InNUvation

February 23, 2009
In this issue
  • Northwestern University Venture Challenge Kickoff!
  • Applied Research Day
  • Intellectual Property Presentation
  • Other Events
Upcoming Events
  • 2/23-24 - SBIR 101
  • 2/25 - NUVC Kickoff and Team Building event
  • 3/2 - Intellectual Property Talk
  • 3/18 - iBio CareerLinks

What's New with InNUvation



NUVC

NUVC Kickoff and Team Building Social

Time: February 25, 2009 6:30PM Location: Prairie Moon, 1502 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL
Keywords: competition, team building, social, kickoff, NUVC, ideas

Come to the NUVC Kick-off and Team-building Social this Wednesday night!
The Northwestern University Venture Challenge (NUVC) is a business idea competition with over $20,000 in cash prizes!

  • Passionate about a competition where you can make your pitch to real venture capitalists?
  • Own a creative idea but looking for the perfect team to execute it?
  • Want to join a team working on a great idea?
Come find out what we're all about! Come share your ideas and meet teammates!




Applied Research Day Summary

Time: February 19, 2009, Location: Technological Institute
Keywords: Research, graduate, ideas

Applied Research Day 2009 was held on Thursday, February 19th in the Technological Institute. The event was hosted by InNUvation and planned by a 6 member committee within The Graduate School Chapter of InNUvation. There were 19 presenters, 3 speakers, and 9 judges.


The speakers were Dean Julio Ottino, PhD (Dean of McCormick), Prof. Michael Marasco, MBA (Director of NU's Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation), and the keynote was Dr. Charles Kuehmann, PhD (NU MSE Alumnus and CEO of QuesTek Innovations, LLC.).


The judges were Jim Bray (Assistant Director of NU's Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute), Alan Hauser (Director of NU's Technology Transfer Program), Jeff Coney (NU's Director of Economic Development), Ron Kirchner (President of Heartland Angels, Inc.), Nick Arvis (Leader of Presidents Advisory Committee), Tim Lavengood (Director of The Incubator), Joseph Firca (Associate Director of NU's McCormick Office of Corporate Relations), Delara Motlagh (Research Scientist at Baxter Healthcare), and Lora Palmer (Research Scientist at Baxter Healthcare).


We estimate roughly 70 attendees came to look at the posters and roughly 65 guests ended up joining us for dinner. The three winning posters were:

  • 1st place: Ryan Hoshi of Biomedical Engineering for his project "Elasta-guard: a nanoporous biodegradable wound dressing for diabetic foot ulcers"
  • 2nd place: Kelly Luckasevic of Biomedical Engineering for her project "Detection and treatment of metastatic oral cancer using gold nanorods"
  • 3rd place: Elliott Rouse and David Nahlik of Biomedical Engineering for his project "Control of rotation for upper limb prosthesis through the use of an implanted magnet"

ARD is a poster session where students can showcase their research and demonstrate how their work can be translated into a business model. The posters are judged based on research content, business content, organization, and communication skills. Cash prizes are awarded to the top three presenters.


Thank you for your interest.

Best Regards,

Kvar Black and Brandon Tefft, Co-Presidents



Intellectual Property Presentation

Time: March 2, 2009 6PM, Location: Ford Segal Design Institute, G211
Keywords: IP, Patent, Lawyer, Copyright, ideas

Mr. Bufalino will discuss the basics of the various types of patents and trademarks with examples. He will speak to the proper way to document, develop, and disclose your IP. Also he will be supplying a thorough reference guide on IP with sample basic documents for IP disclosure and protection. Food will be served.

Speaker: Angelo J. Bufalino

    Chair, Intellectual Property Practice Group
    Vedder Price

Co-Sponsors: InNUvation and Entrepreneurship and Innovation @ McCormick/Weinberg

A Community Building Grant From: The Graduate School





Other Events



Sustainable Solutions Now

Time: March 1, 2009
Keyword: Energy, Green, Sustainable, Entrepreneurship, Idea

Are you looking for a way to make a difference?

Do you have ideas that can help sustain our planet?

 

As part of its 2015 sustainability commitments, the Dow Chemical Company has established the Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge. The Dow Challenge will award three students or student groups at Northwestern University $10,000 for their work to develop innovative approaches to meet human needs while also protecting the environment, promoting economic growth and achieving social welfare, now and into the future.

 

Proposed research projects should be interdisciplinary in nature, blending applied science or engineering with business thinking. Areas of interest include: Sustainable Chemistry, Energy Efficiency/Conservation, Climate Change, Life Cycle Product Safety, Human Health and the Environment, Sustainable Freshwater Supply & Distribution, Environmental Policy Development & Human Behavior Change, Sustainable Infrastructure

 

CHALLENGE DEADLINE IS MARCH 1, 2009

 

This competition is open to graduate students of Northwestern University. For more information, please visit the Institute for Sustainable Practices at http://www.sustainability.northwestern.edu or contact Professor Kimberly Gray (k-gray@northwestern.edu) or Professor Keith Harley (k-harley@northwestern.edu)



International Clean Energy Business Plan Competition (ICE2009)

Time: March 17, 2009, Location: East Coast, USA
Keywords: Business, Energy, Green, Competition

The Ignite Clean Energy Business Plan Competition ("ICE"), based in new hidden object games for free Boston and headed into its fifth year, has the purpose of sparking the growing clean energy industry by encouraging and aiding entrepreneurs to develop new cleantech businesses and gain recognition and financing of such businesses. ICE provides start-up companies and entrepreneurs with: resources to develop business skills and business plans, networking opportunities with industry professionals, and a platform to attract attention of possible investors. Additionally, ICE provides the possibility of cash and in-kind awards for competition winners.

 

ICE 2009 begins with submission of business plans by March 17, 2009. Over the next five months competitor teams selected as semi-finalists will work with well-qualified mentors and can participate in a variety of workshops to refine their business plans and presentation. In September, 2009 finalists will be chosen by a pool of industry and venture experts. In November, 2009 all finalists will present their business plans publicly and the judges will select several winners.

 

Please visit www.ignitecleanenergy.com for more information about the find all spongebob games competition as well as a list of upcoming Team Building events all over the East Coast. If you are interested in participating or simply learning more about ICE, a Team Building event is a great opportunity to network within the industry. ICE is hosting many upcoming Team Building events all across the east coast. Each location will have a different guest speaker(s), but a presentation of the ICE Competition will take place with networking following in order for potential competitors to meet one another and form a team for ICE 2009.



Third Annual National Security Innovation Competition

Time: Jan. 28, 2009 (deadline) May. 1, 2009 (event)
Keywords: NSIC, competition, prizes, entrepreneurship, ideas

The Third Annual National Security Innovation Competition (NSIC) for college and graduate students will be sponsored by the Colorado Springs Technology Incubator (CSTI) and the Colorado Homeland Defense Alliance (CHDA) in Colorado Springs, Colorado on May 1, 2009.

 

NSIC 2009 is designed to stimulate interest by students in national security-related innovations and expose novel technologies to a broad audience including industry, academic, and government organizations involved in aerospace, defense, security, and first responder activities.

 

The competition is open to full-time undergraduate or graduate students at any college or university, including students who have graduated in the last six months. The entries must be the original idea and work product of the student/advisor team. Cash scholarship awards will be made to the top three teams in the amounts of: First Prize - $5000, Second Prize - $2500 and Third Prize - $1000. NSIC 2009 is sponsored by the Science & Technology Division of the Department of Homeland Security and hosted by MITRE Corporation's Colorado Springs office.

 

The Entry Form must be completed and submitted by January 28, 2009. For more information, see http://www.coloradohda.org/index.php?p=nsic2009.

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