<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div>FYI...</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Tommy Martindale, Director of Technology Transfer</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:tmartindale@sdsu.edu">tmartindale@sdsu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 3:00 PM<br>Subject: SDSU Pilot Innovation Fund - Call for Proposals<br>To: <<a href="mailto:tgaroma@sdsu.edu">tgaroma@sdsu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">The Division of Research and Innovation and Technology Transfer Office (TTO) are excited to announce the launch of the <strong><a href="https://comm.sdsu.edu/MTI1LUJNUC0yMDMAAAF8kEWt_dKsQpJIzmASFUVhYwXiGxX6KcaVmCN-BnP3URITUQIbk9hE_VPV4akW2mcScYFrS3Y=" id="m_1915705899791303397" style="color:#a6192e" target="_blank">SDSU Pilot Innovation Fund</a></strong>. This fund will help faculty innovators transition their research-based innovations toward commercial readiness and illustrates SDSU’s commitment to bringing problem-solving innovations to the public.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Awards made from the Pilot Innovation Fund will be targeted to helping faculty develop innovations in order to reach milestones that demonstrate their value or reduce their risk to potential corporate partners, investors or customers. Projects can receive up to $45,000 in funding and are expected to be completed within one year. The TTO anticipates making 2 to 3 awards totaling $90,000 in this first round of funding.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Examples of projects eligible for this funding include, but are not limited to:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Development of prototypes, software or user interfaces</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Creation of a mobile application to disseminate a social sciences intervention</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Validation of markets or commercial feasibility</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Pre-clinical animal & medical device testing</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Creation of a digital platform for intervention to improve public health outcomes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Addressing a specific barrier to licensing or fundraising identified by potential licensees or investors.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Eligible faculty should submit 2 to 3 page pre-proposals by June 2 at 5 p.m. to me at <a href="https://comm.sdsu.edu/MTI1LUJNUC0yMDMAAAF8kEWt_cNgGKPwH81kJ8aijiX4SMn8Spd6aLRtcc4-1THGhnVfFPC8cTmOFWkx1HNuSWINbGo=" style="color:#a6192e" target="_blank">tmartindale@sdsu.edu</a>. More information about the application process and eligibility can be found online.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Sincerely,</span></p>
<p><em><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Tommy Martindale, J.D.</span></em><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px">Director, Technology Transfer Office</span></p>
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