Fridays, May 23 - July 11 | 8:00-10:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Online | FREE
Explore the commercial viability of your medical innovation idea using the Lean LaunchPad approach to systematically test key assumptions about your technology and the customer problems it might be able to solve better than current alternatives.
Learning ObjectivesCourse Benefits- Become eligible for the NSF I-Corps National Teams program and $50,000 grant for qualifying technologies and teams (only deep-tech, university-based teams who complete at least 20-30 customer discovery interviews).
- Receive up to $1,000 in funding for customer discovery-related expenses including but not limited to conference fees, travel, and premium LinkedIn accounts.
- Prepare for applying to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
- Gain valuable market insight to inform the next steps in your research and/or development.
- Develop network connections and receive mentoring from experienced industry experts and entrepreneurs
- Develop the entrepreneurial mindset and toolset needed for a career in academia, industry, startups, or government
- Receive a digital certificate upon course completion