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Emerging Opportunities from Partners

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Emerging Opportunities from Partners

Seminars for academic and business community innovators regarding emerging and ongoing opportunities to commercialize inventions and/or launch technology/science-driven ventures. Click on the dates for registration info.

Mar
11

ScaleHealth 2021 Q1 Summit | Healthy Communities

Online Event
Join ScaleHealth for our first half-day Summit of 2021 as we discuss the topic of Healthy Communities.
Apr
13

Early Stage Startup Funding

Key tactics and resources concerning startup funding. Based on your product and business model, various funding options may be appropriate, including SBIR/STTR and other grants, bootstrapping, angel investors, loans, and (occasionally) venture capital.
May
15

Jumpstart: Technology Commercialization Workshop

A five-session program cloned from the UMN Value Proposition Design course, with instructors from multiple midwest universities. May 21, June 4, June 18, July 2, July 16. Application deadline May 14.
Sep
18

Jumpstart: Technology Commercialization Workshop

A five-session program cloned from the UMN Value Proposition Design course, with instructors from multiple midwest universities. Sept 24, Oct 8, Oct 22, Nov 5, Nov 19. Application deadline Sept 17.

Value Proposition Design

Online Value Prop Class
Value Proposition Design

The University of Minnesota MIN-Corps program is proud to work with Launch Minnesota, an initiative of MN-DEED, helping you translate your innovation to a fundable, high-growth business. We use the Lean Startup (also called Lean LaunchPad) approach, a structured process to quickly assess and refine business concepts, thus avoiding costly mistakes and accelerating your progress to market launch.  Five modules: lean startup intro, product-market fit, customer discovery, pathway to commercialization, and market assessment. 

The certificate courses are for academic scientists and technology entrepreneurs exploring the potential commercialization of specific innovations. Academic teams are elegible for $3,000 grants for nontechnical prototyping and customer research, and may qualify for the I-Corps Teams program ($50,000 grant).  Nonacademic teams will have done the groundwork necessary for an SBIR or Launch MN grant application, as well as the earliest stages of investor due diligence.

Webinars are open to anyone interested in learning about the Lean Startup process.

Click on the dates below for registration info.

Women Innovators Conference

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Women Innovators Conference
The annual Women Innovators Conference is a professional development summit designed to help women innovators connect the dots between their ideas and achieving a positive, significant impact. This digital event will inspire, inform, and connect women students, faculty, and business professionals in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) to strengthen and extend the diverse talent pool of women innovators in the Twin Cities. View this page to see full details and registration.

StartUp: Customer Development and Testing

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StartUp: Customer Development and Testing

This course uses the Lean LaunchPad structured process to learn the initial process of customer development by testing market acceptance of a specific new business concept. Students primarily take this course individually and must have an idea or technology that they are interested in pursuing. The goal of the curse is to teach the process to quickly and efficiently test the value and market fit for a new concept.

Sci Pitch

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Sci Pitch

University researchers are strongly motivated to bring their breakthrough innovations to market, but lack business expertise. Graduate students at the Carlson School are business-savvy leaders, many of whom are seeking meaningful entrepreneurial experiences. Let's combine these talents to bridge the gap between research and real-world impact. Click on date below to register.

Lunch-and-Learns

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Lunch-and-Learns

Tailored and targeted lunch-time sessions on science/technology innovation commercialization and entrepreneurhsip for academic departments, student clubs, affinity groups, research centers and professional development programs. Click on the dates for registration info.

To request a customized program for your group, contact Carla Pavone at [email protected]

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