Utah’s Hub for Innovation
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The Nucleus Institute brings together Utah’s universities, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and policymakers to turn big ideas into real world solutions.
INNOVATION
THROUGH
COLLABORATION
We fuel Utah’s innovation economy through our five core pillars:
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Together, these efforts build an ecosystem where ideas can grow and impact can scale.
Through programs like the Nucleus Fund and Convergence Hall, we support innovators with the tools, capital, and connections they need to lead Utah into the future.
Whether you’re learning, building, investing, or leading—Nucleus is where the future takes shape.
Nucleus drives Utah’s Innovation Economy through five key pillars that support ideas, talent, and progress.
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Matching talent to opportunity
We connect students, researchers, founders, and mentors to the people and projects that move innovation forward.
Through programs like Talent Hub, we help Utah’s workforce plug into high-impact work across sectors.
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Turning research into real world solutions
The Nucleus Institute helps university research and technologies move from concept to company.
When an idea is ready for market, we help innovators tap into the education, connections, and support to help it grow.
Our programs guide founders through the early stages of building—from business models to investor readiness.
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Capital for early stage innovation
We close funding gaps that often block early ideas from scaling.
Through our cutting edge programs, including the Nucleus Fund and Nucleus Grow, we offer both equity and non-dilutive support for research-backed ventures.
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Building the systems that help innovation thrive
Nucleus^solutions strengthens Utah’s startup ecosystem through long-term, high-impact initiatives.
We support projects that shape the environment for innovation—like intentional policy development, strategic partnerships, and impactful student experiences.
From enabling better regulation to launching programs that grow Utah’s talent and reach, this initiative helps keep Utah the best place in the world to build.
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Where Utah’s innovation finds space to grow
Nucleus is working toward a future where innovation districts across Utah form a statewide network—each one a spoke in a larger system designed to drive growth, collaboration, and discovery.
At the center is Convergence Hall, our flagship space at The Point. It’s more than just a building—it’s the physical embodiment of Nucleus: open, cross-sector, and built for what’s next.
Together, these stations will anchor innovation in communities across Utah, connecting local talent to shared opportunity.
