Civic Innovation Initiative
Led by Dr. Jonathan Garlick, this initiative explores how science can earn public trust and strengthen civic life—with a current focus on Trust in Artificial Intelligence.
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Your Broader Impacts Partner
From proposal development to deployment, we support Tufts researchers in translating their discoveries into real-world impact.
Featured Innovation Initiatives
Innovate2Impact
An annual joint program with Tufts CTSI helping health researchers move innovations from lab to market. Culminates in the Innovation Expo and the Impact Launchpad—a pitch competition offering up to $50K. Applications open every fall.
Food and Nutrition Innovation Initiative
Led by Dr. Suzannah Gerber, this initiative translates cutting-edge food science into market-ready solutions—with a current focus on the future of protein and cellular agriculture.
Work With Us
Ready to turn your research into real-world impact? We connect Tufts researchers with the tools, funding, and partners to make it happen.
Collaborate on Broader Impacts of Grant Proposals
Increase funding success by ensuring sustainable broader impacts via use-inspired collaborative research.
Access Funding in Support of Research Translation
Apply for center seed grants, NSF Translation to Practice (TTP), Small Business Innovation & Technology Transfer Research (SBIR/STTR), and other opportunities.
Unlock Your Applied Research and Innovation Potential
Engage in NSF I-Corps, Innovate2Impact, Fellow Innovation, and other programs.
Latest News From the Auster Center
SilkMed’s Momentum Continues with Post-Graduate Support from the Auster Center
With NSF I-Corps training and customer discovery, the SilkMed team sharpened its path forward
Civic Innovation Initiative Launches with Broad Dialogue on Trust in Artificial Intelligence
Researchers, educators, ethicists, and industry professionals gathered for the initiative's first board meeting to shape community-driven research priorities around one of today's most urgent issues: trust in AI.
Innovate2Impact Connects Tufts Researchers to Commercialization
When researchers at Tufts Medical School develop breakthrough health innovations, they face a common challenge: How do you move from laboratory success to patient impact?
Auster-Tisch Scholar Tackles Food Insecurity in the Mississippi Delta
In the summer of 2025, the Auster Center for Applied Innovation and Research supported students in conducting hands-on work to further their understanding of applied innovation.
Filip Čučkov Named as Director of the Auster Center for Applied Innovation and Research
Dr. Filip Čučkov joins Tufts University as Director of the Auster Center for Applied Innovation and Research and Auster Professor of Applied Innovation.