Virginia Tech Innovation Award 2025
- Ali Group
- May 9
- 1 min read
Virginia Tech faculty were recognized for their scholarship and ingenuity at Innovation and Partnerships’ fourth annual Celebrating Innovation event on April 28.
Featured speaker Executive Vice President and Provost Cyril Clarke applauded researchers for inspiring others to be enterp
rising — to collaborate and build partnerships across disciplines and industries, the ability to make an impact, and ways to ensure discoveries made in the labs are transitioned into products and services that benefit society.
From the award to the discovery and then into the hands of consumers, this conversion is cultivated at Virginia Tech.
Last year alone, LICENSE: Center for Tech Commercialization, led by Executive Director Grant Brewer, helped Virginia Tech faculty disclose 145 new innovations, execute 26 new license agreements, issue 54 U.S. patents, and position researcher-developed technologies into eight new start-up companies.
“From life-saving therapies and cost-efficient batteries for electric vehicles to groundbreaking advancements in secure communications and manufacturing technologies — Virginia Tech researchers’ work adds value to everyday life,” said Brewer, also president of Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties.
Recognized at the beginning of the event were researchers who had patents issued, the Presidential Postdoctoral Innovation Fellow Harsimran Kau, and Proof of Concept awardees, all of which play a tremendous role in strengthening the university’s research enterprise. For more details:
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