The Refinery Opens
The long-anticipated University of Arizona Tech Park at The Bridges, located on Kino Parkway and Interstate 10, will open its first building known as The Refinery in late January. The Refinery’s 120,000 square feet of office space will be shared equally by UArizona programs and outside businesses wanting to work closely with the university.
The first university program moving into The Refinery is UArizona Applied Research Corporation. It is a separate 501(c)(3) organization that provides products, services and solutions to national security challenges in the U.S. government and industry. Moving into their new spaces in The Refinery in late March will be Tech Launch Arizona, the university’s tech transfer licensing office which moves inventions from university research and technological innovation into the marketplace, and Research, Innovation and Impact (RII), the office responsible for supporting more than $734 million in research activity at UArizona.
The Refinery will also house UA Online, the university’s online educational program, so that all of its staff and professors are headquartered in one location with a focus on growth.
