NSF I-Corps Hub: Northeast Region

这个I-Corps中心项目的更广泛影响是发展一个学术、工业和政府伙伴关系的区域网络，这将提高国家将科学发现转化为实际社会效益的能力。该中心位于美国东北部地区的中心，将利用其与制药、纳米技术、化学、能源和光子学等深科技行业的邻近性。作为通过教育和培训计划实现机会民主化的催化剂，该中心将转化校长，合作伙伴和附属机构产生的实验室发现，以促进新商业企业的形成，利用已经在该地区投入的大量联邦研究资金。该中心建立在强大的工业和政府合作伙伴关系的基础上，拥有成功合作和创业活动的良好记录，包括以前的NSF I-Corps站点和行业资助的研究合作。通过对包容性和多样性的承诺，该中心将通过培训来自不同背景的下一代创新者，为美国未来的繁荣和全球竞争力做出贡献。最终，该中心将通过加速将学术发现转化为市场，为美国技术驱动型经济的增长做出贡献。I-Corps Hub项目基于东北地区网络的发展，该网络将教育，指导，指导和支持所有参与机构的创新者，通过建立新的商业企业，促进基础科学和工程发现转化为有形产品。这一愿景将通过利用I-Corps计划的培训技术来实现，以创建一个全面的生态系统，在整个构思和技术风险生命周期中支持创新者。培训和指导将侧重于通过I-Corps编程来增强学术研究人员的能力，这些编程旨在围绕深度技术商业化、客户发现和影响力创造发展批判性思维。 额外的编程，特别是面向教师，将寻求通过继续利用学术发现，通过创业企业造福社会，创造持久的影响。这种方法强调了对长周期、深度技术初创企业的整体规划，以及来自不同机构的最佳实践的分享，从而实现协同学习和激励。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 broader impact of this I-Corps Hubs project is the development of a regional network of academic, industrial and government partnerships that will grow the nation’s capacity to transform scientific discoveries into tangible societal benefits. The Hub, located in the heart of the Northeast region of the U.S., will leverage its proximity to deep technology industries including pharmaceuticals, nanotechnology, chemistry, energy, and photonics. Serving as a catalyst to democratize access to opportunities through educational and training programs, the Hub will translate laboratory discoveries generated at the Principal, Partner, and Affiliate institutions to spur formation of new commercial ventures, leveraging the significant volume of federal research dollars already invested in this region. Built on robust industrial and government partnerships, the Hub has a proven track record of successful collaborations and entrepreneurial activities including previous NSF I-Corps Sites and industry-funded research collaborations. Through a demonstrated commitment to inclusivity and diversity, the Hub will contribute to America’s future prosperity and global competitiveness by training the next generation of innovators from diverse backgrounds. Ultimately, the Hub will contribute to the growth of America’s technology-driven economy by accelerating the translation of academic discoveries into the marketplace.This I-Corps Hub project is based on the development of a Northeast regional network that will educate, guide, mentor, and support innovators across all participating institutions, and promote the translation of fundamental scientific and engineering discoveries into tangible products through the creation of new commercial ventures. This vision will be realized by leveraging the training techniques from the I-Corps program to create a comprehensive ecosystem that supports innovators through the entire ideation and technology venture lifecycle. Training and mentoring will focus on empowering academic researchers via I-Corps programming geared towards developing critical thinking around deep-tech commercialization, customer discovery, and impact creation. Additional programming, specifically geared toward faculty members, will seek to create lasting impact by continuing to leverage academic discoveries to benefit society through entrepreneurial ventures. This approach emphasizes the holistic programming necessary for long-cycle, deep-tech startups and the sharing of best practices from different institutions, enabling synergistic learnings and motivation.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.