[bioundgrd] Fwd: Course Announcement for Biology Graduate Students

[Janice Chang]

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From: Bryan Haslam <bhaslam at mit.edu<mailto:bhaslam at mit.edu>>
Subject: Course Announcement for Biology Graduate Students
Date: August 6, 2015 at 2:31:31 PM EDT

I am a TA for the Innovations Teams course this fall and we would like to have some Biology students in the class.  Would you be able to circulate the announcement below to Biology graduate students and possibly advanced undergraduates?

Thank you,
Bryan

Course: 10.807/15.371 Innovation Teams (“i-Teams”)
When/Where: Wed 4:30-7:00pm & Fri 9-10:30am | Rm 32-124 | 12 units
Instructors: Dr. Luis Perez-Breva (School of Engineering), Dr. Noubar Afeyan (Flagship Ventures & MIT Sloan), Prof. Fiona Murray (MIT Sloan & Trust Center for Entrepreneurship)

“Innovation Teams is the class that transforms MIT technologies to ones that can impact the world.”

Course Description: i-Teams is a graduate course offered jointly between the Schools of Engineering and Management. Students choose from a set of recent breakthrough technologies selected by the Class Faculty from MIT labs on the basis of their excitement and commercial potential.  Working in cross-disciplinary teams of 3-5 class peers plus an industry “catalyst”, students focus throughout the semester on exploring a commercialization strategy for their technology and developing a final recommendation for the next steps and the best vehicle to bring the project to impact (e.g. startup, license, NGO).

Course Objectives:
-Synthesize opportunities for innovation by iterating between technology and the market
-Identify and leverage resources in an innovation ecosystem
-Create an actionable go-to-market plan
-Work with peers from different disciplines

Course Composition:
Approximately 50% of students are from the Sloan School and 50% are Graduate Students from the Schools of Engineering, Science, Architecture and HASS.   No experience is necessary.  Successful students come with an interest in innovation and a readiness to engage in the innovation process.  Advanced undergrads may take the class with instructor approval.

Enrollment is limited.  Priority will be given to students who apply early.  Please visit the i-Teams website at http://iteams.mit.edu<http://iteams.mit.edu/> for application and registration details or email iTeams-TA at mit.edu<mailto:iTeams-TA at mit.edu>with any questions.

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