Regional I-Corps Programming

2026 Small Sat cohort

Researchers explore potential impact of their small spacecraft innovations
Researchers explore potential impact of their small spacecraft innovations 2347 1306 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

For researchers developing the next generation of small spacecraft technologies, understanding how those innovations could be used beyond the lab is an important part of the process. Through NASA I-Corps, a group of researchers spent the month of August exploring that question, culminating in conversations with industry experts and potential customers at the Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.

read more
Cohort photo at TechEx North America 2026

Enterprise Innovators Explore Emerging Technologies at TechEx North America 
Enterprise Innovators Explore Emerging Technologies at TechEx North America  2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

In May, a cohort of enterprise innovators participated in an NSF I-Corps regional course centered on emerging technologies.

read more
NASA SmallSat cohort 2025.

NASA I-Corps Empowers Small Sat Innovators to Bridge the Gap Between Research and Industry
NASA I-Corps Empowers Small Sat Innovators to Bridge the Gap Between Research and Industry 1024 768 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

In August 2025, a group of researchers developing small spacecraft innovations explored the potential real-world impact of their technology in a specialized NSF I-Corps regional course led by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) in collaboration with NASA. 

read more
2025 ASCO I-Corps cohort

Oncology Researchers Attend ASCO Event Through I-Corps Regional Course
Oncology Researchers Attend ASCO Event Through I-Corps Regional Course 2048 1536 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

This June, an I-Corps cohort of oncology researchers – each working on a cutting-edge solution to improve care and outcomes for cancer patients – took to Chicago for the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting to interview clinicians about their biggest problems. 

read more
NASA I-Corps wildfire technology management cohort

Wildfire Technology Researchers Participate in a NASA I-Corps Pilot Taught by the IN Hub
Wildfire Technology Researchers Participate in a NASA I-Corps Pilot Taught by the IN Hub 1920 1440 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

NASA recently collaborated with the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) to run a specialized NSF I-Corps regional course for wildfire technology management innovators, an initiative that complements the agency’s wildfire management efforts. 

read more
BIO cohort photo 2024

Biotechnology Researchers Immerse in Customer Discovery at BIO
Biotechnology Researchers Immerse in Customer Discovery at BIO 1000 562 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

For the third year, the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) led a hybrid I-Corps regional course that included a funded customer discovery trip to the BIO International Convention, the world’s largest biotech industry event. 

read more
ARPA-E Summit 2024.

IN I-Corps Course Brings Clean Energy Researchers to ARPA-E Summit 2024 
IN I-Corps Course Brings Clean Energy Researchers to ARPA-E Summit 2024  500 333 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

In May, researchers developing innovative clean-technology solutions conducted customer discovery interviews at the 2024 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit in Dallas, Texas, as members of a ‘hybrid’ National Science Foundation (NSF) I-Corps regional course hosted by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub.

read more
2024 SPIE I-Corps regional course cohort

Optics and Photonics Innovators Explore Commercialization at SPIE Photonics West
Optics and Photonics Innovators Explore Commercialization at SPIE Photonics West 2560 1920 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

This January, a regional I-Corps cohort comprised of optics and photonics researchers traveled to San Francisco to explore the market potential of their innovations at SPIE Photonics West, a convention that brings together researchers, engineers, and industry leaders to learn about the latest updates in light-based technologies. 

read more
AgCorps

AgTech Innovators Evaluate Market Potential for Agriculture Research at AFBF Convention
AgTech Innovators Evaluate Market Potential for Agriculture Research at AFBF Convention 2560 1920 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

In January, the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) led its annual “Ag-Corps” regional course, focused on entrepreneurship training for STEM researchers developing agriculture technology solutions.

read more
Photo: lithium ion battery

From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course
From Ideas to Industry: Exploring Market Potential with the Battery Show Hybrid Course 2560 1707 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

This fall, researchers developing battery technologies explored the market potential of their innovations in a specialized I-Corps regional course led by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub. The course began with two weeks of virtual entrepreneurship training, then moved to an in-person format at the Battery Show conference in Detroit, MI.

read more
  • 1
  • 2
Start Typing