Research to Impact (R2I) provides services that:
- Connect researchers and innovators to on- and off-campus resources to advance their ideas to implementation,
- Educate and support students, faculty, and community innovators in the process of intellectual property protection, commercialization, and licensing, and
- Foster economic development through business partnerships and startup formation.
Research to Impact’s services extend beyond technology development and invention. We look forward to discussing and supporting the advancement of your ideas towards implementation.
For additional information about R2I services, intellectual property protection, commercialization and licensing, please see Policy, Guidelines and Processes and/or FAQs
Connect with us at econdev@jmu.edu
Innovation Resources
In addition to the services provided by the Research to Impact office, there are numerous resources throughout JMU to support faculty, students, staff, and the community innovation, creation, and collaboration.
Learn
Resources for students, faculty and the community.
Innovate
Opportunities to engage in creativing and innovating.
Create
Resources for digital and physical creation.
Collaborate
Opportunities for connecting with others.
Launch
Resources for creating impact and sharing innovations.
Celebrate
Read success stories or share your own.
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News
- JMU Awarded $40,000 Commonwealth Commercialization Fund Grant
- JMU Innovation and Entrepreneurial Spaces featured in Shenandoah Valley Living
- James Madison Innovations Inc. featured in Virginia Business
- Tiny shrews proving efficacy of JMU professors’ invention
- Ready to Take Your Business to the Next Level?
- JMU earns national rural innovation recognition and collaborates on $1 million grant
- Staunton selected for rural innovation initiative
- Virginia Business Highlights TI-ED Director
- JMU program gets into hackers’ heads