I'm not exactly sure where they draw the lines...but the "Accelerate" picture on the website for that department at UAB is a picture of the Innovation Depot.
That department might just be the university side of the accelerator.
That department might just be the university side of the accelerator.
1) Get someone else to commercialize your research (tech transfer often does this)
and
2) Start a business around your research
Have very different paths and consequences.