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*[http://ic2.utexas.edu Website]
*Ambassador: David Pinckney

=== Description ===

Founded by [http://www.ic2.org/kozmetsky.html George Kozmetsky] as a bridge between UT and the entrepreneurship community, the institute has become increasingly academic and focuses on taking its incubator knowledge to other places. It's more focused on macro-issue related to technology and entrepreneurship, rather than helping individual entrepreneurs. [[Austin Technology Council]] and the [[Digital Convergence Initiative]] were spun off from IC2.

IC2 activities include:

*[http://www.bootstrapaustin.org/wiki/index.php/Austin_Technology_Incubator Austin Technology Incubator] - not geared for bootstraps, but for companies taking the funding-driven path
*The Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) program, a one-year degree for working professionals focused on the rapid transfer of research, knowledge, and technology from ideas to the marketplace.
*The Global Commercialization Group, bringing incubation and entrepreneurship expertise worldwide. 
*The UT Austin|Portugal CoLab, a multidisciplinary program building academic excellence in Portugal and helping Portuguese technology-based entrepreneurs to reach US markets.
*The Bureau of Business Research, providing applied economic research and data to Texas businesses and policymakers.

=== Contacts ===

Prentiss Riddle: info AT ic2 dot utexas dot edu