Type II: California State University I-Corps Site

这个来自圣地亚哥州立大学的项目，在这个机构创建了一个I-Corps站点。美国国家科学基金会创新队（I-Corps）站点是由美国国家科学基金会资助的实体，建立在大学里，其目的是培养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化为市场或成为I-Corps团队的申请人。I-Corps站点还加强地方和区域创新，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贡献。这是一个II型I-Corps站点，涉及对2013年首次资助的现有I-Corps站点的扩展。I-Corps Site建议有两种类型。第一类建议是由以前没有获得I- corps Site资助的机构提交的。这些建议可能要求每年10万美元，为期五年。第二类建议是由先前获得资助的机构提交的。这些建议可能要求每年至多10万美元，为期三年。加州州立大学（CSU）生物技术教育与研究项目（CSUPERB）的站点在I-Corps站点的基础上再扩展三年，并增加了对生命科学创业教育和技术转让的机构支持。此次更新活动旨在为整个科罗拉多州立大学新生的学术企业家铺平发展道路。具体而言，在第二阶段，CSU I-Corps是：每年招募生物科学研究人员并资助30个现场团队，提供发现生物技术商业化途径的机会；依托科罗拉多州立大学I-Corps不断壮大的生命科学企业家、校友、行业专家和校园创业资源社区，为研究型企业提供量身定制的建议；为新生的生物科学企业家制定一个由三个部分组成的项目，帮助他们摆脱社会和认知偏见，探索创业理念，评估解决问题的技术，并发现商业化途径。I-Corps生物科学基地培养科罗拉多州立大学的研究人员，使他们对自己的创业能力有信心，对生物技术商业化途径有更深入的了解，并更好地校准他们的概念成熟度水平。超过四分之一的科罗拉多州立大学STEM学士学位来自代表性不足的人群——科罗拉多州立大学培养的西班牙裔、非裔美国人和美国印第安人本科生比该州所有其他机构的总和还要多。科罗拉多州立大学多元化的学生群体参与了生物科学研究和创业活动提供的沉浸式学习。雇主和投资者看重那些在团队研究中取得突出成就、有解决现实问题的能力、有应对生物技术商业化独特挑战经验的有创造力的学生。科罗拉多州立大学I-Corps为学生和教师提供导师、资金来源、商业专业知识和领导机会。

This project, from San Diego State University, 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 I-Corps Site involving the extension of funding for an existing I-Corps Site that was first funded in 2013. 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 Site extensions of the California State University (CSU) Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) for an additional three years builds on experience as an I-Corps Site and grows institutional support for life sciences entrepreneurship education and technology transfer. The activities involved in this renewal aim to smooth the development path for nascent academic entrepreneurs across the CSU. Specifically during Phase II, CSU I-Corps is: recruiting biological sciences researchers and funding 30 Site Teams annually, providing opportunities to discover biotechnology commercialization pathways; building on CSU I-Corps' growing community of life science entrepreneurs, alumni, industry experts and campus-based entrepreneurship resources to offer tailored advice for research-based ventures; and developing a three-part program for nascent biological sciences entrepreneurs to help them escape social and cognitive biases, explore venture ideas, assess technologies to solve problems, and discover commercialization pathways. The I-Corps Biological Sciences Site nurtures CSU researchers so that they gain confidence in their entrepreneurial abilities, greater understanding of biotechnology commercialization pathways, and a better calibration of their concepts maturity level. More than a quarter of the CSU STEM baccalaureates are from underrepresented populations - CSU educates more Hispanic, African-American, and American Indian undergraduates than all other institutions in the state combined. The CSU diverse student population is engaged in immersive learning provided by biological sciences research and entrepreneurial activities. Employers and investors value creative students who graduate with demonstrated accomplishments in team-based research, the ability to solve real-world problems, and experience with the unique challenges of biotechnology commercialization. CSU I-Corps gives students and faculty access to mentors, sources of capital, business expertise, and leadership opportunities.