At UNCW, we foster innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization among our students, faculty and staff and invite participation from the community.
Discovering new knowledge, solving critical problems and enhancing student learning through research is at the core of what we do. Our high-impact research is positively affecting the region, the state, the nation and the world.
Through our Office of Innovation and Commercialization, we have a strong portfolio of diverse research innovations, both existing and in development, that is impacting society by solving critical problems.
Our Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship accelerates the entrepreneurial ecosystem in southeastern North Carolina. It recently launched the Alliance for the Blue Economy, a multidisciplinary initiative to establish southeastern North Carolina as a national and global leader in the Blue Economy.