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Innovation Ventures

Cincinnati Children's

Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026

Intelligence summary

Program at a Glance

Program mandate
Cincinnati Children's Innovation Ventures is a named pediatric health-system program for translating research and ideas into products, services, and companies. The official Innovation Ventures page says the program pursues licensing, startups, collaborative and sponsored research, solutions to high-value clinical needs, and piloting or co-developing external opportunities.
Organizational model
Academic · Children's
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio
Program types
Innovation centerTechnology transferAcceleratorEntrepreneurship
Commercialization pathways
LicenseSpinoutStrategic partnership
Focus areas
PediatricClinicalTherapeuticsDiagnosticsMedical deviceDigital
Named initiatives or assets
Innovation Ventures · Technology Transfer and Commercialization · Innovation Ventures Technology Portfolio
Public scale or maturity signals

Innovation Ventures publicly describes licensing, startup support, co-development, sponsored research, and a technology portfolio for potential collaborators.

Official engagement route
Program website ↗Health system website ↗
Last reviewed
August 30, 2026

Mandate and remit

What This Program Does

Cincinnati Children's Innovation Ventures is a named pediatric health-system program for translating research and ideas into products, services, and companies. The official Innovation Ventures page says the program pursues licensing, startups, collaborative and sponsored research, solutions to high-value clinical needs, and piloting or co-developing external opportunities. Its technology-transfer and commercialization page describes guidance for innovators, connections to funding opportunities and tools, and commercial-development funding for Cincinnati Children's employees advancing technologies with commercial potential and viability. The official technology portfolio provides a public route for exploring licensing opportunities across diagnostics, educational and consumer products, medical devices, research tools, software, and therapeutics. This profile records the program's stated routes and categories without inferring the activity, ownership, value, or performance of any particular technology or company.

Areas of Focus

PediatricClinicalTherapeuticsDiagnosticsMedical deviceDigital

Commercialization Pathways

These routes appear in the program's sourced public record.

Named Programs and Initiatives

  • Innovation Ventures

    Cincinnati Children's innovation and commercialization program offering collaboration paths including licensing, startups, sponsored research, clinical-need solutions, and piloting or co-development.

  • Technology Transfer and Commercialization

    Innovation Ventures support for moving pediatric discoveries toward the marketplace, including inventor guidance, funding connections, and commercial-development funding.

  • Innovation Ventures Technology Portfolio

    Searchable public portfolio for Cincinnati Children's technologies available for licensing across multiple life-science and health-technology categories.

Venture Investment and Company Creation

Innovation Ventures publicly describes licensing, startup support, co-development, sponsored research, and a technology portfolio for potential collaborators.

Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Licensing

  • Cincinnati Children's licensing portfolio

    The public technology portfolio lists licensing opportunities by area and technology type, including diagnostics, medical devices, software, research tools, and therapeutics.

Startups, Spinouts, and External Offerings

  • Cincinnati Children's startup pathway

    Innovation Ventures lists startups as a collaboration and commercialization pathway for Cincinnati Children's innovations.

Contact the Program

Use the program's published contact route for partnership, licensing, innovation, or program inquiries.

Official contact page
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Sources and Updates

Reviewed August 30, 2026. External source links open in a new tab.

  1. Innovation Ventures Cincinnati Children's. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  2. Technology Transfer and Support | About Us Cincinnati Children's Innovation Ventures. Accessed August 30, 2026.
  3. Technology Portfolio | Innovation Ventures Cincinnati Children's Innovation Ventures. Accessed August 30, 2026.

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