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 […]
Join the Foster Center on Friday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. in Orono's Webster Park for the unveiling of the SunRule. An interactive sculpture that harnesses the rays of the sun to help users explore multiplication and division, the SunRule was invented by UMaine associate professor of mathematics education and instructional technology Justin Dimmel […]
Universities and companies have become more interested in forging long term collaborative relationships. Learn why there has been an increase in collaboration and the mechanics of cultivating and improving the effectiveness of such partnerships.All Commercialization Series workshops will be held online — once you register, we will send you a link to attend via Zoom. […]
Tourists and locals alike flock to the coast for iconic eats, namely the mouthwatering lobster roll, but how much do you know about the people behind this heritage industry? Come have your understanding of social entrepreneurship, sustainability, and sheer grit blown out of the water as Nikki Strout comes to discuss Rugged Seas, a uniquely […]
Do you have a passion for pizza? What about an enthusiasm for entrepreneurship? Come kick off the spring semester with the FC and Heather Kerner, founder of The Good Crust. Drawing from her experience as a longtime Occupational Therapist, Heather drives positive change with pizza dough made with 100% Maine-sourced grain and by creating jobs […]
