LSU looks for businesspeople close to the university to mentor its faculty and researchers in entrepreneurship to support the I-Corps Sites summer program.
Louisiana State University is searching for businesspeople who can mentor researchers and faculty members aiming to establish spinouts, according to Business Report.
The mentors would become part of the university’s I-Corps Sites, a six-week summer program to teach entrepreneurship. They will need to dedicate between three and five hours per week.
The initiative is funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), a US government agency that supports research and education in non-medical fields. NSF provided the university with a three-year grant earlier this year.
Andy Maas, director of Louisiana State University’s Office of Innovation and Technology Commercialization, said: “We have consistently had complaints from the business community about how hard it is to work with Louisiana State University.
“Now we have a mechanism to engage the business community as we work on technology at Louisiana State University. This will put businesses directly in touch with researchers. This could lead to some amazing partnerships.”
