We recognize that the solutions for the challenges of tomorrow are in the hands of today’s innovators. Our programs such as Cyclotron Road and Cradle to Commerce connect entrepreneurs with our experts and advanced research capabilities to fast track business growth. We’ve helped over 100 startups go from idea to impact.

We partner with companies across a variety of industries and stages, lending our technical expertise and cutting-edge facilities to drive innovation and address real-world challenges. Since 2020, we’ve generated over $78 million in awards to industry.

Our technologies and software have a significant impact on the world, bringing science solutions to the marketplace, as well as creating new companies and jobs. Technology licensed from us has lead to private-sector product development in microelectronics, industrial materials, and drug discovery, among others.

Chicago, Illinois-based Super.tech (now Infleqtion) partnered with our Advanced Quantum Testbed (AQT) to improve its computing performance, delivering solutions for energy, AI, and other industries. AQT is an open-access experimental testbed designed for deep collaboration with academia and industry.

We support both early-stage and established biomanufacturing businesses in scaling and de-risking their technology. Through our Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit, we partner with industry to propel biomaterials and biochemical products from early R&D to market readiness.

The Materials Project facilitates materials discovery to ensure a competitive edge for emerging technologies.  Accessed over a million times daily, the open-access database helps industries to reduce the time and cost of bringing new materials to market.