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About UCF Innovate

UCF Innovate is the catalyst that transforms the university’s ideas, talent, and partnerships into real-world impact, by creating a seamless pathway from discovery to market. We empower creators, researchers, and founders to build solutions that strengthen.

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Learn about student entrepreneurship

Serving UCF students pursuing entrepreneurial education and/or ventures based on non-university intellectual property.

Protect, license, or market UCF intellectual property

Serving UCF researchers (e.g., faculty, post-docs, graduate students) who developed university intellectual property (IP) by providing IP protection, marketing and licensing services, and connections with industry to transform innovative ideas into successful products.

Attend training program to move UCF research into the marketplace​

Serving Researchers in the region interested in entrepreneurial education and mentoring, with the goal of moving fundamental research from the laboratory to the marketplace.

Get business coaching for university research or patent

Serving UCF researchers who developed university IP and seeking commercialization strategy, entrepreneurial support, startup training, and personalized business coaching.

Grow my early-stage company in Central Florida​

Serving UCF affiliated and non-affiliated early-stage businesses based in Central Florida seeking business development and operational support.

Search UCF technologies available to be licensed​

 Exploring our Tech Locator to find solutions to meet your company’s goals.

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News

Science & Technology
UCF Researcher Creates Improved Method to Harvest Hydrogen Energy
Associate Professor Yang Yang has developed a renewable “thin-film” catalyst that uses microscopic patterns for cleaner, more affordable chemical manufacturing and fabrication.
Alumni
Forbes Honors UCF Entrepreneurs on 30 Under 30 List
The engineering alumni behind Orlando-based startup companies Soarce and Capacitech are capturing attention with their innovative technologies in the green energy and manufacturing industries.
Alumni
UCF Alum Offers Innovative Solutions for Classroom Struggles
Pairing her elementary education degree with the entrepreneurship skills she acquired at UCF, Kelly Shea ’23 is a business owner passionate about inspiring young inventors.