Tallahassee, FL - FAMU has been selected to join the first group of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative.
The collaborative brings together 15 HBCUs (both public and private) that are committed to participating in a multi-year alliance to foster innovation, commercialization and entrepreneurship on campus.
“FAMU is vitally interested in Technology Transfer, Licensing and Commercialization and we welcome this opportunity to be involved in the HBCU Innovation and Entrepreneurship Collaborative, and to enhance our already active and dynamic intellectual property production and commercialization,” said Dr. Charles A. Weatherford, interim associate research Vice-President.
“This is an outstanding honor to be selected from such a competitive group of applicants.”
As a participant, FAMU will have the opportunity to participate in a collaborative community seeking to increase innovation and entrepreneurship across disciplines.
Forty-four HBCU’s submitted competitive applications for a spot in the initial class. Institutions were rated on: institutional commitment, institutional capacity, federal research engagement, intellectual property engagement, faculty innovation potential and cross-disciplinary impact.
The 15 participating schools include:
· Clark Atlanta University
· Fayetteville State University
· Hampton University
· Howard University
· Jackson State University*
· Morehouse College
· Morgan State University*
· North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University*
· Prairie View A&M University*
· Tuskegee University*
· University of Maryland Eastern Shore*
· University of the Virgin Islands*
· Virginia State University*
· Xavier University of Louisiana
