Interior Northeast I-Corps Hub

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Buffalo AI Startup Secures $1 Million 🌟 #icorps alum QAS.AI is developing #AI software to detect surgery complications and evaluate treatment. The @NSF-funded startup is advancing to clinical evaluations. Learn more: bit.ly/3Gj4ShI

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Burlington Solar Startup Raises Over $17M 🌟 @uvmvermont #icorps alum Verde Technologies is partnering with @ENERGY Solar Energy Technologies Office on a $11.25 million project developing tandem solar modules at @MIT. Learn more: bit.ly/42IJ7PU

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Buffalo Biotech Startup Acquired by Merck for up to $208M 🌟 @Merck, a global leader in biopharmaceuticals, acquired #icorps alum and @UBuffalo spinout Abceutics for a consideration of up to $208 million. Learn more: bit.ly/4jPmT5L

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Morgantown Clean Tech Startup Raises $5M, Creates 13 Local Jobs 🌟 Iconic Air offers an emission mapping and analytics platform for carbon-consuming companies. The #icorps alum has raised $5 million and employs 13 people. Learn more: bit.ly/42t9FG0

Bring your innovation out of the lab and into the world with guidance from @NSF #icorps! In this free virtual course (8/29-10/3), you'll evaluate your tech's potential impact and identify the problems it could solve. Apply by 8/6: tfaforms.com/5180767

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Lygenesis Raises $37 Million, Creates 6 Local Jobs 🌟 Lygenesis, a Pittsburgh #biotech startup and #icorps alum, is engaged in clinical trials for its cell therapies targeting life-threatening diseases. Learn more: bit.ly/4m3ls5F

Energy innovators, explore the impact of your tech in this free @NSF #icorps course (8/18-9/17)! Features free customer discovery training, funded travel to @REPlusEvents, and mentorship. Apply by 7/23: tfaforms.com/5172906

Applications are live at in-icorps.org/event-list/ for regional courses through 2025! Before applying, attend the virtual NSF I-Corps Information Session on 7/22 to learn how #icorps can help you maximize the impact of your #innovation. RSVP: bit.ly/I-Corps-Info-S…

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Clairways Raises $1.5 Million, Creates 3 Jobs in NH 🌟 #icorps alum Clairways uses AI to assess respiratory health. Based at the @dartmouth Regional Technology Center, the team of 3 has won competitions and grants. Learn more: bit.ly/3S2lkVX

Congratulations to #icorps alumni company @exostellarcloud for partnering with @intel to accelerate the development of crucial AI infrastructure. 🤝 Learn more about the partnership: bit.ly/46o6mC4

Energy storage innovators can attend @REPlusEvents and explore the market potential of their tech for FREE in this #icorps regional course, held August 18 - September 17 and sponsored by the @NSF Energy Storage Engine in Upstate New York. Apply by July 23: bit.ly/42fH9rd

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Pittsburgh Startup Raises $26 Million, Employs 7 🌟 #icorps alum ECM Therapeutics, developers of a tissue repair gel and biotherapeutic agent, is positioned to develop products in multiple clinical markets. Learn more: bit.ly/3GgQDdg

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Clean Tech Startup Creates Jobs, Opens Manufacturing Facility 🌟 With support from @NSF and @Launch_NY, #icorps alum Heat Inverse manufactures innovative passive cooling films locally and employs four people in Ithaca, NY. Learn more: bit.ly/3EvPu0S

Last call to apply for this free #icorps course, open to STEM researchers interested in commercializing their innovations! 🗓️ July 7 to August 6, 2025 🖥️ Virtual instruction ⏳ Apply by Wednesday, June 18: tfaforms.com/5172873

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Rochester Battery Tech Startup Raises $9.5M, Creates 42 Local Jobs 🌟 #icorps alum Cellec Technologies, an aerospace energy storage startup, has >$9.5M in funding, 7 full-time employees, and supported 35 co-op students. Learn more: bit.ly/3EArlpN

Successful #startups never stop learning about their customers. That's why we're running a virtual #icorps regional course specifically for companies affiliated with business incubators from July 28 to August 27! Apply by July 2: lnkd.in/ga9KgE3T

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Rochester Photonics Startup Raises Funding 🌟 #icorps alum Photonect is revolutionizing optical connections with laser-based tech, with support from the @NSF, @NASA, and @activatefellows. Learn what they're working on now: bit.ly/3GmvJcy

#SpaceTech innovators, last call for a free @NASA & @NSF course to help you explore applications for your tech: 🛰️ July 21 to August 20 🛰️ Virtual entrepreneurship training 🛰️ Funded travel to @SmallSat in Salt Lake City Apply by next Wednesday, June 3: tfaforms.com/5173216

🌟 Impact Spotlight: Reia Raises Over $3 Million for Health Tech Startup 🌟 #icorps alum Reia is redesigning pelvic organ prolapse treatment options. The company has raised over $3 million and is now in clinical trials of its pessary. Learn more: bit.ly/3GxjgTm

#STEM research makes the world a better place, and #icorps helps innovators explore practical applications for their tech. In this free virtual course July 7 to August 6, researchers will learn how to evaluate their product-market fit. 💡 Apply by June 11: bit.ly/4jdWrT9