PROPELS 2024 Launch During Innovation Week Nov 17th – Nov 22nd

​Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and The Mill are hosting an Intellectual Property (IP) Sprint Week, called the PRomising OPportunities for Engagement in Local ecoSystem (PROPELS) accelerator, at no charge to participants. Sprint Week provides resources on leveraging Technology Transfer (T2), licensing IP from the federal government, and commercialization of Federally developed IP and the federal acquisition process. Interested individuals and teams are encouraged to sign up. Individuals can also request to be placed in a team. 
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The programs will be held in conjunction with Innovation Week events at the Mill in Bloomington, IN during the week of Nov 17 – Nov 22. Participants will hear from a variety of speakers from organizations that provide resources to entrepreneurs and small businesses, including:

• VentureVets
• Airborne Outfitters
• Techlink
• Gener8tor
• Elevate Ventures
• Indiana Economic Development Council
• Small Business Administration
• APEX Accelerator
• United States Patent and Trademark Office
• Radius IN
• Federal Laboratory Consortium
• Defense Innovation Networking Group (D!NG)
• Gayle and Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship
• Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
• Applied Research Institute
• National Security Innovation Network (NSIN)
• NAVALX

The PROPELS accelerator will culminate in a demo IP Pitch competition to panelists who are well-versed in evaluating pitches and investing in ideas. They will provide critical feedback to assist participants on their entrepreneurial journey. Free registration – Innovation Week (dimensionmill.org)