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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

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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

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Columbia University

Partner

Join a select group of entrepreneurs for a two-week virtual program designed to build your successful startup. Visit here

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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

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Rockefeller University

Affiliate

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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Affiliate

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

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Stevens Institute of Technology

Affiliate

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Stony Brook University

Affiliate

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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

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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

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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

  • 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
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Researchers and their lab colleagues who have developed a science or technology innovation at any university or college 

  • Students, undergraduate, graduate, Ph.D., and postdocs are best-eligible to serve as entrepreneurial leads

  • 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:

  • Entrepreneurial lead

    • 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.

    • 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.

      • Additional researchers or leads are welcome to serve as Co-Entrepreneurial Leads

  • Technical lead

    • 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.

    • 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.

  • Mentor

    • The industry mentor will typically be an experienced entrepreneur, intrapreneur or corporate innovator who serves as a third-party resource.

    • The role of the mentor is to guide the team forward and track progress.

    • 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

  • Submit an Executive Summary through the Hub Course Application

  • Schedule and undergo a 20-minute Zoom interview-onboarding call

  • NY Hub will review based on project potential and team commitment to the customer discovery process

  • Selected teams will receive a "Welcome Letter" and Syllabus with full details on the training program

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