The Beach, declared a Research Park District by the City of New Orleans, is a thirty-acre site located on the shores of the historic Pontchartrain Beach. It is owned by the UNO Research & Technology Foundation, a 501 (c)3 created for the benefit of the University of New Orleans. The Foundation harnesses the power of a public-private partnership with the University, bringing out the best of academia, government, and entrepreneurial endeavors to maximize innovation and shared prosperity.

At The Beach, we offer public agencies, non-profit organizations, and private companies programming and a space to innovate and create through technological, cultural, and scientific interaction. Beyond the impressive physical presence of the campus—600,000 square feet of customizable office and laboratory space—we host a community that fosters a spirit of inquiry and the exchange of ideas. The entrepreneurial campus atmosphere encourages research, development, technology advancement, training, and educational opportunities, strengthening economic competitiveness and workforce development.

Through our public-private partnership, tenants at The Beach have the unique opportunity to form relationships with a well-trained, market-ready workforce and students for co-op programs, internships, part-time, or full-time employment. The University—with nationally recognized undergraduate, graduate, and research programs within the Colleges of Business Administration, Liberal Arts, Education & Human Development, Computer Sciences, Engineering, and Sciences—offers a wide range of opportunities, such as joint proposals, research projects, and other partnerships to grow your ideas from a spark to a flame to a bonfire.

The University of New Orleans Research and Technology Foundation is a 501 (c)3 that was created for the betterment of the University of New Orleans. It supports the research, scholarship, and commercialization activities at UNO and advances the development of the greater New Orleans economy by providing space for growing business, public, and non-profit enterprises. 

The Foundation cultivates these rich public-private connections to support the tenants at The Beach. These collaborative connections give tenants the unique opportunity to engage in joint proposals, collaborate on research projects with university researchers, and supplement their workforce through internships for undergraduate and graduate UNO students.