
The New York Region I-Corps Hub runs various entrepreneurial training programs, events, and courses through our lead university, partners universities and affiliate universities.
Upcoming Regional I-Corps Programs
The NY Hub x Gotham Innovation Gambit Regional I-Corps Program is open to all local and regional innovators

CUNY I-Corps x NYC Innovation Hotspot Virtual I-Corps Lean Bootcamp Course Winter 2023
Winter 2024 Lean Bootcamp Course (LBC) Dates:
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Kickoff Session: Friday, January 5, 2024, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
Mid Session: Friday, January 12, 2024, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Finale Session: Friday, January 19, 2024, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM EST
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Applications are being reviewed NOW on a rolling basis until
12:00 PM EST December 14, 2023
I-Corps Programs at Partner and Affiliate Institutions
Columbia University
Partner
Join a select group of entrepreneurs for a two-week virtual program designed to build your successful startup. Visit here
New York University
Partner
NYU faculty and researchers with research or an invention they are seeking to commercialize through a startup venture. Considering applying to I-Corps? Visit here

Rockefeller University
Affiliate
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The 12-week program for who are interested in learning how to develop a healthcare solution and build a commercial path that aims to impact the patient population. Visit here

Stevens Institute of Technology
Affiliate

Stony Brook University
Affiliate
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Affiliate
Does your latest discovery have commercial value? Would a potential "customer" of your research welcome your technology, protocol, or intervention? Visit here
University at Albany
Affiliate
UAlbany offered a three-week I-Corps program training and support for customer discovery, to help transition participants' ideas, devices, processes and intellectual activities into the marketplace. Visit here
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Partner
Teams start in the Spark program with research-based concepts and conduct interviews with potential customers as well as the business model canvas to understand the potential of launching a startup. Visit here
About the regional programs
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In the Regional I-Corps program hosted by Hub universities, scientists and engineers take the first step in assessing if their research has the feasibility to become a product or service of benefit to society
- Participants join the program in small teams (1+ or 2+ team members depending on course length) organized around the development and commercialization of a particular discovery
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Teams engage in customer discovery research aimed at investigating the commercial viability and societal impact of a novel discovery or process in science, technology or engineering
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You will build a foundation of your startup idea for future NSF I-Corps Teams Program, CUNY I-Corps and NYC Innovation Hot Spot programming
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Innovators/Teams will learn the fundamental building blocks of the Lean Launchpad methodology –the Business Model Canvas, Customer Discovery and Agile Development
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Who should apply
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Researchers and their lab colleagues who have developed a science or technology innovation at any university or college
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Students, undergraduate, graduate, Ph.D., and postdocs are best-eligible to serve as entrepreneurial leads
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Teams can originate at any institution such as a university, college, medical school, hospital, or even community
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Forming a team
The first step in applying to join I-Corps is to form a team. Teams consist of at least three roles:
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Entrepreneurial lead
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The entrepreneurial lead may be a graduate student, postdoctoral scholar, undergraduate student or staff member with relevant knowledge of the technology or market and a commitment to investigate the potential opportunity for commercialization.
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The role of the entrepreneurial lead is to drive the customer discovery process and support the transition of the technology into the marketplace if it demonstrates commercial viability.
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Additional researchers or leads are welcome to serve as Co-Entrepreneurial Leads
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Technical lead
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The technical lead will often have been involved in creating the technology that forms the basis of the team’s business concept or possesses a high level of relevant technical expertise. The role of the technical lead is overall project management.
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The technical lead is often a faculty member and, if a company is formed, plays a key leadership role such as a scientific advisor or chief technical officer.
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Mentor
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The industry mentor will typically be an experienced entrepreneur, intrapreneur or corporate innovator who serves as a third-party resource.
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The role of the mentor is to guide the team forward and track progress.
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Teams do not have to identify an industry mentor prior to application, but are encouraged to begin looking for one. Mentors can also be suggested by Hub instructors when necessary
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Application Process
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Submit an Executive Summary through the Hub Course Application
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Schedule and undergo a 20-minute Zoom interview-onboarding call
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NY Hub will review based on project potential and team commitment to the customer discovery process
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Selected teams will receive a "Welcome Letter" and Syllabus with full details on the training program

















