The WVURC was created as a not-for-profit corporation in 1985 to support research at West Virginia University, and provide evaluation, development, patenting, management, and marketing services for inventions of the faculty, staff and students of the University.
West Virginia University Innovation Corporation (WVUIC) has the skills, the structure and the resources to perform specialized applied research in a flexible, customer-centered environment that also operates under rigorous compliance regulations.