Connecting ideas, people, and partners to shape MIT’s future.
The MIT Office of Innovation and Strategy advances the Institute’s highest priorities by helping bold, interdisciplinary ideas take shape. We coordinate efforts across MIT, connect people and projects, and work with industry to turn shared challenges into actionable opportunities. Our goal is simple: drive impact in research, education, and engagement, and lay the groundwork for long-term collaboration and societal benefit.
Strategic Initiatives
Advancing MIT’s role at the heart of Boston’s life sciences ecosystem by fostering new talent, catalyzing cross-disciplinary research, and accelerating real-world impact on human health.
Reimagining how we make things in the 21st century—advancing productivity, sustainability, resilience, and jobs through cutting-edge research, education, and industry partnerships.
Mobilizing MIT researchers and industry leaders to accelerate responsible GenAI research, develop open-source solutions, and shape the future of work, learning, and society.
Empowering MIT’s humanities, arts, and social sciences community to connect with science and technology in bold new ways—amplifying human understanding and innovation through radical collaboration.
Bringing together MIT researchers and domain experts from a range of industries to identify and tackle practical challenges wherever quantum solutions could achieve the greatest impact.
Industry impact
Driving the future of energy with GE Vernova by advancing cutting-edge research, supporting breakthrough technologies, and preparing the next generation of leaders for a decarbonized, electrified world.
Latest news
MIT takes manufacturing education across the country
The new TechAMP program teaches production principles to workers, helping them advance their careers and identify savings at their firms.
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What does the future hold for generative AI?
At the inaugural MIT Generative AI Impact Consortium Symposium, researchers and business leaders discussed potential advancements centered on this powerful technology.
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What do we owe each other?
MIT class 21.01 (Compass Course: Love, Death, and Taxes: How to Think — and Talk to Others — About Being Human) aims to ensure students develop their own values and learn how to navigate conflicting viewpoints.
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Jason Hou selected as one of the inaugural HEALS Graduate Fellows
Through the fellowship, Hou will continue developing implanted ultrasound neurotechnologies and augmented reality tools for next-generation 4D ultrasound imaging.
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Seed Research and Demonstration Projects on AI + Automation for Manufacturing
With funding from the industry consortium, INM will fund a first cohort of seed research projects and demonstration projects
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