Discovery Park

We live in an era of not only great promise – with exponential advances in sciences, technology and engineering – but also great challenge – with complex problems requiring comprehensive solutions. Discovery Park at Purdue University is a place where challenge and innovation converge, a hub where researchers move beyond traditional boundaries, collaborating across disciplines and with policy makers and business leaders to create solutions for a better world.

Nestled on 40 acres on the southwest edge of Purdue’s West Lafayette campus, our complex of facilities provides open, collaborative research environments where interdisciplinary projects are connected throughout Purdue, Purdue Research Park and the world.

Discovery Park current has two major strategic themes it is focused on, Impacting Global Health and the Global Challenges at the Nexus of Energy, Food, Water, and Environment. In addition to the strategic themes, there are Strategic Focus Areas which cross cut some of the defense initiatives, such as the Science of Disease and Energy and Resource Innovation.