Innovation & Commercialization

The Office for Innovation & Commercialization is primarily responsible for commercializing the innovations generated by UA faculty, staff, and students, either through licenses to industry partners or via the formation of startup enterprises based on UA intellectual property.

Office for Innovation & Commercialization

Our mission is to maximize impact on a regional, statewide, national, and global scale by fostering an ecosystem of innovation through partnerships with students, professors, researchers, inventors, startup entrepreneurs, and industry leaders.

NSF Accelerating Research Translation Program

The NSF ART Program aims to accelerate the capacity for translational research at The University of Alabama while strengthening its role in innovation in a flourishing regional ecosystem.