Create, Connect, Commercialize Here
West Michigan is a center of innovation and discovery. Our industrial sector includes some of the country’s highest concentrations of life sciences development, smart manufacturing technologies, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, food processing, metals, and plastics.
Why Innovation West Michigan?
Companies of all sizes recognize that continuing to improve and innovate is necessary to remain competitive. Unfortunately they also know the innovation process can be lengthy, difficult and expensive.
It doesn’t have to be.
West Michigan is fortunate to have a network of more than 40 organizations dedicated to supporting growth and innovation, but deciding which to use or where to start can be daunting. Innovation West Michigan (IWM) guides companies through the innovation process and builds a package of state and local programs tailored to their specific goals. Those services include:
- Connecting to other companies for partnerships, product development and prototyping
- Identifying and accessing private and public funding
- Partnering with area colleges and universities for research, technology transfer and commercialization assistance
Additional Services
IWM also provides programs and services designed to support the innovation awareness and capabilities of West Michigan companies through collaborative learning. Current programs include
- Market diversification workshops and user groups
- Innovation Collaboratives and User Groups
- Special events and conferences featuring local and national innovation leaders
To learn more,
contact us or talk to our
Business Development team.