Innovation & Commercialization
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USF Innovation & Commercialization is an integrated network of programs, services, and resources designed to accelerate research and ideas into real-world impact. It brings together commercialization, startup support, and funding pathways to translate technologies, build companies, secure funding, and form strategic partnerships.
If you're new to innovation and commercialization at USF, these resources can help you explore opportunities, build new skills, and identify the next steps for advancing your research or ideas. Whether you're interested in developing industry partnerships, evaluating the market potential of a technology, or learning how to bring innovations from the lab to the marketplace, the programs below provide the tools, knowledge, and support to help move innovations from research to real-world impact.
Innovators Exchange
Explore tools, resources, and opportunities available through this professional development series designed to equip researchers with the tools, insights, and strategies to lead transformative interdisciplinary research, build cross-sector collaborations, and drive innovation that resonates across academia, industry, government, and communities.
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NSF I-Corps Hub: Southeast @ University of South Florida
The I-Corps Hub: Southeast program at USF is designed to help researchers commercialize deep technologies, providing training on how to translate their scientific discoveries into innovative solutions for society. Teams that complete the regional program may qualify to apply for the NSF National I-Corps program — where they will receive $50,000 to conduct customer discovery.
Evolve Accelerator
The Evolve Accelerator, housed within USF CONNECT, supports high-potential, innovation-driven
startups as they move from early development into growth and scale. Evolve is designed
for founders who are beyond the initial idea stage and are ready to grow as founders,
validate their market, strengthen their business model, and prepare for commercialization
and investment.
Through structured training, mentorship, and accountability, Evolve helps founders
build sustainable, investable ventures by aligning strategy, operations, and execution
with real-world market and funding expectations.