IN I-Corps Hub
Cornell University

IN I-Corps at
Cornell University

Cornell University is the lead institution for the IN I-Corps Hub. Cornell hosts regional courses and provides course instructors to the Hub. The Cornell I-Corps team is part of Cornell’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement.

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Upcoming Events

Regional I-Corps Courses and Info Sessions are open to anyone, regardless of University affiliation or geographic location. Courses can be virtual or hybrid, and sometimes are intended for innovators in a specific field. For a list of all upcoming events, please see the IN I-Corps Events page.

News

Photo: teams in the 2023 BIO Regional Course
BioTech Innovators Engage with Customers at BIO 2560 1722 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

BioTech Innovators Engage with Customers at BIO

This June, a group of researchers developing biotechnology innovations conducted customer discovery interviews at the 2023 BIO International Convention (BIO) in Boston through a tailored I-Corps regional course hosted by the Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps).

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AvantGuard Closes $2.85 Million Seed Funding Round  1000 650 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

AvantGuard Closes $2.85 Million Seed Funding Round 

I-Corps alumni company AvantGuard (formerly Halomine) recently closed a $2.85 million seed funding round with investments from Blue Ledge Capital, SOSV, LaunchNY, and Red Bear Angels.

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Energy Researchers Perform Customer Discovery at ARPA-E Summit 2560 1920 I-Corps Hub: Interior Northeast

Energy Researchers Perform Customer Discovery at ARPA-E Summit

The Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub (IN I-Corps) led a specialized regional course for energy researchers in March 2023 that involved tailored virtual entrepreneurship training, followed by sponsored travel to Washington, D.C. for the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit.  

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Team

Lynden Archer

Lynden Archer

Hub Principal Investigator (PI), Dean and Distinguished Professor of Engineering

Cornell University

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Shannon Ellis

Hub Coordinator, Regional Director

Cornell University

Will Heptig

William Heptig

Operations Team, I-Corps Program Manager

Cornell University

Tom Schryver

Hub co-PI, Hub Director, Lead Instructor

Cornell University

Deborah Streeter

Evaluation Lead, Curriculum Lead, National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Dave Putnam

David Putnam

Faculty Lead

Cornell University

Chris Strub

Chris Strub

Operations Team

Cornell University

Caitlin Schickel

Caitlin Schickel

Operations Team

Cornell University

Bridget Hagen

Bridget Hagen

Hub Marketing Lead

Cornell University

Tomer Joshua

Tomer Joshua

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell Tech

Steve Sauer, National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor

Stephen Sauer

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Ken Rother

Ken Rother

National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Fernando Gómez-Baquero

Fernando Gómez-Baquero

National I-Corps Core Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell Tech

Carley Hart

Carley Hart

Regional I-Corps Instructor

Cornell Tech

Brad Treat

Brad Treat

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

Andrea Ippolito

Andrea Ippolito

National I-Corps Core Instructor

Cornell University

Gregory Ray

Gregory Ray

National I-Corps Adjunct Instructor, Regional Instructor

Cornell University

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