NEWSLETTER: FEBRUARY 2025

NSF I-Corps Hub Mid-Atlantic Region

Team News

UNC-Chapel Hill I-Corps team VETTA Solutions receives $3 million grant to study cartilage degeneration and knee osteoarthritis

Announcement | Company website

Johns Hopkins University I-Corps spinout URinControl, a company developing an over-the-counter pessary for women, wins $20K in Pitch It On! competition

Feature story | Company website

Carnegie Mellon University I-Corps thermal technology startup NovoLINC secures investments

Press release | Company website

NC State I-Corps graduate Eli Hornstein, founder of Elysia Bio, a startup developing methane-reducing plants, awarded $200,000 Activate Fellowship

Award announcement |  Company website

UNC-Chapel Hill I-Corps startup  Carolina Instruments, a company developing eye-tracking technology for treating mental health, receives $10K NC IDEA MICRO award

Award announcement | Feature story | Company website

Hub News

Hub completes January 2025 cohort with 14 academic research-based teams

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UMD I-Corps co-hosts panel for researchers interested in commercializing their inventions

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Events

3/20-4/14

I-Corps Prep due 2/27/25

University of Pennsylvania I-Corps Spring 2025 Cohort

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3/28-4/25

I-Corps Spring 2025 Cohort: Johns Hopkins University

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4/11-4/25

I-Corps Prep due 3/31

NSF I-Corps Mid-Atlantic Hub/Carnegie Mellon University: AI/Robotics Regional Cohort

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5/8-6/5

I-Corps Prep due 4/23

UNC-Chapel Hill Regional I-Corps May Cohort

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5/16-5/30

I-Corps Prep due 5/7

NSF I-Corps Mid-Atlantic Hub: May 2025 Customer Discovery Workshops

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