I-Corps Sites: Michigan Tech Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site Program

I-Corps 站点：密歇根科技创新队 (I-Corps) 站点计划

• 批准号: 1450364
• 负责人: Mary Raber
• 金额: $ 29.3万
• 依托单位: Michigan Technological University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-03-01 至 2020-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1450364&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Sites; Michigan; Tech; Innovation

This project creates an NSF I-Corps Site at Michigan Technological University.NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Sites are NSF-funded entities established at universities whose purpose is to nurture and support multiple, local teams to transition their technology concepts into the marketplace. Sites provide infrastructure, advice, resources, networking opportunities, training and modest funding to enable groups to transition their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Team applicants. A typical I-Corps Site is funded for approximately $100,000 per year for up to three years. The Site funding is used to by academic institutions to catalyze teams (with amounts ranging from $1,000 to $3,000) whose technology concepts are likely candidates for commercialization. The make-up of teams at the Sites is modeled after the composition of I-Corps Teams, and education at the Sites shares the principles of the I-Corps Curriculum. With the support and mentorship of the Sites, the teams will learn first-hand about entrepreneurship and explore the transition of their ideas, devices, processes or other intellectual activities into the marketplace.I-Corps Sites also strengthen innovation locally and regionally and contribute to the National Innovation Network of mentors, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.Michigan Tech's innovation success looks to the Sites Program to achieve higher levels of translating innovations to market through a structured I-Corps Site approach, particularly at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Also, this project adapts and applies the recently developed Lean Start-up methodology as a means to strengthen their innovation ecosystem. By introducing Lean Start-up methodology to I-Corps Site teams, as in the National Program, it is anticipated that there will be increased start-up business development and other commercialization initiatives, increased rate of success of those initiatives, and improved knowledge and skill development that will be used, shared, and perpetuated by all faculty, staff and student participants in current and future initiatives. Broader Impacts:By strengthening their infrastructure and support systems with an I-Corps Site, Michigan Tech will be better positioned to contribute to the economic challenges of the country and their geographical region. Participation in NSF's I-Corps Site program will allow Michigan Tech to increase the reach of the program and contribute to the expansion of start-ups that are critical to the economic and employment growth required to survive and thrive in the 21st century.

该项目在密歇根科技大学创建了一个NSF i-Corps站点。NSF创新团队(i-Corps)站点是由NSF资助的实体，成立于大学，其目的是培育和支持多个本地团队，将他们的技术概念转化为市场。网站提供基础设施、建议、资源、网络机会、培训和适度的资金，使团体能够将他们的工作转移到市场或成为i-Corps团队的申请者。一个典型的i-Corps站点的资金约为每年10万美元，最长可达三年。网站资金被学术机构用来催化团队(金额从1,000美元到3,000美元不等)，这些团队的技术概念可能是商业化的候选者。工地团队的组成模仿i-Corps团队的组成，工地的教育分享i-Corps课程的原则。在网站的支持和指导下，团队将第一手了解创业精神，并探索将他们的想法、设备、流程或其他智力活动转化为市场。i-Corps网站还加强当地和地区的创新，并为由导师、研究人员、企业家和投资者组成的国家创新网络做出贡献。密歇根理工大学的创新成功依赖于网站计划，通过结构化的i-Corps网站方法实现更高水平的创新转化为市场，特别是在本科生和研究生层面。此外，该项目采用并应用了最近开发的精益创业方法论，作为加强其创新生态系统的一种手段。通过将精益创业方法引入i-Corps现场团队，如在国家计划中一样，预计将有更多的初创企业发展和其他商业化举措，提高这些举措的成功率，并改进知识和技能发展，这些将被所有教职员工和学生参与者在当前和未来的举措中使用、分享和延续。更广泛的影响：通过使用i-Corps站点加强基础设施和支持系统，密歇根理工大学将更好地为国家和地理区域的经济挑战做出贡献。参加NSF的i-Corps Site计划将使密歇根理工大学能够扩大该计划的覆盖范围，并为初创企业的扩张做出贡献，这些初创企业对于经济和就业增长至关重要，这些增长是在21世纪生存和蓬勃发展所必需的。