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The Corporate Engagement Center is your way to connect with a vast network of resources across one of the country’s most innovative public research universities.
Success stories
An academia-industry partnership is enhancing cardiac technologies
A decades-long collaboration between a Medtronic executive and a U of M professor have led to the creation of the Visible Heart Laboratories and an Advanced Cardiac Physiology and Anatomy course. Physicians, students, and engineers are gaining hands-on exposure to real human hearts, advancing medical device innovation that will be used to treat hundreds of thousands of patients. Read more.
University Holds Inaugural National Security Research and Innovation Day
More than 180 industry partners, national agency representatives, and UMN researchers gathered to discuss UMN’s current and potential role within national security. Participants discussed topics ranging from Artificial Intelligence, to hypersonics, to the development of technologies for use in extreme environments. This event served to demonstrate the emerging role UMN and Minnesota businesses are playing in the sphere of research and innovations related to national security. Read more.
UMN earns top spot in global Interdisciplinary Science Rankings
The need for creative, interdisciplinary solutions has become increasingly important as society’s problems in the 21st century become more complex and urgent. With multiple centers, institutes, and academic programs that incentivize researchers, students, and industry partners to work together across fields of study, the University of Minnesota is recognized as the leading public university for interdisciplinary research in the nation. Read more.
Corporate engagement dinner brings together UMN and industry leaders
The University of Minnesota’s Corporate Engagement Center (CEC) hosted its inaugural CEC Dinner on December 5th, 2024. Over 140 corporate, industry, and University leaders gathered to focus on innovation and how to keep Minnesota economically competitive with other parts of the country. A diverse panel of leaders discussed forthcoming recommendations for improving Minnesota’s innovation ecosystem. Read more.
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Programs ranked in the top 25 globally in 2023: ecology (#3), library & information science (#4), management (#13), communication (#17), economics (#20), psychology (#23), medical tech (#24), and statistics (#24)
$8.6 billion
Annual economic impact for the state of Minnesota, including bioeconomy leadership
12th
Ranking among U.S. public universities in research spending ($1.227B in FY22)
$255.5 million
Amount corporations invested in University research during a record year for innovation and technology funding in 2021.
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Contact us if you are a corporate or foundation representative and would like more information about matching your priorities and interests with opportunities and resources at the University.
Gabrielle Bunten-Spoth
Corporate Relations Associate
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651-329-2234