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.

Innovate UA

Innovate UA is a university-wide initiative dedicated to accelerating the translation of research into real-world solutions.

Supported by the NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program, Innovate UA is strengthening UA’s innovation ecosystem through strategic partnerships, entrepreneurial support, and translational research infrastructure.