Ocean Startup Project has announced 22 participating teams have been accepted into the second year of the Lab2Market Oceans program, which aims to produce commercial applications for academic research.
Lab2Market Oceans teams comprise researchers from academic institutions, as well as faculty supervisors and industry mentors. The teams work with instructors who provide feedback and coaching during the seven-week program, which includes a training bootcamp, five weeks of customer discovery, and technical and business development workshops. Each team also receives $15,000 in financial support.