Dr. Roman M Lubynsky

New England Regional Innovation Node (NERIN) Executive Director
MIT I-Corps
Program Director, Venture Mentoring Service (VMS)

Primary DLC

MIT Office of Innovation HQ

MIT Room: E38-670

Areas of Interest and Expertise

National Science Foundation I-Corps Program
Research-Based University Spinouts
Founders' issues
Customer Discovery
Product / Market Fit
Funding University Spinouts
Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Angel Investing
Business Plans
Change Management
Elevator Pitch
Managerial Communication
Compensation
Competitive Strategy
Entrepreneurship/New Ventures
Intellectual Property Law
Mergers and Acquisitions
Organizational Communication
Start-Ups
Strategic Planning and Management
Sustainability
Venture Capital

Research Summary

Dr. Roman Lubynsky has been a senior staff member at the MIT Venture Mentoring Service (VMS) since 2002. He is also the director and principal investigator for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site program at MIT as well as the executive director of the new NSF New England I-Corps program. His work with I-Corps is aimed at helping researchers successfully translate their discoveries and inventions into products and services that benefit society. In addition to leading the creation of many new programs and initiatives at VMS, he has worked with hundreds of faculty, students and alumni to help advance their ideas. Roman has over 30 years of experience in startups and with growing technology companies. He received his doctoral degree in management from the University of Maryland University College and his MS in management of technology from MIT. His current research focuses on science-based startups from university labs.

Recent Work