The Power of
Partnerships
Engaging at the intersection
of innovation and impact
The Innovation & Business Engagement Hub is your bridge to the vast resources, diverse talent, and bold innovations at UC Santa Cruz.
The Hub is a partnership between the UC Santa Cruz Office of Research and University Advancement division.
Industry & Corporate Partners
We facilitate access to faculty expertise, cutting-edge discoveries, and diverse talent to build long-lasting relationships that address your most pressing business needs.
We can help you navigate comprehensive relationships and engagement across campus academic, research, administrative, and business units.
Faculty & Researchers
We are your one-stop shop for streamlined resources, specialized knowledge, and beneficial connections to enhance strategic and multifaceted collaborations with corporate partners.
We can help you build and manage relationships with industry to expand your research, advance innovations, engage your students, and drive impact.
Entrepreneurs & Innovators
We provide the connections, tools, resources, and expertise necessary for you to develop exciting innovations, build an entrepreneurial mindset, and pursue new startup ventures.
We can help you access a wide range of beneficial innovation and entrepreneurship programs, activities, initiatives, and partnerships.
$207M
in extramural funding
1 of 2
institutions in the nation who are: an Hispanic Serving Institution, an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution, and a member of the Association of American Universities
310+
active patents under management with 22 issued U.S. patents in fiscal year 2025
News and Events
NEWS
From climate resilience to forensic science, 2025 Innovation Impact Award recipients announced
UC Santa Cruz has announced the recipients of the 2025 Chancellor’s Innovation Impact Awards, recognizing exceptional innovation and impact across four categories: Innovator of the Year, Translation of the Year, Community Changemaker, and Lifetime Achievement.
NEWS
UC Santa Cruz researchers receive grants for early-stage technology innovations and climate action solutions
Eight UC Santa Cruz research teams focusing on some of the most pressing issues of our time, such as cancer detection, data encryption, and climate change, received more than $350,000 in awards as part of this year’s Innovation Catalyst Grant program.
NEWS
New program advises Ph.D. students on entrepreneurship and venture capital
Many student-led innovations never make it out of the lab. A new program at UC Santa Cruz aims to change that by mentoring Ph.D. students in the life sciences on alternative career pathways outside academia: entrepreneurship and venture capital.
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