Fast-paced speed networking connecting founders, researchers, and inventors to spark collaboration, share ideas, and identify potential partners.
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Innovation Match is a fast-paced, structured networking session designed to connect founders, researchers, and inventors with ideas, technologies, or concepts they’d like to move forward. In a series of rapid 4-minute conversations, participants meet a wide range of potential collaborators, exchange insights, and identify promising partnerships.
The event brings together university and lab researchers, startup founders, and entrepreneurs with emerging or “parked” IP who are exploring new venture opportunities or seeking potential co-founders. Bring an idea, a prototype, research, a patent, or simply your expertise—each round offers an opportunity to discover alignment, share capabilities, and spark new possibilities.
To participate, please complete the registration form below.
What to Expect
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A brief overview of collaboration resources available in Illinois
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Structured speed-networking rounds, meet 10–15 potential collaborators in under an hour
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Time for informal, open networking
- Time at the end for open conversations with the people you’d like to reconnect with
Who Should Join
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Researchers working in areas such as AI, advanced manufacturing, robotics, clean energy, materials, IoT, and applied technologies
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Startup founders seeking research partners or technical expertise
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Entrepreneurs with early-stage concepts or existing IP exploring commercialization or co-founder matches
Why Attend
- Expand your network quickly
- Discover people who can help accelerate your idea or technology
- Gather feedback, identify talent, or find potential partners
- Learn how mHUB can support next steps through prototyping, design reviews, and readiness programming
Click Here To Register
Innovation Match is an energizing way to uncover new opportunities and meet people who can help move your work forward.
