Health system intelligence profile
Mayo Clinic
Editorially verified · Last reviewed August 30, 2026
Intelligence summary
Official materials list licensing, startup formation, equity investment, strategic collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, and a business accelerator among current activities.
Capital returned to Mayo Clinic: The official homepage reports $1.3B+ returned to Mayo Clinic to support practice, education, and research from inception to 2025.
Investment capital deployed: The official homepage reports $400M+ in investment capital deployed for strategic collaborations and equity investments from inception to 2025.
Mandate and remit
Mayo Clinic's Department of Business Development is the official front door for technology commercialization, startup formation, equity investment, and strategic partnerships. The department's public site describes two divisions, Mayo Clinic Ventures and Corporate Development, working as one team. Official pages state that more than 440 startups use Mayo Clinic technology, that more than $400 million in investment capital has been deployed for strategic collaborations and equity investments, and that more than $1.3 billion has been returned to Mayo Clinic to support practice, education, and research from inception through 2025. The department reports that it licenses intellectual property, forms companies, runs a business accelerator, and participates in a multimillion-dollar venture and growth fund. Andrew J. Danielsen is publicly identified as Chief Business Development Officer, and Peter A. Noseworthy, M.D., is identified as Medical Director. This profile summarizes official Business Development pages only and does not interpret the reported figures as a ranking or performance judgment.
These routes appear in the program's sourced public record.
Division within Business Development responsible for licensing Mayo Clinic intellectual property, forming companies, teaching entrepreneurism, and participating in venture activity.
Corporate Development
Second Business Development division that works with Mayo Clinic Ventures on strategic collaborations, partnerships, and related transactions.
Mayo Venture Partner program
Program that brings entrepreneurs, investors, and executives together with Mayo Clinic research and clinical expertise to identify opportunities and form companies.
Employee entrepreneur program
Official FAQ states that Mayo Clinic provides employees the opportunity to license and commercialize Mayo Clinic intellectual property through an employee entrepreneur program.
Fund or office: Mayo Clinic venture and growth fund
Official pages describe a unified licensing and venture capability that supports technology commercialization, startup formation, and strategic collaborations for patient benefit.
The Business Development homepage reports 440+ startups using Mayo Clinic technology and $400M+ in investment capital deployed for strategic collaborations and equity investments, inception to 2025.
Official materials list licensing, startup formation, equity investment, strategic collaborations, mergers and acquisitions, and a business accelerator among current activities.
Mayo Clinic intellectual property licensing
Official pages state that Mayo Clinic Ventures licenses Mayo Clinic intellectual property and that the technology portfolio is too large and fluid to maintain a static public list.
Startups using Mayo Clinic technology
The official Business Development homepage reports that more than 440 startups use Mayo Clinic technology. A complete public portfolio list was not published on the pages reviewed.
Capital returned to Mayo Clinic
The official homepage reports $1.3B+ returned to Mayo Clinic to support practice, education, and research from inception to 2025.
Investment capital deployed
The official homepage reports $400M+ in investment capital deployed for strategic collaborations and equity investments from inception to 2025.
Organizational home: Mayo Clinic Department of Business Development, Mayo Clinic
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