Innovation, technology and invention will be on display Tuesday when Kansas University plays host to its Entrepreneurship Fair.

The event will run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the university’s Burge Union.

Ankur Dayal, who is organizing the fair, said the fair would give students and members of the community an opportunity to talk with those who are responsible for developing the technologies that have come out of research at the university.

The fair is part of Entrepreneurship Week USA, which recognizes and celebrates accomplishments of inventors, startup companies and enterprising employees.

“We think this will be a big motivation for students,” said Dayal, who oversees technology transfers for the KU Center for Research. “It is to showcase the startups that have come out of the University of Kansas.”

Kevin Boatright, director of communication for KUCR, said that the fair would showcase the actual inventions, where possible, and also give young entrepreneurs the opportunity to ask questions of those who’ve gone before them.

“These are more than just your normal trade show exhibits. You’re going to have the actual individuals talking about what they’ve done,” Boatright said.

Among the KU-related companies that will be on hand are CyDex, which does pharmaceutical work and owns the license for a technology that increases the solubility of drugs, and K.C. BioMedix, which maintains the license on the Actifier. The Actifier was developed to help teach premature babies how to feed.

Both technologies were developed by researchers at Kansas University.

Other organizations, including the KU Small Business Development Center, will be on hand to help answer questions regarding hurdles that businesses can face when getting started.

The event is also being promoted by KU’s student entrepreneur club, which started in the fall.

The fair isn’t designed to appeal only to those involved in technology, Boatright said.

Other sponsors also include the School of Fine Arts, which has provided new opportunities for development of intellectual property.

“There’s a lot of interest in how to apply these entrepreneurial principles to areas where you wouldn’t normally think of,” Boatright said.