MIN-Corps Blog: MIN-Corps Spring 2017 Programs

Friday, January 13, 2017

MIN-Corps Spring 2017 Programs

MIN-Corps offers a full suite of non-credit seminars on technology commercialization and innovation-based startups. Classes are free to UMN students, staff & faculty, and also open (some for a fee) to non-U participants.

Innovation Commercialization Bootcamps

Commercialization introduction, including value proposition design, customer discovery & intellectual property.

Science & Engineering – Jan 27 @ 10am - 4pm
Agriculture & Environment – Jan 30 @ 10am - 4pm
Medical (Twin Cities) – Feb 8 @ 9 - 3pm
Medical (Hormel Institute, Austin MN) – Mar 14 @ 10am -
4pm

Value Proposition Design Workshops

Four hands-on sessions cover the following: product-market fit, customer discovery, pathway to commercialization, market assessment. $3,000 minigrants available for customer research & prototyping.

Science & Engineering – Feb 10, Feb 17, Mar 10, Mar 24 @ 1 - 4pm
Medical – Mar 8, Mar 22, Apr 5, Apr 12 @12 - 3pm

Emerging Opportunities Forums

Securing Intellectual Property – Feb 21 @ 4 - 6pm
Agriculture & Environment Opportunities & Showcase – Apr 3 @ 4 - 6pm
Funding a Startup – Apr 18 @ 4 - 6pm
Founders Day Showcase – May 9 @ 5 - 7pm

Strategy Clinics

Current and future science and tech entrepreneurs share a meal, hear from experts, and seek advice.

Customer Acquisition – Jan 25 @ 5 - 7pm
Startup Boards of Directors & Advisors – Feb 22 @ 5 - 7pm
Sourcing & Operations – Mar 29 @ 5 - 7pm
Competitive Differentiation – Apr 26 @ 5 - 7pm

Office for Technology Commercialization Venture Center Seminars

For UMN faculty, staff and students considering a startup based on inventions emerging from their research.

How to Build a Business around a University Invention – Feb 8 @ 5 - 7:30pm
Bench to Business: Context, Capabilities & Collaboration – Apr 12 @ 5 - 7:30pm

About MIN-Corps

MIN-Corps is the University of Minnesota site of the National Innovation Corps, which is funded by the National Science Foundation. We collaborate with technology commercialization initiatives across the University of Minnesota, including:

MnDRIVE - Minnesota’s Discovery, Research, and Innovation Economy – is a landmark partnership between the University and the state of Minnesota that aligns areas of University research strength with the state’s key and emerging industries to address grand challenges.

MN-REACH - Minnesota Research And Commercialization Hub - is a joint effort between the University and the National Institutes of Health that provides the initial investment and resources to nurture innovators to develop high priority technologies within the NIH's mission.

Office for Technology Commercialization (OTC) - the University of Minnesota technology transfer office that oversees all aspects of technology commercialization at the University, including patenting, licensing to established companies, and startups spun out of the University.