Invention to Innovation (I2i)

gain the entrepreneurial mindset and the innovation skills to make early stage choices which increase your chances of creating impact from your scientific invention or research advances. this perspective and skillset enables you to be more successful as a scientist-entrepreneur, an innovation leader in industry, or a translational scientist/engineer. you will learn to: articulate the performance attributes of your invention identify key uncertainties in the commercialization of your invention propose managerial actions to manage those uncertainties identify innovation opportunities prioritize market applications claim and protect your intellectual property create and validate your value proposition form and iterate your business model learn the language and conventions of finance create financial statements for the commercialization of your novel product learn valuation techniques create a financing strategy tell your story in a compelling fashion discover your leader