About Us

What is Research Park?

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Research Park is an innovation hub for technology commercialization with a unique environment that cultivates startups and increases capabilities for established companies. The mixed-use composition promotes collisions and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Located on campus, Research Park has more than 120 companies and growing, employing over 2,00 people. At any given time more than 800 student interns are gaining valuable experiential learning and work experience while making contributions to internal corporate R&D and product development.

Research Park also has over 50 startup companies that are commercializing technology. EnterpriseWorks, UIRP’s business incubator for early-stage tech firms, is operated by the University of Illinois to help launch scientific and research-based startup companies. 

Year In Review

Take a comprehensive dive into the innovations accomplishments and more from the past year at Research Park

Research Park Companies

Research Park is home 120+ multinational / publicly traded corporations, as well as 50+ startup companies.

Community

Home to the University of Illinois, the time for developing disruptive technology is in Champaign, Illinois.

Master Plan

In 2018, the Research Park updated its master plan. The plan was adopted by the Board of Trustees on Sept. 27, 2018. 

Strategic Plan

In 2020, the Research Park updated its strategic plan. The plan was approved by the Board of Managers on Oct. 5, 2020.