Enterprise Studio

The Enterprise Studio (ES) exists to support faculty, research staff, and graduate student researchers who are considering commercializing their UVA-based ideas and inventions.

We aim to serve as a guide to help you evaluate the commercial potential and possible pathways for your idea and to provide education and resources to help you navigate the commercialization process.

The Studio serves every school on Grounds to support faculty, research staff, and graduate student researchers who are considering simple revenue-based businesses that are emerging from research at UVA, private companies that may someday be financed by venture capital, and non-profit social impact start-ups. Our combined entrepreneurial expertise helps make the process of commercialization simpler and more accessible.

We are:

Open.

Responsive.

And serious about this effort.

Our aim is to encourage you, whatever your goals are for delivering real-world impact through your research.

Even if you’re not ready to take the first steps, let’s have a conversation.

ES is a collaborative effort between UVA Innovates and UVA’s Licensing & Ventures Group.