MIT office that connects companies with MIT research, faculty and MIT-connected startups.
🇺🇸 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
MIT Corporate Relations is an office of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) that links industry with the Institute. It runs two integrated programs: the Industrial Liaison Program (ILP), a membership program for large companies, and MIT Startup Exchange, which connects MIT-connected startups with those companies. MIT founded the ILP in 1948 and describes it as the first university program to give industry access to faculty and research across the whole institute.
A membership program that lets large organizations build long-term, strategic partnerships with MIT.
Who it's for: Large companies worldwide that want access to MIT research, talent and startups
Promotes collaboration and partnerships between MIT-connected startups and industry, mainly ILP member companies.
Who it's for: Startups based on MIT-licensed technology or founded or led by MIT faculty, staff or alumni
A startup accelerator within MIT Startup Exchange that features 25 industry-ready startups.
Who it's for: MIT-connected startups with early use cases, clients, demos or partnerships
ILP members are large companies from around the world. A 2023 ILP article gives the member mix as about 32 percent from the US and Canada, 23 percent from Japan and South Korea, 22 percent from Europe and 13 percent from Greater China and Southeast Asia.
