MIIE Goals,Provide gap funding to speed commercialization of research.
Quick MIIE/MUCI Facts;
7 MIIE award cycles to date
$5.9 million to 122 projects at 14 universities to date
$8 million awarded (2001-2008) by MIIE's predecessor program MUCI - which has led

to over $401 million in follow-on funding
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Collaborating Organizations
 Representatives of MIIE’s member universities work with many volunteers from the

state’s venture capital/angel network, industry and economic development

communities.

YES! NMU IS A MEMBER, SEE THE LINKS PAGE

http://miie.org/about.html
http://miie.org/links.html

$MMTC ROCKS!!! VERY, VERY VERY SOON!!!!!!!!!

IM JUST SAYIN

THE GOV, IS PROBABLY LONGER TO GET THE GRANT
http://www.neh.gov/grants/research/collaborat...rch-grants