Innovation & Ecosystem Development
The LSU entities that support innovation and business development have joined forces under the Office of Innovation & Ecosystem Development.
LSU Innovation oversees the LSU Innovation Park, a 200-acre park that fosters early-stage tech companies, and the Office of Innovation & Technology Commercialization. LSU Innovation is the host organization for the Louisiana Small Business Development Center and its many consulting services. LSU Innovation also helps Louisiana companies apply for funding from America's Seed Fund, the federal Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer grants, and connects firms to federal laboratories.
Faculty
"Working through the intellectual property process with LSU Innovation has been especially good for my students because most of them will be going into industry. Here, they get to interact with companies and patent attorneys. They learn the whole process. That's crucial to their future success, and I really like giving them that opportunity." — John Pojman, inventor, patent holder, entrepreneur, and chair, LSU Department of Chemistry
Technology
"We enjoyed our time at LSU Innovation Park. Jason Boudreaux, associate director of entrepreneurial services, was very helpful with business consulting, especially related to our initial Small Business Innovation Research funding, $750,000 awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,” Cremmjoy CEO and Founder Jason Hugenroth said. “Jason and everyone at the park have been extremely helpful in connecting us to interested stakeholders, potential investors and LSU experts in dairy sciences and food safety. They have been big cheerleaders for us.”
Start-ups
“LSU Innovation is a great partner for faculty looking to commercialize their research. From negotiating licenses to providing consulting assistance, the partnership we have with LSU Innovation has allowed us to build a business that will provide opportunities for our great state to become a global leader. The knowledge of the staff and their insights were key to our success and we are forever grateful to LSU Innovation." — Andrew Schwarz, professor, Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems, and CEO of Betaversity.
$92M
in equity, grants and loans
78%
of tenants in business after five years.
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State-of-the-Art Facilities
Located 5 miles south of the Main Campus, the 200-acre park has 80,000 square feet of office and lab space, conference and training rooms, with gated access and video security.