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Bridget Hagen

Cornell computer science professor Hakim Weatherspoon helping students.

Through I-Corps, Cornell Research Impacts Beyond the Lab
Through I-Corps, Cornell Research Impacts Beyond the Lab 1920 1280 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

For Cornell researchers developing innovative, problem-solving technologies, the work doesn’t end in the lab. Discoveries that reach the market can improve society and stimulate economic growth, and Cornell’s robust entrepreneurial ecosystem is there to support innovators who want to make an impact with their research. 

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Scientist working with auto robotical machine for testing blood, modern laboratory medical equipment.

Nanopath Secures $10 Million to Commercialize Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Women
Nanopath Secures $10 Million to Commercialize Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Women 1800 1200 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps alumni company Nanopath, which spun out of Dartmouth College, recently closed a $10 million Series A funding round. The funding will support development and commercialization of their biosensing platform that transforms how women’s pelvic and gynecologic infections are diagnosed.

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Photo: teams in the 2023 BIO Regional Course

BioTech Innovators Engage with Customers at BIO
BioTech Innovators Engage with Customers at BIO 2560 1722 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

This June, a group of researchers developing biotechnology innovations conducted customer discovery interviews at the 2023 BIO International Convention (BIO) in Boston through a tailored I-Corps regional course hosted by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps).

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AvantGuard Closes $2.85 Million Seed Funding Round 
AvantGuard Closes $2.85 Million Seed Funding Round  1000 650 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

I-Corps alumni company AvantGuard (formerly Halomine) recently closed a $2.85 million seed funding round with investments from Blue Ledge Capital, SOSV, LaunchNY, and Red Bear Angels.

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Energy Researchers Perform Customer Discovery at ARPA-E Summit
Energy Researchers Perform Customer Discovery at ARPA-E Summit 2560 1920 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

The Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) led a specialized regional course for energy researchers in March 2023 that involved tailored virtual entrepreneurship training, followed by sponsored travel to Washington, D.C. for the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.  

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Alexa Schmitz, co-founder of REEgen.

I-Corps Alum Engineers Bacteria to Make Green Energy Tech Cleaner
I-Corps Alum Engineers Bacteria to Make Green Energy Tech Cleaner 1920 1080 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Alexa Schmitz and Sean Medin, co-founders of I-Corps alumni startup REEgen, are using biological engineering to make the extraction and purification of rare earth elements more environmentally friendly.

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Four individuals sitting at desks and wearing virtual reality headsets.

VR Job Training Startup Raises $35 Million in Series B Funding
VR Job Training Startup Raises $35 Million in Series B Funding 2560 1709 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Transfr, an I-Corps alumni focused on virtual reality job training, raised $35 million in a Series B funding round.

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