Science Ventures Studio (SVS) has graduated its first cohort of ‘Commercialization Fellows.”
The Startup Junkie program announced that it completed the fall 2020 round of Commercialization Fellow program, which pairs students with Arkansas companies that worked with SVS on Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) proposals.
The four fellows include Gurshagan Kandhola, John Alumbaugh, Giselle Toledo and Josue Calderon. During the paid, one-semester fellowship, the fellows helped the companies conduct market research and customer discovery as part of the SBIR/STTR proposal process.
Kandhola was paired with SIEV Technologies, a Fayetteville-based technology company focused on catalytic membranes. John Alumbaugh paired with TruckISH, a Bentonville-based supply chain company that has developed a fleet management platform. Toledo worked with SurfTec, an advanced materials company based in Fayetteville. Calderon worked with Lineus Medical, a medical device company that has developed new IV line technology.
Science Venture Studios has now opened applications for the upcoming round of Commercialization Fellows. Applications for the fellowships will close on Tuesday, Dec. 15 with interviews being conduct via Zoom on Dec. 16 and 17.
This fellowship is expected to last from January 4, 2021 through mid-May of 2021.
Click here to access the application.
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