I-Corps Sites - Type II: NSF I-Corps Site at The University of Toledo

I-Corps 站点 - 类型 II：托莱多大学 NSF I-Corps 站点

• 批准号: 1644631
• 负责人: Norman Rapino
• 金额: $ 29.88万
• 依托单位: University of Toledo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-03-15 至 2022-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1644631&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corps; Sites; Type; II; NSF

This project, from the University of Toledo, will extend and expand their current Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site. 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. I-Corps Sites also strengthen innovation locally and regionally and contribute to the National Innovation Network of mentors, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.The University of Toledo is repositioning their site program into one that will directly support commercialization of faculty-led research. This is a shift away from the focus of their prior site grant, which supported interdisciplinary, undergraduate-student entrepreneurship. The goal of their new site program is to send teams to the national I-Corps program and prepare them for applying for SBIR and other external funding. They will hold four short courses each year, for 30+ teams. The Site and their personnel have been active nationally, are producing successful teams, are sending teams to the National program, and are launching companies. They have built a Mentor pool to support their teams. They have strong comprehension of the I-Corps program and close collaboration with their regional I-Corps Node. The existence of a Site in Toledo has already had an impact on the region's ecosystem and also at the state level. Leveraging the two I-Corps Sites in Ohio (at Toledo and Akron), the state of Ohio legislated I-Corps@Ohio to expand the support commercialization. The Toledo Site also collaborates with the Rocket Venture Fund and other incubator facilities.

这个项目，从托莱多大学，将扩展和扩大他们目前的创新军团（I-Corps）网站。I-Corps Sites是NSF资助的实体，在大学建立，其目的是培养和支持多个本地团队将其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团队申请人。I-Corps Sites还加强了本地和区域创新，并为导师，研究人员，企业家和投资者的国家创新网络做出贡献。托莱多大学正在重新定位他们的网站计划，以直接支持教师领导的研究的商业化。这是一个转移，从他们以前的网站赠款，支持跨学科，本科生创业的重点。他们的新网站计划的目标是派遣团队到国家I军团计划，并准备他们申请SBIR和其他外部资金。他们每年将为30多个团队举办四次短期课程。该网站及其人员一直活跃在全国各地，正在产生成功的团队，正在向国家计划派遣团队，并正在启动公司。他们建立了一个导师池来支持他们的团队。他们对I-Corps计划有很强的理解，并与他们的区域I-Corps节点密切合作。托莱多的一个遗址已经对该地区的生态系统和州一级产生了影响。利用俄亥俄州的两个I-Corps站点（托莱多和阿克伦），俄亥俄州立法I-Corps@俄亥俄州以扩大支持商业化。托莱多基地还与火箭创业基金和其他孵化器设施合作。