the idea
Envisioned as a place that will catalyze innovation to be a job creation engine, creating pathways for enriching and rewarding employment that will meaningfully contribute to Calgary’s economic diversification, growth and resilience.
University Innovation Quarter (UIQ), formerly known as the University Research Park, will become the latest reimagined mixed-use innovation district in Calgary, sustainably designed to cultivate the brightest minds that are spearheading cutting-edge advancements in science research and programming. The area sits adjacent to the University of Calgary campus and spans across 76 acres acting as a nucleus for the various science, technology, and research companies within.
UIQ will become a driving force for Calgary’s economic growth and academic prosperity where ingenuity and creativity flourish and world solutions are brought to the forefront. The space enables innovation by fabricating a diverse and rich ecosystem for connectivity, convenience, and collaboration.
This is where bold ideas and reality collide – where innovation is brought to life.
The Master Plan will reimagine the potential to accommodate a mix of office space, labs, research, retail, and residential development in an integrated, future focused and sustainable way. UIQ will energize the University of Calgary’s innovation agenda, creating an impactful destination and enhancing the existing region. The revitalized transformation is expected to create 6,300 new jobs.
Envisioned as a place that will catalyze innovation to be a job creation engine, creating pathways for enriching and rewarding employment that will meaningfully contribute to Calgary’s economic diversification, growth and resilience.
Located in the second largest employment hub outside of Calgary’s downtown core, UIQ is next to world-class education, medical and research facilities creating an ideal intersection of ideas and unmatched accessibility.
The UIQ Master Plan will be a harmonized long-range vision that transforms the area to realize the true social, economic and environmental potential for UCalgary research and beyond.
Enabling innovation is in the University of Calgary’s DNA. As a Top 5 research university, innovators looking to move discovery into impact can access an ecosystem of resources to support their journey. Innovation@UCalgary fosters a culture of entrepreneurial thinking for trailblazers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. Innovation@UCalgary is the network that advances research into community impact.
UCalgary is where discovery becomes a solution.
Are you an innovation-focused start-up or established company that’s ready to become part of a dynamic community right now? Within the current infrastructure of UIQ, leasing opportunities exist to start or relocate your organization. Lead the way as the transformation is taking place.
A transformation of 76 acres is set to unfold in NW Calgary.
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