Pac-12 Info

Commercialization of Innovation

The U ranks #1 in the country for the number of companies spun from the technology and innovation that comes from its labs. Here is a comparison of research commercialization between the U and other schools in the Pac-12, as well as schools in the Mountain West conference:

Notable companies founded by PAC-12 alumni:

• Google
• Microsoft
• Nike
• HP
• Yahoo!
• Quiksilver
• Intel
• Cisco
• E*TRADE
• Oakley
• Warner Brothers
• Wieden+Kennedy
• Vizio
• MySpace

Notable companies founded by University of Utah alumni:

• Pixar
• Marriott International
• JetBlue
• Netscape
• Adobe Systems
• WordPerfect
• Atari
• Silicon Graphics