Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
Public University
Founded 1872
Virginia Tech is a leading public research university with strong commercialization in engineering, computing, and agricultural sciences.
$656.9M
R&D (FY2024)
36
US Patents (2025)
181
Disclosures (FY2025)
29
Licenses (FY2025)
$34.3M
Business-Funded R&D
Research and Commercialization Data
Total R&D Expenditures
5-Year Change: 18.1%
Avg: 589.0
- Research spending (FY2024): $656.9M total, of which $34.3M was funded by business. NSF National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
- US patents granted (2025): 36 (rank #59). National Academy of Inventors
- Tech transfer (FY2025): 181 invention disclosures, 29 licenses and options. Virginia Tech Office of Research and Innovation
Research Focus Areas
Engineering
Aerospace, mechanical, and electrical engineering
College of Engineering
Computing & AI
Machine learning, systems, and cybersecurity
College of EngineeringHume Center
Agriculture & Food Science
Crop science and food technology
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Notable Spinouts
Programs & Resources
Tech Transfer Office
LICENSE: Center for Tech Commercialization (with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties)
IP Portfolio Available
~219 technologies available for licensing
EngineeringComputingAgriculture
Platform: TechnologyPublisher
Browse IP PortfolioServices Offered
- •IP management
- •Licensing
- •Startup support
- •Industry partnerships
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