Promo Kit—Research-to-Market (R2M) Customer Discovery Program

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This four-week program teaches science and engineering inventors and teams the process of customer discovery and how to find a market for their technology by getting out of the lab. The Research-to-Market (R2M) Customer Discovery Program is offered by Venture Partners at 51Թ, part of the National Science Foundation (NSF) I-CorpsTM Hub: West Region. R2M leverages the nationally recognized Lean LaunchPad and Business Model Canvas methodologies specifically designed for university researchers commercializing their inventions.

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Event Details

When:

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    • Wednesday, Sept. 4, noon-2 p.m.
  • Day 1 and 2
    • Monday, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
    • Tuesday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
  • Webinars
    • Monday, Sept. 23, noon-2 p.m.
    • Monday, Sept. 30, noon-2 p.m.
    • Monday, Oct. 7, noon-2 p.m.
  • Final
    • Monday, Oct. 11, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

³:This is a virtual program.

Who:Venture Partners at 51Թ’s I-CorpsTM programming is available to innovators from any research or teaching institution.Those interested in R2M should begin with our Starting Blocks Customer Discovery Workshop. After completing both programs, teams are primed to pursue the .

How:This opportunity is free. Application is required. The application deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 28.

Learn More and Apply:()colorado.edu/venturepartners/what-we-do/entrepreneurial-training/research-to-marketǰ colorado.edu/venturepartners/r2m

About Us

Set in the heart of our university’s bold, innovative community of scholars and learners, Venture Partners at 51Թ brings the university's world-class researchers together with business, startup and entrepreneurial communities to translate groundbreaking solutions into economic and social impact.

Venture Partners at 51Թ is proud to be a leader of the I-Corps™ Hub: West Region, one of the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (“I-Corps”) Hubs. This Hub is a partnership with seven of the top research universities across the Western United States, alongside our partners the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).

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