Pathways is here to empower innovators from idea to impact. Get started on your journey today.
The following information is intended to guide innovators through a comprehensive lifecycle of innovation, broken down into four key stages. These stages, “engage,” “invent,” “advance,” and “propel,” cover essential activities designed to take an idea from conception all the way to market impact.
Learn about UF Innovate services and review resources on the UF Innovate l Pathways website. (Start with the main Pathways page.)
Review video Maximizing the Potential of your Innovations and Career on the UF Innovate I Pathways website.
Enroll in an “Intro to NSF I-Corps” workshop training and explore unmet needs in the marketplace
Enroll in Intellectual Property for Innovators free workshop hosted by UF Innovate to learn the basics and earn a certificate.
Review monthly UF Innovate Pathways Newsletter for tips, upcoming local and national training and funding opportunities and inspirational successes.
Review monthly UF Innovate Pathways Newsletter for tips, upcoming local and national training and funding opportunities and inspirational successes.
Attend UF Innovate and other campus innovation and entrepreneurship training events.
UF Innovate offers assistance to UF faculty, staff, graduate students, and postdocs with services in technology licensing, venture funding, business incubation, NSF I-Corps training, and, of course, guiding your Pathways in technology translation. Connect with us.
Collaborate to solve problems / unmet needs in the marketplace.
Enroll in NSF I-Corps 5-week Regional Course to identify the target customers and the value your technology can bring, connect with mentors and earn a certificate.
Understand the market opportunity and competition.
Generate proof of concept data.
File an invention disclosure with UF Innovate.
Collaborate with UF Innovate early to seek intellectual property protection to retain competitive advantage.
Review UF Intellectual Property Policy.
Understand prior agreements and third-party rights that may impact your intellectual property.
Learn about confidentiality and ownership obligations.
Expand connections with stakeholders in your industry ecosystem.
Identify collaborators to develop / translate / validate your technology (generate data, create prototype and test…).
Seek funding, training and mentorship to accelerate technology development / translation.
Understand product development challenges and risks impacting your work and develop a plan to overcome them.
Demonstrate why your solution is better than the competition.
Continue to pursue NSF I-Corps training to identify best market and the commercialization pathway for your technology.
Collaborate with UF Innovate and connect with industry partners.
Learn to pitch your technology.
Discuss strategies for commercialization or licensing IP to an existing company or the formation of a new startup with UF Innovate licensing officer.
Understand university rules & guidelines including conflict-of-interest policies and inventor responsibilities.
Discuss plans to form a new startup with your UF Innovate licensing officer and Pathways director and tap ecosystem resources.
Develop the business model, learn the first steps needed to form a new startup, and seek early-stage non-dilutive funding.
Connect with the UF Innovate Ventures and seek mentorship, professional management and prepare to raise venture investment.
UF faculty, postdocs, students and staff can contact us for help at any point along their journey to making the most impact with their technology.
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Gainesville, FL 32611-5575
Tech Licensing: (352) 392-8929
Ventures: (352) 392-8929
Pathways: (352) 392-2577
The Hub: (352) 294-0885
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12085 Research Drive
Alachua, FL 32615
