Are you interested in taking your innovative idea, technology, or process commercial? Entrepreneurial-minded graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, and local community members are invited to apply. The program is structured around the Lean Startup methodologies and principles used by NSF’s National I-Corps. The NSF-funded I-Corps program’s goal is to foster entrepreneurship for commercializing technology through customer discovery. Schedule

Applications for this cohort are not currently available.

Join us for an online webinar highlighting past participants of I-Corps and the impact the program has had on their entrepreneurial journeys. Find out how these I-Corps alumni used the customer discovery process to validate their idea and find their customers. Register here About the speakers Join us for an online webinar highlighting past participants of I-Corps and the impact

The Regional I-Corps training at North Dakota State University spans five weeks, offering a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes both researchers and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend their focus beyond the lab and consider the economic and

The Regional I-Corps training offers a blended approach to assess the market potential of your technology. This program welcomes both researchers and entrepreneurs, the curriculum explores the commercial potential of deep technology solutions across any industry sector. It prepares researchers to extend their focus beyond the lab and consider the economic and societal impact of their work. Participants in an

  By participating in this I-Corps cohort, your team will learn how to use the scientific method to validate the translational potential of your technology. This is about equipping your team with tools to translate research into solutions that matter. Regional I-Corps offers a unique opportunity to begin assessing the value proposition of your technology by helping researchers explore how

Applications are currently not being taken for this cohort.  Schedule Session 1: Tuesday, February 3, 2pm – 3:15pm CT Session 2: Thursday, February 5, 2pm – 3:15pm CT Session 3: Tuesday, February 10, 2pm – 3:15pm CT Session 4: Thursday, February 12, 2pm – 3:15pm CT Session 5: Tuesday, February 17, 2pm – 3:15pm CT Session 6: Thursday, February 19,

The Regional I-Corps at Dakota State University is a five-week program designed to help teams with AI-driven innovations evaluate the commercial potential of their technology. Tailored for researchers and entrepreneurs working in artificial intelligence or AI-enabled solutions, this cohort blends instruction and hands-on customer discovery to clarify real market needs and opportunities. Participants learn to look beyond the research environment