Info Session March 1

Make an impact with your scientific invention or technology by turning it into an innovation that provides value to customers.
Date
Mar 1, 2023, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Online
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Details

Info session flyer for event on March 1 online via Temple University

Learn how you can propel your science or technology toward a startup or venture for societal benefit.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps Hub: Northeast Regional program provides specialized training and mini grants of up to $3,000 to teams interested in exploring the commercial viability of their ideas for products and businesses that are based on their own inventions, University intellectual property, or any STEM-related technology.

Hosted by:

Iyad Obeid, Faculty Lead for Temple University, and Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering.

Who Should Attend

  • Faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and/or undergraduates who are developing a scientific or technical discovery at any institution in the Northeast.
  • Student innovators with an idea for a STEM-based innovation wanting to take the idea beyond the classroom into the market
  • Startups in the region with a deep-tech innovation looking to explore its commercial potential

Benefits

  • TRAINING: Four sessions introduce the I-Corps Lean LaunchPad approach to evaluating technologies through customer-discovery research, focused on identifying the technology’s potential for development in a startup or other venture.
  • FUNDING: Grants of up to $3,000 are provided to each team and can be used to fund customer-discovery research and expenses such as conference attendance and marketing tools.
  • RESOURCES: Teams will receive mentorship from seasoned entrepreneurs and innovators. Teams may also access other programs offered by Hub-affiliated institutions.
  • FOLLOW-ON OPPORTUNITIES: Upon completion, teams are eligible for the national NSF I-Corps Teams program which provides an intensive 7-week training course and a $50,000 grant.

Rolling applications for the Northeast I-Corps Hub Regional Program are being accepted and the required sessions will take place:

  • Propelus - Spring 2023*: April 6, 11, 18, and May 2, 2023 from 9:30am - 12:30 PM ET
  • Propelus - Summer 2023*: June - 2023, dates to be announced

*Required Mentor Meetings scheduled once a week.