"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 Rosalind Franklin University / The Chicago Medical School This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.