A Center for
Bold Research
Research conducted at the University and within Stanford Research Park has been instrumental in developing life-changing treatments for disease, inventing revolutionary technologies, and unlocking new ways of understanding the world around us.
Supporting
Visionary Entrepreneurs
Stanford Research Park was founded to create an environment suited to
taking inspired ideas and promising research and turning them into
tangible products.
75 years later, that philosophy remains at the
heart of the Research Park. Every day, bold entrepreneurs and the teams
that support their visions come here to dream big, generate new ideas,
determine which ones have potential, and transform encouraging results
into new products and enterprises.
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Original Research Park tenants from the 1950s still located here (Varian, HP, Lockheed Martin)10
Fortune 500 companies currently located in Stanford Research Park1500+
Start-ups launched in Research Park incubators and acceleratorsThe Stanford
Connection
Stanford Research Park is owned and operated by Stanford University. Stanford researchers have defined the cutting edge for decades. They launched the computer age in Silicon Valley, played a pivotal role in establishing the biotech industry, and have been leaders in advancing artificial intelligence, all with an eye toward benefiting humanity.
It makes sense that a research university would create opportunities for its graduates to expand research beyond academia and put their knowledge to use creating new businesses and working with established ones. The Research Park was created as one pathway for University talent to develop their ideas into new enterprises or join companies that are moving the world forward.
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Stanford University affiliated Nobel laureates1942
Stanford technologies available for licensing9000+
Companies founded by Stanford alumni including Google, Netflix, LinkedIn, Snapchat, and DoorDash.A Palo Alto
Partner
Stanford Research Park was founded as a collaboration between Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto in 1951.
Today, we are proud to continue to be part of the Palo Alto community. We host public events, support education, work with local nonprofits, and help address housing needs, in partnership with the City and local organizations. Together, we help make Palo Alto a thriving place for people to live, work, and enjoy.
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Acres of Stanford lands annexed into City of Palo Alto to form Stanford Research Park$775M
Annual value to Palo Alto economy stimulated by Stanford Research Park$24M
Contributed to Palo Alto schools every year - the equivalent of 144 full-time teaching positionsCongratulations to Stanford Research Park on 75 years of innovation. In 1951, Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto saw the potential of a university-affiliated business park that focused on research and development. Since then, Stanford Research Park has been home to pioneering, world-class companies, making it a global center of innovation unlike any other and a one-of-a-kind destination for people changing the world.