Stories tagged with: Innovation Center
OHIO Innovation Center increased job growth, economic impact in last calendar year
June 8, 2020 Ohio University’s Innovation Center supported 335 jobs that generated an estimated $22 million in employee compensation in Athens County in 2019, according to a new economic impact report.
Innovation Center provides support to startups and entrepreneurs impacted by COVID-19
April 14, 2020 Ohio University’s Innovation Center has focused its efforts in the last several weeks on helping local entrepreneurs navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and response.
CT scans, 3D printing bring ancient artifacts to life
February 13, 2020 A new project at Ohio University is using high-tech tools to bring ancient artifacts into the digital age—and into the hands of students and the general public.
OHIO Innovation Center hosts free workshops for entrepreneurs
January 21, 2020 The Innovation Center, Ohio University’s business incubator, is offering no-cost workshops for area entrepreneurs.
A culture of community
November 14, 2019 Ohio University’s Innovation Center is racking up accolades lately—it was named the 2019 Randall M. Whaley Incubator of the Year and 2019 Rural-Based Entrepreneurship Center of the Year by the International Business Innovation Association.
![Ohio University Innovation Center’s all-female staff gather at the West State St. facility: [LEFT to RIGHT] Client Services Manager and Executive Coach Erin Rennich, MBA ’13; Accountant Jennifer Pauwels; Director Stacy Strauss; Associate Director Tanya Conrath, BSC ’93; Administrative Specialist Susan Bauman, BSED ’94; and Lab Director Misako Hata, BSISE ’98, MS ’01, MS ’10. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ ’14, MA ’17](https://news.ohio.edu/sites/ohio.edu.news/files/styles/sub_feature_story_thumbnail/public/2024-03/A%20culture%20of%20community.jpg?itok=jNWcqsrB)
OHIO Innovation Center receives $1.15 million federal grant for facility upgrades
September 9, 2019 The Ohio University Innovation Center has received a $1.15 million grant to support facility improvements at the internationally renowned business incubator.
Ohio University joins Ohio IP Promise to boost investment, entrepreneurship
September 6, 2019 As part of the Ohio IP Promise, a collaboration with the state of Ohio and the state’s public universities, Ohio University has established a best-in-class process for licensing intellectual property.
Rooted in place
August 17, 2018 The first thing you see in JD Kittle’s office at Ohio University’s Innovation Center is a table. Not the usual kind with four legs, but a narrow board laid horizontally across a small ladder. Utilitarian and practical. Much like Kittle himself.
