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Opportunities for Students

Submitted by dave on Tue, 05/11/2010 - 13:23

Welcome!

NCIIA provides the funding, training, support and resources you need to advance your idea or venture, no matter the stage of development you're at.

Where are you?

WORKSHOPS

Invention to Venture workshop

Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur? Invention to Venture (I2V) is a one-day workshop on the basics of technology entrepreneurship, with presentations by successful entrepreneurs in your area. Fast-paced and fun. Learn more at invention2venture.org.

Get involved: Want to attend an I2V? Check the events listing to the left. Host an I2V! Contact us for details.

Research to Innovation (R2I) workshop

Translate your research into innovations. Research to Innovation is a suite of workshops designed to help university innovators translate their research into marketable innovations. Learn more

Get involved: Bring R2I to your institution! Contact us for details.

Advanced Invention to Venture workshop

Accelerate your venture. If you’re serious about moving your venture forward, Advanced Invention to Venture (AI2V) is for you. You’ll spend four days receiving instruction, doing exercises, practicing pitching and interacting with qualified coaches to develop and articulate a strategic plan for your venture. Learn more here.

Get involved: Want to attend an AI2V? Check the events listing to the left.Host an AI2V! Contact us for details!

VentureLab workshop

NCIIA's latest venture accelerator!

VentureLab is a highly experiential and immersive program developed and designed to enhance the success of your business idea: evolve your business strategy, sales channels and marketing and better understand the financial mechanics of your venture.

You'll get a plan and a set of tools that will help you grow your business for years to come.

Get involved: Contact us for details about VentureLab.

More about our first VentureLab, held in Boston in April 2010.

FUNDING

E-Team grants

Move your technology idea or venture towards commercialization with this early stage funding. Awards are up to $20,000; deadlines in May and December.

Get involved: Learn more!

BMEidea competition

Teams of US-based biomedical engineering student are judged on a complete commercialization strategy - design, product innovation, market need, regulatory pathway, sales strategy, and economic issues. First prize $10,000. Deadline in April.

BMEStart competition

Teams of US-based undergraduate biomedical and bioengineering students are judged on design and potential for commercialization. First prize $10,000. Deadline in May.

MENTORING AND ADVICE

Venture Well

Take it to the next level. Venture Well provides venture development and seed investment to university start-ups that will change the world. We provide advice and funding to ventures that offer scalable, market-oriented solutions to health and environmental problems. Learn more.

GET STARTED!

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News

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Move your venture forward with these resources:

Publications for Students

Getting Started as an Entrepreneur: A Guide for Students
The Entreclub Handbook: An Operating Manual for Student Entrepreneurship Clubs
Intellectual Property Primer

Companies Launched:

NCIIA grantees and award winners have launched more than 75 companies. Check these here

Facts:

NCIIA has funded 347 student entrepreneurship teams that have resulted in:

75 new businesses
380 new jobs
38 patents

These businesses have leveraged more than $102 million in additional funding.

Attention Undergraduate Students! BMEStart deadline is this week!

Submitted by rachel on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 12:25

Deadoine for BMEStart is this Friday!

New this year, NCIIA's BMEStart Competition recognizes undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation. The competition is open to all undergraduate student teams at colleges and universities, and students enrolled in senior biomedical engineering capstone design courses are especially encouraged to apply.

The deadline for applications is this Friday, May 14.

Click here for the competition guidelines.

Start here: A new biomedical engineering competition for undergraduates!

Submitted by dave on Tue, 10/06/2009 - 11:49

Since 2004, NCIIA has spurred innovation in biomedical engineering by organizing (with our sponsors) the BMEidea competition for university student teams.

This fall, NCIIA will launch a new BME competition for undergraduate student teams. BMEStart recognizes undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation. Student teams will be invited to demonstrate innovations that address a medical clinical need with a clearly defined solution that can be taken to application. $10,000 is at stake for the winning team!

Applications will be accepted from November 1, 2009. Check back for updates!

BMEStart 2010

Submitted by dave on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 13:29

The 2010 competition is now closed! Over 60 teams submitted entries. The finalists will be announced in August; the winners in October.

An award recognizing undergraduate excellence in biomedical innovation

The problem
The world needs more effective, functional and affordable technology solutions to clinical medical problems.

The opportunity
BMEStart is the first competition designed for undergraduate biomedical and bioengineering students in the United States. By generating more activity and interest in this field locally, we can stimulate the invention of medical technologies and devices that are adopted as clinical solutions.

Tell us about:

A health-related technology
That is invented by undergraduate students
Which addresses a real clinical need

Prizes of $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500 will be awarded to the three winners*.

*Cash prizes will be disbursed to the winning team's department to be allocated at the discretion of the faculty advisor.

Entries are judged on:

technical, economic and regulatory feasibility
contribution to human health and quality of life
technological innovation
potential for commercialization

Important dates

May 14: BMEStart 2010 application deadline
May 15-July 30: Judging of entries
August: Finalists are notified
October 6-9: Awards presented to winners at the BMES Annual Meeting in Austin, TX

Guidelines

Apply!

Thank you for your interest in the first BMEStart 2010 competition!
The BMEStart competition is sponsored by the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA) with support from The Lemelson Foundation, in partnership with IEEE EMBS, the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), and the Council of Chairs of Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Programs.