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The Oregon State University Advantage connects business with faculty expertise, student talent and world-class facilities to research solutions, bring ideas to market and launch companies.
We are your link to resources that can help drive bottom-line business success, solve problems, commercialize innovations and launch companies. Partner with us to draw from a talent pool of career-ready graduates and access our world-class faculty, research facilities and innovations. Your company will realize a great return on your investment. That's the advantage of working with Oregon State University.
The 2018 Request for Proposals is now closed. We anticipate another RFP being released in early 2019.
Brian Wall
Assistant Vice President for Research, Commercialization & Industry Partnering
OSU Advantage
Office: (541) 737-9058
Established by the Vice President for Research and the CEO of the OSU Foundation, the Executive Commercial Advisory Council provides advice and guidance on the strategy and execution of the OSU Advantage - to move at the speed of business, capture valuable IP across the university, fund high risk high reward research, launch startups and grow relationships with industry. The Council is comprised of OSU alumni and supporters with significant background as industry executives, entrepreneurs and investors. Current members and their brief bios can be found here.
The Advantage newsletter keeps you informed about recent partnerships, industry focused research endeavors, new startups and innovations. It is published every February, May and November.
Oregon State powers Oregon's economy by supporting startups like Onboard Dynamics
Established in 2013 by OSU-Cascades researcher Chris Hagen, Onboard Dynamics recently launched its first product.
A new algorithm for encrypting location data hides the user's location information — providing more privacy, security protection and peace of mind.
Learn more about the latest innovations coming out of Oregon State University that are available for commercialization.
Rumble strips help reduce traffic fatalities. A new design reduces their nuisance noise.
Oregon State researchers developed a rumble strip that creates the vibration needed to get a driver's attention while reducing nuisance noise for people and wildlife living nearby.
Venture Development Fund awards support unique approaches to problem-solving
The annual Oregon State Venture Development Fund awards provide local innovators with funding to transform their technologies into viable commercial ventures.