I-CORPS: CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND EVALUATION SUPPORT -THE I-CORPS PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL IMPACT OF NSF RESEARCH FUNDING AND OTHER RESEARCH FUNDING BY FACILITATING TRANSLATION OF TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE LABORATORY AND ENABLING COMMERCIALIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE I-CORPS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BEGIN TO EQUIP SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING ECONOMICALLY SCALABLE BUSINESS MODELS FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOCUS ON LEARNING AND USING A STRUCTURED PROCESS THAT ENABLES THEM TO GATHER INPUT FROM USERS AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO EVALUATE AND DEFINE A TRANSLATIONAL PATH FROM FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH INTO APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL AND SOCIETAL BENEFIT. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF I-CORPS TEAMS GO ON TO FORM COMPANIES OPERATING IN A BROAD RANGE OF SECTORS INCLUDING HEALTH, ENERGY, MATERIALS, AGRICULTURE, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THIS STRUCTURED, REPEATABLE PROGRAM ENGAGES A NATIONAL

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I-CORPS: CONTINUATION AND EXPANSION OF TRAINING AND EVALUATION SUPPORT -THE I-CORPS PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL IMPACT OF NSF RESEARCH FUNDING AND OTHER RESEARCH FUNDING BY FACILITATING TRANSLATION OF TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE LABORATORY AND ENABLING COMMERCIALIZATION. IN ADDITION, THE I-CORPS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BEGIN TO EQUIP SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS WITH SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING ECONOMICALLY SCALABLE BUSINESS MODELS FOR TECHNOLOGY COMMERCIALIZATION. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS FOCUS ON LEARNING AND USING A STRUCTURED PROCESS THAT ENABLES THEM TO GATHER INPUT FROM USERS AND POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS TO EVALUATE AND DEFINE A TRANSLATIONAL PATH FROM FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH INTO APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL AND SOCIETAL BENEFIT. APPROXIMATELY 50% OF I-CORPS TEAMS GO ON TO FORM COMPANIES OPERATING IN A BROAD RANGE OF SECTORS INCLUDING HEALTH, ENERGY, MATERIALS, AGRICULTURE, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. THIS STRUCTURED, REPEATABLE PROGRAM ENGAGES A NATIONAL