I-Corps Node: For the District of Columbia / Maryland / Virginia (DMV) Region

该项目是由马里兰大学学院园区(UMD)领导，与乔治华盛顿大学(GWU)、弗吉尼亚理工大学(VT)和约翰霍普金斯大学(JHU)合作，为中部和东南部地区的DC I-Corps Node进行的更新。DMV Node拥有利用集体大学资源的历史，在成功组建技术初创公司方面的经验，以及熟练的创业教育，为国家创新网络(NIN)带来了重大贡献和资产。该节点将继续作为一个“区域网络”运作，并使用为NIN设定标准的合作和协作的管理模式。Node还将i-Corps的概念整合到所有专业的3000多名学生的核心课程中。该节点打算开展多项研究活动，以进一步改善项目成果，并将继续向创新者传授客户发现、商业准备和可持续商业模式发展方面的知识。该项目将继续在其先前活动的基础上，提供广泛的i-Corps材料、培训做法和课程。这些项目的组成部分将根据学生、教师和其他地区创新者的需要进行定制。Node将继续与霍华德大学(i-Corps网站)密切合作，从这个领先的历史黑人学院和大学(HBCU)带来更多i-Corps团队。该节点还将与工程研究小组合作，通过i-Corps为女性企业家提供培训。最后，该节点将继续服务于广泛的地理区域，拥有非常多样化的创新者和企业家群体，包括城市和农村人口。DC节点将通过为项目参与者创造新的风险或许可机会，提高来自世界领先的研究型大学和联邦实验室的技术转移和商业化的成功率。

This project is a renewal of the DC I-Corps Node for the midatlantic and southeast region led by the University of Maryland College Park (UMD), in partnership with the George Washington University (GWU), Virginia Tech (VT), and Johns Hopkins (JHU). The DMV Node has a history of utilizing collective university resources, experience in successful technology startup formation, and skilled at entrepreneurial education bringing significant contributions and assets to the National Innovation Network (NIN). The Node will continue to operate as a "regional network", and uses a management model of cooperation and collaboration that sets a standard for the NIN. The Node is also integrating I-Corps concepts into the core curriculum for over 3,000 students of all majors. The Node intends to pursue multiple research initiatives to further improve the program outcomes, and will continue to teach innovators about customer discovery, commercial readiness and the development of sustainable business models. This project will continue to contribute a wide range of I-Corps materials, training practices, and curricula built upon its prior activities. These program components will be tailored to suit students, faculty, and other regional innovators. The Node will continue to work closely with Howard University (an I-Corps Site) to bring more I-Corps teams from this leading Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The Node will also collaborate with engineering research groups to provide women entrepreneurs training through I-Corps. Finally, the Node will continue to serve a wide geographic area with a very diverse demographic of innovators and entrepreneurs, including urban and rural populations. The DC Node will improve the success rate of technology transfer and commercialization from world-leading research universities and federal labs by creating new venture or licensing opportunities for program participants.