University Innovation Fellows - User contributions [en]

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-03T05:02:12Z

Uzair835:

Campus Overview

----

= Introduction =

'''The University of California, San Diego '''is a campus with a rich innovation and entrepeurial environment. Home of the Rady School of Management and Jacobs School of Engineering, students at UCSD, in both undergraduate and graduate programs, have access to a wide variety of workshops, programs, clubs, and other organizations involving innovation and entrepeurial ventures. With over 30,000 undergraduate students, many startups in technology, life sciences, and social innovation are produced by student entrepeneurs. 

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

UCSD's students have a prominent campus role in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. With a number of programs and events geared towards undergraduates, innovation has become a significant part of student culture, both within undergraduate and graduate circles. Through incubator programs, business pitch competitions, and a strong culture of awareness within the campus, students at UCSD are able to participate within the Innovation Ecosystem.

The Moxie Center is UCSD's premier center for undergraduate innovation. The Moxie Center is an undergraduate innovation incubator, guiding student teams through understanding the Lean Startup model and building their start up companies. Entrance to the Moxie Center requires an application and approval by its directors, after which the Center provides a number of valuable resources. With strong ties to the von Leibeg Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Rady School of Managment, the Jacobs School of Engineering, the Moxie Center puts students in touch with important advisors and contacts, in engineering, business, and legal fields. The Center is outfitted with two locations-- a dry lab center, with tables, tools, 3d printers, and more equipment to allow student teams to work on their products and innovations, and a second workspace location, with more whiteboards, meeting rooms, and resources available to Moxie students. 

Business pitch competitions at UCSD's campus are common within the Jacobs school of Engineering and the Rady school of managment. Several annual competitions take place at UCSD; the Trinet Challenge is a collaboratie pitch event between Jacobs, Rady, and Scripps, with the opportunity to win over $15K in funding, and is open to undergraduates; the UCSD e-Challenge has several stages, and gives out more than $100k in funding and resources over its several events, and is also open to undergraduates; the Moxie Center puts on the Zahn Prize every year, open to students within the Moxie Center. Even more small events take place on UCSD's campus, like Moxie's frequent Fastpitch Contests for small cash prizes. The vast majority of the business pitch competitions are open to undergraduate students, but predominantly find participation from graduate student teams. These competitions are open to public viewing, and attract significant attention from local industry repreresentatives, including executives from prominent organizations, like Qualcomm, General Atomics, Evo Nexus, and more. These competitions, in addition to providing participants with potential prize money, serve as excellent mixers and networking events, and create strong ties between campus participators and outside bodies.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

The Faculty within UCSD are highly involved within the Innovation ecosystem on campus, and can be found leading the programs and centers dedicated to student innovation. Given that position, many faculty innovators are strongly tied to student innovators, and the two groups communicate and collaborate to grow the ecosystem. From professors to other faculty, a large number of entrepreneurial ventures are started by faculty members with graduate student teams, teams that frequently make appearances within UCSD's many business pitch competition. At UCSD's annual Trinet Challenge, undergraduates and Professors compete and pitch on the same stage, and are judged together, sometimes with surprising results. Faculty have access to many of the centers students have access to, like the Von Leibeg Center, where they can be connected to valuable contacts, receive advising from experienced industry leaders, and involve themself in the same entrepreneurial ecosystem that students find themselves in.

The spirit of entrepreneurship within faculty and professors provides encouragment for the students that are involved with them via classes, advisement, or team leadership. Many faculty members that are connected with prominent faculty innovators (leaders of innovation centers, for example) attend student business pitch competitions, and provide feedback to student teams pitching their ideas. This connection between faculty and students fosters growth within the campus innovation ecosystem, as more faculty are able to direct and orient students toward entrepreneurial centers and pathways, like the Moxie center or vLC. 

= University Technology Transfer =

The UCSD Tech Transfer Office is the largest on-campus resource for IP law services. Open to access by students and faculty, the Tech Transfer Office is frequently referred to by entrepreneurial organizations on campus for assistance in IP protection for student or faculty innovators. Over 180 startup companies have been formed in the region with UCSD TTO-licenced technologies, founded by graduates, faculty, and, occasionally, undergraduates. The Tech Transfer Office has over 30 members of technology transfer staff, and offers patent writing, patent searching, and educational services. The Office also has involvment with a number of organizations in the region, including the largest startup incubator in the region, and several law offices. 

= University-Industry Collaboration =

UC San Diego and the surrounding collection of companies, organizations, and business groups share a number of strong bonds. UCSD's many entrepreneurial events, like business pitch competitions, Moxie exhibitions, poster sessions, TEDx talks, and entrepreneurship workshops, attract a number of off-campus participants an observers. Participants in UCSD innovation and entrepreneurship events frequenrtly get the opportunity to network and build ties with the greater innovation community around campus. 

The Jacobs School of Engineering and the Rady School of Managment consistenly include industry figures as leaders and participants in their hosted events. The Dean of Engineering invites industry leaders to view exhibitions of engineering student innovation projects, and frequently hosts industry leaders in talks, conventions, and presentations. The Jacobs School also contains the Von Leibeg Center, an entrepreneurship advising center, for students, graduates, faculty, and administrators. Completely open-acess, the vLC is the epicenter of industry connection within Jacobs. Advisors within the vLC are individuals with previous executive experience within the industry, venture capitalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and concurrent industry figures, and provide valuable industry advising directly to campus innovators. 

= Regional/Local Economic Development Efforts =

UCSD's numerous programs, within entrepreneurship, innovation, engineering, and business, all share significant ties to regional industries and companies. In many cases, faculty members involved with running certain programs are also members of outside organizations and companies, and contribute their experience within industry to assist on-campus innovation. Major innovation centers on campus, like the vLC or Moxie Center, have official advisors from outside companies, furthering the connection local companies have with innovative stuents on campus. These connections foster communication, and provide advantages to both students and local companies-- the companies talent search on campus, and talented students benefit from the attention from potential employers. UCSD's strong STEM culture and highly recognized entrepreneurial community make it a hub of attention, from established companies and startups alike. 

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[Invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadEZvcmlRblBadjFjbXJUU2U0Q0pSZ3c|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego_Student_Priorities Campus Student Priorities]

University Innovation Fellows:

 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Uzair_Mohammad Uzair Mohammad]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Finch Alex Finch]

Neil Gandhi

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joyce_Sunday Joyce Sunday]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Deepak_Atyam Deepak Atyam]

[[Jack Goodwin|Jack Goodwin]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-03T03:57:06Z

Uzair835:

Campus Overview

----

= Introduction =

'''The University of California, San Diego '''is a campus with a rich innovation and entrepeurial environment. Home of the Rady School of Management and Jacobs School of Engineering, students at UCSD, in both undergraduate and graduate programs, have access to a wide variety of workshops, programs, clubs, and other organizations involving innovation and entrepeurial ventures. With over 30,000 undergraduate students, many startups in technology, life sciences, and social innovation are produced by student entrepeneurs. 

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

UCSD's students have a prominent campus role in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. With a number of programs and events geared towards undergraduates, innovation has become a significant part of student culture, both within undergraduate and graduate circles. Through incubator programs, business pitch competitions, and a strong culture of awareness within the campus, students at UCSD are able to participate within the Innovation Ecosystem.

The Moxie Center is UCSD's premier center for undergraduate innovation. The Moxie Center is an undergraduate innovation incubator, guiding student teams through understanding the Lean Startup model and building their start up companies. Entrance to the Moxie Center requires an application and approval by its directors, after which the Center provides a number of valuable resources. With strong ties to the von Leibeg Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Rady School of Managment, the Jacobs School of Engineering, the Moxie Center puts students in touch with important advisors and contacts, in engineering, business, and legal fields. The Center is outfitted with two locations-- a dry lab center, with tables, tools, 3d printers, and more equipment to allow student teams to work on their products and innovations, and a second workspace location, with more whiteboards, meeting rooms, and resources available to Moxie students. 

Business pitch competitions at UCSD's campus are common within the Jacobs school of Engineering and the Rady school of managment. Several annual competitions take place at UCSD; the Trinet Challenge is a collaboratie pitch event between Jacobs, Rady, and Scripps, with the opportunity to win over $15K in funding, and is open to undergraduates; the UCSD e-Challenge has several stages, and gives out more than $100k in funding and resources over its several events, and is also open to undergraduates; the Moxie Center puts on the Zahn Prize every year, open to students within the Moxie Center. Even more small events take place on UCSD's campus, like Moxie's frequent Fastpitch Contests for small cash prizes. The vast majority of the business pitch competitions are open to undergraduate students, but predominantly find participation from graduate student teams. These competitions are open to public viewing, and attract significant attention from local industry repreresentatives, including executives from prominent organizations, like Qualcomm, General Atomics, Evo Nexus, and more. These competitions, in addition to providing participants with potential prize money, serve as excellent mixers and networking events, and create strong ties between campus participators and outside bodies.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

The Faculty within UCSD are highly involved within the Innovation ecosystem on campus, and can be found leading the programs and centers dedicated to student innovation. Given that position, many faculty innovators are strongly tied to student innovators, and the two groups communicate and collaborate to grow the ecosystem. From professors to other faculty, a large number of entrepreneurial ventures are started by faculty members with graduate student teams, teams that frequently make appearances within UCSD's many business pitch competition. At UCSD's annual Trinet Challenge, undergraduates and Professors compete and pitch on the same stage, and are judged together, sometimes with surprising results. Faculty have access to many of the centers students have access to, like the Von Leibeg Center, where they can be connected to valuable contacts, receive advising from experienced industry leaders, and involve themself in the same entrepreneurial ecosystem that students find themselves in.

The spirit of entrepreneurship within faculty and professors provides encouragment for the students that are involved with them via classes, advisement, or team leadership. Many faculty members that are connected with prominent faculty innovators (leaders of innovation centers, for example) attend student business pitch competitions, and provide feedback to student teams pitching their ideas. This connection between faculty and students fosters growth within the campus innovation ecosystem, as more faculty are able to direct and orient students toward entrepreneurial centers and pathways, like the Moxie center or vLC. 

= University Technology Transfer =

The UCSD Tech Transfer Office is the largest on-campus resource for IP law services. Open to access by students and faculty, the Tech Transfer Office is frequently referred to by entrepreneurial organizations on campus for assistance in IP protection for student or faculty innovators. Over 180 startup companies have been formed in the region with UCSD TTO-licenced technologies, founded by graduates, faculty, and, occasionally, undergraduates. The Tech Transfer Office has over 30 members of technology transfer staff, and offers patent writing, patent searching, and educational services. The Office also has involvment with a number of organizations in the region, including the largest startup incubator in the region, and several law offices. 

= University-Industry Collaboration =

UC San Diego and the surrounding collection of companies, organizations, and business groups share a number of strong bonds. UCSD's many entrepreneurial events, like business pitch competitions, Moxie exhibitions, poster sessions, TEDx talks, and entrepreneurship workshops, attract a number of off-campus participants an observers. Participants in UCSD innovation and entrepreneurship events frequenrtly get the opportunity to network and build ties with the greater innovation community around campus. 

The Jacobs School of Engineering and the Rady School of Managment consistenly include industry figures as leaders and participants in their hosted events. The Dean of Engineering invites industry leaders to view exhibitions of engineering student innovation projects, and frequently hosts industry leaders in talks, conventions, and presentations. The Jacobs School also contains the Von Leibeg Center, an entrepreneurship advising center, for students, graduates, faculty, and administrators. Completely open-acess, the vLC is the epicenter of industry connection within Jacobs. Advisors within the vLC are individuals with previous executive experience within the industry, venture capitalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and concurrent industry figures, and provide valuable industry advising directly to campus innovators. 

= Regional/Local Economic Development Efforts =

add content

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[Invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadEZvcmlRblBadjFjbXJUU2U0Q0pSZ3c|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego_Student_Priorities Campus Student Priorities]

University Innovation Fellows:

 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Uzair_Mohammad Uzair Mohammad]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Finch Alex Finch]

Neil Gandhi

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joyce_Sunday Joyce Sunday]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Deepak_Atyam Deepak Atyam]

[[Jack Goodwin|Jack Goodwin]]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-02T00:07:49Z

Uzair835:

Campus Overview

----

= Introduction =

'''The University of California, San Diego '''is a campus with a rich innovation and entrepeurial environment. Home of the Rady School of Management and Jacobs School of Engineering, students at UCSD, in both undergraduate and graduate programs, have access to a wide variety of workshops, programs, clubs, and other organizations involving innovation and entrepeurial ventures. With over 30,000 undergraduate students, many startups in technology, life sciences, and social innovation are produced by student entrepeneurs. 

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

UCSD's students have a prominent campus role in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. With a number of programs and events geared towards undergraduates, innovation has become a significant part of student culture, both within undergraduate and graduate circles. Through incubator programs, business pitch competitions, and a strong culture of awareness within the campus, students at UCSD are able to participate within the Innovation Ecosystem.

The Moxie Center is UCSD's premier center for undergraduate innovation. The Moxie Center is an undergraduate innovation incubator, guiding student teams through understanding the Lean Startup model and building their start up companies. Entrance to the Moxie Center requires an application and approval by its directors, after which the Center provides a number of valuable resources. With strong ties to the von Leibeg Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Rady School of Managment, the Jacobs School of Engineering, the Moxie Center puts students in touch with important advisors and contacts, in engineering, business, and legal fields. The Center is outfitted with two locations-- a dry lab center, with tables, tools, 3d printers, and more equipment to allow student teams to work on their products and innovations, and a second workspace location, with more whiteboards, meeting rooms, and resources available to Moxie students. 

Business pitch competitions at UCSD's campus are common within the Jacobs school of Engineering and the Rady school of managment. Several annual competitions take place at UCSD; the Trinet Challenge is a collaboratie pitch event between Jacobs, Rady, and Scripps, with the opportunity to win over $15K in funding, and is open to undergraduates; the UCSD e-Challenge has several stages, and gives out more than $100k in funding and resources over its several events, and is also open to undergraduates; the Moxie Center puts on the Zahn Prize every year, open to students within the Moxie Center. Even more small events take place on UCSD's campus, like Moxie's frequent Fastpitch Contests for small cash prizes. The vast majority of the business pitch competitions are open to undergraduate students, but predominantly find participation from graduate student teams. These competitions are open to public viewing, and attract significant attention from local industry repreresentatives, including executives from prominent organizations, like Qualcomm, General Atomics, Evo Nexus, and more. These competitions, in addition to providing participants with potential prize money, serve as excellent mixers and networking events, and create strong ties between campus participators and outside bodies.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

The Faculty within UCSD are highly involved within the Innovation ecosystem on campus, and can be found leading the programs and centers dedicated to student innovation. Given that position, many faculty innovators are strongly tied to student innovators, and the two groups communicate and collaborate to grow the ecosystem. From professors to other faculty, a large number of entrepreneurial ventures are started by faculty members with graduate student teams, teams that frequently make appearances within UCSD's many business pitch competition. At UCSD's annual Trinet Challenge, undergraduates and Professors compete and pitch on the same stage, and are judged together, sometimes with surprising results. Faculty have access to many of the centers students have access to, like the Von Leibeg Center, where they can be connected to valuable contacts, receive advising from experienced industry leaders, and involve themself in the same entrepreneurial ecosystem that students find themselves in.

The spirit of entrepreneurship within faculty and professors provides encouragment for the students that are involved with them via classes, advisement, or team leadership. Many faculty members that are connected with prominent faculty innovators (leaders of innovation centers, for example) attend student business pitch competitions, and provide feedback to student teams pitching their ideas. This connection between faculty and students fosters growth within the campus innovation ecosystem, as more faculty are able to direct and orient students toward entrepreneurial centers and pathways, like the Moxie center or vLC. 

= University Technology Transfer =

add content

= University-Industry Collaboration =

UC San Diego and the surrounding collection of companies, organizations, and business groups share a number of strong bonds. UCSD's many entrepreneurial events, like business pitch competitions, Moxie exhibitions, poster sessions, TEDx talks, and entrepreneurship workshops, attract a number of off-campus participants an observers. Participants in UCSD innovation and entrepreneurship events frequenrtly get the opportunity to network and build ties with the greater innovation community around campus. 

The Jacobs School of Engineering and the Rady School of Managment consistenly include industry figures as leaders and participants in their hosted events. The Dean of Engineering invites industry leaders to view exhibitions of engineering student innovation projects, and frequently hosts industry leaders in talks, conventions, and presentations. The Jacobs School also contains the Von Leibeg Center, an entrepreneurship advising center, for students, graduates, faculty, and administrators. Completely open-acess, the vLC is the epicenter of industry connection within Jacobs. Advisors within the vLC are individuals with previous executive experience within the industry, venture capitalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and concurrent industry figures, and provide valuable industry advising directly to campus innovators. 

= Regional/Local Economic Development Efforts =

add content

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[Invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadEZvcmlRblBadjFjbXJUU2U0Q0pSZ3c|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego_Student_Priorities Campus Student Priorities]

Campus Innovation Fellows:

 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Uzair_Mohammad Uzair Mohammad]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Finch Alex Finch]

Neil Gandhi

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joyce_Sunday Joyce Sunday]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Deepak_Atyam Deepak Atyam]

[[Category:Universities]]

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T23:56:52Z

Uzair835:

Campus Overview

----

= Introduction =

'''The University of California, San Diego '''is a campus with a rich innovation and entrepeurial environment. Home of the Rady School of Management and Jacobs School of Engineering, students at UCSD, in both undergraduate and graduate programs, have access to a wide variety of workshops, programs, clubs, and other organizations involving innovation and entrepeurial ventures. With over 30,000 undergraduate students, many startups in technology, life sciences, and social innovation are produced by student entrepeneurs. 

[[Category:Universities]]

= Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

UCSD's students have a prominent campus role in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. With a number of programs and events geared towards undergraduates, innovation has become a significant part of student culture, both within undergraduate and graduate circles. Through incubator programs, business pitch competitions, and a strong culture of awareness within the campus, students at UCSD are able to participate within the Innovation Ecosystem.

The Moxie Center is UCSD's premier center for undergraduate innovation. The Moxie Center is an undergraduate innovation incubator, guiding student teams through understanding the Lean Startup model and building their start up companies. Entrance to the Moxie Center requires an application and approval by its directors, after which the Center provides a number of valuable resources. With strong ties to the von Leibeg Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Rady School of Managment, the Jacobs School of Engineering, the Moxie Center puts students in touch with important advisors and contacts, in engineering, business, and legal fields. The Center is outfitted with two locations-- a dry lab center, with tables, tools, 3d printers, and more equipment to allow student teams to work on their products and innovations, and a second workspace location, with more whiteboards, meeting rooms, and resources available to Moxie students. 

Business pitch competitions at UCSD's campus are common within the Jacobs school of Engineering and the Rady school of managment. Several annual competitions take place at UCSD; the Trinet Challenge is a collaboratie pitch event between Jacobs, Rady, and Scripps, with the opportunity to win over $15K in funding, and is open to undergraduates; the UCSD e-Challenge has several stages, and gives out more than $100k in funding and resources over its several events, and is also open to undergraduates; the Moxie Center puts on the Zahn Prize every year, open to students within the Moxie Center. Even more small events take place on UCSD's campus, like Moxie's frequent Fastpitch Contests for small cash prizes. The vast majority of the business pitch competitions are open to undergraduate students, but predominantly find participation from graduate student teams. These competitions are open to public viewing, and attract significant attention from local industry repreresentatives, including executives from prominent organizations, like Qualcomm, General Atomics, Evo Nexus, and more. These competitions, in addition to providing participants with potential prize money, serve as excellent mixers and networking events, and create strong ties between campus participators and outside bodies.

= Faculty Innovation and Entrepreneurship =

The Faculty within UCSD are highly involved within the Innovation ecosystem on campus, and can be found leading the programs and centers dedicated to student innovation. Given that position, many faculty innovators are strongly tied to student innovators, and the two groups communicate and collaborate to grow the ecosystem. From professors to other faculty, a large number of entrepreneurial ventures are started by faculty members with graduate student teams, teams that frequently make appearances within UCSD's many business pitch competition. At UCSD's annual Trinet Challenge, undergraduates and Professors compete and pitch on the same stage, and are judged together, sometimes with surprising results. Faculty have access to many of the centers students have access to, like the Von Leibeg Center, where they can be connected to valuable contacts, receive advising from experienced industry leaders, and involve themself in the same entrepreneurial ecosystem that students find themselves in.

The spirit of entrepreneurship within faculty and professors provides encouragment for the 

= University Technology Transfer =

add content

= University-Industry Collaboration =

UC San Diego and the surrounding collection of companies, organizations, and business groups share a number of strong bonds. UCSD's many entrepreneurial events, like business pitch competitions, Moxie exhibitions, poster sessions, TEDx talks, and entrepreneurship workshops, attract a number of off-campus participants an observers. Participants in UCSD innovation and entrepreneurship events frequenrtly get the opportunity to network and build ties with the greater innovation community around campus. 

The Jacobs School of Engineering and the Rady School of Managment consistenly include industry figures as leaders and participants in their hosted events. The Dean of Engineering invites industry leaders to view exhibitions of engineering student innovation projects, and frequently hosts industry leaders in talks, conventions, and presentations. The Jacobs School also contains the Von Leibeg Center, an entrepreneurship advising center, for students, graduates, faculty, and administrators. Completely open-acess, the vLC is the epicenter of industry connection within Jacobs. Advisors within the vLC are individuals with previous executive experience within the industry, venture capitalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and concurrent industry figures, and provide valuable industry advising directly to campus innovators. 

= Regional/Local Economic Development Efforts =

add content

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadEZvcmlRblBadjFjbXJUU2U0Q0pSZ3c|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego_Student_Priorities Campus Student Priorities]

Campus Innovation Fellows:

 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Uzair_Mohammad Uzair Mohammad]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Finch Alex Finch]

Neil Gandhi

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joyce_Sunday Joyce Sunday]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Deepak_Atyam Deepak Atyam]

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T23:21:17Z

Uzair835:

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T23:08:29Z

Uzair835:

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T23:05:56Z

Uzair835:

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T23:05:44Z

Uzair835:

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T23:05:31Z

Uzair835:

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T21:47:47Z

Uzair835:

Campus Overview

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= Introduction =
[[category:Universities]]
'''The University of California, San Diego '''is a campus with a rich innovation and entrepeurial environment. Home of the Rady School of Management and Jacobs School of Engineering, students at UCSD, in both undergraduate and graduate programs, have access to a wide variety of workshops, programs, clubs, and other organizations involving innovation and entrepeurial ventures. With over 30,000 undergraduate students, many startups in technology, life sciences, and social innovation are produced by student entrepeneurs. 

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

{{#widget:Google Spreadsheet|key=0AtGRsz4i6ggadEZvcmlRblBadjFjbXJUU2U0Q0pSZ3c|width=1300|height=700}}

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego_Student_Priorities Campus Student Priorities]

Campus Innovation Fellows:

 [http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Uzair_Mohammad Uzair Mohammad]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Alex_Finch Alex Finch]

Neil Gandhi

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Joyce_Sunday Joyce Sunday]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/Deepak_Atyam Deepak Atyam]

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-10-01T21:40:52Z

Uzair835:

= Overview =

= Strategy #1: Expanding Student Potential =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

[[File:SDUMbmc1.png]]

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

UCSD's campus has a thriving innovation culture, with multiple programs and resources available for student teams that are building their start up companies. However, these programs are only useful for students that already have a team, a product, and a company, and are ready to get involved with real-world entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship Certification program would be an educational course, perhaps a quarter long, or several weeks long, in which students get together, learn the basics of entrepreneurship (lean start up, etc), and go through an extensive course that has them form teams, design a product idea, and develop a mock business plan. By going through the entire process, from team building to plan development, students can learn about the campus resources, the innovation process, and potentially end up with a real-world-ready entreprenurial plan. This course could be instructed by leading I&E figures at UCSD, like Neil Senturia, Barbara Bry, Jay Kunin, or Rosibel Ochoa, all faculty members that already are heavily involved with campus innovation. This program allows individual students, without a team or product idea, to come into a space where more like-minded students can learn together, and serves as a streamlined orientation on exactly how to innovate, as well as a program that boosts their resumes (giving students even more incentives to enter the program). Local companies also benefit from the program, as they then have a simple certification that they can seek out that lets them know that a student has entrepreneurial experience, with some of the biggest names in I&E on UCSD's campus.

[[File:SDUMbmc2.png]]

= Strategy #3: Entrepreneuriship Elective =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship option ==

UCSD has the opportunity to make a huge difference with thinkers and innovators around campus. This can start with the school of engineering! Allowing seniors the option to take an elective that is a little out of the box, yet extremely relevant to life later down on the road would be very beneficial. The elective being a class where local entrepreneures come to the school to teach an accredited class about making a startup as well as the life that revolves around just that. It gives the option for many students to learn from experienced individuals, but also gives the flexibility in course work so that students do not have to change their academic classes too much to try and pursue such a career.

[[File:Entrepreneurship Elective.png|border|center|Entrepreneurship Elective.png]]

<div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">'''Promoting computer science'''</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;"> </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">For almost any business, knowledge in computer science is absolutely critical. Whether it's building a website or an entire piece of software, students should have at least a basic understanding of computer science before they start a business.</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;"> </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">Aside from taking classes that teach this subject, the best way for students to learn how to code is by collaborating with each other on CS related group projects. Hackathons do an exceptional job at getting students motivated to learn how to code and provide a great platform for CS students to meet. If the school does not currently hold a hackathon, then students of a CS background should work together in helping start one at their school.</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;"> </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">In addition, the entrepreneurship center should also provide funding for teaching students basic programming languages (html, css, javascript). If students wish to pursue learning more, then help should be provided in paying for the students course. </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;"> </div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;">Providing students with the knowledge they need in CS will be a valuable asset to them as they launch their business.</div><div style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.7272720336914px;"> </div>
= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Cailfornia,_San_Diego University of California, San Diego]

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-10-01T21:39:35Z

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Fellow:Uzair Mohammad

2014-09-29T20:08:46Z

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= [[File:UzairMohamamd.jpg|thumb|none|400x600px]]Biography =

                Uzair Mohammad is an innovative Bioengineering undergraduate and student leader at UC San Diego. With over 5 years of laboratory experience, Uzair’s passion for innovation and engineering lead him to develop his own start-up in 2012. With a patent on his water filtration technology, he now leads a group of student researchers in the start-up’s development.

                Based in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as San Diego, Uzair independently guided himself through many entrepreneurial channels to build his company. By reaching out to laboratories, colleges, and resources available to him in high school, and then navigating through UCSD’s entrepreneurship environment, Uzair is now a well-known figure in the school’s entrepreneurial circles.

               Uzair has 3 years of experience pitching and presenting his idea to investors, researchers, and public audiences. Winner of the 2013 Trinet Challenge, E-Challenge Elevator Pitch, Zahn Prize, and finalist in FLoW 2013 and 2014, Uzair’s presentations lead him to present at the 2014 TEDxUCSD as the University’s first ever undergraduate speaker.

               With hopes of growing his company and building a foundation for more like-minded students to do the same, Uzair hopes to streamline the process and guide more undergraduates through UCSD’s already extensive entrepreneurial environment by orienting and educating more of the student body, especially those outside of the engineering school. 

= TEDxUCSD Presentation =

{{#Widget:Youtube|id=VxwtcxdbFuk}}

= Related Links =

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_Cailfornia,_San_Diego University of California, San Diego]

[http://universityinnovation.org/wiki/University_of_California,_San_Diego_Student_Priorities Campus Student Priorities]

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T18:43:58Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

= Strategy #1: Expanding Student Potential =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

[[File:SDUMbmc1.png]]

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

UCSD's campus has a thriving innovation culture, with multiple programs and resources available for student teams that are building their start up companies. However, these programs are only useful for students that already have a team, a product, and a company, and are ready to get involved with real-world entrepreneurship. The Entrepreneurship Certification program would be an educational course, perhaps a quarter long, or several weeks long, in which students get together, learn the basics of entrepreneurship (lean start up, etc), and go through an extensive course that has them form teams, design a product idea, and develop a mock business plan. By going through the entire process, from team building to plan development, students can learn about the campus resources, the innovation process, and potentially end up with a real-world-ready entreprenurial plan. This course could be instructed by leading I&E figures at UCSD, like Neil Senturia, Barbara Bry, Jay Kunin, or Rosibel Ochoa, all faculty members that already are heavily involved with campus innovation. This program allows individual students, without a team or product idea, to come into a space where more like-minded students can learn together, and serves as a streamlined orientation on exactly how to innovate, as well as a program that boosts their resumes (giving students even more incentives to enter the program). Local companies also benefit from the program, as they then have a simple certification that they can seek out that lets them know that a student has entrepreneurial experience, with some of the biggest names in I&E on UCSD's campus.

[[File:SDUMbmc2.png]]

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:27:16Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

= Strategy #1: Expanding Student Potential =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

[[File:SDUMbmc1.png]]

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

[[File:SDUMbmc2.png]]

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2014-09-25T05:26:52Z

Uzair835:

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:25:38Z

Uzair835:

File:SDUMbmc1.png

2014-09-25T05:23:56Z

Uzair835:

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:21:10Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

= Strategy #1: Expanding Student Potential =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

<img src="https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/11CwIo8rchvpyOv6ufz--bygnJOTUQG_l88j5V9e8KGs/pub?w=960&h=720">

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:20:10Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

= Strategy #1: Expanding Student Potential =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:19:51Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

= Strategy #1: Expanding Student Potential =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

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= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:12:08Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

= Strategy #1: Expanding Student Potential =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:08:51Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:08:20Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

== Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:08:11Z

Uzair835:

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:07:58Z

Uzair835:

= Overview: =

= =

Tactic 1- The Innovation Space

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

Priorities:University of California San Diego Student Priorities

2014-09-25T05:07:44Z

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Tactic 1- The Innovation Space ==

     Improving the nature of on-campus locations can create a number of easy to access, spacious, well-outfitted innovation spaces-- open for use by all students to catalyze innovative thinking on campus. With a number of spaces on UCSD's campus, in Geisel, Price Center, College Centers, and in department buildings, having spaces that students can access is not a problem at UCSD. Despite the number of study spaces, very few spaces actually exist that are dedicated to creativity and innovation, and those that are often require special permissions or program participation to access. Having open-access spaces that all students can access, dedicated to innovation, adds significantly to the I&E culture of the campus. 

     With such a large number of pre-existing spaces, all outfitted with chairs, a table, and whiteboard (generally), several improvements can be included additionally to convert some of these study spaces into innovation spaces. Tools and supplies that encourage collaborative communication can be added to any room, like larger whiteboards, sticky notes, scratch paper, and markers. More supplies can invite creativity, like a tub of Lego bricks, AUTOCAD on computers, or proximity to a useable toolspace or workshop.

= Strategy #2: Offering More Applications =

== Tactic 1- Entrepreneurship Certification  ==

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-09-25T04:54:17Z

Uzair835:

School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-09-25T04:54:04Z

Uzair835:

Campus Overview

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= Introduction =
[[category:Universities]]
'''The University of California, San Diego '''is a campus with a rich innovation and entrepeurial environment. Home of the Rady School of Management and Jacobs School of Engineering, students at UCSD, in both undergraduate and graduate programs, have access to a wide variety of workshops, programs, clubs, and other organizations involving innovation and entrepeurial ventures. With over 30,000 undergraduate students, many startups in technology, life sciences, and social innovation are produced by student entrepeneurs. 

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

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School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-09-25T04:44:36Z

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Campus Overview

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= Introduction =
[[category:Universities]]
'''The University of California, San Diego '''is a campus with a rich innovation and entrepeurial environment. Home of the Rady School of Management and Jacobs School of Engineering, students at UCSD, in both undergraduate and graduate programs, have access to a wide variety of workshops, programs, clubs, and other organizations involving innovation and entrepeurial ventures. With over 30,000 undergraduate students, many startups in technology, life sciences, and social innovation are produced by student entrepeneurs. 

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

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School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-09-16T02:25:09Z

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School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-09-16T02:20:18Z

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Campus Overview

----

= Introduction =

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

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2014-09-16T02:20:04Z

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School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

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School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

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School:University of Cailfornia San Diego

2014-09-16T02:13:48Z

Uzair835:

Campus Overview

----

= Introduction =

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =

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=   =

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2014-09-16T02:12:06Z

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Campus Overview

----

= Introduction =

= Campus Programs =

== Classes and Degree Programs ==

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/undergrad/business-minor/ Rady Business Minor]

== Clubs ==

[http://ucsdewh.weebly.com/ Eningeering World Health]

[http://rady.ucsd.edu/mba/student/clubs/entrepreneur/ Rady Entrepeneur Club]

== I&E Programs ==

[http://globalties.ucsd.edu/ Global TIES]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/ Moxie Center]

[http://extension.ucsd.edu/partners/vonLiebigCtr/index.cfm?vAction=vlc Entrepeneurship and New Venture Workshop]

== I&E Resources ==

Patents and IP- [[invent.ucsd.edu|Tech Transfer Office]]

Advising- [http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/vonliebig/ Von Leibeg Center]

Research and Development-[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/moxiecenter/incubator.sfe Moxie Center Lab Space]

= Events and Seminars =

== TEDxUCSD ==

Annual [http://www.tedxucsd.com/ TEDxUCSD] Event

== Business Pitch Competitions ==

[https://scripps.ucsd.edu/trinet Trinet Challenge]

[http://challenge.ucsd.edu/ UCSD E-Challenge]

[http://www.jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/news/news_events/index.sfe?id=2313&categoryID=16 Zahn Prize Competition]

Fast Pitch Competitions- Moxie Center

== Lab Expo ==

[http://bmesucsd.weebly.com/ BMES organized Lab Expo Event]

= Off Campus Resources and Centers =

== Incubators ==

[http://www.commnexus.org/evonexus/ Evo-Nexus Incubator]

[http://www.janssenrnd.com/our-innovation/partnerships/janssen-labs-at-san-diego Jannsen Labs]

[https://www.techcoastangels.com/ Tech Coast Angels]

= Landscape Canvas =
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Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T21:08:44Z

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= Introduction =
[[category:Guides]]
Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

== Programs and Accessibility ==

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

== Tech Transfer Office ==

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>

== Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering ==

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:51:06Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

== Programs and Accessibility ==

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

== Tech Transfer Office ==

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>

== Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering ==

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:50:51Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

== Programs and Accessibility ==

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

== Tech Transfer Office ==

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>

= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:50:38Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

== Programs and Accessibility ==

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>

= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:50:24Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

== Programs and Accessibility ==

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>
= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:50:12Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

= Programs and Accessibility =

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>
= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:49:58Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

= Programs and Accessibility =

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>
= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:49:27Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

== Campus Ecosystems ==

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

= Programs and Accessibility =

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>
= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:49:15Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

= Programs and Accessibility =

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>
= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:48:52Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

== Role of University Innovation Fellows ==

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

= Programs and Accessibility =

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>
= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>

Resource:How to connect graduate and undergraduate bioengineering innovation ecosystems

2014-09-15T20:48:42Z

Uzair835:

= Introduction =

Undergraduate students are part of the heart of campus innovation, especially in the biological sciences. However, students looking to orient themselves in starting their entrepreneurial ventures often lack the appropriate guidance and advice to begin their work effectively. Graduate students, given their connection to faculty, campus offices, and other resources, offer valuable opportunities for undergraduates seeking to start their ventures. Encouraging communication and building connections between graduate students and undergraduates through educational seminars, inclusive centers and incubators, and networking can allow more undergraduates to pursue their projects.
<div> </div>
== Graduate Student Resources ==

Graduate Students have several advantages within their own innovation ecosystems that undergraduates can benefit from. Because of their involvement with research, internships, and masters programs on their campuses, graduate students have stronger connections with faculty members and local resources, like investors and incubators. Graduate students are more likely to be able to approach a faculty member with a venture idea and have their voices heard, and potentially move their idea forward. Meeting and asking a graduate student for direction and advice is often the quickest way to get yourself oriented, or to find faculty members, campus programs, off-campus resources, and innovation spaces.

= Role of University Innovation Fellows =

         The role of University Innovation Fellows in bridging the undergraduate-graduate gap in bioengineering is key''. ''It is important for Candidates to remember that, despite any obstacles during training, they will receive tremendous amounts of additional support after official induction as Fellows has been publicized on their campus. Once news of your status as a Fellow is announced, people will look to you as authorities and game-changers in innovation, and people will want to work with you. It is important for you to use this publicity as a means of ''generating awareness of bioengineering entrepreneurship among undergraduates.'' As an undergraduate yourself, you have the unique ability to emphasize the involvement of your peers in every innovative opportunity available, including those under mentorship of graduate students. The relationships that you build with faculty and administration will be bridges for other undergraduates to cross in their innovative pursuits.    

         As a Fellow, it is also necessary to consider charting a path for future University Innovation Fellows. You will have grand long-term goals of merging bioengineering ventures, and that is ''awesome''. One of your short-term goals should be either creating or maintaining the flow of incoming Candidates. This includes practical elements such as funding and faculty advising, as well as the more abstract elements of creating a positive atmosphere for UIF and setting an impressive precedent with your work.

= Campus Ecosystems =

          The focus of your campus bioengineering innovation ecosystem should be ''undergraduate involvement. ''Simply put, inspire and connect the undergraduates with what they need, and innovation will happen as a part of the school culture. What is it that undergraduates need to pursue bioengineering innovation? They need: opportunities and spaces for design thinking, knowledge of how to transform an idea into a project, mentorship and support through the innovation process, funding and legal resources, and ''inspiration.'' They need to know that students can change the world

= Programs and Accessibility =

         The greatest way to generate undergraduate interest in a topic such as bioengineering innovation is to invite them to simply ''learn more about it.'' Seminar series (TEDx events, entrepreneurship conferences, etc.) should always be open to both graduate and undergraduate students. Anyone involved in campus innovation should be invited to speak, especially someone from the ''Tech Transfer office''. Senior Design projects should also be available and encouraged as hands-on experience in the field of bioengineering. Patent information should be readily available so that students can pursue projects without concern for their legal rights. Undergraduates, especially science and engineering students, need to know that innovative or entrepreneurial work will be a ''practical possibility'' and that they will have access to ''resources and support''. Once students know enough to get started, they are more than capable of taking projects into their own hands.

         Business model and pitch competitions should also be open and actively advertised to interested undergraduates. These events should get undergraduates excited about opportunities for innovation, equip them with the necessary experience and skills, and also connect them with all the right resources to ''stay engaged'' in bioengineering innovation. Additionally, these events ''bridge the gap between business and science''. It is common for emerging scientists and engineers to steer away from business pursuits, and vice versa, but exposure to both fields is necessary for successful bioengineering entrepreneurship.

= Tech Transfer Office =

The Tech Transfer Office is an on-campus resource available at most universities that assists students, graduate and undergraduates, with the process of patenting new technologies and protecting their IP. Securing a patent is an integral part of the entrepreneurial process in many engineering ventures, so the tech transfer office acts as a hub of activity at the center of the campus’ innovation environment for undergraduates and graduates alike.

Through the Tech Transfer Office, undergraduates have the opportunity to access information about innovation centers, incubators, and ventures happening on campus. The Tech Transfer Office can also be used to connect with individuals, like law specialists or faculty members, that are involved heavily with the campus innovation ecosystem.

As an undergraduate, entering the Tech Transfer Office as a place to start allows one to quickly learn about how to begin communicating with different groups of graduates and undergraduates working on innovation and entrepreneurship.

Furthermore, the TTO can act as a base for creating informative seminar series, in which all students can attend to listen to presentations and talks by patent attorneys, faculty members, as well as experienced graduates about various aspects of the innovation ecosystem on campus, opening up both a space and the opportunity for discussion between undergraduates and graduate students.

Ask around the Office for important campus contacts, resources, and programs. They’re in touch with the graduate and undergraduate innovation ecosystems, and can help bridge the two.
<div> </div>
= Labs and Facilities in Bioengineering =

Generally, bioengineering professors, labs, and companies seek out experienced graduate students to join them in their work, because of the in-lab technical skills of graduate students. In order for undergraduates to connect with the bioengineering research environment, speaking to a professor or faculty member about joining their research is essential. Seek out a professor who’s work interests you, and speak to them about their research. If an undergraduate can display technical proficiency, they’re more likely to be able to involve themselves with the research.

In research groups, teams that include graduate students as well as undergraduates naturally lends to more communication between undergraduates and graduates in the innovation space. Teams formed from both undergraduates and graduates help to further tie both ecosystems together.
<div> </div>