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Wayne State University is continuing its commitment to spurring inventiveness, innovation and entrepreneurship throughout the Detroit Metro Area. With education, technology transfers and funding, Wayne State University helps students with start-ups across all stages of development.
Engineering students can gain an EDGE Engineering Entrepreneur certification that covers curriculum from the business, law and engineering departments. The EDGE certificate is designed to teach engineering students the aspects of business that foster new ventures, levraged leveraged technical expertise and business acumentacumen.
Technology tranfers transfers through the research department's Technology Commercialization program are used by Wayne State University to "...<span style="color: rgb(47, 45, 34); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">support the faculty and the university in translating innovative ideas from the university to the marketplace." Students have an opportunity to leverage Wayne State University research to help create a product advantage over compeditors competitors in the marketplace.</span>
<span style="color: rgb(47, 45, 34); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">Students can find support for their new venture at two law department clinics. First, there is the Business Community Law Clinic. Finally, the Patent Procurment Procurement Clinic helps student apply for and secure patents.</span>
The EDGE Engineering Entrepreneur certificate is offered by Wayne State University to engineering students that are interested in entrepreneurship. Designed to help students levergage leverage their technical prowess with new ventures, the complete certificate curriculum includes classes and topics from the school of business, law and engineering.
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The Technology Commercialization program is how Wayne State University transfers its intellectual property to faculty and student for the purpose of commercialization. The ventures that successfully gain use of Wayne State University's IP must be scalable.
'''<span style="font-size:large;">Regional And Local Economic Development</span>'''
<span style="font-size: larger;">Blackstone LaunchPad</span>
Blackstone LaunchPad, located on the main campus of Wayne State University, helps students develop business plans for their new venture. The funding for Blackstone LaunchPad comes, in part, from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation'''<span style="font-size:larger;">Funding For Futures</span>'''s five year commitment of $50 million to support innovation, entrepreneur and job growth.
<span style="font-size:larger;">Funding For Futures</span> The Warrior Fundis a pool of money, up to $5000, that students can use as seed capital for a new venture.