Program Goals
- Provide a peer, department-level contact for Vanderbilt innovators
- Deliver innovation-related news to the departments represented
- Provide feedback to administrative units on opportunities for Improvement in the innovation space
- Engage with other Ambassadors & VU/VUMC leadership on innovation efforts across campus
Training Provided
- Intellectual property protection and commercialization
- Vanderbilt technology transfer & IP policy
- Entrepreneurship resources and Wond’ry tour
- Startup support services and Launch incubator tour
- Vanderbilt COI process
Estimated Time Commitment
- Initial training program: ~6 hours in 1st month
- Monthly commitment: ~1-2 hours per month thereafter
- Quarterly Ambassador-only meetings