Type I: University of New Mexico Lobo Rainforest I-Corps Site

I 型：新墨西哥大学 Lobo 雨林 I-Corps 基地

• 批准号: 1735807
• 负责人: Robert DelCampo
• 金额: $ 44.36万
• 依托单位: University of New Mexico
• 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: 2017-08-15 至 2022-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1735807&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Type; University; New; Mexico; Lobo

This proposal from the University of New Mexico (UNM) creates the Lobo Rainforest NSF I-Corps Site to encourage and support entrepreneurs from all disciplines and backgrounds to commercialize their projects, create new start-up businesses, generate licensing agreements and business models, and submit proposals to the I-Corps national program. 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.The Lobo Rainforest I-Corps Site is a partnership between UNM's two innovation and entrepreneurial units, the Innovation Academy (iA) and STC.UNM (STC). The iA provides students with direct experience and real-world skills in entrepreneurship, equipping them with the requisite proficiency to transition their original ideas into the marketplace. iA offers a suite of courses, a scholars project-based program, a minor in innovation, and an entrepreneurial literacy program. STC works with entrepreneurial faculty and students at UNM to explore new inventions, commercialize technologies, protect intellectual property and create start-up companies based on UNM research innovations. iA, STC and their programs and services co-locate at the Lobo Rainforest Building, a new structure with spaces to accelerate commercialization of intellectual capital and generate successful startup companies. NSF I-Corps Site funding leverages these innovation and technology transfer services, physical facilities, expert staff, and business, industry, and community connections and networks to support 117 new student and faculty teams over a five-year period. Teams collaborate with two I-Corps Nodes in the Southwest corridor, further building on local and regional ecosystems for innovation, and connecting with the National Innovation Network.New Mexico is a majority-minority state, and UNM is a Hispanic Serving Institution with a strong track record of supporting commercialization of faculty-originated technology, including 139 women inventors. The iA is comprised of over 50% women, over 50% minorities, and over 65% first generation college students. UNM's demographic is unique for a Carnegie R1 doctoral university (61% minority, 41% Hispanic, 56% female), making it an excellent environment for recruiting and broadening participation of women and minorities in entrepreneurial activities. UNM is also implementing an NSF ADVANCE grant, focused on increasing the participation of women faculty, particularly minority women, in STEM leadership positions, complementing the Lobo Rainforest I-Corps Site program. The UNM I-Corps Site will focus on those mechanisms most useful in expanding entrepreneurial opportunities for women and other underrepresented groups.

新墨西哥大学（UNM）的这一提议创建了Lobo Rainforest NSF I-Corps网站，以鼓励和支持来自所有学科和背景的企业家，以商业化其项目，创建新的创业业务，生成许可协议和商业模式，并向I-Corps国家计划提交建议。 NSF创新军（I-Corps）站点是在大学建立的NSF资助的实体，其目的是培育和支持多个本地团队，以将其技术概念过渡到市场。网站提供基础架构，建议，资源，网络机会，培训和适度的资金，以使团体能够将其工作转变为市场或成为I-Corps团队申请人。 I-Corps网站还在本地和地区加强了创新，并为国家指导者，研究人员，研究人员，企业家和投资者的创新网络做出了贡献。LoboRainforest I-Corps网站是UNM的两个创新与企业家单元，创新学院（IA）和STC.UNM（STC.UNM（STC）之间的合作伙伴关系。 IA为学生提供了直接的经验和现实的企业家技能，使他们精通将其原始想法过渡到市场的必要水平。 IA提供了一套课程，基于学者的项目计划，创新辅修课程以及企业家扫盲计划。 STC与UNM的企业家教师和学生合作，探索新的发明，商业化技术，保护知识产权并根据UNM研究创新创建初创公司。 IA，STC及其计划和服务在Lobo Rainforest大楼共同设置，这是一个新的结构，具有加速智力资本商业化并创造成功的创业公司的空间。 NSF I-Corps网站资金利用这些创新和技术转移服务，物理设施，专家员工以及商业，行业以及社区联系和网络在五年内为117个新学生和教职员工提供支持。团队与西南走廊的两个I-Corps节点合作，进一步建立在本地和区域生态系统以进行创新，并与国家创新网络建立联系。新墨西哥是多数票数最少的国家，UNM是一家西班牙裔美国人服务机构，具有良好的支持者的良好纪录，包括培养技术女性的商业化，包括139名妇女发明。 IA由超过50％的女性，超过50％的少数民族和超过65％的第一代大学生组成。 UNM的人群对于卡内基R1博士大学（61％的少数民族，41％的西班牙裔，56％的女性）而言是独一无二的，这是招募和扩大妇女和少数民族参与企业家活动的绝佳环境。 UNM还在实施NSF预付款，重点是增加女性教职员工，尤其是少数族裔女性在STEM领导职位上的参与，并补充Lobo Rainforest I-Corps网站计划。 UNM I-Corps网站将重点关注这些机制，这些机制对于扩大妇女和其他代表性不足的群体的创业机会最有用。