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Albany Law School Innovation Intensive

Also known as: Innovation Intensive

Albany Law School · Albany, NY

An experiential apprenticeship program that places Albany Law students on interdisciplinary teams with business and engineering students under the supervision of the Research Foundation for SUNY and strategic partners including SUNY Polytechnic Institute. Students work on IP protection, startup formation, financing, and commercialization support for inventors across the SUNY system.

Quick fit check

  • No funding listed
  • No equity required
  • Currently active
  • Partially verified

Key numbers

Funding range

$0 – $0

In Kind

Equity

None

Application

Ongoing

Campus Wide

Last activity

2026-01-01

Medium confidence

Application and Timing

Students participate through experiential curriculum or Semester-in-Practice placements. No fixed public application deadline was found in reviewed materials.

Participants

Albany Law J.D. students; business and engineering students from partner institutions; inventors across the SUNY system. Participation is through experiential curriculum or Semester-in-Practice placements.

Funding and Equity

The program provides no direct founder funding. Its value is in legal and commercialization support — patent preparation, startup formation, and tech-transfer workflow experience. No equity is taken.

Recent Activity

The core program page remains live in 2026. The launch announcement dates to 2019, and public 2023–2026 milestones are limited in the reviewed sources.

Known Startups or Winners

Example participant outcome: Joshua Pearlman '20 helped file a provisional patent. Alumni outcomes include RF leadership roles such as Matthew Mroz '08 and Tanya Waite '09.

Verification Gaps

  • Whether Innovation Intensive is still enrolling each semester in 2025–2026.
  • Current partner organizations and annual student participation numbers.
  • Recent startup formation or licensing outcomes from student work.

Albany Law School Innovation Intensive

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