VISE is considering offering a 3 credit hour course during the Fall 2016 semester. Students will work on teams of 3-4 to explore a technology from all angles, including intellectual property, customer discovery, market evaluation, FDA regulatory pathways, venture capital vs. SBIR funding, and the practicalities of setting up and running a small business.
The SBIR Road Tour is a national outreach effort to convey the non-dilutive technology funding opportunity provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given clearance to market and sell the powered lower-limb exoskeleton created by a team of Vanderbilt engineers and commercialized by the Parker Hannifin Corporation for both clinical and personal use in the United States.
