“The FedEx Institute of Technology is a research catalyst, engaging collaborative inter-disciplinary research teams to drive innovation, commercial technology realization and corporate partnerships.”

Launched in November 2003, the FedEx Institute of Technology symbolizes the “front door” for industry, government and community organizations to “enter” the University of Memphis in search of collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship.

As the University of Memphis Innovation and Entrepreneurship Engagement Center, the FedEx Institute of Technology fosters relationships on a comprehensive level, providing value-added services, technology commercialization, research collaboration and connectivity throughout the University of Memphis’ extensive collection of prominent centers, faculty, students and corporate partners.

The major objectives of the FedEx Institute of Technology are to: 1) boost the University of Memphis’ involvement in economic development in the region and the state; 2) commercialize University of Memphis innovations through the Office of Technology Transfer; 3) expand the research base of the University of Memphis; 4) expand campus-wide collaboration to boost research, industry partners and the creation of new centers of excellence; and 5) foster entrepreneurship in our research and educational programs across the many University of Memphis campuses.

The FedEx Institute of Technology is home to the University of Memphis Office of Technology Transfer and supports many interdisciplinary research centers, including the Institute for Intelligent Systems (IIS), the Center for Information Assurance and Intelligent Security (CfIA), the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Workforce Co-Lab, the Enterprise Simulation and Optimization Lab (eSOL), the Center for Partnerships in GIS (CPGIS), the Center for Multimedia Arts (CMA) and the FedEx Center for Supply Chain Management.

With nearly 100,000 square feet of research and collaboration space, the FedEx Institute of Technology is where business comes to collaborate, explore and gain access to the expertise and innovations that are impacting today’s discoveries and defining tomorrow’s economy. We’re looking for new partners and new opportunities!