Type II: University of Utah Center for Medical Innovation I-Corps Site

II 类：犹他大学医学创新中心 I-Corps 网站

• 批准号: 1735781
• 负责人: John Langell
• 金额: $ 29.78万
• 依托单位: University of Utah
• 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: 2017-08-01 至 2023-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1735781&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Type; II; University; Utah; Center

This project, from the University of Utah, creates an 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.This is a Type II proposal, requesting a "renewal" of funding for an existing I-Corps Site. There are two types of I-Corps Site proposals. Type I proposals are submitted by institutions that have not had prior funding as an I-Corps Site. These proposals may request $100,000 per year for up to five years. Type II proposals are submitted by institutions that have had prior funding as an I-Corps Site. These proposals may request up to $100,000 per year for up to three years.The University of Utah I-Corps Site program encourages and assists students and faculty in transitioning research projects to commercialization by providing education, training, resources and networking required for understanding markets, customers, product-market fit and to answer business and/or technology questions. The I-Corps Site program at the University of Utah is currently in its 3rd year and has trained nearly 90 teams and over 150 participants. The program resulted in successful business and technology go/no-go decisions, successful transition to commercialization, and helped advance five technologies to the commercial start-up stage. This extension focuses on refining the curriculum by implementing lessons learned in the first three years of the program, developing new teams and generating more successful transitions, as well as implementing the new financing model that will assure future program sustainability without further government funding.The Utah I-Corps Site enhances and builds upon this institution's existing expertise in medical device innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship. This Site initiated the development of a model of transitioning from research-based technologies to viable commercial products in academic environment that allows the university to expand their innovation programs, provide more impactful resources to faculty and student innovation teams and improve recruitment of underrepresented participants. This extension further generalizes and disseminates the developed curriculum and implements agreements and procedures to assure its future financial sustainability. Partnership networks within the university support underrepresented student and faculty groups and offer the support and resources needed to help such groups thrive and participate in the process and, as the program becomes self-sustaining, will be extended, through internships and special courses to other colleges and local high schools. Thus, the program helps increase the diversity of the regional business environment leading to enhanced growth and economic prosperity for all citizens in the region.

犹他大学的这个项目在该机构创建了一个 I-Corps 站点。 NSF 创新队 (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、交流机会、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 站点还加强本地和区域创新，并为导师、研究人员、企业家和投资者组成的国家创新网络做出贡献。这是一项 II 类提案，要求为现有 I-Corps 站点“更新”资金。 I-Corps 站点提案有两种类型。 I 类提案由之前没有作为 I-Corps 站点获得资金的机构提交。这些提案可能要求每年 100,000 美元，持续最多五年。 II 类提案由先前获得 I-Corps 站点资助的机构提交。这些提案可能每年要求高达 100,000 美元，持续三年。犹他大学 I-Corps 站点计划通过提供了解市场、客户、产品市场契合度以及回答业务和/或技术问题所需的教育、培训、资源和网络，鼓励并协助学生和教师将研究项目转化为商业化。犹他大学的 I-Corps Site 项目目前已进入第三个年头，已培训了近 90 个团队和 150 多名参与者。该计划促成了成功的业务和技术进展/不进展决策，成功过渡到商业化，并帮助将五项技术推进到商业启动阶段。此次扩展的重点是通过落实该计划前三年的经验教训、发展新团队和实现更成功的转型以及实施新的融资模式来完善课程，以确保未来计划的可持续性，而无需进一步的政府资助。犹他州第一军团网站增强并建立在该机构在医疗器械创新、商业化和创业方面的现有专业知识的基础上。该网站发起了一种在学术环境中从基于研究的技术过渡到可行的商业产品的模型，使大学能够扩大其创新项目，为教师和学生创新团队提供更有影响力的资源，并改善代表性不足的参与者的招募。这一扩展进一步概括和传播了已开发的课程，并实施了协议和程序，以确保其未来的财务可持续性。大学内的合作伙伴网络支持代表性不足的学生和教师团体，并提供帮助这些团体蓬勃发展和参与这一过程所需的支持和资源，并且随着该计划变得自我维持，将通过实习和特殊课程扩展到其他学院和当地高中。因此，该计划有助于增加区域商业环境的多样性，从而促进该地区所有公民的增长和经济繁荣。