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Source: https://rede.ecu.edu/innovation/innovation-academy/ Captured: 2026-06-26 Innovation Academy — Licensing & Commercialization Key details: Structured program for early-stage innovators to turn ideas into market-ready products/services 5 sessions (bi-monthly): Problem/Solution/Need/Market/Competition → MVPs/Customer Storyboard → Funding/Costs/Revenue/R&D → Risk Mitigation → Pitch Event Sessions 1-4 virtual (Teams), Session 5 in-person Program benefits: up to $5,000 in support of market & customer discovery activities Participants build comprehensive business slide deck Fall 2026 cohort registration closes Sept 11 Contact: Carlyle Rogers, PhD, Director, Licensing & Commercialization Email: rogersar@ecu.edu | Phone: 252-737-1648

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Source: https://rede.ecu.edu/innovation/innovation-academy/ Captured: 2026-06-26

Innovation Academy — Licensing & Commercialization

Key details:

  • Structured program for early-stage innovators to turn ideas into market-ready products/services
  • 5 sessions (bi-monthly): Problem/Solution/Need/Market/Competition → MVPs/Customer Storyboard → Funding/Costs/Revenue/R&D → Risk Mitigation → Pitch Event
  • Sessions 1-4 virtual (Teams), Session 5 in-person
  • Program benefits: up to $5,000 in support of market & customer discovery activities
  • Participants build comprehensive business slide deck
  • Fall 2026 cohort registration closes Sept 11
  • Contact: Carlyle Rogers, PhD, Director, Licensing & Commercialization
  • Email: rogersar@ecu.edu | Phone: 252-737-1648

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Source: https://rede.ecu.edu/innovation/innovation-academy/ Captured: 2026-06-26

Innovation Academy — Licensing & Commercialization

Key details:

  • Structured program for early-stage innovators to turn ideas into market-ready products/services
  • 5 sessions (bi-monthly): Problem/Solution/Need/Market/Competition → MVPs/Customer Storyboard → Funding/Costs/Revenue/R&D → Risk Mitigation → Pitch Event
  • Sessions 1-4 virtual (Teams), Session 5 in-person
  • Program benefits: up to $5,000 in support of market & customer discovery activities
  • Participants build comprehensive business slide deck
  • Fall 2026 cohort registration closes Sept 11
  • Contact: Carlyle Rogers, PhD, Director, Licensing & Commercialization
  • Email: rogersar@ecu.edu | Phone: 252-737-1648

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