Type I: NC State Springboard Innovation Hub NSF I-Corps Site

这个来自北卡罗来纳州州立大学的项目在北卡罗来纳州的创新和商业化总部-跳板创新中心建立了一个I-Corps网站。NSF Innovation Corps（I-Corps）网站是由NSF资助的实体，在大学中建立，其目的是培养和支持多个本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团队申请人。I-Corps站点还加强本地和区域创新，并为导师，研究人员，企业家和投资者的国家创新网络做出贡献。北卡罗来纳州立大学的I-Corps站点是一个大学范围内的计划，通过与大学所有的创业团体和计划合作，支持整个校园的技术商业化和创业活动。该网站将允许NC State通过将教师，博士后和学生沉浸在I-Corp课程和方法中来支持其研究支出中出现的技术的商业化，并为教师和学生参与技术商业化和创业的最佳实践进行编目。通过I-Corps网站提供的支持允许越来越多的北卡罗来纳州教师，博士后和学生参与客户发现和精益创业方法，在这个过程中播种多种未来潜在的技术商业化和创业机会。三角研究创业生态系统是活跃的，以技术为中心。从北卡罗来纳州的I-Corps网站出现的初创公司将有助于加强这一生态系统，并从该地区增加的创业人才库和资金中受益。该网站的活动也将被利用，以加速在这所大学的文化转变。

This project from North Carolina State University establishes an I-Corps Site at NC State's innovation and commercialization headquarters - the Springboard Innovation Hub. 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.NC State's I-Corps Site is a University-wide initiative that supports technology commercialization and startup activities across campus by collaborating with all of the University's entrepreneurial groups and initiatives. This Site will allow NC State to support the commercialization of the technologies emerging from its research expenditures by immersing faculty, postdocs and students in the I-Corp curriculum and methodology and to catalog best practices for engaging faculty and students in technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. The support provided through the I-Corps Site allows increased numbers of NC State faculty, postdocs and students to engage in customer discovery and lean startup methodology, seeding multiple future potential technology commercialization and startup opportunities in the process.The Research Triangle entrepreneurial ecosystem is active and tech-centric. The startup companies emerging from NC State's I-Corps Site will serve to both bolster this ecosystem and benefit from the increased entrepreneurial talent pool and funding available within the region. The Site's activity will also be leveraged to accelerate a culture shift at this University.