Student teams from 9 countries compete for $25,000 in Idea to Product
The sixth annual Idea to Product® Global Competition at The University of Texas at Austin
Sixteen interdisciplinary teams representing 18 universities and 10 countries will compete for $25,000 in prizes in the sixth Global Idea to Product (I2P®) Competition on Oct. 31st and Nov. 1st 2008, held at the AT&T Conference Center of University of Texas at Austin, by presenting their technology commercialization plans. The student presentations will be reviewed by expert judges who include entrepreneurs, engineers, attorneys, professors, and venture capitalists. Examples of the team projects this year include: a new method for landmine neutralization, a novel smart chemical taste sensor, an ultra-light, flexible printable battery, and a novel technology to rapidly diagnose skin cancer.
Location: The AT&T Conference Center on the University of Texas campus (Map: www.utexas.edu/maps/).
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Friday, October 31st
8:30am: Competition Welcome (Amphitheater 204)
9-12pm: Feedback rounds, where participants will gain valuable insight into perfecting their presentations (Classrooms 101, 102, 201)
Saturday, November 1st:
9-12pm: Challenge (semi-final) rounds (Classrooms 101, 102, 201)
2-5pm: Ted Roden Championship and award ceremony in Amphitheater 204
The Idea to Product® Competition encourages students to create the links between emerging technologies and market needs required to support later stages of commercialization. The I2P® Program educates students about creating viable products and services from technology, and has served as a stepping stone for entrepreneurship. At least one team in each of the previous 13 local and global competitions hosted at The University of Texas at Austin has won research funding or created a new venture.
The Idea to Product® Global Competition is hosted by the Cockrell School of Engineering, the College of Natural Sciences, the Murchison Chair of Free Enterprise, several engineering departments and student organizations. Supporters of the event include the National Science Foundation, NCIIA, MOOT CORP, the Austin Technology Incubator, Fish & Richardson, P.C., and the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship.
The global competition was developed from the I2P® UT Austin local competition, which began in 2001 and continues as a campus-wide event each spring. The success of the local and global competitions hosted by The University of Texas at Austin have sparked I2P® Asia, the National I2P® Competition for EPICS & Social Entrepreneurship, I2P® Europe, I2P® Egypt, Nano I2P®, Global Venture Challenge 2008, I2P® Latin America, I2P® Missouri-Illinois, and ASME IShow.
This year, one set of the semi-final rounds and the final rounds will be broadcast over the internet. To view these video feeds, follow this link.
For more information on the competition and the Idea to Product program, see the main page or call/contact: 512.232.4102 (Cristal Glangchai or Jakub Felkl).
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