EXCEED | Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Discovery | Division of Research University

Accelerating Research for Impact

With support from a prestigious $6M NSF Accelerating Research Translation (ART) award, Binghamton University was one of 18 academic institutions nationwide
to receive support to increase the broader societal impact of academic research. To
such ends, Binghamton is launching their Excellence in Entrepreneurship and Discovery (EXCEED) program to help advance innovative research activities and entrepreneurship
ecosystem with research funding, personnel support, and entrepreneurship training.

Additionally, these efforts are supported by our mentor Columbia Tech Ventures and our partner  The SUNY Research Foundation. Through this initiative, Binghamton University is poised to accelerate the pace
and scale of research translation, contribute to regional innovation ecosystems, and
train the next generation of entrepreneurial faculty and students.

EXCEED Program, Faculty Profile: Nathan Tumey

• Advance Your Learning

  EXCEED Technology Pre-Accelerator Program

  A dynamic 10-week initiative offering cohort-based technology commercialization and
  entrepreneurship training. This extracurricular program is a partnership with SUNY
  Summer Startup School (S4) and I-Corps that delves into the fundamentals of technology
  commercialization, use-inspired research, customer discovery, and IP protection, while
  also exploring industry collaborations, company launch, and funding acquisition. Participants
  gain practical insights applicable to their research translation paths and future
  ventures. Successful completion qualifies teams for EXCEED Commercialization Stipends
  and Pre-Seed Grant Funds. 

  I-Corps

  This experiential course educates researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs on lean-startup
  methodology and provides the opportunity to conduct customer discovery interviews
  to determine product-market fit. The course consists of six 1-to-2-hour sessions,
  customer discovery interviews, and upon successful completion, eligibility to apply
  for a $3,000 I-Corps microgrant. Learn more about I-Corps with Binghamton University.

  Graduate Entrepreneurship Seminar Course

  Coming Spring 2025, this new 1-2 credit seminar course provides an introduction to
  technology commercialization and entrepreneurship.  Potential topics include Intellectual
  Property (IP) Protection; Technology Transfer and Commercialization; Customer Discovery
  and Lean Launchpad; Startups and Business Models; Funding and Investment. The seminar
  will include case studies from regional and more developed ecosystems, using entrepreneurs,
  industry experts, and investor guest speakers. Open to all Binghamton graduate students.

• Advance Your Funding

  Seed Translation Research Project

  Seed Translation Research Project (STRP) supports two innovative translational projects
  per year with a $150,000 grant to support innovation commercialization. The program
  focuses on technologies with defined pathways to translation and exit opportunities.

  Pre-SEED Grant Fund

  A rolling-application funding opportunity supporting de-risked and validated innovation
  aimed to propel proof-of-concept projects by providing essential funding for customer
  discovery, preliminary data, and standard industry-required compliance.

• Advance Your Research

  Undergraduate Innovation Internship

  To broaden student engagement in innovation and research translation, this program
  offers internships with Binghamton’s technology transfer office, as well as hands-on
  technical research internships in university inventor labs. The internships are paid,
  require a 10-hour-per-week commitment, and are available during the Fall and Spring
  semesters. The program prioritizes outreach to students across a wide range of academic
  backgrounds and aims to expand access to experiential opportunities in STEM and entrepreneurship.

  EXCEED Innovation Fellows 

  Students and postdocs participating in the EXCEED Pre-Accelerator will be eligible
  for Innovation Stipends (up to $9,000) allowing them to focus on technology commercialization
  or human-centered design efforts for a period of up to 6 months. The applicants will
  have to demonstrate that their work will advance research translation and will not
  comprise fundamental research.

  ART Ambassador

  A diverse group drawn from various campus divisions and disciplines, including academic
  and research sectors, graduate schools, and industry-facing centers. The ART Ambassadors
  aim to drive cultural change by advocating for the importance of use-inspired research
  and technology translation.

Get involved with EXCEED, fill out this interest form and our staff will follow up with you.

For more information contact program staff