Innovation Forum

The Innovation Forum program presents an opportunity for faculty, researchers, postdocs, and graduate students to consider and showcase the impact of their research beyond the academy.

Participants will receive coaching from mentors to help them understand the real-world impact of their research, which could include commercialization, societal, and or cultural potential.

Researchers will showcase their work at the annual Innovation Forum competition and networking event. Questions from our panel of expert judges will follow the three-minute pitch-style presentations.

A demo station and networking reception allow for audience engagement.

Innovation Forum is co-sponsored by the Technology Licensing & New Ventures and the Humanities Council at Princeton.

Innovation Forum 2025 will be held on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 1 pm in Frist Campus Center. If you are a Princeton faculty member, postdoctoral researcher, or graduate student whose research has potential for commercialization and/or cultural or societal impact we invite you to apply to present.