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The Innovation and Technology Commercialization focus area launches in the first year's Fall semester, featuring introductory seminars and facility tours that showcase Purdue's dynamic tech transfer environment. Participants will explore various career options and essential competencies for graduate students pursuing roles in technology-driven corporations or emerging startups. After gaining familiarity with campus initiatives, the Spring term offers diverse hands-on experiences, including collaborative projects with STEM faculty and researchers, working alongside startups in the entrepreneurship hub, partnering with commercialization specialists, or participating in Purdue's NSF I-Corps initiative. As part of a prestigious national network, Purdue collaborates with Michigan and Illinois Urbana-Champaign universities as an I-Corps Node, fostering innovation across more than 25 Midwestern academic institutions.