IN I-Corps Hub

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RIT is one of the partner institutions that make up the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Hub: Interior Northeast Region. IN I-Corps aims to expand the nation’s geography of innovation by creating a cohesive innovation ecosystem that delivers inclusive models of education and workforce training designed for and by innovators in rural regions and small cities.

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Upcoming Events

Regional I-Corps Courses and Info Sessions are open to anyone, regardless of University affiliation or geographic location. Courses can be virtual or hybrid, and sometimes are intended for innovators in a specific field. For a list of all upcoming events, please see the IN I-Corps Events page.

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News

2023 Ag-Corps participants.

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Innovators Explore Product-Market Fit of Tech in Ag-Corps

Ag-Corps teams connected with potential customers at the 2023 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention to explore the product-market fit of their ag tech innovations.

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GEM Fellows I-Corps Course Celebrates Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurship

The National GEM Consortium teamed up with I-Corps to provide an exclusive entrepreneurial course for deep-tech innovators from underrepresented groups.

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NSF Awards Cornell University $15 Million to Lead I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region Hub

The National Science Foundation has awarded Cornell University a $15 million, five-year grant to lead the newest Innovation Corps Hub, I-Corps: Interior Northeast Region.

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Team

Ryne Raffaelle — Ryne Raffaele
Hub Partner Senior Administrator, Vice President for Research, Associate Provost, Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Rochester Institute of Technology

Richard DeMartino — Richard DeMartino
Operations Team

Rochester Institute of Technology

Evan Vershay — Evan Vershay
Operations Team

Rochester Institute of Technology

Tom Klein — Tom Klein
Regional I-Corps Instructor

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Scot Atkins — Scot Atkins
Regional I-Corps Instructor

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Anthony Testa — Anthony Testa
Operations Team, Regional I-Corps Instructor

Rochester Institute of Technology

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