NIH I-Corps entrepreneurial training pilot program showcases results

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What

Nineteen teams participating in the National Institutes of Health I-Corps team training pilot program (PDF - 236KB) will present their business models for their small business innovation research (SBIR)-funded technologies. The program, modeled after the successful National Science Foundation I-Corps program

, provides scientists with real-world, immersive entrepreneurship training to help them develop viable business models for commercializing new and emerging technologies for the detection, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease.

Who

Michael Weingarten, Director, National Cancer Institute Small Business Innovation Research Development Center
Andrew Kurtz, Team Leader, NCI SBIR Development Center
Steve Blank, Lead Instructor, NIH I-Corps Pilot Program

When

Interviews will be scheduled upon request between 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Reporters are also invited to view the participant presentations during this time period.

Where

Microsoft Building, 5404 Wisconsin Ave, 5th Floor, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815

How

Contact the NIH News Media Branch: nihnmb@mail.nih.gov.

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