Volunteers from the business community are central to achieving the Deshpande Center 's mission of helping MIT innovators achieve market impact.

Catalysts are a highly vetted group of individuals with experience relevant to innovation, technology commercialization, and entrepreneurship. Catalysts provide individual contribution to the center and do not represent any company interests in their role as Catalysts.

Catalysts are chosen based on the following qualifications:

• Experience in commercializing early stage technologies and/or mentoring researchers and entrepreneurs, and industry expertise.
• Willingness to proactively provide assistance to MIT research teams.
• Willingness to abide by the time commitment, confidentiality, and conflict of interest guidelines.
• Commitment to the interests of MIT researchers and the Deshpande Center .

All Catalysts must sign a Catalyst Guidelines document and agree to abide by the Deshpande Center's Volunteer Guidelines for managing priviledged information and conflict of interest.

HOW DO I GET MORE INFORMATION?

For more information contact Carol Sardo, Program Coordinator, at csardo "at" mit "dot" edu or (617) 253-8921.

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