Innovation Partners

K-State Innovation Partners

K-State Innovation Partners facilitates collaboration between the university, industry and communities through corporate engagement, technology commercialization and economic development.

K-State Innovation Partners* is committed to collaborating with university, industry and communities to deliver a streamlined mission of corporate engagement, technology commercialization and economic development.

Driven by innovation, this nationally unique organizational structure serves K-State, community partners and industry in one comprehensive unit. This allows for efficient intellectual property protection, economic opportunities and a consistent experience for partners.

As a service unit and partner, we are dedicated to collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to identify common goals and shared initiatives for the benefit of K-State, communities and the state of Kansas.

*The Kansas State University Research Foundation is doing business as K-State Innovation Partners.

 

BY THE NUMBERS

175 economic partnerships that helped advance client companies
18 companies that Innovation Partners invested in or helped launch
35 technology licensing agreements in FY 2020

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Board of Directors

David Rosowsky, chair

K-State, vice president for research

Cynthia Enright

Partner, iValuation

Ethan Erickson

K-State, chief financial officer and director of budget planning

Jeff Morris

K-State, vice president for communications

J. Ernest Minton

K-State, dean of The College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension

Susan Peterson

K-State, chief government relations officer

Jason Smith

Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, president/CEO