The Idea-to-Innovation Track supports Mount Sinai students, researchers, and clinicians in turning real health care problems into early-stage solutions. No existing product or technology development experience is required. Whether you are seeking immersive, hands-on experience co-developing a prototype or prefer a structured academic foundation in biomedical innovation and commercialization, this track helps you move from an initial idea to a validated opportunity.

Certificate in Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Certificate in Biomedical Innovation and Entrepreneurship is a three-course graduate-level series that introduces students to the foundations of biomedical commercialization. It is ideal for students who want a structured, classroom-based introduction to entrepreneurship, intellectual property, funding strategies, and venture creation.

BSR 2931: Entrepreneurship and Business Fundamentals
The Entrepreneurship and Business Fundamentals course is an immersive introduction to biomedical innovation and entrepreneurship, grounded in the Lean LaunchPad methodology, where students learn to uncover unmet needs and validate early-stage opportunities through hypothesis-driven customer discovery.

BSR 2930: Protecting and Commercializing Your Innovation
Learn about the nuances of intellectual property with a focus on biomedical applications and how the products of academic research and related innovations can be protected and commercialized.

BSR 2932: Venture Strategy and Execution in Biomedical Innovation
This course teaches you to navigate the operational, regulatory, and financial complexities of biomedical ventures, including funding strategies and ethical business practices, while gaining skills in forming partnerships, optimizing resources, and successfully bringing innovations to market.

Targeted Health Care Innovation and Entrepreneurship (THRIVE) Fellowship

The THRIVE Fellowship is an eight-month, hands-on, team science-based program, perfect for those who want to co-create innovations with clinicians. Fellows learn by working in interdisciplinary teams on real health care problems from a clinical environment. The fellowship is ideal for aspiring innovators who want to build something collaboratively from the ground up.

The Innovation-to-Market Track supports Mount Sinai researchers, clinicians, and staff with a tangible health care solution—such as a Prototype, MVP, lead drug candidate, proof of concept data, or filed intellectual property—by building core commercialization skills to bring their innovations to patients and the market.

Regional I-Corps at Mount Sinai
The Regional I-Corps at Mount Sinai is a four-week National Science Foundation-backed program where teams use the Lean LaunchPad approach to validate their problem-solution fit through hands-on customer discovery.

Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Sprint
The Innovation Sprint offered by Mount Sinai Innovation Partners is a six-week, fast-paced program to build core commercialization knowledge and prepare your project for next steps.

Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Tech Launchpad
Offered by Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, in this capstone commercialization program, teams receive focused mentorship in product development, go-to-market strategy, and pitch refinement. This is where business models gain traction.

Mount Sinai Innovation Partners Fellows Program
The Fellows Program is a structured program combining training in intellectual property, licensing, business development, and marketing, with hands-on experience working Mount Sinai Innovation Partners. It is ideal for those exploring careers in commercialization and life science innovation support.