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Home to world-class research facilities and faculty members, the University of Virginia is uniquely positioned to share and apply ground-breaking ideas to develop business throughout the Commonwealth.
The Biophilic Cities Project at UVA is a partnership to integrate the beauty of nature into urban environments. Researchers are creating assessment and best practices that will enable more cities to become biophilic, improving human health in Virginia and beyond.
The Environmental Resilience Institute and the Global Infectious Diseases Institute bring top researchers together to tackle some of the biggest problems facing society: the environment and infectious disease.
Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) is a federal-state partnership that combines scientific research, education, and public outreach. UVA if one of 7 Virginia Universities partnering to enhance the Bay's ecology and the businesses that depend on it.
UVA and UVA-Wise are considering recommendations for improving challenges faced by rural Virginians. The initiative is engaging additional Virginia colleges and universities, government agencies, and stakeholders across the state.
UVA faculty member Michael Timko lends research expertise to cultivate industrial hemp and re-establish it as an important sector in the Virginia economy.
The UVA Research Park is a 562-acre park that provides state-of-the-art facilities to develop the creation and enhancement of research and business collaboration between the University and the public and private sectors — all for the economic and social benefit of Virginia and beyond.
The University of Virginia advances economic prosperity through high-impact engagement with companies, communities, localities, non-profits, and education partners. As we begin our third century, we reaffirm our commitment to service to the Commonwealth. Explore our strategy for amplifying economic impact across Virginia.
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Industry Cluster DevelopmentIndustry clusters are groups of firms that gain a competitive advantage by co-locating in a geographic region and sharing assets, networks, knowledge, workforce training, etc. The Office of Economic Development partners with allies to help support existing and emerging regional industry clusters.
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UVA was named a National Science Foundation I-Corps Site—one of 89 such sites at universities in the nation—to help entrepreneurs consider customer feedback in developing ideas that are relevant to society and exhibit applications for commercialization.
UVA supports regional commercialization, investing directly in companies that take the University’s research and intellectual property to market and increasing the pace for new medical products that improve the health of Virginians and beyond.
UVA licenses technology to Type Zero so that diabetes research can transition to the marketplace and create local jobs.
Virginia-based Smithfield Foods and UVA Engineering are partnering to explore and advance regenerative medicine technologies that use porcine bioproducts.