Office of Research and Technology Management | Case Western Reserve University

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Research in Action

At Case Western Reserve University, our researchers solve complex problems and expand understanding across fields—from healthcare to humanities, engineering to entrepreneurship, policy to polymers and more.

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Driving Impact

The Office of Research and Technology Management is here to help throughout every step of the research lifecycle.

Funding and Proposals

Connect with the support you need to successfully develop a proposal.

Awards and Agreements

Find assistance with all aspects of post-award management.

Compliance and Integrity

Stay compliant with federal, state and local regulations across your research endeavors.

Training

Connect with training resources related to all steps of your research.

Innovation and Industry

Bring your discovery to market through intellectual property services and connections to industry partners.

Resources and Facilities

Learn about the university’s extensive laboratory spaces, equipment and more.

Translating concepts from lab to clinic

Ozan Akkus and his team are developing new regenerative technologies to address muscular skeletal tissue degeneration. They licensed the technology to a startup company that's developing products for first-in-human applications.

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Northeast Ohio hosts National Science Foundation site visit as NEO-SMART advances as national finalist

January 23, 2026

Northeast Ohio was in the national spotlight this week (Jan. 21-22) as regional leaders hosted a site visit from the National Science Foundation (NSF) review team evaluating NEO-SMART, a regionally led, execution-ready collaborative that is a finalist in the NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines…
Rewriting stories about dementia: How current narratives about dementia shape experiences

January 09, 2026

For millions, a dementia diagnosis comes with preconceived notions of fear, loss and burden—stigmas written by decades of media and cultural depictions that Case Western Reserve University researchers are determined to rewrite in a recently published special issue of The Hastings Center Report…
A year of discovery: 10 research breakthroughs at CWRU

December 19, 2025

From advancing precision medicine and examining how nail fungus affects various sports to investigating multilingual hearing behavior in noisy environments, researchers at Case Western Reserve University push the boundaries of discovery across labs, clinics and collaborative spaces each day…

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Key Initiatives

In the Office of Research and Technology Management, we are dedicated to advancing our community’s work. Get to know a few of our major initiatives:

Case Western Reserve’s researchers share common goals: Solve problems, break boundaries, and make a positive impact on our world.

Michael Oakes, Senior Vice President for Research

Research That Counts

#19

in the world for contributions to innovation*

#13

in the country for commercialization of research**

270+

recent industry partners

fastest-growing research university in the U.S.***

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Want to help advance Case Western Reserve University’s research mission? Your support can make a major difference—whether you partner with us or make a gift toward our work.

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*Nature Index
** Brookings Institution
*** HERD Survey, FY23