Oakland University

With access to research labs, facilities, faculty and students, Oakland University helps SmartZone™ companies transform ideas into new business developments, turning dreams into reality and giving vitality to vision.

Long recognized for its leading research in many disciplines, the university's applied research and technology development capabilities include the areas of advanced manufacturing, life sciences, information technology, alternative energy/power train and homeland defense. By leveraging its strength in these areas, Oakland University is positively changing the ecology of business in the SmartZone.

The university features several noted research centers including:

• Fastening and Joining Research Institute - The institute advances mechanical joint technology for the military, automotive aerospace, nuclear power and transportation industries.
• Product Development and Manufacturing Center - This internationally recognized center provides education, applied research and technology transfer to the automotive industry.
• Center for Robotics and Advanced Automation - This center works on smart control technology with industrial and defense applications.
• Eye Research Institute - The institute works on preventing blindness and vision loss, and eye disease.
• Center for Biomedical Research - Key research of the center focuses on eye diseases, chemical toxicology, medical physics and biological communication.

Oakland University is committed to partnering with businesses, high-tech companies, hospitals, manufacturers and governments. The university helps these enterprises, start-ups and spin-outs to secure technology development, business planning and capital acquisition, as well as providing opportunities for the licensing of Oakland University's intellectual assets.

OU Business Incubator

Oakland University’s business incubator provides entrepreneurial resources and strategic business solutions to develop intellectual property. The incubator supports existing and grows new technology-based and life science businesses with university resources, decision support technology, business counseling services and financial/capital acquisition assistance. The business incubator enhances the rich matrix of technology and business services currently provided by Oakland, one of the country’s 110 doctoral, research-intensive universities.

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