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Innovation & Enrepreneurship Support
Wayne State University is continuing its commitment to spurring inventiveness, innovation and entrepreneurship throughout the Detroit Metro Area. With education, technology transfers and funding, Wayne State University helps students with start-ups across all stages.
Engineering students can gain an EDGE Engineering Entrepreneur certification that covers curriculum from the business, law and engineering departments. The EDGE certificate is designed to teach engineering students the aspects of business that foster new ventures, leveraged technical expertise and business acumen.
Technology transfers through the research department's Technology Commercialization program are used by Wayne State University to "...support the faculty and the university in translating innovative ideas from the university to the marketplace." Students have an opportunity to leverage Wayne State University research to help create a product advantage over competitors in the marketplace.
Students can find support for their new venture at two law department clinics. First, there is the Business Community Law Clinic. Finally, the Patent Procurement Clinic helps student apply for and secure patents.
Student EDGE Education
The EDGE Engineering Entrepreneur certificate is offered by Wayne State University to engineering students that are interested in entrepreneurship. Designed to help students leverage their technical prowess with new ventures, the complete certificate curriculum includes classes and topics from the school of business, law and engineering.
Classes:
- FIN 3290 Business Finance
- MGMT 5650 Entrepreneurial Management
- MKT 3300 Marketing Management
- BE 5800 Legal Aspects of Engineering Entrepreneurship
- CHE 4800 or CE 4995 or ECE 4600 or IE 4800 or 4880 or ME 4500 or BME 4910/4920 or ET 4999
Some of the above courses will count towards departmental engineering requirements for a Wayne State University degree.
University Technology Transfer Function
The Technology Commercialization program is how Wayne State University transfers its intellectual property to faculty and student for the purpose of commercialization. The ventures that successfully gain use of Wayne State University's IP must be scalable.
Regional And Local Economic Development
Blackstone LaunchPad
Blackstone LaunchPad, located on the main campus of Wayne State University, helps students develop business plans for their new venture. The funding for Blackstone LaunchPad comes, in part, from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation's five year commitment of $50 million to support innovation, entrepreneur and job growth.
Funding For Futures
The Warrior Fund is a pool of money, up to $5000, that students can use as seed capital for a new venture.
