University of Maryland Innovation Gateway

Areas of Impact

• Dive In & Get Inspired!
  

  Dive In & Get Inspired!

  If you are seeking inspiration for activating your own creativity and problem solving skills, check out this list of UMD Innovators responsible for Fornite, CAVA, SiriusXM, and Under Armour, and read some of their founder stories. 

  And make sure to stop by the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship where you can try out some new design thinking skills and build your capacity as a change maker and creative problem solver.

• What's New in I&E @ UMD
  

  What's New in I&E @ UMD

  Read news and stories about the many activities, events, initiatives, programs, and innovators related to UMD's I&E ecosystem.

• The Faces Behind I&E @ UMD
  

  The Faces Behind I&E @ UMD

  UMD is recognized as a national leader in innovation and entrepreneurship, and once again earned a top-10 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s annual ranking of the best schools for student entrepreneurship and receiving the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) 2025 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) Innovation Award. Together, these honors underscore UMD’s broad impact in cultivating entrepreneurial talent and driving innovation across disciplines and throughout the state. UMD is home to a vibrant, growing, and inclusive Innovation and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem thanks to the dedication and hard work of the 50+ members of UMD's EIC, which originally stood for Economic Impact Committee but today more broadly also stands for the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Collaborative.

• Directory of Resources
  

  Directory of Resources

  Browse a Directory of I&E Resources by sector (bio, quantum, social good) or by stakeholder (student, faculty, alumni, or community or affinity group). UMD's robust I&E ecosystem continues to evolve and add even more curated resources to meet your needs along your innovation journey. 

• Office of Innovation
  

  Office of Innovation

  The University of Maryland has established a vibrant campus ecosystem that nurtures and supports innovation and entrepreneurship, which has been consistently recognized for its excellence. The Innovation Gateway is curated by the Office of Innovation, which is lead by the Chief Innovation Officer and Associate Vice President for Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Economic Development in the Division of Research, whose role and team helps students and faculty develop their entrepreneurial mindsets to pursue their innovative ideas and inventions, and helps launch and scale startups and social ventures that spur inclusive economic development and impact.