Whether you’re just getting started, have a new idea, or are ready to get your product prototyped and patented, MSOE has the resource center for you. Learn more about the Cove, Innovent Center and Applied Technology Center™ and discover which one is the right place for your project.

The Cove

Location: Viets Tower, ground floor

The Cove is an extension of the CREATE Institute and provides students, faculty, staff and alumni with the opportunity to explore their curiosities. Programming at The Cove is grounded in the exposure, practice, and integration of the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value. Experiential learning opportunities are supported at The Cove through open lab hours at the Nelson Prototype Lab and hands-on workshops and guest speaker series in the Ladish Co. Entrepreneurial Space.

Email Fabi Ramirez to learn more.

The Innovent Center

Dr. Kimbel and Elaine Nap Entrepreneurial Lab

Location: Rosenberg Hall, R-101

Part of the Rader School of Business, the Innovent Center® is dedicated to interdisciplinary exploration and collaboration. It’s an information resource center for all MSOE students, alumni, faculty and staff to work, experiment, brainstorm, collaborate, learn, study and work together toward commercializing invention or starting a business.

Visit msoe.edu/innovent or email The Innovent Center to learn more.

Applied Technology Center

Location: Science Building

The Applied Technology Center™ (ATC) uses MSOE faculty, staff and student expertise to solve technological problems confronting today’s industry. The center undertakes hundreds of industry-sponsored research projects that are primarily focused on providing real solutions to some of industry’s biggest problems.

The ATC is home to several centers of excellence, including the Rapid Prototyping Center (RPC) located in Krueger Hall. The RPC is an applied research center that helps businesses achieve prototypes and end-use parts more quickly and take products to market faster. 

Visit msoe.edu/atc or email the ATC to learn more.