Region
Central Virginia
Central Virginia is home to the University of Virginia, committed to developing deep and lasting partnerships with industry and research throughout the area.
As an applied research center, CCAM brings together academia, government, and industry to create the ideal environment for members to conduct meaningful, collaborative research.
Key Initiative
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.
Learn moreUVA 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.
Les Haughton, director of supplier diversity at UVA, works to help small, minority- or women-owned businesses become certified vendors.
Focusing on autonomous systems, smart cities, and smart health, UVA's Link Lab pursues tech and engineering solutions and applies them to real-world problems.
UVA works with PVCC and local Charlottesville/Albemarle schools to establish the first U.S. Laboratory School for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.
UVA's accessible apprenticeship program provides valuable skill development that leads to career-ladder jobs for high-demand trades.
UVA researchers at the Center for Applied Biomechanics partner to understand how rollover crashes impact the human body, addressing a public health problem in Virginia and beyond.
The University supports the emerging bioscience industry in Charlottesville by connecting projects to regional resources and priorities. The Office of Economic Development provided a letter of support for a recent grant awarded to the Charlottesville BioHub.
PROGRAMS & PROJECTS
Key InitiativesThe University of Virginia promotes economic prosperity through a broad array of programs, services and activities.
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