University of Virginia · Charlottesville
Empowering innovators for the greater good.
UVA Innovates is the platform that catalyzes innovation and entrepreneurship at the University — connecting students, faculty, researchers, and alumni to the spaces, capital, and people that turn ideas into reality.
The connective tissue of UVA's entrepreneurial ecosystem — coordinating spaces, services, and enrichment opportunities so the University's best ideas become ventures for the greater good.
Find your pathway
Three ways into the ecosystem.
Whether you are a student with a first idea, a researcher ready to commercialize, or an alum looking to give back — UVA Innovates meets you where you are.
Turn your idea into a venture while you are still on Grounds.
Commercialize your discovery with space, capital, and guidance.
Mentor, invest, and build alongside the next generation of Hoos.
The network at a glance
What we do
We coordinate the whole ecosystem.
Spaces, services, and enrichment opportunities — so UVA innovators spend less time searching and more time building. See the initiatives →
For the greater good
Connections that matter.
We help coordinate, communicate, and amplify the work of UVA schools and centers driving innovation forward. Meet the partners →
Signature Initiatives
Four initiatives. One ecosystem.
UVA Innovates has launched a series of new initiatives to address critical unmet needs in the University's entrepreneurial ecosystem.
The Foundry
A clubhouse for creators — for any UVA undergraduate or graduate student who wants to start something.
Enterprise Studio
A downtown Charlottesville facility for faculty and graduate students commercializing their research.
Commonwealth BioAccelerator
The region's first laboratory accelerator at North Fork, a UVA Discovery Park.
Solutions Lab
A suite of thematically driven laboratories focused on translating discoveries into solutions.
The Ecosystem
A robust community of innovators around Grounds.
On Grounds
Across the Commonwealth
In the room
The world comes to Grounds.
In the news
From idea to impact.
UVA's Innovator of the Year determined to make food safer, students smarter
UVA, Batten School to expand economic development efforts in Appalachia
From Commerce to the Corner: Meet the Hoo redefining healthy eating
Ready to catalyze your vision?
Stay in touch and learn more about events, offerings, and the latest developments from UVA Innovates.