Faculty Entrepreneurs & Economic Innovators

Venture Mentoring Service

Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) NTX is based on the methodology of the MIT VMS, which has been used at MIT since 2000 and successfully replicated at over 50 organizations worldwide.

TechFW

UTA is proud to partner with TechFW, a non-profit organization that identifies, mentors and coaches entrepreneurs and startup companies with technologies that have high potential for success in the marketplace.

National Science Foundation Innovation Corps

The National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps™) program uses experiential education to help researchers gain valuable insight into entrepreneurship, starting a business or industry requirements and challenges.

North Texas Genome Center

UTA's North Texas Genome Center represents a collaborative venture between multiple universities, medical centers, and corporate partners to establish a center of excellence for genomics and high throughput sequencing. Through the Texas Genomics Core Alliance formed with Texas A&M University, the NTGC offers high-speed and low-cost library preparation and sequencing services. This partnership provides sequencing as a service to enhance innovation across the biotechnology and biomedical industries.

Shimadzu Institute

The Shimadzu Institute for Research Technologies at UTA is a centralized research resource focused on providing access to instrumentation and expertise to support research in biochemistry, biology, chemistry, cognition, engineering, geoscience, material science, nanotechnology, and neuroscience.

UT Arlington Research Institute

UTARI is a research and development unit of The University of Texas at Arlington specializing in applying cutting-edge technologies to real-world engineering problems.

City of Arlington Small Business Assistance

Starting a business involves planning, financial decisions and a series of legal activities. The City of Arlington and surrounding community offer various resources to help your business grow. As the No. 3 best city to start a business in the U.S., it is the place where big ideas become reality.

Institute of Urban Studies

For over fifty years, communities and community organizations across Texas, many with limited funding available for discretionary services, have benefitted from access to technical assistance at modest cost through IUS.

Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

TMAC makes companies more efficient through customized solutions and leads to discovery of financial opportunities to support overall business growth.

Contact Matt Clark to share models, discuss ideas, and connect with like-minded UTA faculty.

VentureWell

Faculty from VentureWell member institutions are eligible to compete for Faculty Grants of up to $30k. These grants can help faculty create or modify courses and programs to help students gain entrepreneurial skills.