Novus I-Corps Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute (NB)

A Networking Lunch during Registration will be provided, so please RSVP by Friday, Sept 12, 2025.

Learn about the impact your research or innovation could have in solving real-world problems by attending our Novus I-Corps Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute, an introduction to I-Corps, co-sponsored by , , and .

The introductory Novus I-Corps Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute (New Brunswick) provides an opportunity for individuals and teams with innovations to:

• Learn how NIH-funded researchers can become eligible for future NSF funding through the NSF I-Corps Program
• Shift the mindset from science and technology to the people it could benefit
• Understand how Customer Discovery drives innovation (and gets you out of the building!)
• Meet local I-Corps Program Leaders and Tech Transfer Officers to guide your journey
• Learn tips for success from an I-Corps Alumni Panel sharing their experience
• Network with innovation-minded individuals to help form teams or guide your next steps

Who Should Attend: (Individuals and teams from any Rutgers University campus are invited, including innovators in the Central Jersey area)

• Rutgers University faculty, postdoctoral researchers & staff, graduate students, undergraduates, and alumni who are developing a scientific or technical discovery.
• Individuals, including students, community members, local entrepreneurs and startup founders from the Central Jersey area, who want to learn about innovation at Rutgers and potentially be matched to a team.
• Student Organization / Program Leaders who want to learn more about how I-Corps can benefit their members.

Benefits:

• TRAINING: Training introducing the I-Corps Lean LaunchPad approach to evaluating technologies through customer-research, focused on identifying the technology’s potential for development in a startup or other venture.
• NETWORKING: Build relationships with local I-Corps program leaders to get guidance and support. Individuals can form teams to be eligible to apply for the Regional I-Corps program.
• PREPARATION: Attendees will be prepared to begin a journey of Customer Discovery with their own team or with a team they newly created.
• FOLLOW-ON OPPORTUNITIES: Attendees can be poised to succeed in a future 4-week Regional I-Corps Program gaining access to a $1,500 NSF grant to do Customer Discovery.
• Novus attendees can potentially be fast-tracked for participation in the upcoming 5-week Rutgers Propelus I-Corps Program, Oct-Nov 2025 cohort.

Host or Publisher NSF I-Corps Hub: Northeast Region