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SUMMARY:Office Hours: Intro to America's Seed Fund at NSF
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”5/6″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\nOffice Hours: Intro to America’s Seed Fund at NSF[vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”page-description”]August 12 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM CT | Virtual\nSetptember 9 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM CT | Virtual \nNSF regularly hosts virtual Question and Answer sessions for startups and small businesses to learn about the program and the proposal submission process.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register\n		register\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/office-hours-intro-to-americas-seed-fund-at-nsf/2026-10-08/
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SUMMARY:University of Minnesota I-Corps
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\n\nUniversity of Minnesota I-Corps\n[vc_column_text css=””]October 9 – November 13\, 2026[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]You’ve identified a specific innovation that you think you may want to commercialize. Now what? The University of Minnesota Value Proposition Design program applies the Lean Startup approach and Customer Discovery methods to specific innovations. External industry executives\, as well as experts from the Office for Technology Commercialization\, the UMN Libraries\, and the Carlson School of Management\, will be available to help. \nRegistration for the Fall Cohort is open!\n\nFree Cohort\nOpen to all Midwest innovators and researchers\nOctober 9 – November 13\, 2026\nClass sessions on Fridays\, at 1pm CT\n*In-Person Attendance required:\n\nBruininks Hall\n222 Pleasant St SE\, Minneapolis\, MN 55455\n\n\n\nYou’ll learn and apply the Lean LaunchPad customer development concepts promoted by the NSF I-Corps program. Successful completion of this program by academic teams or ventures with university-licensed technologies can lead to qualification for recommendation to the National I-Corps Teams program\, which includes a $50\,000 grant. \nLearning Objectives\n\nDevelop familiarity with Lean LaunchPad concepts and tools such as customer discovery\, ecosystem mapping\, and the Value Proposition Canvas\nUnderstand customers’ problems (“pain points”) from THEIR perspective.\nMap your customer ecosystem to understand customer roles\, requirements\, and decision processes.\nBuild connections to the commercial ecosystem (i.e. customers\, suppliers\, funders) for your innovation.\nLearn skills that can help you secure future innovation funding (SBIR/STTR).\n\nBenefits of the Program\n\nBecome eligible for the NSF I-Corps National Teams program and $50\,000 grant for qualifying technologies and teams (only deep-tech\, university-based teams who complete at least 20-30 customer discovery interviews)\nIncrease chances of receiving commercialization grants such as TTP or SBIR/STTR\nGain valuable market insight to inform the next steps for creating impact from your idea\nGain an exceptional professional development experience appropriate for any career path—academic\, industry\, startup or other\nExpand your network of like-minded peers\, instructors\, investors\, customers\, and mentors.\nLearn\, practice and hone your innovation skills\n\n\nFall 2026\n\n10/9\, 10/16\, 10/23\, 10/30\, 11/6\, 11/13\nClass sessions 1pm – 3pm CT\n*In-person attendance required. Location: Minneapolis\, MN\nRegistration is open for the fall cohort\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/umn-nsf-icorps/
LOCATION:University of Minnesota\, Minneapolis\, MN
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261020T130000
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SUMMARY:National Lab Discovery Series - SHAPE
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″]\n		Register Here\n							Advanced Metal Upcycling with ShAPE™[vc_column_text]Join the U.S. Department of Energy for a National Lab Discovery Series webinar featuring ShAPETM (Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion)\, an award-winning advanced manufacturing technology developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). \nThis session will focus on one of ShAPE’s newest and most promising applications: upcycling aluminum scrap and other lower-cost feedstocks into high-performance materials through solid-phase processing. Unlike conventional manufacturing approaches that rely on melting\, ShAPE processes materials in the solid state which offers a pathway to transform lower-value feedstocks into high-value products ShAPE enables manufacturers to produce high-performance materials more efficiently while lowering manufacturing costs and strengthening domestic manufacturing capabilities. \nAttendees will also receive an overview of the broader ShAPE platform and its applications across automotive manufacturing\, electricity generation and transmission\, buildings and construction\, oil and gas\, aerospace\, national security\, and other advanced manufacturing sectors.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/national-lab-discovery-series-shape/
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SUMMARY:Budgeting & Financial Management Considerations — Session 1
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″]Stage OneMNSBIR\, Inc. NIH SBIR/STTR CohortFree education and individualized coaching for Minnesota companies preparing competitive NIH SBIR/STTR applications. Budgeting & Financial Management Considerations | Session 1[vc_column_text css=””]October 20\, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Virtual \nBuilding the company’s operational budget and translating project costs into an NIH-compliant budget\, including personnel\, effort\, direct costs\, fringe\, consultants\, subawards/subcontracts\, supplies\, equipment\, and travel.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/nih-cohort-2026-10-20/
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SUMMARY:Budgeting & Financial Management Considerations — Session 2
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”5/6″]Stage OneMNSBIR\, Inc. NIH SBIR/STTR CohortFree education and individualized coaching for Minnesota companies preparing competitive NIH SBIR/STTR applications. Budgeting & Financial Management Considerations | Session 2[vc_column_text css=””]October 22\, 2026 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Virtual \nIndirect costs\, fee/profit\, budget justification\, final budget development\, and post-award financial-management considerations.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/nih-cohort-2026-10-22/
CATEGORIES:MNSBIR Events
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SUMMARY:Food. Ag. Ideas.
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\nFood. Ag. Ideas[vc_column_text css=””]October 26 – 27 | Multiple Locations \nFood. Ag. Ideas led by Naturally MN​​ has become a must-attend gathering for farmers\, entrepreneurs\, brands\, industry professionals and companies alike\, focused on food and ag innovation\, drawing attendees from across the US and internationally. FAI 2026 will be held on October 27th\, with a dynamic lineup of sessions\, panels\, networking events\, and interactive experiences. This year’s theme\, “the Minnesota Model\,” explores how Minnesota’s century of cooperative economics\, land stewardship\, and connected layers of food system infrastructure has built something durable—and what the rest of the country can learn from it.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/2761/
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SUMMARY:Women Innovators Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”4/6″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\nWomen Innovators Conference[vc_column_text text_style=”leader-text”]Ignite Your Innovation Journey[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” text_style=”page-description”]Tuesday\, November 4\, 2026 | 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM | McNamara Alumni Center \nStudents/Special Guests: Free\nStaff/Faculty: $10\nExternal Attendees: $25[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]This annual professional development summit is open to all and designed to help innovators turn bold ideas into meaningful impact. While the event welcomes participants of every background\, many sessions will spotlight the unique challenges and opportunities faced by women entrepreneurs. Through inspiring keynotes\, engaging panels\, and hands-on workshops\, attendees will explore actionable solutions\, share experiences\, and build lasting connections that empower innovation across industries.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\n\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\n[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/women-innovators-conf/
LOCATION:McNamara Alumni Center\, Minneapolis\, MN
CATEGORIES:University of Minnesota
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SUMMARY:Biomimetics26
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\nBiomimetics26 Industry Strategy Symposium[/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]November 9–10\, 2026 | Minnesota Landscape Arboretum\, Chaska\, Minnesota \nFor four billion years\, life has run the longest R&D program on the planet\, and it has never once externalized a cost it couldn’t pay back. Biomimetics International gathers the people translating that work into industry. \nBiomimetics26 runs the industry strategy symposium as a working conference\, engaging members and attendees as contributors. Across two days we move through Dreams\, Designs\, Developments\, and Deployments of tools\, models\, materials\, and constructs: a convening where the institutions doing the foundational work connect with the founders commercializing it; a lab-to-market platform where startups and capital find each other; and a working session where teams carry real BiosVerse-Compatible data center scenarios out onto that floor to find their partners before they leave.[/vc_column_text]\n		Register Here\n							[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_raw_html css=””]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/biomimetics26/
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SUMMARY:FLC Innovation for Impact
DESCRIPTION:s[vc_row][vc_column]\n	\n		\n\n\n			\n	\n\nInnovation for Impact: A National Security Technology Transfer Forum[vc_column_text css=””]Innovation for Impact: A National Security Technology Transfer Forum will be held Dec. 1–3\, 2026\, in Leesburg\, Va. Designed for federal labs and agencies working on national security innovation and technology transfer\, the first two days will include federal-only training\, education\, and best-practice discussions. Day three will welcome industry for networking and partnership engagement.[/vc_column_text]\n		Learn More\n							[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://minnesotasbir.org/event/flc-innovation-for-impact/
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