Housed in the Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center (KTRDC) building on the UK campus, Agricultural Technologies Commercialization Center (AgTeCC) offers an optimal laboratory environment for start-up and emerging companies conducting research on crop-based agriculture. AgTeCC is fully equipped for plant biotechnology research and provides access to plant-growth and tissue-culture resources and services within the KTRDC. The facility is designed for the immediate-startup phase of a new company's operation, and is particularly suited to grant-supported (e.g. SBIR) spin-off activity initiated by UK faculty.