University of Maryland Innovation Gateway

Areas of Impact

• Try These & Get Inspired!
  

  Try These & Get Inspired!

  Looking for 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. 

  Or try these quick, self-guided design thinking activities that will engage your innovation skills and mindsets. Dive in and learn some new ways to gain a new perspective, bring an idea to life, and build confidence in talking to stakeholders. Learn more about building your capacity as an innovator and creative problem solver at the Academy for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

• 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

  Meet 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. Thanks to their dedication and hard work, UMD is home to a vibrant and inclusive I&E Ecosystem that's nationally recognized, earning a Top 10 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s annual rankings of the best schools for student entrepreneurship and also receiving the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) 2025 Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) Innovation Award. 

• 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.