Past Events

Innovator Advisor Matchmaking

Cohort 3

Thursday, September 12, 2024

Location: Bamboo Ann Arbor, 200 S 1st St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

TEAMS

• SPHynx - Solving Pressure Mystery Using SPH (Michigan)

• EletroFab Fusion - A Rapid Prototyping Apparatus for Flexible 3D Printing Circuits (Missouri)

• FarmVates - An AI-Driven Integrated Pest Management for smart farming (Missouri) 

Innovator Advisor Breakfast & Learn #4

Thursday, August 22, 2024

Location: Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor, 179 Little Lake Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, USA

EVENT RECAP

• Overview of the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Technology, Innovation & Partnerships and funding opportunities

• Update of IAC Fellow Cohort 1 and 2 & Sneak Peak of IAC Fellow Cohort 3

•  Round Robin Networking between I-Corps Innovators and Regional Advisors

Innovator Advisor Breakfast & Learn #3

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Location: Bamboo Ann Arbor, 200 S 1st St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

EVENT RECAP

• Testing before building - Customer Discovery & Lean Launchpad Methodology

•  Round Robin Networking

Innovator Advisor Matchmaking

Cohort 2

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Lean Rocket Lab, Jackson, MI 

TEAMS

• EcoScan - A more reliable and environmentally friendly technology for measuring soil nutrients (Michigan)

• Nursing School Coach - Looking to become a Registered Nurse? Technology, education and mentoring for nursing assistants and support staff looking to make the jump (Michigan)

• Motmot - Drones designed to protect and monitor our municipal water facilities (Michigan)

• Precision Cancer Diagnosis - Using Artificial Intelligence/smart technology to detect and diagnose soft tissue cancers (Michigan)

• Link2Source - Using digital signatures to identify counterfeit components and deflect cyber attacks (Michigan)

Innovator Advisor Breakfast & Learn #2

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Location: Pierpont East Room, Ann Arbor, MI 

EVENT RECAP

• The basics of university innovation and how Advisors can support academic Innovators

• IAC Fellow cohort 1 - Where are they now?

• GOALI, PFI, STTR - Overview of innovation funding sources

Innovator Advisor Matchmaking

Cohort 1

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

MI-HQ, Ann Arbor, MI

TEAMS

• Combining acoustics, lasers and AI to conduct non-destructive testing (Michigan)

• Detecting ionized gases using integrated microsensors (Michigan)

• Infrared sensor technology for Space and Defense applications (Michigan)

• Enabling fabric and clothing recycling with micro-printing technologies (Michigan)

Innovator Advisor Breakfast & Learn #1

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Location: Duderstadt Center, Ann Arbor, MI 

EVENT RECAP

• How to work with academic innovator

• What is the Innovator Advisor Community and how Advisors can shape use-inspired research