“It’s more than the actual money. The Innovation Institute has provided the glue, the vision, and the competence to enable public and private research colleges and universities to capture new federal research investments and, by helping us grow the research enterprise in Jack Wilson |
At the Innovation Institute, we understand innovation as the process by which scientific, technological, end-user, and market knowledge is continuously translated into new products, processes and services that create, improve, or expand business opportunities.
In close partnerships with higher education and research institutions throughout Massachusetts, our investment work in this area focuses on three activities that are part of the innovation process: research, technology development, and business development. Within the category of business development, our work focuses on assisting academics, entrepreneurs and industry practitioners to identify opportunities.
Massachusetts, we are creating new opportunities for discovery.”