The Deshpande Center is a key player in bridging the gap between

the academic world and market needs. Since 2002, Deshpande Center

researchers and faculty have spun out over 30 companies…

and counting.

SPINOUTCOMPANIES

The Deshpande Center has exerted a wide influence around the globe. Our leadership team has held hundreds of conversations with institutions and governments interested in emulating MIT’s proven approach to fostering innovation.

CHAPTER 4

IMPACT: GLOBAL, GOVERNMENTS, INSTITUTIONS

Impact: Global, Governments, Institutions 4115 Years of the MIT Deshpande Center

REVIEWED

600+ GRANT PROPOSALS

034COMPANIES FORMED

UNITED STATESCANADA

CHILE

COLOMBIA

CYPRUSARGENTINA

BRAZIL

AUSTRALIA

AUSTRIA

BELGIUMDENMARK

GEORGIA

GERMANY

HONG KONG

INDIA

JAPANSOUTH KOREA

MALAYSIAMEXICO

MONGOLIA

NETHERLANDS

NEW ZEALANDSAUDI ARABIA

TURKEY

NORWAY

SINGAPORE

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

PERU

SOUTH AFRICA

ISRAEL

UNITED KINGDOM

PORTUGALSPAIN

RUSSIA

SWEDEN

INDONESIA

ESTONIAFINLANDFRANCE

FUNDED133+PROJECTS WITH GRANTS TOTALING MORE THAN

$17,000,000

SUPPORTED THE WORK OF

400+FACULTY, GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND POSTDOC RESEARCHERS

ENGAGED100+CATALYST/MENTORS AND OTHER VOLUNTEERS

OUR GLOBAL IMPACT HAS REACHED 39 COUNTRIES

$700,000,000 CAPITAL RAISED

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The Deshpande Center has developed a simple but effective approach that has helped accelerate ideas from research to implementation by providing practical guidance and mentoring to ease the transition. It has served as an example to many other national and international institutions and programs, like the national I-Corps. The Deshpande Foundation congratulates the Center on its 15th anniversary and for the impact it has created during that time.

Raj Melville SM ’81, ScD ’83, executive director, Deshpande Foundation

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