The National Science Foundation announced on Thursday that it planned to spend $1.25-million this year on a program designed to connect 100 of its university grantees with members of the private sector to help convert academic research into marketable products.
The initiative, called Innovation Corps, or I-Corps, will identify scientific and engineering discoveries that have practical applications from among the NSF's recently financed projects, and provide researchers with additional resources and networking opportunities outside the laboratory.
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Author: Rachel Wiseman
