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'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Overview</span></span>'''
<span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">George Mason University has been taking great strides to support Innovation and Entrepreneurship on campus. So far, there are multiple organization and spaces open for students.</span></span></span><ul style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 1.6em; padding: 0px; line-height: 20.16px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;"><li><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">MIX (Mason Innovation Exchange)</span></span></span><ul style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 1.6em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><li><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Opening this October, The MIX will act as a open space for both Mason Students and the local community (on weekends) to have access to equipment such as 3D printers, microcontroller library and much more.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This space is student-run and also will host competitions and workshops.</span></span></span></li></ul></li><li><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Innovation Lab</span></span></span><ul style="margin: 0pt 0px 0pt 1.6em; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><li><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Run by the School of Business, Innovation Lab is a 2 month program that helps students and alumni develop a focused business plan and a MVP (Minimum Viable Product)</span></span></span></li></ul></li><li><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-e51d639c-90b7-09b0-ea35-e29e6ad45251" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Startup Mason</span></span></span></li><li></li></ul>
'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Promoting student innovation and entrepreneurship</span></span>'''
'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Encouraging faculty innovation and entrepreneurship</span></span>'''
<span style="font-size:larger;"><font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif">Our faculty are one of our most vital I&E resources on campus and can be a catalyst for student entrepreneneurship. Several of Mason professors are actively invovled in award winning research, product development, and startups.</font></span>
<span style="font-size:larger;"><font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif">Dr. Lofaro, a robotics professor in the School of Engineering, created Lofaros Labs, which is home to several cutting edge research projects focused on the development of innovative and low cost robotics systems.</font></span>
<span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: larger;">Jim Wolfe, our entrepreneur in residence has either created, advides, or invested in over 50 startups in his career. He is currently working on a company with technology developed by and owned by the school called FirstGuard.</span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><font face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif">A team lead by computer science Professor Jeff Offutt was awarded a large grant from Google's Computer Science Capacity Awards program this past spring. T<span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">he The project aims to create an <font color="#444444"><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">innovative teaching model of self-paced introductory programming courses.</span></font></span></font></span>
'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Actively supporting the unniverstiy technology transfer function</span></span>'''
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">The George Mason Office of Tech Transfer provides assistance with students and staff projects through inventor disclosure, guides to commercialization, and patent advice. One goal for the incoming Fellows is to develop a strong outline of school IP and commercialization policies that can be used to advise student ventures and projects. </span></span>
'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Facilitating university-industry collaboration</span></span>'''
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">George Mason is ever expanding and growing our relationships with companies within the region. Northern Virginia is a hotbed for software companies and government contractors, so the opportunities for collaborations is virtually endless. </span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">The Volgenau School of Engineering has a deep partnership program with companies within the DC region. A list of valuable, micellaneous support include:</span></span>
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'''<span style="font-size:x-large;"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Engaging with regional and local economic development efforts</span></span>'''
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">Mason's Center for Regional Analysis provides research and indicators on the Washington DC area economy and housing market. </span></span>
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