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

这个项目在密歇根理工大学创建了一个NSF I-Corps站点。美国国家科学基金会创新队（I-Corps）站点是由美国国家科学基金会资助的实体，建立在大学里，其目的是培养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化为市场或成为I-Corps团队的申请人。一个典型的I-Corps站点每年获得大约10万美元的资助，为期三年。Site资金由学术机构用于催化团队（金额从1,000美元到3,000美元不等），其技术概念可能被商业化。各基地的团队组成以I-Corps团队的组成为蓝本，各基地的教育也遵循I-Corps课程的原则。在网站的支持和指导下，参赛团队将学习第一手的创业知识，并探索如何将他们的想法、设备、流程或其他智力活动转化为市场。I-Corps站点还加强地方和区域创新，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项目，通过结构化的I-Corps网站方法，特别是在本科和研究生阶段，实现更高水平的创新转化为市场。此外，该项目适应并应用了最近开发的精益创业方法，作为加强创新生态系统的一种手段。通过将精益创业方法引入I-Corps Site团队，就像在国家项目中一样，预计将会有更多的创业业务发展和其他商业化计划，提高这些计划的成功率，并改善知识和技能的发展，这些知识和技能将被所有教职员工和学生参与者在当前和未来的计划中使用、共享和延续。更广泛的影响：通过I-Corps站点加强他们的基础设施和支持系统，密歇根理工大学将更好地为国家及其地理区域的经济挑战做出贡献。参与NSF的I-Corps Site项目将使密歇根理工大学能够扩大项目的覆盖范围，并为初创企业的扩张做出贡献，这些初创企业对21世纪生存和繁荣所需的经济和就业增长至关重要。

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.