Enterprise Innovation

Translating Research into Next Generation Care Through Collaboration

Based in New York City, Weill Cornell Medicine Enterprise Innovation engages and collaborates with Weill Cornell Medicine faculty and trainees while fostering alliances with leaders in the biomedical industry and business and investment community. Our focus is to translate the application of emerging science and new technologies into world-class medical breakthroughs.

Integrating Weill Cornell Medicine’s different teams and resources under a single, united organization, Enterprise Innovation encompasses the entire spectrum of an effective innovation ecosystem. We offer unique opportunities for faculty and trainees to transform their research into medical advances through collaborations including access to the Sanders Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute.

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Enterprise Innovation Metrics from FY20 to FY24

535
New Tech Disclosures
197
Issued US Patents
129
Licenses and Options
20
NewCo Launches
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For Inventors and Innovators
Learn about how to collaborate with our team of top-tier business development professionals to bring your innovations to life.
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For Industry, Investors and Partners
Learn about groundbreaking innovations you can partner to fuel a pipeline or launch a new venture.

  

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Innovation Ecosystem
Learn more about the infrastructure and different components of Enterprise Innovation.
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Programs, Offerings and Support
Explore entrepreneurial programming and education offered by Enterprise Innovation and our ecosystem partners.

  

Technology Portfolio

Enterprise Innovation brings together the power of industry-leading translational research and clinical care combined with top-tier business development expertise to accelerate innovation to market. Our leading technology portfolio encompasses major pillars of biomedical innovation.

We also provide access to a diverse selection of tangible materials developed by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. See the most updated catalog of our ready-for-licensing tangible materials PDF icon here.

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Collaboration Opportunities
Check out our available research opportunities for potential collaborations.

  

Events

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Jan 21,2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Sanders TDI Webinar: Accelerating Academic Drug Discovery
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Jan 21,2025
5:00pm to 6:00pm
Prototyping Hardware Accelerator Information Session
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Jan 23,2025
12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lab to Impact IP Module: Practical Insights into Enablement
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Jan 23,2025
1:00pm to 2:00pm
CSL Research Acceleration Initiative Info Session

Testimonials

Dr. John Leonard
John P. Leonard, M.D., Senior Associate Dean of Innovation and Initiatives
Getting new innovations across the finish line requires collaboration, often with industry partners, to scale up findings for application in healthcare. Ultimately, we want the work we do here to have a real impact on patients. By fostering an entrepreneurial environment, we can do that.
Lisa Placanica, Ph.D.
Lisa Placanica, Ph.D., Senior Managing Director of the Center for Technology Licensing
There’s obviously fantastic research being done at Weill Cornell Medicine. So we want to work with faculty to identify aspects of their research that could be shaped into a product or a service, work with them to develop it and then to forge the partnership with a commercial entity. We also have to have a finger on the pulse of what industry is looking for: what venture firms are investing in, what pharma is trying to fill their pipeline with. And then we make connections between the two. We have to speak the language between the commercial enterprise and the academic researcher.
Randi Silver, Ph.D.
Randi B. Silver, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics
Enterprise Innovation has galvanized us to move forward as basic scientists, and to look for translational aspects that could be developed, with an industrial partner, for patient care. As a result, we have been able to get traction in exploring various avenues for commercialization with angel investors, pharma, venture capital and, significantly, our own Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, none of which would have been possible without support from the Daedalus Fund for Innovation.
Dr. Ronald Crystal
Ronald G. Crystal, M.D., Chair of Genetic Medicine and Professor of Medicine
Allying with the right industrial partner is a vital factor in attracting investors, and Enterprise Innovation’s relationships with and access to biopharma and life science leaders make it possible for aspiring scientist/entrepreneurs to find the right match.

News

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Innovators Encourage Scientists and Physicians to Dive into Technology Commercialization

January 9, 2025

In its eighth year, the annual Dean's Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrates innovation and Weill Cornell Medicine’s entrepreneurial spirit, while encouraging and motivating the next generation of innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs.
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Multi-Disciplinary Program Hones Biomedical Commercialization Skills for Early-Career Scientists, Clinicians and Business Students

December 17, 2024

Accelerating BioVenture Innovation (ABI) program Dec. 5 graduated another cohort with its signature pitch finale in Uris Auditorium and a networking reception. The ABI course is one of the anchor programs developed by BioVenture eLab to create a culture and environment of entrepreneurial thinking, as well as resources and industry professionals to spin out companies from Weill Cornell Medicine.