Wayne State University's Technology Commercialization Office (TC) has created the Innovation Fellows Program to cultivate the next generation of chief scientific officers and entrepreneurial scientists for local high-tech industry. The Program is part of the WSU ERA initiative supported by the New Economy Initiative (NEI) for Southeast Michigan.

The Innovation Fellows program will promote technology commercialization education for Post-docs in Medicine, Pharmacy and Allied Health, Nursing, Engineering and CLAS. Four to six qualified postdoctoral fellows will be recruited to the program annually. In addition to their scientific research , the fellows will be trained in technology and market assessment, product development, business and entrepreneurship. The 2014-15 class of fellows is anticipated to enter the program in the summer of 2014. Fellows are expected to participate in translational research projects and develop a research and commercialization plan on a project topic. Each Fellow will be assigned an industry mentor to assist in the development of their project and technology commercialization roadmap.

For more information, visit here: http://techtransfer.wayne.edu/ifp_announcement_letter_final.pdf