NSF - Southwest I-Corps

August 7, 2017

UTRGV receives almost $500,000 from National Science Foundation to establish I-Corps Site

By Cheryl Taylor RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – AUG. 4, 2017 – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has been awarded $499,985 in federal funding by the National Science Foundation to ...

March 7, 2017

This Program Uses Lean Startup Techniques to Turn Scientists into Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review By Greg Satell When Subra Suresh was tapped to lead the National Science Foundation (NSF), in 2010, he saw that many of the pathbreaking discoveries developed through ...

September 18, 2016

The stARTup Studio at UT in Austin Showcases Professor-led Startups

By Laura Lorek Reporter with Silicon Hills News Feature Image: Professor of Innovation at UT Austin Bob Metcalfe with Francisco Gomes, associate dean for graduate programs in UT’s school of ...

July 20, 2016

Does Business + Science = Safer Hospital Rooms?

Texas A&M Explores The Business Of Safer Hospital Rooms Newswise — “Technology boot camp” is how Virender Sharma, a professor at the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of ...

May 5, 2016

How three local startups made it

The popularity of ABC’s Shark Tank has made it hip for many to identify themselves as entrepreneurs, even though it’s more likely most haven’t made it out of the what-if stage. The ...

March 7, 2016

NSF I-Corps helps ‘define your market’

By Patrick Kurp, Engineering Communications Rice University George R. Brown School of Engineering “We are trained in science, in our discipline. Business we tend to learn on our own. One of the ...

December 21, 2015

UT drug, med device researchers score funding from Dell Medical School

Dell Medical School leaders have emphasized the part it will play in turning research into real-world applications and business opportunities, as well as its academic role. Those efforts are paying ...

October 26, 2015

Southwest Node of NSF I-Corps hosts regional program

In October, the Southwest Node of NSF I-Corps hosted a regional program to develop potentially eligible teams for national I-Corps grants. Organized by Rice University and the University of Houston, ...

June 15, 2015

Texas Tech Newest Member of NSF I-Corps Node

The program fosters entrepreneurship that will lead to the commercialization of technology previously supported by National Science Foundation-funded research. Texas Tech University has been named ...

June 15, 2015

Texas Tech newest member of National Science Foundation’s I-Corps node

Lubbock Avalanche Journal Texas Tech University has been named the fourth member of the southwest node of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps, joining The University of Texas at Austin, ...

April 21, 2015

I-Corps’ Effect…as an Infographic!

How is I-Corps affecting entrepreneurs and scientists across America? NSF has put together a great info graphic that answers this question. Below are some highlights from the full report. Download ...

April 15, 2015

SXSW Schedule: UT Austin National Science Foundation I-Corps

Sunday, March 15 2:00PM - 3:00PM Radisson Town Lake Riverside Ballroom 111 E Cesar Chavez The National Science Foundation I-Corps program is focused on advancing the commercial outcomes ...