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Assistant Director, Engineering Innovation Institute Box 116550 We look forward to exploring how we can help you! Through its program initiatives (below), the Institute addresses gaps in engineering education and research to reach across the spectrum of discovery to the translation of innovative research and students into the marketplace. StartupGNVs mission is to encourage technology enterprises to start up and develop in the Gainesville area by providing them with support through networking and educational opportunities. Since the addition of UF Innovate| The HUB, the entrepreneurial landscape, and culture of Gainesville have experienced an amazing transformation, and the incubator is recognized as a major catalyst in helping propel the university city to become one of the top energized tech communities in the Southeast.

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UF ENGINEERING INNOVATION INSTITUTE (EII), 470 Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence The Gator Hatchery is open to all students at UF! The UF Warrington College of Business / Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center and the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering have a long history of broad collaboration on entrepreneurship and innovation programs. The combination brings together deep analytical talents with broader business perspectives for a more complete educational experience for engineering and business students alike. It also allowed me to grow as an individual and expand my communication skills by working with a diverse group of leaders that were experts in their own field. Students will form teams and progress through idea generation, problem and solution definition, customer discovery and feedback analysis, and finally, the development of an overall project summary pitch based on their efforts. eng.ufl.edu/innovation Innovation Stations focus on upskilling the regional workforce through specialized training offerings such as Coding Boot-camps, Technical Entrepreneurship and Innovation Training, and distance and continuing education offerings. Partnering with regional school districts, schools, and teachers, Innovation Stations leverage University capabilities to enhance educational experiences that spark interest and awareness of STEM careers and opportunities. While the Collaboratory has a focus on women, many of the programs offered are non-gender specific.

The Cade Museum of Innovation and Invention is named for James Robert Cade, the physician, musician, researcher, and inventor best known for leading the University of Florida team that created Gatorade. The mission of the Cade Museum is to promote a culture of creativity and innovation. The museums programs include workshops for inventors of all ages to highlight the inventive process from idea conceptualization to commercialization, from the laboratory to the marketplace. VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the worlds biggest challenges and to create lasting impact. Email: [emailprotected], ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF GATOR ENGINEERING(EDGE). Box 116550 A portfolio of resources and training opportunities ranging from structured programming to informal networking, workshop, and special topic speakers are offered, designed to address diverse goals and objectives. The UF Creative Campus Initiative establishes educational settings that foster creativity in all disciplines, promote new interdisciplinary interactions, and encourage new ways of solving problems and formulating ideas. The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Alumni are making strides shaping society, creating a foundation of innovation and leadership that is making an impact on our world, and serving the Gator Good for generations to come. Entrepreneurial Community Innovation Stations provide programs that help gain systematic access to a pipeline of next-generation engineering students who have outstanding interdisciplinary technical skills and have been immersed in engineering leadership, innovation, and entrepreneurial experiences. 527 Gale Lemerand Drive The BIRD Foundationwas established by the U.S. and Israeli governments in 1977 to generate mutually beneficial cooperation between the private sectors of the U.S. and Israeli high tech industries, including start-ups and established organizations. Organized under UFs Office of Research umbrella, this quartet forms a comprehensive commercialization system that brings together five critical elements: facilities, capital management, talent, intellectual property, and technology-transfer expertise. Erik Sander Hatchery businesses will have access to free office space, the Entrepreneurship Centers network of individuals, peer-to-peer networking, conference rooms, and other resources fledgling companies may find valuable. The intent is for the program to culminate in a visit to Silicon Valley and a presentation of the project summary to the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering West Coast Advisory Board. The Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC) is a community program providing early-stage startup companies with tools, training, and infrastructure to help them get started, grow and develop into financially viable enterprises. 527 Gale Lemerand Drive Faculty interested in participating in an I-Corps program can explore the I-Corps Teams Program, a program that helps faculty/student/mentor teams explore the commercial feasibility of their research programs. Gainesville is home to more technology business incubators per capita than any other U.S. city. The University of Florida Engineering Innovation Institute (EII), an integral part of FLEX, plays a key role in developing the engineering talent and technology pipeline to support the growth of Floridas Innovation economy. Much more than a building, the Hub provides a complete growth ecosystem that leverages the prestige of the universitys research and technology commercialization prowess and combines that with programming, resources, and networking opportunities designed to support small startups and growth companies. The Gator Hatchery is a Student Incubator that offers student entrepreneurs workspace, office support, mentors, and other resources necessary for a startup to succeed faster. Executive Director, Engineering Innovation Institute Through I-Corps, NSF grantees learn to identify valuable product opportunities that can emerge from academic research and gain skills in entrepreneurship through training in customer discovery and guidance from established entrepreneurs. Box 116550 VentureWell fosters collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for STEM students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world. Developing innovative thinking in our constituents. FLEX established our first extension office, the UF Innovation Station Sarasota County (UFIS-SC) to facilitate Floridas role as a national leader in high-tech industries. P.O. The mission of the University of Florida Engineering Innovation Institute is to foster a culture of innovation among Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering faculty, students and staff. Maxim Davis, 2018 Participant, Innovation Fellows gave me the chance to grow both as a professional and as a person. Diversity is critical to the success of innovation in the U.S., and research shows that there is still a significant disparity in the numbers of women entrepreneurs and innovators.

Dovetailing technology with entrepreneurial education programs designed to bring commercialization focus and direction. The 7-week intensive program is designed to get teams out of the laboratory to talk with potential customers, partners and competitors to explore the commercial opportunities for their research. fall engineers iot meet Box 116550 UF Innovate supports an innovation ecosystem that moves research discoveries from the laboratory to the market, fostering a resilient economy and making the world a better place. These alumni pay it forward to current engineering students through mentoring students, providing internships, funding learning opportunities, and speaking with students. teehan cohort Overall, the program gave me essential skills that will help me in my future entrepreneurial ventures. The program is designed to take a select group of undergraduate students from the two colleges, have them form interdisciplinary teams, and put them through an 18-23 week program focused on taking them deeper into an understanding of how to work together as a team to pursue the development of a project or technology. Phone: 352-392-7047, FLORIDA ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION (FLEX), 380 Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence For Information on the previous Cohort participants, please follow the links to the left. Gainesville, FL 32611-6550, Phone: (352) 294-7561 Incubators are companies that act as a catalyst to help startup companies to develop and grow by providing services and resources such as management training or office space. 527 Gale Lemerand Drive The incubator to assists in the growth of therapeutics, diagnostics, medical devices, ag-bio, clean energy, and/or biopharma enterprises. Established companies Innovation Stations provide assistance and support and serve as a one-stop-shop in facilitating connections to the University, be it to source student talent for internships or full-time employment, connection with faculty for research collaborations, or accessing unique facilities and resources that can assist in product development and technological advancement. Innovation Stations partner with academic institutions to establish live-learn-work experiences (e.g., co-ops and internships) with regional companies to increase the pipeline of local residents into UF programs and then back into the communitys innovation ecosystem to serve as role models for future generations. Box 116550 I had the opportunity to work together with like-minded individuals on a project to find an innovative solution to a problem of our choice. UF Innovate | Sid Martin Biotech is aworld-recognized leader in biotechnology business incubation and withwell-equipped laboratories and specialized equipment, plus an outstanding network of mentors, advisors, and collaborators, its the perfect place for you to grow your biotech business.

Email: esander@eng.ufl.edu Coordinated by UF Innovates Innovation NaviGator, the community calendar is the best place to discover local events of interest to entrepreneurs. Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED) is located in the Santa Fe College Blount Center in downtown Gainesville, Florida. The Innovation Fellows Program opened doors to people and companies that I had only dreamed of meeting and visiting. Gainesville, FL 32611-6550, Phone: (352) 294-7561 Innovation Stations provide workforce development, access to faculty for consultation, pipelines to UF students for internships and employment, technology for commercialization, avenues to unique equipment and talent for R&D support, training infrastructure, and myriad other assets to help grow Floridas high tech ecosystem. Leveraging the Colleges interdisciplinary research institutes and its broad spectrum of Departments and Schools as a platform upon which Creativity and Entrepreneurship education produce many of our next generation innovation leaders, whether they work in the private, academic, public service, non-profit, or government / military sectors. Producing leaders with engineering and innovation skills to attack the worlds most daunting problems and change the world. Gainesville, FL 32611-6550, phone: 352-294-7951 The Innovation Fellows Program is a joint program between the University of Floridas Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering and Warrington College of Business. Gainesville, FL 32611-6550, Phone: (352) 294-7561 Gainesville, FL 32611-6550, phone: 352-294-7951 Serving as a nexus of engineering innovation education and experiential programs extending across the spectrum of creative discovery and invention. Based at one of the nations leading research institutions, UF Innovate comprises four organizations: Tech Licensing, Ventures, and two business incubators, the Hub and Sid Martin Biotech. The CIED Entrepreneur Incubator serves early-stage startups across a broad spectrum of sectors, from traditional service-oriented businesses like catering and furniture moving, to training, education, and exam preparation businesses, as well as more technology-focused businesses like the web, app, and game development. Focusing on Elements of Creativity and Entrepreneurship. P.O. Innovation Stations serve as a platform for not only connecting talent to the industry but also for developing the New Engineer. The Institute serves as a nexus of engineering innovation education and experiential programs extending across the spectrum of creative discovery and invention, to the transition of UF engineering technologies and innovative students to the marketplace. This Innovation Station and those strategically located throughout the State of Florida establish and grow partnerships with the private, academic/research, and public sectors with a focus on expanding the innovation economy. P.O. The Engineering Innovation Institute works in concert with partners internal and external to campus with which the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering has a history of successful collaborations in innovation/entrepreneurship programs: The UF Innovation Academy (IA) was developed to equip students with the 21st-century skills needed to thrive in an innovative culture.

Gator Engineers are entrepreneurial, engaging, effective, professional, visionary, and inspiring. P.O. FLORIDA ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION (FLEX), 380 Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Email: EngineeringExtension@eng.ufl.edu, ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF GATOR ENGINEERING(EDGE), Online Professional Development & Graduate Education. Email: Innovation@eng.ufl.edu, ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF GATOR ENGINEERING(EDGE). UF ENGINEERING INNOVATION INSTITUTE (EII), 470 Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence Innovation Fellows taught me about leadership, cooperation, creativity, and the value of networking. Both of these choices are designed to accelerate innovation that results in the creation of new wealth and the building of strong local, regional, and national economies. As a Music major, I had the luxury to work with people from other disciplines, including Engineering and Business. This was an invaluable experience for me, and I highly encourage students from any major with an entrepreneurial spirit to try it. Manuel Robles, 2018 Participant, UF ENGINEERING INNOVATION INSTITUTE (EII), 470 Herbert Wertheim Laboratory for Engineering Excellence P.O. IA is a living-learning community embedded within the traditional University of Florida experience. Thanks to the program, we traveled to California to present our project to a panel of highly renowned entrepreneurs at Intel. The academic calendar operates on a Spring-Summer schedule, giving students the opportunity to enjoy Fall co-curricular activities, pursue internships, study abroad, or enjoy the break at home. Email: EngineeringExtension@eng.ufl.edu, ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF GATOR ENGINEERING(EDGE), Online Professional Development & Graduate Education, The University of Florida Engineering Innovation Institute (EII). Enterprise Florida acts as the official economic development organization for the state of Florida, helping innovative, high-growth businesses start up, locate or expand in Florida. The Institute is focused on high-value outcomes and is designing programs to assure students, faculty, staff, the university, and external stakeholders are impacted in a real and deep manner. Email: Innovation@eng.ufl.edu, ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF GATOR ENGINEERING(EDGE), Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering Alumni, The Cade Museum of Innovation and Invention, world-recognized leader in biotechnology business incubation, well-equipped laboratories and specialized equipment, Center for Innovation and Economic Development (CIED), Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (GTEC). Email: latinker@ufl.edu Phone: 352-294-7561, Lawrence Tinker Ingraining entrepreneurial thought processes in engineering students and faculty. The primary goal of the GTEC incubator is to increase the number of service, technology, and light manufacturing firms established in Gainesville, Florida. Fostering a culture of innovation among faculty, students, and staff of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. The Innovation Fellows program launched in the Fall Semester of 2018. The Institute produces leaders with engineering and innovation skills to attack the worlds most daunting problems and change the world. The Institutes primary program elements are Creativity and Entrepreneurship built on the foundation of the Colleges research programs. The first, Technology Translation, encourages the translation of technologically-promising research discoveries made by prior and/or current NSF-funded investigators toward a path of commercialization; while the second path, Research Partnership, promotes synergistic collaborations between an existing NSF-funded research partnerships (including consortia such as Engineering Research Centers, Industry University Cooperative Research Centers, Science and Technology Centers, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers, Centers for Chemical Innovation, and Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation grantees) and other public and private entities to motivate the translation and transfer of research discoveries into innovative technologies and commercial reality.