Podcasts about nsf innovation corps

Dr. Angelique C. Johnson is Founder and CEO of the startup company MEMStim LLC which is dedicated to reducing the cost of cochlear implants to treat hearing loss. She is also an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville. Angelique develops microfabricated arrays of wires for use in cochlear implants that can restore hearing loss and speech recognition. When she has free time, she loves engaging in great conversations with friends, enjoying a cup of coffee together, and hanging out. She also spends her free time salsa dancing, going out for morning runs, competing in marathons, relaxing, and listening to music. Angelique received her undergraduate training in computer engineering and mathematics from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Angelique completed her MSE and PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan (NSF Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems, which is now the Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSensing and Systems). She has received many awards and honors for her work, including the Pryor-Hale award for Best Business at the Michigan Business Challenge, funding from the NSF Innovation Corps program, as well as NIH phase I and phase II SBIR grants. In this interview, Angelique shares more about her life and science.

Lokesh Dani, founder of Xopolis, discusses researching the future of work, democratizing opportunity in the labor market, and focusing on the user experience.XopolisNSF Innovation CorpsLokesh on LinkedInSee open positions at thoughtbot!Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Stanley Maloy discusses his career in Salmonella research, which started with developing molecular tools and is now focused on the role of Salmonella genome plasticity in niche development. He further talks about his role in science entrepreneurship, science education, and working with an international research community. Julie’s Biggest Takeaways: Stanley’s career began when transposon mutagenesis was a new, cutting-edge technique, and he found the best way to learn how to apply a new method was to jump in and try it. Antibiotic resistance has been a problem throughout Stanley’s career. The future may hold new antimicrobials that aren’t necessarily categorized as classical ‘antibiotics,’ but may offer precision therapy against specific infectious agents. Whatever the future holds, it won’t be a single answer: Stanley sees many innovations necessary to deal with the future of antibiotic-resistant infections. Stanley’s current research is in Salmonella genome plasticity and how genomic traits influence the bacterial niche. Where do traits like exotoxins or antibiotic resistance exist in the environment, and how are they transferred to new species to influence disease? Cases of Typhoid Fever in people without known exposure to another diseased person suggest there may be an environmental reservoir. What might it be? Stanley is a big proponent of scientist entrepreneurs and participates with the NSF Innovation Corps to promote early science start ups. In addition to creativity and the scientific process, one characteristic he encourages all entrepreneurs to develop is a good team spirit. Working collaboratively as a team is a very strong sign of success. Stanley believes in the importance of an international science communities, and he practices what he preaches: he works closely with the scientific community of Chile. He began in 1990 by teaching an intensive lab course about techniques, and has developed a decades-long relationship with this community. These relationships allow a dialog, and were the reason Stanley ultimately turned his focus to Salmonella Typhi from Salmonella Typhimurium. Links for this Episode: MTM Listener Survey, only takes 3 minutes! Thanks;) Stanley Maloy website at San Diego State University This Week in Microbiology #95: A Microbe Lover in San Diego National Science Foundation Innovation Corps Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education Call for Submissions for a Special Issue on diversity and inclusion. HOM Tidbit: A Large Community Outbreak of Salmonellosis Caused by Intentional Contamination of Restaurant Salad Bars  

In this episode I talk to Errol Arkilic about different systems involved in turning research into companies. Errol has been helping research make the jump from the lab to the market for more than fifteen years: he was a program manager at the National Science Foundation or NSF, Small Business Innovation Research or SBIR program, where he awarded grants to hundreds of companies commercializing research. He started the NSF Innovation Corps, a program that gives researchers the tools they need to make the transition to running a successful business. Currently he is a partner at M34 capital where he focuses exclusively on projects that are being spun out of labs. Seeing the often rocky tech transition from so many sides has given him a nuanced view of the whole system. Key Takeaways While there are some best practices around commercializing research, like business model canvases, many pieces like assembling a team and finding complementary technologies are still completely bespoke. The commercial value of research is a tricky thing. Some is valuable, but not quite valuable enough to form an organization around. Other research could be incredibly valuable if the world were in a slightly different state. Different approaches are needed in each situation. The mental model of MIST vs TIMS - market in search of technology and technology in search of market. Links M34 Capital The SBIR Program Business Model Canvases Errol on How the NSF Works Pasteur's Quadrant NSF Innovation Corps Topics What is the pathway to commercialization How do you have an iterative process when people don't know what they want What do the best researchers do to pull out core problems to work on? How do you address the tension of people wanting to apply their hammers? What are examples of people who have applied very specific technologies? How do you assemble a team around a technology? How do you systemitize assembling teams? How do you systemitize finding technologies that can plug a technological hole? What do you think about patents? Patents, trade screts, Technology that isn't venture fundable Valuable ideas that aren't valuable enough to pursue Systemitizing finding whether value could be harvested Where is the role of SBIRs in today's world SBIR decision making process Lengendary SBIR successes Push vs. Pull out of lab How do you find MIST projects Are there labs in unintuitive programs Next steps outside of local ecosystems? Does any new innovation need a champion? What should people be thinking about that they're not? TISM vs MIST

As promised in our holiday special, we dive into the past, present and future of clean energy funding, with the absolutely perfect guest: the former Obama administrations Assistant Director for Entrepreneurship at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Doug Rand. This episode was totally eye opening for us, and we hope inspires many of you to think about energy and climate through an entrepreneurial lens.    Worldwide Meetup! To celebrate passing 1m downloads, we're hosting a worldwide meetup! Join us on February 21, 2019 at 530pm PT (830pm ET) on Zoom and Slack for our first worldwide meetup. Ben and David will be live on video hanging out and taking questions on both Slack and Zoom. Check Slack and our website for details and the Zoom link as we get closer!   Links: ARPA-E: https://arpa-e.energy.gov Steve Blank's Secret History of Silicon Valley: https://steveblank.com/secret-history/ NSF Innovation Corps: https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/i-corps/

Megan interviews scientist and entrepreneur, Katy Lassahn. Katy is a co-founder of BioIgnite, a non-profit focused on bringing STEM research and discovery to young students. Megan and Katy chat about BioIgnite's experience with the NSF Innovation Corps for Learning grant, building a business, and STEM education in the US. And, listen for a sneak peek into BioIgnite's summer camps! Find us and share your thoughts! Twitter - @doubleshelixpod Instagram - @doubleshelixpodcast Email - doubleshelixpodcast AT gmail DOT com Web - doubleshelix.com

Dr. Angelique C. Johnson is Founder and CEO of the startup company MEMStim LLC which is dedicated to reducing the cost of cochlear implants to treat hearing loss. She is also an adjunct faculty member in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Louisville. She received her undergraduate training in computer engineering and mathematics from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Angelique completed her MSE and PhD in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michigan (NSF Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSystems, which is now the Center for Wireless Integrated MicroSensing and Systems). She has received many awards and honors for her work, including the Pryor-Hale award for Best Business at the Michigan Business Challenge, funding from the NSF Innovation Corps program, as well as NIH phase I and phase II SBIR grants. Angelique is with us today to tell us all about her journey through life and science.