Interested in solving problems for industry and finding new funding sources to support your research? Collaborating with external partners may be the ideal way to explore commercialization. Learn about how to do this successfully and the resources available to help you through UMaine's Department of Industrial Cooperation Click here for more information and to register.
Finalists will pitch their innovative, early-stage business or business idea to a panel of judges and the audience in the season finale of the 2021-22 Big Gig series. The winning entrepreneur will walk away with a $5,000 prize. Big Gig represents a partnership between a motivated group of municipalities, universities, and organizations in Maine’s Penobscot River Valley who work with […]
The Innovative Media Research and Commercialization (IMRC) Center will host an open house on Wednesday, April 13, from 2–7 p.m. as part of Maine Impact Week. The center’s many laboratories, adaptive workspaces, and presentation environments will be open to the general public. Staff will be on-site and available to discuss all things innovation and creativity, assist […]
The inaugural Foster Center Innovation Awards celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship in the University of Maine community. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni will be honored for their contributions and impact in these spaces. Award nominations are open through Feb. 28. For more information, please visit the Foster Center website. If you’d like to attend the invitation-only event, […]
Interested in solving problems for industry and finding new funding sources to support your research? Collaborating with external partners may be the ideal way to explore commercialization. Learn about how to do this successfully and the resources available to help you through UMaine's Department of Industrial Cooperation Click here for more information and to register.
Come unlock the secrets to UMaine's innovation hub and learn how you can make a difference at UMaine and beyond. Ice cream, music and ping pong will be provided, plus a drawing for gift cards from local restaurants. This event is targeted for UMaine students (undergraduate and graduate), but interested faculty and staff are welcome […]
Join the Office of Innovation and Economic Development and Foster Center for Innovation to explore the fundamentals of research commercialization. In this free, online workshop - the first in our Fall 2022 Commercialization Training Series - we'll help you understand the complete commercialization landscape, from the various pathways to market to the Maine and national […]
Join Business, Entrepreneurship, and Networking Sessions (BEANS) for our first event of the semester as we welcome Michael Odokara-Okigbo to discuss how he and his team have developed NKENNE, the first African language learning app on the market. Fresh off Greenlight Maine and Big Gig, he's excited to spill some serious tea and help facilitate […]
New innovations based on cutting-edge research have a high failure rate because they focus on the wrong needs or even the wrong end user. In this workshop, you will learn how to use Innovation Engineering tools to test your assumptions and validate that they align with end user needs, wants, and expectations. Register here.
Patagonia. The North Face. Banff. You may know of international brands, but let BEANS introduce you to the young entrepreneurs who are driving change within the Maine outdoors community. Patrick Caron and Zach McCarthy will be at the Foster Center ready to share their experiences growing their own respective businesses, Move Free Designs and Inclusive […]
