MSU Innovation Celebration

Join us on April 2nd for the 2024 Innovation Celebration.

The Innovation Celebration at Michigan State University showcases innovative technologies and startups developed by MSU faculty and students in campus labs, classrooms, and beyond.

We invite you to join us for an evening of celebration of MSU student and faculty visionaries, entrepreneurs, researchers, and inventors whose innovative spirit is helping to address real-world issues and who play a pivotal role in our state's economic development.

Tour our exhibition space to see the latest innovations and technology from MSU faculty and student innovators, and join us as we recognize the 2024 awardees for innovation, entrepreneurship, achievement in technology transfer, and sponsored research.

2024 Awardees:

• Innovator of the Year Award
• Innovation of the Year Award
• Technology Transfer Achievement Award
• Corporate Connector of the Year Award
• Startup of the Year Award
• Student Startup of the Year Award

Event Information

Doors to the event open at 4:00 pm, where guests can enjoy light food, drinks, and live music as they visit our Exhibition space. This year's exhibition space will feature more than 20 faculty exhibits showcasing the latest innovations and technologies being developed at MSU and more than 15 student innovator exhibits.

The award ceremony will be held from 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Registration Information

Click "Reserve a Spot" to register today.

You can register for multiple guests to save time. Click the blue plus button to increase the number of attendees you would like to register. On the following screen, enter the contact information for your additional guests and click "Register" once you are finished.

Registration is strongly preferred, but on-site registration will be available.

Parking Information

Complimentary event parking is available at the Kellogg Center parking ramp (also known as Lot 66/Ramp 4).

To receive complimentary parking for the event, please follow these instructions:

• STEP 1: Visit the website https://www.offstreet.io/location/1LOJH242
• STEP 2: Enter the License Plate Number for your vehicle
• STEP 3: Click "Next"
• STEP 4: Enter your email address and click "Send"
• STEP 5: Check your email for your confirmation

Location Information

From the parking ramp, enter the Kellogg Center through the skywalk (parking ramp level 2). Our event is down the hall, past the front desk, in the Big Ten Ballroom A, B, & C.

Just follow the Innovation Celebration signs to registration and coatcheck!

For any further questions, please email Janet Foreman at forema33@msu.edu.

About MSU Innovation Center:

The MSU Innovation Center is dedicated to fostering innovation, research commercialization, and entrepreneurial activities from the research and discovery happening across our campus every day. We act as the primary interface for researchers aiming to see their research applied to solving real-world problems and making the world a better place to live. We aim to empower faculty, researchers, and students within our community of scholars by providing them with the knowledge, skills, and opportunities to bring their discoveries to the forefront. Through strategic collaborations with the private sector, we aim to amplify the impact of faculty research and drive economic growth while positively impacting society. We foster mutually beneficial, long-term relationships with the private sector through corporate-sponsored research collaborations, technology licensing discussions, and support for faculty entrepreneurs to support the establishment of startup companies.