GAP seeks pre-proposals for commercialization funding
Published on June 8, 2015
Sometimes, researchers need a helping hand to close the distance between a brilliant idea and a commercially viable product, service, or business.
That’s where the University of Iowa’s GAP Funding Program comes in.
Sponsored by UI Ventures and the UI Research Foundation (UIRF) in the Office of Research and Economic Development, UI GAP invites faculty, staff, and graduate students on the verge of commercializing their work to submit pre-proposals between June 1 and July 31 to Director of New Ventures Paul Dymerski at paul-dymerski@uiowa.edu. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a formal proposal through the UI Research Information System (UIRIS) by Aug. 31.
The program, started in 2007, is intended to bridge the gap between basic research discoveries and life-changing products, procedures, services, and companies. Funds provided through the program are meant to reduce the technical or market risks related to early-stage inventions by meeting a series of commercial development milestones.
Read more at the Office of Research and Economic Development website.