Economic & Business Engagement

Programs

The Office for Economic & Business Engagement offers the following programs and events aimed at supporting collaborative research partnerships and entrepreneurial efforts.

• Bama IP Commercialization Academy

  

  Opportunity for student entrepreneurs to learn how to transform inventions and discoveries into new products or startups

• Faculty/Staff Innovation Pitch Competition

  

  Opportunity for faculty and staff to compete for cash resources for an original business idea

• Industry Engagement Day

  

  Event for local industry leaders, executives, elected and government officials, and business owners to meet UA researchers to explore potential research and economic development partnerships

• Academic Innovator’s Blueprint Series

  

  Workshop series for UA graduate students and post docs, covering intellectual property (IP), technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship