Empowering innovators for the greater good
UVA Innovates is a platform to catalyze innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Virginia.
About UsUVA Innovates has launched a series of new initiatives to address critical unmet needs in UVA’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Signature Initiatives include spaces, services, and enrichment opportunities to make the connections that will transform ideas into reality.
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The Foundry
A clubhouse for creators: For any UVA undergraduate and graduate students who want to start something
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Enterprise Studio
A facility in downtown Charlottesville for faculty and graduate students who want to commercialize their research
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Commonwealth BioAccelerator
The region’s first laboratory accelerator at North Fork, a UVA Discovery Park
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Solutions Lab
A suite of thematically driven laboratories focused on translating discoveries into solutions
We help coordinate, communicate, and amplify a robust ecosystem of entrepreneurial initiatives around Grounds.
Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology
School of Engineering - Office of Research and Innovation
McIntire School of Commerce - Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Hatch Accelerator
Entrepreneurial Law Clinic
We play a leading role in engaging beyond our Grounds, working with others to foster innovation and entrepreneurship in Charlottesville, the Commonwealth, and beyond.
CvilleBioHub
Venture Central
434 Accelerator
CODE
Vault Virginia
CBIC
Community Investment Collaborative
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
Virginia Economic Development Partnership
GO Virginia
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