"American Universities Are Uniquely Positioned To Ensure U.S. Leads Socially And Economically"
Washington, D.C. - August 29, 2016 - The National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2), an association of university Startup Officers, will hold its first University Startups Demo Day at Congress on September 20, 2016, in Washington, D.C. Universities create over 800 startups each year around the country, and 200 companies were submitted and screened to find the "Best University Startups 2016". These companies are the most exciting early-stage companies presented by the country's great universities."To lead the world in the 21st Century, our nation must have a sustained commitment to education, scientific research, and startups," says Tony Stanco, NCET2 executive director, "and American universities are uniquely positioned to deliver on all three to ensure the U.S. continues to lead socially and economically in this century, as it did in the last."
While everyone is familiar with the dominant position of American universities in two of the three pillars, education and research, little attention has been drawn to the revolutionary transformation occurring at universities to build campus-wide innovation ecosystems. Universities have quietly hired startup officers to help students, researchers and alumni create and fund innovative social and for-profit startups. And, at the same time, they have been establishing new innovation districts on their campuses to nurture and incubate these American dreamers. If you walk onto a university campus today you will find unheralded doers and makers solving the world's most pressing problems, from remotely powered medical devices to regenerative medicine, and from IoT building solutions to alternative sustainable coatings and materials.
The University Startups Demo Day is the university community's opportunity to show the nation how far it's come in its bold, new vision for the future of the university, and how that vision is central to national competitiveness and economic growth, peace and prosperity. The University Startups presenting at the Demo Day have individual stories to tell about the good work they are doing to create jobs, serve humanity and leave the world a better place for the next generation.
For more information about the University Startups Demo Day contact NCET2 or any of the university startup officers listed below whose companies were selected as "Best University Startups 2016".
Best University Startups 2016
COMPANY | UNIVERSITY | UNIVERSITY STARTUP OFFICER |
STATE |
Garwood Medical Devices | University at Buffalo | Brian McIlroy | NEW YORK |
ZOETIC Pharmaceuticals | University at Buffalo | Brian McIlroy | NEW YORK |
Celvive | Rutgers University | Christopher Pflaum | NEW JERSEY |
XPEED Turbine Technology | Rutgers University | Christopher Pflaum | NEW JERSEY |
EpiCypher | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Donald Rose | NORTH CAROLINA |
Renovion | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Donald Rose | NORTH CAROLINA |
Rhizoform | University of Alaska Anchorage | Helena Wisniewski | ALASKA |
Nanochon | The George Washington University | Steve Kubisen | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
LytPhage | Temple University | Steve Nappi | PENNSYLVANIA |
Praeventix | Temple University | Steve Nappi | PENNSYLVANIA |
PolyCore Therapeutics | Drexel University | Bob McGrath | PENNSYLVANIA |
Calidum | University of Nebraska Medical Center | Michael Dixon | NEBRASKA |
Orion BioScience | University of Nebraska Medical Center | Michael Dixon | NEBRASKA |
Claridge-Culp | Texas A&M University | Balakrishna Haridas | TEXAS |
Curtana Pharmaceuticals | University of California, San Diego | Briana Weisinger | CALIFORNIA |
3Bar Biologics | The Ohio State University | Cheryl Turnbull | OHIO |
Neurxstem | The Ohio State University | Cheryl Turnbull | OHIO |
Avisa Pharma Inc | University of New Mexico | Elizabeth Kuuttila | NEW MEXICO |
Building Energy Efficiency Solutions | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Esther Vargas | NEW YORK |
HiberSense | University of Pittsburgh | Greg Coticchia | PENNSYLVANIA |
LumiShield Technologies | Carnegie Mellon University | Reed McManigle | PENNSYLVANIA |
Uniqarta | North Dakota State University | David Wells | NORTH DAKOTA |
Nventi | University of California, Berkeley | Suzanne Levi | CALIFORNIA |
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting | University of Iowa | Paul Dymerski | IOWA |
GreenScale Technologies | University of Vermont | Corine Farewell | VERMONT |
SimUCare | University of Delaware | Joy Goswami | DELAWARE |
Tethis | North Carolina State University | Wade Fulghum | NORTH CAROLINA |
FORGE Life Science | Princeton University | Tony Williams | NEW JERSEY |
Anvyl | University of California, Irvine | Kathleen Eiler | CALIFORNIA |
Sanyal Biotechnology | Virginia Commonwealth University | Ivelina Metcheva | VIRGINIA |
Acera Surgical | Washington University in St. Louis | Nichole Mercier | MISSOURI |
Adipomics | Children's National Medical Center | Greg Baker | DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
Minnepura Technologies | University of Minnesota | Russ Straate | MINNESOTA |
Innotronics | University of Minnesota | Russ Straate | MINNESOTA |
Red5 | Case Western Reserve University | Stephanie Weidenbecher | OHIO |
NeuroLucent | Rosalind Franklin University / The Chicago Medical School | Dora Espinosa | ILLINOIS |
MEDIA CONTACTS:
FOR NCET2:
Ria P. Ancheta-Adrias
National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer
Associate Director
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FOR THE UNIVERSITY STARTUP OFFICERS:
Brian McIlroy SUNY-University at Buffalo This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Christopher Pflaum Rutgers University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Don Rose University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Helena Wisniewski University of Alaska Anchorage This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Steve Kubisen The George Washington University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Steve Nappi Temple University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Bob McGrath Drexel University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Michael Dixon University of Nebraska Medical Center This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Balakrishna Haridas Texas A&M University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Briana Weisinger University of California, San Diego This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Cheryl Turnbull The Ohio State University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Elizabeth Kuuttila University of New Mexico This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Esther Vargas Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Greg Coticchia University of Pittsburgh This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Reed McManigle Carnegie Mellon University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
David Wells North Dakota State University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Suzanne Levi University of California, Berkeley This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Paul Dymerski University of Iowa This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Corine Farewell University of Vermont This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Joy Goswami University of Delaware This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Wade Fulghum North Carolina State University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Tony Williams Princeton University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Kathleen Eiler University of California, Irvine This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Ivelina Metcheva Virginia Commonwealth University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Nichole Mercier Washington University in St. Louis This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Greg Baker Children's National Medical Center This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Russ Straate University of Minnesota This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Stephanie Weidenbecher Case Western Reserve University This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Dora Espinosa |