Innovation Park
Innovation Park is an 80,000-square foot entrepreneurship center at the University of Notre Dame. The facility is managed by Notre Dame Research and is home to more than 60 startup companies. Innovation Park is where entrepreneurs, inventors, students, investors, and subject matter experts from the University and Michiana region converge to share ideas and insights through meetings, events, and trainings.
Combining shared and private spaces, Innovation Park serves as a catalyst for accelerated business growth, technology commercialization, market entry, and a competitive advantage bolstered by access to the University of Notre Dame environment.
Tenants
Innovation Park is home to growth-oriented companies committed to products and services that aim to be a powerful means for doing good in the world. If your business is interested in becoming a tenant and part of a collaborative, spirited, and mission-focused environment, please email innovationpark@nd.edu.
Amenities
Innovation Park is located on 12 acres of land at the south end of the Notre Dame campus directly across the street from the Compton Family Ice Arena. Innovation Park is comprised of two distinct wings: Leighton Hall, a 55,000 square foot structure and Quinn Hall, a 45,000 square foot addition include open collaborative areas, conference rooms, offices, incubation facilities, prototyping space and lab space for lease.
Tenants enjoy:
- Office suites
- Wet Laboratories for technology platform development
- Dark fiber broadband connectivity
- Access to local student talent
- Access to the Innovation Lab, prototyping and other services (for a fee).
- Secure 24/7 facility access
- Nearby retail and residential resources
FAQ
- What type of services will Innovation Park provide to its clients?
- How is Innovation Park connected to Ignition Park in South Bend?
- Who is an Innovation Park tenant?
- What is Innovation Park at Notre Dame?
- What type of services will Innovation Park provide to its clients?
As part of your lease, you will receive ultra-fast fiber internet, utilities, parking, invitations to networking and training events as well as connections to the IDEA Center's Research Commercialization Program and Notre Dame students. Innovation Park also serves as an engagement vehicle for companies that wish to utilize University resources, such as those in advanced imaging, clean rooms, nuclear magnetic resonance equipment, and other specialized instruments. A full list of Innovation Park's features and amenities are found on the Notre Dame Research Facilities page.
- How is Innovation Park connected to Ignition Park in South Bend?
Innovation Park at Notre Dame and Ignition Park are sister parks within the Indiana State-Certified Technology Park network through the City of South Bend.
Innovation Park is owned by the University of Notre Dame and is located adjacent to the University near the intersection of Angela Blvd and Twykenham Drive in South Bend. Ignition Park is owned by the City of South Bend and located on 83 acres southeast of Sample and Chapin streets in the former Studebaker Corridor. Innovation Park is designed to be a transformational space conducive to the commercialization of new ideas emerging through University research, and a place to demonstrate proof of commercial promise. Ignition Park serves as a prospective landing area for companies that are ready to leave Innovation Park, or for established companies that wish to relocate to South Bend from other areas around the country or the world.
- Who is an Innovation Park tenant?
Innovation Park tenants are growth-oriented companies committed to the development of products or services that fill a marketplace need. They are energetic and vibrant risk takers who like to build, test and create real world solutions and enjoy the camaraderie of being in a community of like minded people.
- What is Innovation Park at Notre Dame?
Innovation Park is the entrepreneurship facility and accelerator at the University of Notre Dame. Home to the IDEA Center and start up companies from throughout the region it is located on the south end of the University of Notre Dame campus, serving as a meeting place and hub of resources for entrepreneurs and inventors, alumni, students and investors, faculty, staff and subject matter experts.
Contact
For inquiries, please contact: innovationpark@nd.edu.
Innovation Park is comprised of two University of Notre Dame buildings, Leighton Hall & Quinn Hall, and is located at 1400 E. Angela Blvd., South Bend, Indiana 46617 USA.