They launched an incubator for the top scientists and engineers in the U.S. 63 scientists and engineers in  21 teams made 2,000 customer calls in 8 weeks , turning laboratory ideas into formidable startups. government agency that supports research in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.  Say what? MORE >>

In order to strike this balance, we are building a team that is both driven to create results and driven to incubate new businesses. As in all businesses, we learn by doing, and we are still learning, but here are a few things we have instilled in our team to create an innovation incubator: ExperimentIf you don't try, you don't succeed. MORE >>

WSJ India Chief Mentor has an interesting article on incubators being an important engine of growth of entrepreneurship. Incubators have been known before to have an adverse selection problem. Simply stated, if an entrepreneur has an option to either get cash investment or incubator support, what are they likely to choose. MORE >>

was there when we hashed out the concept of "startup engineering", an idea of Merrick Furst's that I thought was brilliant when he first pitched it. Incubators StartupsEarlier this week Flashpoint , Georgia Tech's new startup accelerator, held it first ever demo day. The early answer is yes. It is a real metric. Flashpoint is winning. MORE >>

Startup incubators have grown in double digits in the last couple of years. Following the success of Ycombinator and TechStars, in recent years we have seen literally hundreds of regional incubators set up in the rest of the US and Europe , across campuses and within vertical industries, such as mobile or finance. The opportunity. MORE >>