Type II: UTSA CITE NSF I-Corps Site Proposal

德克萨斯大学(UTSA)提议更新他们的NSF i-Corps网站，制定新的知识产权(IP)政策，公布教职员工和学生参与从实验室发起技术企业并将行业合作伙伴带到校园的其他目标。NSF创新团队(i-Corps)网站是由NSF资助的实体，成立于大学，其目的是培育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移到市场或成为i-Corps团队的申请者。I-Corps网站还加强了当地和地区的创新，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了贡献。除了实现网站目标外，UTSA还在研究并与i-Corps团队合作，以加深对与识别和培养新兴技术企业家相关的教育结构的理解。总而言之，这些建议为设计技术商业化计划及其对大学-产业创新生态系统的影响提供了新的范式。UTSA的网站具有更广泛的影响，包括在大学环境中创建一个变革性和进步性的创业生态系统，这对于培育、支持、开发和商业化新技术至关重要。这样的生态系统不仅有助于改变学术观念和文化，还将提高在全球市场的竞争力，通过后续研究资金增加外部资金，改善学生和教师的教育环境，提高德克萨斯大学毕业生的市场化程度，并通过技术商业化为大学和社区带来更大的经济回报。此外，作为一家专注于退伍军人的少数族裔服务机构，UTSA在实现其团队的多样性方面非常成功。在持续的支持和NSF I-Corps的指定下，CITE将通过I-Corps节点、NIN和越来越多的地区合作伙伴扩大其伙伴关系网络。

The University of Texas (UTSA) proposes to renew their NSF I-Corps Site with additional goals of developing novel Intellectual Property (IP) policies that promulgate faculty and student involvement in launching technology ventures from the lab and bringing industry partners to campus. 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.In addition to fulfilling the Site goals, UTSA is also studying and working with I-Corps teams to develop a deeper understanding of the educational constructs associated with identifying and nurturing nascent technology entrepreneurs. Together these suggest new paradigms for designing technology commercialization programs and their impact on university-industry innovation ecosystems. The SITE at UTSA has broader impacts that include the creation of a transformational and progressive entrepreneurial ecosystem within the university environment that is essential to foster, support, develop, and commercialize new technologies. Such an ecosystem will not only help to change academic mindsets and cultures, but also result in higher competitiveness in global markets, increased external funding via follow-up research dollars, an enhanced educational environment for students and faculty, increased marketability of UT graduates, and greater financial returns to the university and community via technology commercialization. In addition, as a minority serving institution with a focus on veterans, UTSA has been very successful in achieving diversity among their teams. With continued support and NSF I-Corps designation, the CITE will expand its network of partnerships through the I-Corps Nodes, the NIN, and the growing number of regional partners.