Emerging Innovations Fund
At Purdue University, innovation comes in many forms. A new method of diagnosing cancer. A new way to efficiently process biofuels. New approaches to processing nanocomposite materials. In each case, Purdue researchers are harnessing technology to solve the world’s challenges, creating marketable products and services along the way.
At Purdue, innovation also defines the University’s approach to the creation and commercialization of new technology, an approach that will redefine how American universities conduct their research enterprises, and in the long run, make them even more powerful sources of innovation than they are today.
In 2008, Purdue Research Foundation introduced the Emerging Innovations Fund, an integrated approach to research innovation, development and commercialization. A partnership between the Purdue Research Foundation and Discovery Park at Purdue University, the Emerging Innovations Fund is a unique, self-sustaining, initiative that brings together money, people, and ideas to accelerate the commercialization of early-stage technologies in the Purdue community.
