Ohio University has joined forces with ten other institutions to start an online portal called Midwest Executives-on-Roster (XOR) aimed at matching C-level executives with university-linked businesses.

Ohio expects Midwest XOR to help drive its efforts to commercialise faculty innovations for the benefit of society. Wellspring, a tech transfer software spinout of Carnegie Mellon University, designed the platform, which offers access on a strict invitation basis.

The other founding members are University of Kentucky, Indiana University, Notre Dame University, Ohio State…