The UVM Innovations team joins distinguished UVM investigators with world-class IP attorneys to transform UVM discoveries into robust intellectual property. Our team of seasoned tech transfer professionals looks forward to working with our partners, established and new, to bring these innovations to market.
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Faculty and Researchers

Discover the commercial potential of your innovation, protect your intellectual property, and market it to potential licensees.
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Students

Explore innovation and entrepreneurship at UVM through educational training programs, pitch competitions, and networking events.
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Industry Partners

License profitable inventions in fields ranging from bioengineering and digital health to environment and materials science.
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The Joy and Jerry Meyers Cup

The Meyers Cup is the largest undergraduate business pitch competition in the country. Grand prize winners receive a $212,500 cash prize to develop their business, plus in-kind services from local organizations, and a network of mentors and advisors.

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UVM Innovations by the numbers

  • 136 US patents issued in the last ten years
  • 411 invention disclosures in the last ten years
  • 39 UVM startups created
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Academic Research Commercialization (ARC)

The ARC Program is a student-inspired initiative created in 2021 to provide UVM students, regardless of college or major, with innovative training and experiential learning opportunities to become the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.

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Innovations News

Vermont Tech Hub Awarded Nearly $24M For Semiconductor Innovation

UVM’s Leahy Institute Awards $2.4M to Advance Vermont Partnerships

Community Schools Collaborative Expands Transformative Approach in Vermont

Climate Change and Cyanobacteria: UVM's Cutting-Edge Research on Lake and Stream Health

UVM’s Leahy Institute Receives $250K from Ford Foundation to Boost Partnerships Across Vermont

Celebrating Vermont's Outstanding Educators
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