Innovation & Partnerships

The University of Louisville is an innovation powerhouse, offering flexible, customized solutions to help your startup or company launch, grow, solve problems and innovate.

We can help you

We have a lot to offer companies of all sizes, stages and industries, from research and development (R&D), to equipment and state-of-the-art facilities, to connections to our talented faculty and students.
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IP Licensing
Harness groundbreaking technologies invented at UofL. We have a wide array of research-born technologies available for license spanning many disciplines and industries, from software to materials to medications to medical devices.
Sundar Atre is the Director of AMiST
Industry Engagement
Work with UofL to train your workforce, solve problems, innovate and grow. We’re your ideal partner for R&D projects, service agreements, SBIR/STTR proposals and more. We'll work with you to set the scope, timelines and deliverables of your project,
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Innovation & New Ventures
UofL can help your company launch here. UofL is home to research-born and validated technologies primed to build on, world-class experts who can help with R&D, entrepreneurship training and a space to build your business. 
Shumaker Research Building
Philanthropy & Giving
Add UofL to your company's philanthropy plan. Support research, facilities, student services and more through corporate giving.

We’re excited about our partnership with UofL…[We're] looking at ways to modify current research the university is doing and use it across UPS’s logistics network.

Chris McCorkle Vice President of Industrial Engineering at United Parcel Service, Inc., which is working with UofL to find technological solutions to improve efficiency.

Our Impact