Partners - Technology Outreach at Nussbaum

Technology Outreach at Nussbaum is a partnership among

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T), University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), and Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship.

Both Universities have established functioning offices responsible for technology transfer and commercialization, and have developed a portfolio of technologies resulting from research they conduct. NC A&T operates a Small Business Technology Development Center and is the NC Affiliate of NASA's Southeast Regional Technology Transfer Center. NC A&T research core competencies are Aerospace Systems, Human-Machine Systems, Manufacturing, Autonomous Control Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Materials, Energy and Environmental Technology and Transportation.

UNCG operates a Small Business Program and its primary areas of research include Learning and Development, Human Diversity and Culture, Health and Life Sciences, Environment and Society, Performance, Composition and Communication. The Universities have different research agendas and available resources and this makes them a good match for the partnership.

The roles of the Universities in the partnership are:

Nussbaum Center for Entrepreneurship is the largest small-business incubator in North Carolina. The incubator is designed to support non-retail, new or emerging businesses in the service and light manufacturing arena. The Center provides modestly priced office and light manufacturing space along with shared support services such as business counseling, receptionist, copier, fax, mail boxes, word processing and more.