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NIH-funded program providing faculty, trainees, and students with mentorship and education on technology transfer, equity/non-dilutive funding, and market development in IDeA states.
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NSF-backed customer discovery and commercialization training program for students, faculty, and researchers at any New Mexico college or university, with up to $2,000 in participant funding and a pathway to the National I-Corps $50K award.
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