial marketplace,鈥� said Rob Gerlach, executive director of the Office of Tech Transfer and Commercialization. 鈥淲ichita State works closely with local, regional and national entities to accelerate discovery and innovation, and we鈥檙e excited to have Innosphere as a new partner that can help us bring cutting-edge technology to the commercial marketplace.鈥�
Innosphere鈥檚 University Partner Program works directly with technology transfer offices at leading research universities across a multi-state region to connect inventors with business drivers, facilitate introductions to corporate partners, advance technologies to commercialization, and turn startups into high-growth businesses.
鈥淢oving an invention from the lab to the marketplace and forming a successful company can be daunting, so we鈥檙e excited to be a resource for Wichita State鈥檚 technical founders and faculty as they commercialize technologies and bring ideas to life,鈥� said Mike Freeman, CEO of Innosphere Ventures. 鈥淲ichita State鈥檚 tech transfer office meets at the junction of academics and industry, creating a unique innovation effort that is focused on researching and solving industry-focused, real-world problems.鈥�
Innosphere Ventures recently released the which covers investment trends shaping the state鈥檚 venture ecosystem and reveals challenges for up-and-coming innovation hotspots such as Kansas. The report suggests that the Kansas startup ecosystem has rebounded since the pandemic year, with very strong venture capital activity in the first half of 2021.
