Resources

New virtual training course gives startups the right tools in the right format

The USPTO has launched a free, virtual startup certification training course to help entrepreneurs protect their intellectual property (IP), secure funding, and ensure cybersecurity. Designed for busy startups, this two-hour course covers essential topics such as using the new IP Identifier tool to determine which IP needs protection, safeguarding IP with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, incorporating cybersecurity for small businesses, and avoiding suspicious funding. Upon completion, participants receive a certificate and access to valuable resources. The course emphasizes the importance of IP protection, highlighting its potential to boost funding, employee growth, and sales. Additionally, it addresses the critical need for cybersecurity, noting that many small businesses are vulnerable to cyberattacks. This course is part of the USPTO’s broader effort to support startups through its updated resources webpage.

The startup certification training course is one of many resources available on their recently updated Startup resources webpage

Center for Student Entrepreneurship 

The Center for Student Entrepreneurship at NJIT is the birthplace of the Entrepreneurial Experience and the home of the Entrepreneurs Society. Our programs extend beyond the classroom, to bring together a set of experiential learning opportunities, where students can apply concepts to the real startup world. We are not limiting our lane to new venture creation. It is a unique holistic approach to creating STEM entrepreneurs in a diverse and inclusive environment for them to fail, learn, pivot, and excel forward. Rather than focusing on shared earnings, we are focusing on shared learnings. Our mission is to radically broaden access to and participation in entrepreneurial efforts and learning for all NJIT students.

Discover our ecosystem that is designed to accelerate your journey from idea to impact. Connect with entrepreneurial resources and a vibrant network at NJIT and beyond. 

U.S. National Science Foundation

Directorate of Technology, Innovation and Partnerships

One year ago, under the leadership of Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced the establishment of the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP, the agency's first new directorate in more than 30 years.

Just a few months later, Congress passed the "CHIPS and Science Act," authorizing the establishment of the directorate and charging it with the critical mission of advancing U.S. competitiveness through investments that accelerate the development of key technologies and address pressing societal and economic challenges.

The following “Pilots” are funded by the TIP directorate to provide resources for researchers, partners and stakeholders to support pathways to translational research and innovation partnerships from ideation to market research to entrepreneurship and commercialization for societal benefits. TIP views pilots as experiments that offer an opportunity to learn something new or improve the agency’s overall approach to funding research and innovation. Specifically, each pilot involves defining a hypothesis, testing it, and then assessing the outcomes to inform if the approach is worthy of further investment and scaling. More information is available on the NSF website TIP Pilot Efforts.

Entrepreneurial Training Pilot Before and After I-Corps

The entrepreneurial training and mentoring pilot program for academic researchers offers training that specifically builds upon and extends NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps™). Led by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, this pilot will help researchers launch a startup to commercialize technology.

NobleReach Emerge Pilot

A collaboration between NSF and NobleReach Emerge to identify and accelerate the translation of NSF-funded research into biotech and bio-inspired designs with impacts. NSF and NobleReach Emerge staff selected research with potential commercial applications then connected researchers with NobleReach Emerge experts.
 

NextCorps Pilot

A pilot designed to help maximize the chances of success for startups by making available novel curriculum and support methodologies, including techno-economics training and methods to evaluate financials. The pilot is led by NextCorps, a startup accelerator based in Rochester, New York.
 

Compass Pilot

A pilot to support the increased involvement and success of entrepreneurs from historically underrepresented groups to bring their innovations to communities and the public with broad societal benefits. The new pilot is led by the Public Policy Lab, a nonprofit innovation lab.
 

National Health Institutes: Research and Training

Blueprint MedTech

Innovators developing groundbreaking medical device technologies face a number of challenges along the translational path from bench to bedside. The Blueprint MedTech program is an NIH incubator that aims to address such challenges and support the innovators by accelerating the development of cutting-edge medical devices to diagnose and/or treat disorders of the nervous system. The mission of the program is to catalyze the translation of novel technologies from early-stage development to readiness for first-in-human clinical studies. For more information, click here.
 

Blueprint MedTech Incubator Hubs

Blueprint MedTech is funding two Incubator Hubs, NeuroTech Harbor (NTH) and CINTA (Center for Innovative NeuroTech Advancement), to solicit, evaluate, and oversee technology development projects. The Hubs will provide direct funding and in-kind resources to innovator teams to develop and de-risk these groundbreaking technologies to the point where additional investments are warranted from industry partners, investors, and government. For more information, click here.
 

NIH SEED Fund

PROGRAMS FOR ACADEMICS

This NIH Programs provides resources to support academics interested in translating their discoveries into healthcare products. The program includes:

NIH Proof of Concept Network - A network of 11 hubs and centers that provide entrepreneurship training and proof of concept funding. Learn more and find out if your institution is part of the network.

Search Technologies from Academic Centers and Hubs

NIH's Proof of Concept Network has funded more than 350 projects which have received more than $1 billion in private follow-on financing to continue their development.

Program Benefits

Hear from successful innovators who have benefitted from the program.