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UNC fosters innovation through its Entrepreneurship Center, offering resources like the UNC Startup Accelerator and the Carolina Angel Network to help early-stage ventures grow.

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Entrepreneurship Programs

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Innovate Carolina⁠

- UNC Chapel Hill’s department for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

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Carolina Angel Network⁠

- We Connect UNC Alumni and Friends to UNC Startups

Accelerators/Incubator

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Venture Catalyst Program⁠

- This program provides startups with business support and entrepreneurial fellows with direct experiences translating scientific, technological and social-driven ideas into the market.

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KickStart Grant Awards Program⁠

- The KickStart Grant-Awards Program helps early-stage companies meet commercial milestones, either on the technical side (prototype development, animal studies) or on the business side (regulatory pathway, market opportunity).

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KickStart Accelerator⁠

- Faculty who are ready to launch a startup have a cost-friendly option just a few steps from their on-campus labs.

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Eshelman Institute for Innovation⁠

- Eshelman Innovation is an emerging innovation engine that moves groundbreaking healthcare therapeutics and digital health ideas to reality.

Coworking

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The Junction⁠

- Creative spaces, coworking, services and programs for inventive thinking, working and meeting - open to all in the heart of downtown Chapel Hill

People

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Judith Cone⁠

- Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Economic Development

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Mireya McKee⁠

- Interim Director, New Ventures and Partnerships

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Ted Zoller⁠

- T.W. Lewis Clinical Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship

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Judy Prasad⁠

- Associate Director, KickStart Venture Services

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