The Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship at University of Alaska Fairbanks has welcomed an initial cohort of five spinouts.

University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) last week launched a new incubator, called Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, to support the institution’s ecosystem.

The centre will accelerate technology transfer, support entrepreneurship and boost economic diversification and job creation.

Launching with an initial cohort of five spinouts, the centre will operate from the UAF campus to begin with but will move off-campus into Fairbanks in the long-term. The long-term plans also envisage a research park to collaborate with industry and further…