May 19, 2009

In this issue

• Northwestern University Venture Challenge
• Join Innuvation
• Other Events

Upcoming Events

• 5/21 - NUVC Finals

What's New with InNUvation

NUVC Finals

Time: May 21, 2009 Location: Norris Center

Keywords: competition, team building, social, kickoff, NUVC, ideas

Following teams have made it to the final round: NeuRDS Inc., Knowledge Bay, Vasotrex Therapeutics, Frontline SMS Medic, Osseo Magnectic Link, Onyx Instruements.

Note: Please register here. If you plan on inviting friends/family please ask them to register too. This event is open to everyone.

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Position descriptions and applications are available. Click here for more information.

Other Events

NUCATS Innovation Day: Celebrating Translational Innovation

Time: Wednesday, May 20th Location: Baldwin Auditorium, Lurie Research Center

Keywords: Innovation, Chicago, Business, Entrepreneurship

Agenda

8:15 am - Continental breakfast in the Ryan Family Atrium, Lurie Research Center

9:00 am - Introduction, John Linehan, PhD, Director, Center for Translational Innovation

(CTI), NUCATS

9:10 am - Keynote Speech, Michael T. Flavin, PhD, CEO, Advanced Life Sciences

Topics will include:

How he went from an academic post-doc to running publicly traded companies Insights on key steps early in the drug development process that can ensure better translation of therapies from labs to the clinic How and why pharmaceutical companies do what they do

10:00 am - Panel Discussion: The Challenges and Rewards of Commercialization

David Kelso (invited), PhD, Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Director of the Center of Innovation in Global Health Technologies; developer of numerous medical devices for industry and currently focusing on low cost devices for the developing world.
Michael A. Peshkin, PhD, Professor, Mechanical Engineering; founder of Kinea Design, a spinout company developing robotic assistive devices for physical therapists.
Richard B. Silverman, PhD, John Evans Professor of Chemistry; inventor of Pfizer's blockbuster drug Lyrica.
C. Shad Thaxton, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Urology; co-founder of new startup diagnostic/therapeutic company.

11:15 am - Announcement of NUCATS CTI Pilot Grant Initiative Awardees
11:30 am - Program end

Please RSVP to reserve your seat or sign up for the webcast at:
http://www.nucats.northwestern.edu/events/innovation.html

Call for Nominations: The 2009 Whiteboard Challenge

Time: June, 2009

Keyword: Entrepreneurship, challenge, innovation

What do five minutes, a whiteboard and a chance to win cash prizes all have in common? Presenting the 2009 Whiteboard Challenge, June 16 2009.
Are you an entrepreneur with a product concept that just needs some recognition to take off?
Perhaps you're a scientist or researcher at a university or corporation with a world changing technology.
Or maybe you just have been inspired by a novel way to solve a big problem.
If you have a brilliant idea that is missing some public recognition, plan to join us at the 2008 Whiteboard Challenge on June 16. Finalist will have five minutes, a whiteboard, a captive audience and a chance to win cash prizes. This event is the highlight of the spring event season.
Everyone is eligible to submit their own innovative concept for consideration, and presenting finalists will be selected by a distinguished panel of judges.
Presenter applications are NOW OPEN!
Audience registration will be open after our May 20 event “Stump the Innovators”.
For more information, visit the 2009 Whiteboard Challenge page.
To submit an entry, click to open the submission window.

Illinois Technology Development Alliance

Time: Monday, April 13, 2009 (Register here) Monday, June 8th, 2009 (Register here)

Keywords: Networking, technology, entrepreneurship

This is a quarterly networking and educational event that prepares early-stage entrepreneurs to raise capital efficiently.
The moderated event features three companies presenting their investor pitches to an audience of investors, industry leaders, service providers, state and local government representatives, and serial entrepreneurs.

Presenting companies receive constructive feedback on their presentations and business models and assistance in addressing questions and concerns that prospective investors would likely raise. In addition, the event is an excellent forum for any organization to build contacts with capital sources, potential business partners, possible suppliers, and prospective employees.

Purdue University Sixth Biannual Life Sciences Business Plan Competition

Time: Monday, May 18, 2009 (deadline) Tuesday, November 10, 2009 (event)

Keywords: Conference, ideas, technology, entrepreneurship

Purdue University announces the buy a all hidden object games opening of upcoming spongebob game download registration for its Sixth Biannual Life Sciences Business Plan Competition, which will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Offering total prizes in excess of $100,000, the Purdue Life Sciences Business Plan Competition seeks commercially viable business plan entries for innovative products and services in the life sciences industry. The aim is to foster translational research and accelerate the commercialization of intellectual property in the life sciences arena.

Participating teams must represent an actual life sciences company that is no more than three years old; recent start-up life sciences companies are of particular interest. For more information and to register, please visit the competition website at http://www.purdue.edu/discoverypark/entrepreneurship/programs/lifesciences/registration.php.
The registration deadline is Monday May 18, 2009.

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