UC Irvine offers a wealth of resources for entrepreneurs and startup companies. In particular, UC Irvine is pioneering a "Virtual Incubation Model" that enables company formation, based on UCI licensed technologies, with minimal upfront capitalization.

Available Technologies

Search the UCI database of Non-Confidential Disclosures (NCD) describing technology and inventions that you can license for commercial development and use.

Equipment/ Facilities

UCI facilitties and equipment are available to UCI faculty investigators working on industry-sponsored research projects. Unique or special facilities at UCI may be made available to outside users on a fee-for-service basis.

UCI Extension

UC Irvine Extension develops and delivers high quality, university-level learning solutions to meet the changing professional and personal needs of a local, national and international community of learners by leveraging the expertise of the University of California, Irvine campus and community.

Office of Technology Alliances

The UCI Office of Technology Alliances (OTA) exists to foster faculty/industry alliances and commercialization of UC Irvine technology for the broad public benefit.

Paul Merage School of Business

The Paul Merage School of Business, formerly the Graduate School of Management (GSM), offers a variety of educational and business leadership tools that can help you become an innovative leader.

Research Centers and Institutes

Organized research programs provide a mechanism for research activities that are fundamentally different from those in the regular schools and departments. They are intended to foster the development of short and long term research programs that span disciplines and academic units.

UC Discovery Grant

The UC Discovey Grant program provides up to $60 million a year in state, industry and university funds for new research partnerships.

UCI Faculty Profiles

Are you looking specialized research, knowledge or expertise? Search through detailed profiles of more than 1200 UCI faculty and researchers.