MIN-Corps Blog: May 2019

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Summer Value Proposition Design Workshops - Registration Open

From lab to real-world impact….

Explore commercialization opportunities for your innovation.

Four-part series, each session 1pm-4pm:

June 20: Product-Market Fit
June 27: Customer Discovery
July 11: Commercialization Pathway
July 25: Market Assessment

Led by Carla Pavone, MBA, PhD, Program Director – MIN-Corps

Advice from industry experts & entrepreneurs

$3,000 customer research grants available

Successful completion can qualify for nomination to NSF I-Corps National Teams with $50,000 grant

Free to University of Minnesota students, research staff & faculty.

Registration info at https://z.umn.edu/MIN-CorpsValueProp

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.