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Santa Fe College

Location

Gainesville, FL

Project Name

Innovative Product Development Center (IPDC)

Program

i6

Award Amount

Federal Share

Non-Federal Share

$499,914.00

$629,757.00

This EDA investment will establish a regional commercialization center, the Innovative Product Development Center (IPDC) which will provide community-based innovators and inventors with an array of services and support ranging from proof-of-concept to commercialization within the Alachua and Bradford counties in Florida. The project will focus on developing industry clusters in the life sciences, software/web development and niche manufacturing. Anticipated regional impacts includes the launch of 8-15 startups per year, the creation of 75-100 new jobs, and securing private investment for IPDC startups at a minimum of $1 million annually.

Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE)

Build To Scale (B2S)
formerly Regional Innovation Strategies Program (RIS)

SPRINT Challenge

STEM Talent Challenge

Accelerate R2 Network Challenge

National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship (NACIE)

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