I-Corps Sites: Type I - Texas Tech University I-Corps Site for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

德克萨斯理工大学（TTU）通过国家科学基金会I-Corps Site（Site）奖，促进德克萨斯州南部平原和新墨西哥州东部的创新理念转化为商业上可行的产品。创新团队（I-Corps）Site是在大学建立的NSF资助的实体，其目的是培养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团队申请人。I-Corps网站还加强地方和区域创新，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。TTU网站促进，鼓励，指导和催化具有商业潜力的研究成果的转化。重点领域包括医疗保健，食品，纤维和能源等自然资源，包括网络安全，这些都是当地经济的主要组成部分。TTU网站加速了产品化技术的成功许可和业务形成。TTU网站还通过向学生，教师和社区提供创业课程，同时通过商业模式画布和精益创业方法加深对商业化实践的认识，从而发展现有的生态系统。最后，TTU网站加强本地，区域创新，并与国家NSF I-Corps网络合作，以提高团队的质量和数量，追求商业化，验证和创业。TTU导师计划为团队提供合格和积极的导师，以协助广泛的商业活动，包括：市场营销，知识产权法，销售，产品开发，会计，财务和人力资源。TTU网站通过学生，教师和社区在开展新业务时取得的经济发展收益，使当地和州经济受益。此外，TTU服务于一个庞大的和不断增长的西班牙裔人口（约。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Texas Tech University (TTU), through a National Science Foundation I-Corps Site (Site) award, promotes the growth of innovative ideas into commercially viable products in the South Plains of Texas and Eastern New Mexico.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 TTU Site promotes, encourages, mentors, and catalyzes the translation of research with commercial potential. Focus areas include healthcare, natural resources such as food, fiber, and energy, including cybersecurity, which are all major components of the local economy. The TTU Site accelerates successful licensing and business formation of productized technologies. The TTU Site grows the existing ecosystem by also offering entrepreneurial curricula to students, faculty and the community while deepening the awareness of commercialization practices through the Business Model Canvas and Lean Startup methodologies. Finally, the TTU Site strengthens innovation locally, regionally, and in collaboration with the national NSF I-Corps network to grow the quality and quantity of teams in the pursuit of commercialization, validation, and startup creation. The TTU Mentors program supplies the teams with qualified and motivated mentors to assist in a broad range of business activities, including: marketing, intellectual property law, sales, product development, accounting, finance, and human resources. The TTU Site benefits the local and state economies through the economic development gains achieved by students, faculty and the community as they start new businesses. In addition, TTU serves a large and growing Hispanic population (approx. 27% of the student body), as well as many veterans.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.