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= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

The Center for Entrepreneurship at Fisher College Ohio State University is a flagship in forward-thinking and innovation in the Midwest. Being next to Columbus, one of Business is an excellent indicator the fastest growing startup cities in the country, students are becoming more aware of the university's dedication entrepreneurial community around them thus leading them to sponsoring and supporting take more interest in entrepreneurship. This progress in student endeavors in endeavours related to innovation, regardless of age or statusis complemented by institutional and organizational transitions on campus. The Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship (KCE), a university-wide center provides an interdisciplinary minor is supporting and establishing more programming directed towards students from every discipline who are interested in entrepreneurship, and enourages student idea generation establishing connections between students and protection via a series of courses designed mentors, providing the resources they need to cross reference pursue their ventures. Additionally, the technical strengths of engineered solutions with Center for Innovative Studies (CIS), within the flawless business plan and strategy generators at the business school. This initutive comination Fisher College of skills culminates towards a $100,000 OSU Business Plan Competition, which as generated incredible promise with both an Open Track and an Undergraduate Track. Historically, the Open Track winners have gone is a center for innovative thinking on to perform superbly at business plan competitions like Rice Business Plan Competition - they have generated millions in funding, and created even more in value right here in Columbuscampus.

= Faculty Innovation The Best Of Student Startup Competition (BOSS) is one of KCE’s signature events that brings together the best startup ideas on campus in a competition setting where the top team wins money and Entrepreneurship =direct connection to industry expertise.. Another growing KCE event is LaunchpadOSU, an accessible, on-campus startup weekend event designed to bring students from every major together around entrepreneurship. Several student organizations on campus are also focusing on entrepreneurship in order to foster more student innovation.

Faculty at Ohio State are renowned academic researchersOHI/O hosts a variety of competitions on campus that target computer science, creating applications with potential for widespread impact in areas ranging from third world public health solutionsdata analytics, all the way to access to basic recources and materials at incredibly low pricepointsengineering majors. HoweverThrough events like HackOHI/O, recent assessments of faculty perception of I&E on campus has yielded some troubled thoughts on what faculty think is available to help see their ideas through the product lifecylesMakeOHI/O, and what is ''actually ''available. In factData AI, there students are several organizations on campus aimed to assisting faculty. Adjunct faculty in the Deparment of Biomedical infomatics have been widely successful with a number of commercial activities, ranging from consultant work able to founding brainstorm and creating their own software develop prototypes that spark impactful and clinical workflow startupscreative projects that often reach beyond the tech industry. In fact, many of these startups have gone on to become mainstream components of the Ohio State University workflow and gold standardsThese events provide opportunities for networking, a feat depicting the high levels of support that are offered to faculty through organizations like TechColumbusteamwork, BioOhio and the Technology Commercialization Office and IDEA Studio at Ohio Stateinnovation. 

The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) at The Ohio State University offers excellent services ranging from IP strategy =Faculty Innovation and protection to idea generation and student entrepreneurial incubation. In particular, programs like Wake Up Start Up and the BOSS Competition encourage company formation around cutting-edge student ideas, whether or not businesses have been developed around that idea already. Moreover, the TCO offers unparalleled opportunities for entrepreneurs who are really dedicated game changers - access to key networks, introductions to TechColumbus and other key investors, accelerators and growth partners are just a few of the several functionalities that the TCO provides.Entrepreneurship=

With regards Faculty at The Ohio State University are renowned academic researchers, creating applications with potential for widespread impact in areas ranging from third world public health solutions, all the way to access to tech commercializationbasic resources and materials while maximizing cost efficiency. However, recent assessments of faculty members are unaware perception of the many beneficial resources readily innovation and entrepreneurship on campus has yielded some troubled thoughts on what faculty thinks is available with to help of see their ideas through the TCO. As a result, Ohio State has seen subpar commercializationproduct life-cycle, both in terms of quantity and quality when it comes to pipeline productswhat is actually available. As Faculty have a result, the university has seen several clubs form, with misperception that there is a mission to lubricate the pipeline. One lack of the notable organizations involved here is Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)resources designated towards them specifically.

= Regional The reality of the situation is that there are several organizations on campus aimed at assisting faculty in entrepreneurial endeavors. Adjunct faculty in the Department of Biomedical Informatics have been widely successful with a number of commercial activities, ranging from consultancy work to founding and Local Economic Development Efforts =creating their own software and clinical workflow startups. In fact, many of these startups have gone on to become mainstream components of the Ohio State University workflow and gold standards, a feat depicting the high levels of support that are offered to faculty through organizations like Rev1 Ventures, BioOhio and the Technology Commercialization Office and IDEA Studio at Ohio State.

The Ohio State University has partnered with several well-established institutions with the intention of recruiting talent More recent innovative efforts from faculty members have sparked new ideas that address how current technology can increase productivity and promoting regional economic development engagement in the areaclassroom. Partnerships with TechColumbus and Drive Capital have generated millions in valueInnovate hosts an annual conference at Ohio State than brings educators, while providing entrepreneurs, both studentsadministrators, and faculty, with the opportunity tech-professionals together to incubate, accelerate enhance student learning through reimagined best practices and then fundraise within one geographic vicinityinnovative approaches that utilize recent technological advances. The Ohio State University is known for its excellent academic research, From incorporating virtual and in an effort augmented reality into learning methodologies to sponsor truly translational innovationaddressing access and affordability, has partnered with these groups this group is innovating solutions to build valuesome of the university’s most pressing issues. 

The Ohio State University Overall, engagement with large corporate innovation remains heavily in the silos of specific research departments. As a whole, the university is also dedicated looking to its support use their Corporate Development office as a tool to facilitate touchpoints with companies looking for innovative technologies or sponsored university projects. One of the best examples of regional powerhouses - Columbus this is rated the most intelligent city in the nation Institute for Materials Research which connects its plethora network of big faculty and researchers to companies and corporate power, including but not limited looking to Cardinal Health, JPM, Limited Brands and more. This has encouraged more big business in the area, which thereby introduces the need for innovative startups, which often see support from Ohio State's many partnerssolve their toughest problems with physical materials. 

SimilarlyRecently, partnerships with Venture Capitalists and Institutional funds such as Lumos InnovationOhio State became part of the KERN Entrepreneurship Education Network. Essentially, Rev1 Ventures, and Prototype Capital has intertwined this partnership provides a foundation to increase the campus amount of faculty engagement with I&E. Lastly, the thriving local resources. Students can interact with this Institute for Materials Research connects its network of faculty and researchers to grow companies looking for help solving their ideas and business while receiving mentorship and economic support from the experts in the areamost pressing problems. As Columbus climbs into being the fastest growing city in AmericaUtilizing an interdisciplinary approach, it is crucial that Ohio State students take advantage of the countless opportunities in their own backyardthey provide exceptional results and access to companies.

=University Technology Transfer Function= <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ce7140cc-7fff-f63f-ec59-f17b40b023f4"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Technology Commercialization Office (TCO) at The Ohio State University offers excellent services ranging from IP strategy and protection to idea generation and student entrepreneurial incubation. In particular, programs like Wake Up Start Up and the BOSS Competition encourage entrepreneurship and company formation around cutting-edge student ideas to push the bounds of what is possible at Ohio State. Moreover, the TCO offers unparalleled opportunities for entrepreneurs who are passionately dedicated game changers - access to key networks, introductions to TechColumbus and other key investors, accelerators and growth partners are just a few of the several functionalities that the TCO provides.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ce7140cc-7fff-f63f-ec59-f17b40b023f4"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Still, the main pain point of the Technology Commercialization Office is that they do not give students easy enough access to the technology that Ohio State researches. This disables them from forming companies around these innovative technological advances.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ce7140cc-7fff-f63f-ec59-f17b40b023f4"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With regards to tech commercialization, faculty members are unaware of the many beneficial resources readily available with help of the TCO. As a result, Ohio State has seen subpar commercialization, both in terms of quantity and quality when it comes to pipeline products. To combat this, the university has seen several clubs form with a mission to lubricate the pipeline. One of the notable organizations involved here is Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM).</span></span></span></span><div><br /></div> =Regional and Local Economic Development Efforts= <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-185ca27e-7fff-5f30-29e7-3d985f39a2e8"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ohio State University has partnered with several well-established institutions with the intention of recruiting talent and promoting regional economic development in the area. Partnerships with TechColumbus and Drive Capital have generated millions of dollars in value, while providing entrepreneurs, both students and faculty, with the opportunity to incubate, accelerate and fundraise within one geographic vicinity. Ohio State is known for its excellent academic research and, in an effort to sponsor truly translational innovation, has partnered with these groups to build value. With the University beginning construction on a state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research facility to be part of its newly designed innovation district on West Campus, Ohio State has shown that it is dedicated to providing resources for start-ups to succeed in solving modern problems in conjunction with the University.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-185ca27e-7fff-5f30-29e7-3d985f39a2e8"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Ohio State University is also dedicated to its support of regional powerhouses - Columbus is rated the most intelligent city in the nation for its plethora of big companies and corporate power, including but not limited to Cardinal Health, JPM, Limited Brands and more. This has encouraged more big business in the area, thereby introducing the need for innovative startups. Many of the agile organizations often see support from Ohio State's many big partners.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-185ca27e-7fff-5f30-29e7-3d985f39a2e8"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-color: transparent; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Similarly, partnerships with Venture Capitalists and Institutional Funds such as Lumos Innovation, Rev1 Ventures and Prototype Capital have infused the campus with countless resources from the thriving local community. Students can interact with this network to grow their ideas and businesses while receiving mentorship and economic support from experts in the area. As Columbus climbs towards becoming the fastest growing city in America, it is crucial that Ohio State students take advantage of the infinite opportunities in their own backyard.</span></span></span></span><div><br /></div> = Landscape Canvas =

= Ohio State's Entrepreneurial Rating =

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Objectively, The Ohio State University deserves an 6/10 for entrepreneurial activity. This is simply due to the fact that there has been significant growth and support of innovation for student ideas. The university has created several resources for student idea generation and incubation, and Columbus has a thriving startup community, now home to the largest maker space in the country. Dr. Camp, an Executive Director at the Center for Entrepreneurship at Fisher College of Business, is incredibly supportive of the I&E ecosystem on campus and has helped facilitate the development and growth of highly technical concepts into working business models that are investor and customer worthy.&nbsp;</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">The Ohio State University is lacking, however, in firmly convincing faculty of the importance and pragmatism underlying commercialization of their ideas. The commercialization effort should be more succinct and efficient with the faculty taking a more active approach in strategizing. With a top-notch cancer treatment and research facility, The Ohio State University should be generating a lot more game-changing drugs, diagnostics and research tools that we have seen in the market in the last decade. Assuming the activity of OSU UIFs remains high, this rating can be expected to improve on both quantitative and qualitative metrics.</span></span>

<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Moreover, while the Ohio State Univerisity recognizes the entrepreneurial work of its faculty, it is missing a large piece of the puzzle: its students. On the campus, students are lacking unique spaces to join together and create. Whether it involves design thinking, product development, or simply being surrounded by like-minded entrepreneurial students, there are no places on campus to do so. It is necessary to provide an area for students to foster a community of changemakers that will drive the University towards student-led success</span></span>.

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