Applications are now open for Ignite: Postdoc for Ventures program and accepted through April 4, 2022.
The program will provide resources for entrepreneurial-minded postdocs to form new technology ventures based on Cornell inventions. The program adheres to a 1+1 model: 12-month phase in a Cornell lab, supervised by Cornell faculty, and 12-month phase in a business incubator, mentored by the incubator.
Key features of the program include:
- Selected projects will be funded approximately $120K a year to support the compensation of the postdoc and basic experiment expenses
- All Ignite Postdocs will be Cornell employees during both phases I and II of the program under full-time commitment
- Postdocs will work at the faculty inventor’s lab for technology development and will have access to the incubator as an associate member for business development and connections during both phases
- An Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) will work closely with the Ignite Postdocs in both phases.
