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Internal Gap Funding
Texas A&M Innovation is dedicated to bringing the best scientific discoveries and inventions from the research bench to society. Our internal commercialization gap funding allows us to provide support in early-stage innovations that show promise for commercial success, addressing specific needs in their commercialization plan to help them progress to a level of market readiness. Contact your licensing manager to learn more.
Advancing Discovery to Market (ADM) Fund
The ADM program at Texas A&M University is a $5-million initiative to fund and foster the commercial development of new discoveries. It offers two levels of funding: Type One awards provide up to $99,000 for early-stage innovations needing further exploration, and Type Two awards offer between $100,000 and $500,000 for more developed projects that require fine-tuning for market readiness. The program is open to all Texas A&M researchers, faculty, staff, and students, as well as those from affiliated research institutions.
National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (NSF I-Corps)
Texas A&M I-Corps Hub is funded by the National Science Foundation and serves faculty, researchers, and students across the Texas A&M System. The HUB supports deep-tech innovators across our research enterprise and provides real world training on how to incorporate innovations developed in research labs into commercially viable companies to solve societal problems. The program curriculum is based on the Lean Startup framework, through which researchers can better understand the market potential of an innovation.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs
The federal SBIR and STTR programs are designed to support small businesses in the United States by funding their research and development (R&D) projects with the potential for commercial success. These competitive programs provide financial awards that help small businesses develop new technologies and bring them to market. The STTR program is unique in that it requires small businesses to partner with research institutions, bridging the gap between performance of basic science and commercialization of resulting innovations.
