The Licensing & Ventures Group is the University of Virginia intellectual property management and innovation commercialization organization for UVA’s research portfolio (lvg.virginia.edu). Founded in 1977 as a 501(c)(3) UVA affiliated foundation, UVA LVG receives ~200 invention disclosures, executes ~80 commercial transactions, and launches 5-7 new companies each year.
Our mission as an organization is to maximize the intellectual, societal, and economic impact of UVA discoveries via commercialization to enrich and improve lives for the University, the Commonwealth, and the world.
Location: United States, Virginia, Charlottesville
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 1977
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| - | Dexcom | dexcom.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | MPSC | heroscore.... | - | United Sta... |
| - | Vibratess,... | vibratess.... | - | - |
| - | Springbok ... | springboka... | $3M | United Sta... |
| - | Lacripep a... | tearsoluti... | - | United Sta... |
| - | HKL Resear... | hkl-xray.c... | - | United Sta... |
| - | WarmHealth... | wht.care | - | - |
| - | NeuroView ... | neuroview.... | - | - |
| - | Adult Medi... | amp3d.biz | - | - |
| - | Cellular M... | cellularma... | - | - |
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| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 09.04.2024 | VIPC Awards CCF Grant to University of Virginia for Expanded... | CCF funding will support growth of the UVA Licensing & Ventures Group and collaboration with loc... | einpresswi... |
| 19.01.2021 | Slate Bio Closes $1.75 Million Seed Financing | Slate Bio, Inc., announced today the closing of a $1.75 million venture financing. Epidarex Capital ... | citybizlis... |
| 20.06.2019 | UVA Venture Group Keeps Rolling With a Local Biotech Investm... | A startup co-founded by University of Virginia alumni has earned the ninth investment coming out of ... | bizjournal... |
| 07.02.2018 | Biotech with treatment for chronic dry eye disease tied to d... | The $500,000 seed round comes from two funding sources supported by Pennsylvania: Life Sciences Gree... | medcitynew... |
| - | Biotech with treatment for chronic dry eye disease tied to d... | Biotech startup Ocunova, a spin-out from the Penn State University College of Medicine, has closed a... | medcitynew... |