NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub Novus Program Info Session at Rutgers-New Brunswick
Learn about the impact your research or innovation could have in solving real-world problems by attending our Novus I-Corps Program at Rutgers Cook Campus, an introduction to I-Corps, co-sponsored by the Northeast I-Corps Hub, Rutgers Office for Research, and Rutgers-SEBS Research Office.
The Novus I-Corps Program at Rutgers-Cook Campus provides an opportunity for individuals and teams with innovations to:
- Shift the mindset from science and technology to learning about the people it could benefit
- Understand how Customer Discovery drives innovation (and gets you out of the building!)
- Meet local I-Corps Program Leaders and Tech Transfer Officers to guide your journey
- Learn tips for success from an I-Corps Alumni Panel sharing their experience
- Network with innovation-minded individuals to help form teams or guide your next steps
Who Should Attend: (Individuals and teams from any Rutgers University campus are invited, including innovators in the Central Jersey area)
- Rutgers University faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, undergraduates, and alumni who are developing a scientific or technical discovery.
- Individuals, including students, community members, local entrepreneurs and startup founders from the Central Jersey area, who want to learn about innovation at Rutgers and potentially be matched to a team.
- Student Organization / Program Leaders who want to learn more about how I-Corps can benefit their members.
Benefits:
- TRAINING: Three-hour training introducing the I-Corps Lean LaunchPad approach to evaluating technologies through customer-discovery research, focused on identifying the technology’s potential for development in a startup or other venture.
- NETWORKING: Build relationships with local I-Corps program leaders to get guidance and support. Individuals can form teams to be eligible to apply for the Regional I-Corps program.
- PREPARATION: Attendees will be prepared to begin a journey of Customer Discovery with their own team or with a team they newly created.
- FOLLOW-ON OPPORTUNITIES: Attendees can be poised to succeed in a future 4-week Regional I-Corps Program gaining access to a $1,500 NSF grant to do Customer Discovery.