Transform your discovery
I-Corps helps researchers explore how to transition discoveries into benefits for society.
Explore
In the I-Corps program, scientists and engineers take the first step in assessing if their research has the feasibility to become a product or service of benefit to society.
Engage
We host free events and programs for innovators at all stages, whether you're far along in your innovation journey or are seeking support to get started.
Accelerate
Learn about the national I-Corps Teams program and more opportunities throughout the region that can support you on your journey.
Chart your path to innovation
- Accelerate your discovery’s impact through a startup or new venture.
- Engage with mentors and experienced entrepreneurs.
- Build relationships and gain skills in an inclusive, welcoming environment.
- Receive a $1,500 stipend when you participate in our Propelus program.
- Promising ventures may continue to NSF's national I-Corps program and win a $50,000 small business grant.
Become part of the I-Corps entrepreneurship ecosystem and have access to resources across the Hub-member institutions.
Rutgers University student Sherifat Alaka illuminates fingerprint samples with a special light, while observed by Kimberlee Sue Moran, associate teaching professor and director of forensics. Rutgers is one of two partner institutions in the new Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) Northeast Hub hub funded by the National Science Foundation to foster startups based on university research. Photo credit: ©2020 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Events and Upcoming Regional Programs
Are you an innovator, researcher, or entrepreneur looking to bring your technology or idea to market? The National I-Corps Team Program can provide you with the tools, resources, and guidance to transform your concept into a successful venture.
Session Dates:
- September 8, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- September 11, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- September 18, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
- October 2, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Our four-session Propelus program helps researchers explore the customer perspective to inform how a discovery or innovation can become the basis of a successful startup or venture.
Session dates:
August 14, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
August 21, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
August 28, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
September 11, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm
Our four-session Propelus program helps researchers explore the customer perspective to inform how a discovery or innovation can become the basis of a successful startup or venture.
Sharing successes
I-Corps alum team Antifungal Inhibitor Molecular Synergy (AFI-MS) completed the Nucleate Activator program to learn more about spinning out their University intellectual property. The team is working to address the need for innovative therapies to meet the rising burden of fungal diseases.
AFI-MS completed the…
OLI Technologies, which is on a mission to build radically compact, portable hemodialysis systems for end-stage kidney disease patients, has raised a priced seed round led by Verge HealthTech Fund. This is the most recent of several rounds of funding that the team has raised.
MudderAI, a team that is working to use AI to help with disaster preparedness and response, won the $35,000 Yale Planetary Solutions Prize at Startup Yale. The prize will help them launch a pilot program and further develop its AI-driven disaster management platform. The program will focus on key…
Did you attend the I-Corp Northeast Hub Novus or Propelus?
The I-Corps Northeast Hub
The NSF I-Corps Hub: Northeast Region is made up of 11 universities, with new partner institutions added annually. Note: Participants in Hub programs do NOT need to be affiliated with a Hub member university.
