INITIATIVES

FACULTY & RESEARCHER INITIATIVES

I-CORPS

A hub for education, infrastructure and research that engages academic scientists and engineers in innovation. Hosts world-class training programs designed to get researchers to extend their focus beyond the laboratory and accelerate the transfer of cutting-edge research into commercial success

MTRAC

Funding research applications in advanced transportation materials, robotics and autonomy, sensors, electric vehicle drivetrain, propulsion, software, controls, data, and advanced manufacturing processes.

MICHIGAN BIOMEDICAL VENTURE FUND

Investment in biomedical startup companies with U-M licenses IP in the domain of therapeutics, devices, diagnostics, or health IT. This fund is exclusively for biomedical startups or companies with U-M IP or license.

COULTER TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

A commercialization fund that seeks to accelerate the development of university technologies into new products to improve health care.

INTRODUCATION TO VENTURE CREATION

U-M Clinical Professor of Law, Dana Thompson, leads you through a customized video series built specifically for you after answering three simple questions to help you weigh the different factors that arise when creating your business entity.

INTRODUCTION TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

U-M Law Professor, Bryce Pilz, guides entrepreneurs through the important concepts of intellectual property covering over over 60 topics, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets.

BUILDING A BUSINESS 101

Research Scientist, Travis Thompson, and the I-Corps Node discuss building a business case, mapping an ecosystem, and doing basic customer discovery in this series.

RESEARCHERS

Providing opportunities, funding, and connections to take their work beyond academia and into real world applications.

PARTNERS

Connecting individuals and companies with talented students, programs, and ways to engage with entrepreneurship at the University of Michigan.