I-Corps Sites: Type I - Accelerate WPI, Worcester Polytechnic's I-Corps Site

该项目通过伍斯特理工学院(WPI)在Foisie创新中心的创新和创业中心建立了i-Corps网站。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当地团队，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。位于WPI的i-Corps网站为学生和教职员工提供由Osterwalder发起的关于商业模式画布的价值主张和客户细分分析的培训。I-Corps网站影响了校园范围内的利益相关者，为WPI的基于项目的教育增加了价值。位于WPI的i-Corps站点提供了必要的基础设施、资源和培训，使团体(团队)能够将他们的工作转移到市场或成为i-Corps团队的申请者。在WPI总裁的领导下，创新和创业被确定为WPI愿景和战略的关键六大支柱之一。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project establishes an I-Corps Site at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at the Foisie Innovation Center.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 I-Corps Site at WPI trains students and faculty in the value proposition and customer segments analysis of the Business Model Canvas as originated by Osterwalder. The I-Corps Site impacts campus-wide stakeholders, adding value to WPI's project-based education. The I-Corps Site at WPI provides the necessary infrastructure, resources, and training to enable groups (teams) to transition their work into the marketplace or into becoming I-Corps Teams applicants. Under the leadership of WPI's President, Innovation and Entrepreneurship has been identified as one of the critical six pillars of WPI's vision and strategy.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.