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Empowering Innovation, Transforming Economies, Building Futures

Partner with clients to achieve ambitious goals

Leverage proven business development expertise, processes, strategies and networks to accelerate growth

Align resources and capabilities to realize sustainable change

Draw upon diverse industry experience and skillsets to deliver customized action plans

Catalysts for Growth

UI Global is a leader in innovation, transforming intellectual property (IP) and groundbreaking ideas into thriving, sustainable businesses. With expertise in ecosystem analysis and development, we provide practical, data-driven solutions and programs that align innovation with market needs.

We are dedicated to promoting growth and driving economic prosperity for all. By harnessing our extensive regional, national, and international networks, we build strategic alliances to address specific ecosystem challenges.
Our enterprise growth services are delivered through UI Global's Impact Venture Studio.

What we do

UI Global has three support channels

UI Connect

We facilitate and build global partnerships between universities and industries to foster collaboration, innovation and new business opportunities. UI Connect also offers dedicated platforms to help build TTO capacity and connect university sponsored innovations with funders, industry and the wider community.

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UI Strategies

We are experts in ecosystem analysis and planning, impact assessment, business development, strategic planning, and customized program delivery.

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UI Southvation

Providing bespoke regional programs and innovation support in the Global South. Our initiatives and programs align with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and focus on new technologies in food, beverage, health, and wellbeing, utilizing indigenous ingredients, local R&D, and other regional resources.

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UI Global Services:

Capital Coaching & Consultancy

Delivering Impact & Growth

Commercializing IP and supporting new business growth - generating new revenues for all partners
Building companies of scale and creating new jobs – our strategies create new development opportunities
Delivering local, regional and national economic growth – elevating economies to global competitiveness.
Promoting sustainable development - as advocates of the UN’s SDGs, every project contributes towards global economic well-being and sustainability.

Industries

Our leaders collaborate across geographies to provide international perspective and shared solutions.

We match our experts - individually or in groups - to each client’s needs and to achieve specific business goals. We work in developed and emerging markets with startups, early stage and established corporations, and economic and business multipliers. Our main areas of focus are Life & Wellness, the Planet, and Future of Food.

Clients & Partners

Universities: taking cutting edge R&D beyond the campus into the marketplace. We create new revenue streams for our university partners.

Corporations: working with all types and sizes of business to access next generation technology from external R&D partners

Small Businesses: leveraging our expertise to support new innovation based businesses at each stage in the development cycle – from ideation to scale.

Regional & National Ecosystem Development Organizations: working with our partners to revitalize economic landscapes through strategic innovation and ecosystem development.