Comcast supported the Blaze Venture Challenge to invest in digital equity and community impact. Kristin Roadman and Elaine Harvey from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation supported the entrepreneurial programming.
For UIC students, entrepreneurial resources are available in the form of workshops, programming, events, webinars and event monetary support. But what about mentorship? Mentors are seasoned professionals who can serve as invaluable guides.
Simply put, market fit is the transformation of ideas into gold. It's the sweet spot where innovation meets demand, and success becomes inevitable. The symphony awaits, and you hold the conductor's baton.
It's a good time to be an university-based entrepreneur in Illinois! Why? According to the 2023 University Entrepreneurship Index, 62% of university-supported startups founded in the last five years (433) are still active.
Welcome to The Spark! Whether you're a student interested in exploring entrepreneurship, or a seasoned researcher looking to turn your idea into a groundbreaking ventures we hope our blog, The Spark, is a helpful resource.
Starting in March, the Lean Launch program will give participants an introduction to the NSF I-Corps Lean Launchpad methodology and familiarize them with the Business Model Canvas and customer discovery.
Leadership from OSF Healthcare and UIC Innovation gathered earlier this month to network with colleagues and hear from past CHA awardees about their research and experiences with the program. Participants heard from leadership…
Rob Mitchum | rmitchum@uic.edu|Posted on August 28, 2023
Harnessing the potential of quantum physics for advances in computing, communication and other technologies promises to be the next great engineering challenge. A new consortium of seven U.S. academic institutions, funded by the Department of Energy.
University of Illinois Chicago is among 15 prestigious Midwest universities to join the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps network, called I-Corps —a program designed to move more discoveries from research laboratories into the real world.
