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，并制定新的知识产权（IP）政策，促进教师和学生参与实验室的技术创业，并将行业合作伙伴引入校园。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。除了实现网站目标外，UTSA还在研究和与I-Corps团队合作，以更深入地了解与识别和培养新兴技术企业家相关的教育结构。这些都为设计技术商业化项目及其对大学-产业创新生态系统的影响提供了新的范例。UTSA的SITE具有更广泛的影响，包括在大学环境中创建一个转型和进步的创业生态系统，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思维和文化，还会提高全球市场的竞争力，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UT毕业生的市场竞争力，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，作为一个以退伍军人为重点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。在国家科学基金会的持续支持和I-Corps指定下，CITE将通过I-Corps节点、NIN和越来越多的区域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.