Type I: Rutgers University I-Corps Site for Entrepreneurship Acceleration

该项目由罗格斯大学发起，在该校创建了一个NSF I-Corps站点。NSF Innovation Corps（I-Corps）站点是由NSF资助的在大学建立的实体，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网站还加强了地方和区域的创新，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。罗格斯大学每年资助超过6亿美元的研究。这项研究每年产生150多项专利，每年的许可收入超过1500万美元。一个挑战是将研究成果过渡到商业化阶段。罗格斯大学I-Corps网站培养了这个早期阶段的想法池，并协助通过商业化途径将可行的概念推向市场。通过I-Corps网站，有针对性的培训和指导，I-Corps团队来自罗格斯大学的合作伙伴。这些包括研究商业化办公室，教育活动，从技术创业和商业化合作（CTEC）和专业科学硕士（PSM）计划，高年级“顶点”工程设计和荣誉学院计划，以及许多其他馈线计划。导师与这些团队相匹配。由于该网站与NYCRIN I-Corps Node合作，发明家将受益于新泽西/纽约地区更大的创新生态系统。罗格斯大学I-Corps网站提供培训，指导和访问业务，技术和财务资源的大型网络。该计划的标志性活动是，每年有30支团队参加，并在广泛的消费者基础上测试其产品的商业潜力。该计划促进了商业化的教师和学生的价值，并加强了学术研究过程中产生的想法可以有社会和商业价值的概念。罗格斯大学的I-Corps弥合了实验室和市场之间的差距，加强了大学对促进整个新泽西及其他地区经济发展的承诺。随着大学衍生企业数量的增加，就业机会增加，公司雇用学生作为实习生，毕业生作为全职员工。该计划的影响超越了大学，利用当地的商业领袖和企业家进行团队指导，并扩大计划，以支持罗格斯大学校园周围的社区，特别是帮助代表性不足的发明家和企业主。重点关注的一个关键领域是增加妇女在STEM中的I-Corps参与，并最终增加该地区/州妇女拥有的企业数量。

This project, from Rutgers University, creates an NSF I-Corps Site at this institution.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. I-Corps Sites also strengthen innovation locally and regionally and contribute to the National Innovation Network of mentors, researchers, entrepreneurs and investors.Rutgers University has funded research of over $600M per year. This research generates over 150 patents each year and more than $15M in licensing income annually. A challenge is to transition research outcomes to the commercialization stage. The Rutgers University I-Corps Site cultivates this pool of early stage ideas and assists with bringing viable concepts through the commercialization pathway to the marketplace. Through the I-Corps Site, with targeted training and mentoring, I-Corps teams are sourced from the Rutgers Site partners. These include the Office of Research Commercialization, educational activities ranging from the Collaboration for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (CTEC) and Professional Science Master's (PSM) programs, senior-year "capstone" engineering design and Honors College programs, and many other feeder programs. Mentors are matched to these teams. Inventors benefit from the larger innovation ecosystem in the New Jersey/New York region, as the Site partners with the NYCRIN I-Corps Node. The Rutgers I-Corps Site provides training, mentoring, and access to a large network of business, technical and financial resources. The signature activity of this program is that each year, 30 teams participate and test the commercial potential of their products with a broad base of consumers. This program promotes the value of commercialization to both faculty and students, and reinforces the concept that ideas generated by the academic research process can have societal and commercial value.The Rutgers I-Corps bridges the gap between the lab and the marketplace, enhancing the University's commitment to fostering economic development across New Jersey and beyond. As the number of spin-outs from the university increases, jobs are created and companies hire students as interns and graduates as full-time employees. The program's impact goes beyond the University by tapping into local business leaders and entrepreneurs for team mentorship as well as expanding programs to support the communities around Rutgers campuses and to particularly assist underrepresented inventors and business-owners. A key area of focus is to increase I-Corps participation from women in STEM and ultimately to increase the number of women-owned businesses in the region/state.