Cleveland Clinic Innovations

Our innovation powerhouse brings the best ideas from the brightest minds in medicine to patients around the world. We connect inventors and their ideas with strategic industry partners to create products that transform the future of healthcare.

Beyond Technology Transfer: Why Cleveland Clinic Innovations?

Talented inventors:

The inventions we develop spring from some of the leading minds in medicine. Cleveland Clinic is home to 72,000+ researchers, scientists, clinicians and caregivers ready to turn ideas into next-generation products for patients.

Team approach:

We engage inventors and guide them through each phase of the technology transfer process. From disclosing an invention through assessment, development and commercialization, our collaborative approach ensures transparency and efficiency.

Domain expertise:

We have extensive industry experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and digital health. This expertise makes us uniquely qualified to develop products that are optimized for success in today’s market.

Proven track record:

Since our inception in 2000, we’ve been Cleveland Clinic’s commercialization engine. We’ve helped inventors receive 2,400+ patents, executed more than 800 licenses, and launched over 100 start-ups.

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Partner With Us

Our investors and industry partners are vital parts of launching cutting-edge innovations into the marketplace. We carefully vet our technologies for patentability and commercial viability. Our health tech companies provide viable, marketable solutions to real-world problems.

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Disclose an Invention

The Innovations team partners with inventors to assess, protect, build, test and market promising technologies. We’re here to help turn an idea, question or problem into a product that can make a difference.

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Explore the Impact of Medical Innovations

A navigation system that makes endovascular procedures more precise. A simple device that keeps pediatric and ICU patients safer. A vaccine that could prevent one of the deadliest forms of breast cancer. These stories drive us to do what we do.

Connect With Us

We are more than a tech transfer office. We are a medical innovations powerhouse. Cleveland Clinic Innovations is changing healthcare for patients around the world. Contact us to partner or learn more about what we do and why we do it.

Spotlight on Innovations