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Our Mission UK Innovate’s Technology Commercialization team advances innovation that makes a difference.

Our office supports the university's strategic plan by committing to:

  • helping build Kentucky's innovation ecosystem and collaborating with industry partners worldwide
  • working cooperatively with innovators to strategically assess, protect, and license early-stage technologies
  • cultivating entrepreneurship and co-creating new technology startups

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UK AMONG TOP 100 WORLDWIDE UNIVERSITIES GRANTED U.S. PATENTS IN 2024

The University of Kentucky has once again been recognized among the Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents, ranking No. 64 for 2024, according to the National Academy of Inventors.

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By The Numbers

117 TOTAL INNOVATIONS DISCLOSED IN FY 2025

25 Social Innovations disclosed in FY 2025

131 intellectual property applications filed in FY 2025

57 patents issued in FY 2025

73 licenses & options executed in FY 2025

653 agreements executed in FY 2025

1,052 worldwide patent assets in FY 2025

1 new UK startup formed in FY 2025

1,275 TOTAL CORPORATE ENGAGEMENTS in FY 2025

28 TOTAL PRIMARY SOCIAL INNOVATION DISCLOSURES SUBMITTED in FY 2025

$22.6M in income distributed to colleges & departments since 2010