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The University of Rochester 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. Learn more about the University of Rochester.

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March 17, 2026
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$45M Raised, 114 New Jobs Created: I-Corps Startups Accelerate Deep Tech Growth in 2025

Startup ventures emerging from I-Corps teams welcomed a total of 119 new paid employees during the year. Alumni secured $16,617,873 in SBIR and STTR awards and raised $29,713,562 in capital to support research, commercialization progress, and long-term scaling.

Bluminate helps to prevent hospital-acquired infections

Bluminate (formerly VAPGuard) is transforming infection prevention in critical care with a novel, patent-pending medical device that reduces the risk of the most costly and deadly hospital-acquired infections, such as ventilator-associated pneumonia and catheter-associated urinary tract infections.

Photonect Secures $1.25M SBIR Phase II Award from NSF

A $1.25 million grant will help I-Corps alumni startup Photonect Interconnect Solutions advance the commercialization of its photonics innovation. Photonics technology can make data centers and telecommunications networks, which require a lot of power to handle internet traffic and cloud storage, more cost- and energy-efficient.