US Northeast

Boston University

Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship

 and Commercialization (ITEC)

Jonathan J. Rosen            jjr10@bu.edu     Executive Director

Peter R. Russo           prrusso@bu..eduDirector- Entrepreneurship Programs 

Paul E. McManuspmcmanus@bu.edu     Director- International Programs

Iain Cockburn    cockburn@bu.eduDirector - Research

The Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC) provides a full range of education, training, mentoring, and networking programs and opportunities that support the new entrepreneur. We are centered at the Boston University (BU) School of Management and serve as an educational resource to the entire university campus and to the local, national, and international communities.  ITEC was chartered in the Spring of 2007to broaden the scope of the Entrepreneurship and Technology Commercialization work that the Entrepreneurial Management Institute (EMI ) began at Boston University.

·         Each year about 30 MBA students and 60 undergraduate students graduate with a Concentration in Entrepreneurship from the School of Management.

·         More than 50% of all MBA students take at least one course in Entrepreneurship and all Undergraduate students participate in a semester-long, integrated set of courses (16 credit hours) on Enterprise Creation.

·         There are approximately 20 full and part-time faculty members supporting and teaching Entrepreneurship courses and related electives.

·         Entrepreneurship concentrators are both full- and part-time students; 35% are international

·         Our main focus has been on cross-campus collaboration, especially around technology commercialization.  Some of our initiatives include:

-          Two cross-University courses in technology commercialization

-          “Faculty Boot Camp”, a short intensive program for non-business faculty

-          Modules in Entrepreneurship offered at our College of Engineering

-          A course on Entrepreneurship offered to students at the Medical Schools of BU and another prominent university in Boston.

-          A series of networking events co-sponsored with the College of Engineering

ITEC also sponsors a number of programs and activities to assist the entrepreneurial activities and interests of its students and alumni, and to facilitate networking among them.

Courses Offered to Graduate Students (12 Courses)

Entrepreneurship, Starting New Ventures, Entrepreneurial Management, Social Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Finance, International Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Sales Strategy, Entrepreneurship in a Technology Environment, Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Health Sector, Technology Commercialization, Technology Commercialization in the Life Sciences and Field Studies in Technology Commercialization

Courses Offered to Undergraduate Students (6 Courses)

Entrepreneurship, Small Business Management, International Entrepreneurship, The Family Business, Entrepreneurship in a Technology Environment, and a multi-disciplinary required course in Enterprise Creation

Clubs & Organizations

Boston University Entrepreneurs (Graduate level club), Undergraduate Entrepreneurs' Organization, Alumni Entrepreneurs' Organization, Boston University Biotech Alliance, Boston University Energy Club, Private Equity Club, Boston University Intellectual Property Club

For more information about ITEC: http://www.bu.edu/itec

Jonathan J. Rosen

Executive Director - ITEC

Boston University School of Management

595 Commonwealth Avenue

Boston, MA 02215

617-353-9872