131
Invention Disclosures
FY 2024
54
Executed Licenses & Options
FY 2024
$7.8M
Licensing Revenue
FY 2024
Data Sources: Innovate Carolina Startups Database, UNC Office of Technology Commercialization, Association of University Technology Managers; UNC startups employment data (most recent analysis, July 2022)
Research discoveries that sit dormant on lab shelves don't do anyone any good. That's why Innovate Carolina's Office of Technology Commercialization team works closely with UNC-Chapel Hill researchers to take their scientific discoveries to market. Whether it's licensing Carolina-born technologies to industry or launching new startups, we find the smartest paths to human and economic impact.
71
New Provisional Patent Applications
FY 2024
46
Issued U.S. Patents
FY 2024
8
IP-Based Startups Launched
FY 2024
UNC IP-Based Startups
Still Active
Headquartered in NC
Jobs Created by IP-Based Startups
Located in NC
of active UNC IP-Based startups are headquartered in NC
Data Sources: Innovate Carolina Startups Database, UNC Office of Technology Commercialization, Association of University Technology Managers; UNC startups employment data (most recent analysis, FY 2024)
Go-to-market momentum
Carolina's commercialization impact
Cumulative
4,618
Invention Disclosures
1,898
New Provisional Patent Applications
1,366
Issued U.S. Patents
1,385
Executed Licenses & Options
$139.1M
Licensing Revenue
Health and life sciences. Our startup lifeblood.
90% of UNC-Chapel Hill's federal funding comes from four agencies: NIH, USAID, NSF and DHHS. This reflects the University's emphasis on health and life sciences programs and its outstanding schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, nursing and public health. This foundation translates into strong life science-based startups that develop new therapeutics, diagnostics and medical devices aimed to create healthier outcomes for all.
$8.4B
in funding raised by UNC IP-based startups
(Since 1958)
$340M
in annual revenue earned by UNC IP-based startups
(FY 2024)
$347M
in federal SBIR/STTR grants secured by UNC startups
(Since 1958)
of total UNC IP-based startups have worked in life sciences
Success Stories
Innovate Carolina Impact Dashboard Data Sources: Innovate Carolina Startups Database, UNC Office of Technology Commercialization, Association of University Technology Managers; UNC startups employment data (most recent analysis FY 2024) © 2022 Innovate Carolina All Rights Reserved