This workshop series is for PhD students, Postdocs, and early career faculty who wish to ensure that their careers/research has significant economic and societal impact. Fall Workshops PhD Career Paths - October 15 Increase your awareness of other career paths and those within academia. This workshop is primarily designed for PhD students […]
Industry Connect programs leverage existing industry tradeshows and conferences. Through a program before the tradeshow, the Great Lakes I-Corps Hub offers guidance to teams on how to introduce themselves, talk to technology decision-makers, set up follow-on meetings, acquire feedback, and identify key milestones. Teams then participate in a tradeshow to apply the skills they have […]
Course Description The ISU I-Corps program is a training ground for faculty, postdoctoral, graduate and undergraduate students to learn how to increase the impact of their research by exploring the commercial potential of their research and technology. The five-week curriculum focuses on customer discovery to support the transition of ideas, devices, processes, or intellectual […]
Course Description The Polsky Center I-Corps Program is a National Science Foundation-funded entrepreneurial program for teams working on ideas in the science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM) fields. Teams including faculty, students, staff and alumni from the University of Chicago and Chicago-area universities may apply for the program. No previous business or entrepreneurship experience is […]
Course Description You've identified a specific innovation that you think you may want to commercialize. Now what? The University of Minnesota Value Proposition Design program applies the Lean Startup approach and Customer Discovery methods to specific innovations. You are strongly encouraged to participate in the Customer Discovery 101 Workshop before this course. External industry […]
Course Description This local NSF I-Corps-based program offered by Missouri S&T is a six week course designed to provide researchers and innovators with the skills and tools necessary to identify and validate customer needs, develop a compelling value proposition, and achieve product-market fit. This virtual course will cover: Principles of customer discovery Interviewing techniques […]
The Milwaukee I-Corps Program, an affiliate of the NSF I-Corps Hub Great Lakes Region, helps researchers and academic entrepreneurs explore the viability of their research discoveries and/or technologies through the “Lean Launch” process of direct engagement with the potential markets. Customer discovery is a central element of the Lean Launch methodology. In the […]
Enroll in the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign's I-Corps program! We will meet 4 times over the course of the fall to help teams hone their customer discovery skills. Participants will have the opportunity to learn crucial skills to navigate the commercialization process for their ventures. We welcome you to join us and […]
Enroll in University of Iowa I-Corps workshop organized by the John Pappajohn Entrepreneur Center (JPEC) if you wish to turn your research into practical real-world applications. This virtual workshop, lasting four weeks and offered free of charge, follows proven strategies for entrepreneurial success. It is available to grad students, research faculty, and staff. With the […]
Learn more about the Global Epicenter of Mobility (GEM): Testing & Proving initiative! Friday, November 8 from 12:30-1:30PM ET One hour Zoom webinar Michigan's Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME) leads the Testing and Proving pillar of GEM, facilitating testing of mobility technologies in southeast Michigan. OFME and their partners can assist with matchmaking with affiliated test […]
About the Workshop The Summer 2024 Platform Technology Assessment Workshop is designed for innovators who have developed breakthrough and/or early-stage technologies that could be developed for multiple market applications, and who now need to determine a starting point and trajectory to achieve their vision. In addition, this program is ideal for teams […]
Workshop Description Now that you've completed an I-Corps course and conducted 20-30 customer discovery interviews, what's next in your customer discovery and commercialization journey? Non-dilutive SBIR/STTR funding may be a consideration. The government’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs make over $4 billion in high-risk, non-dilutive capital available […]
NSF I-CORPS HUB: GREAT LAKES REGION
The NSF I-Corps Hub: Great Lakes Region aims to spur innovation, collaboration, and economic impact in the region. Supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation, this regional alliance is a network of educational institutions and other partners that educate, support, and connect academic researchers to the entrepreneurial ecosystem across the region.