Join the Corporate Selection Committee

Be part of the NCET2 Selection Committee! Contact Ria Ancheta-Adrias to set-up a call: riaancheta@ncet2.org

IP2Startups and USDD Corporate Selection Committee Pool Includes (partial list):

Our Corporate Selection Committee is composed of open innovation officers, corporate VCs, technology scouts, and corporate R&D that are actively looking at university IP and university startups for partnership opportunities in the following technical areas.

Pharmaceuticals and Medical


  • Amway
  • DSM
  • Evonik
  • GSK
  • Lubrizol
  • M Ventures (Merck KGaA)
  • Pfizer
  • Sony

Advanced Manufacturing


  • BMW
  • DSM
  • DuPont
  • Eastman Chemical Company
  • Evonik
  • GSK
  • Lubrizol
  • M Ventures (Merck KGaA)
  • Pepsico
  • SABIC
  • Sony

Clean Tech and Chemicals

  • BASF
  • DuPont
  • DSM
  • Eastman Chemical Company
  • Evonik
  • Lubrizol
  • M Ventures (Merck KGaA)
  • SABIC
  • Schlumberger

Information and Communications Technology (ICT)


  • GSK
  • IBM
  • Schlumberger
  • Sony
The University Startups Demo Day provides road-weary corporates discover and review university startups in one place.
  • Better understanding for corporates of what is available in universities
  • Better coordination with universities in broadcasting needs of corporates
  • Better dealflow for corporates seeking to work with university startups

Be a Selection Committee Member for the University Startups Demo Day
  • View and review university startups in your technical areas
  • Broadcast your general scouting/investment areas via
    • Corporate Needs Broadcast webinars for your industry and technical area
    • Speakin opportunity at a Corporate Needs Showcase panel at the University Startups Demo Day
  • Meet with the Best University Startups event for networking and relationship-building

How do corporates apply and participate?

  • Email Ria Ancheta-Adrias at riaancheta@ncet2.org to set-up a call with our team
  • You can be a tech scout, corporate VC, open innovation officer, R&D manager, or part of a corporate business unit that actively looks at IP and startups at universities
  • There can be more than one representative per corporation
  • Download the sample scoring sheet as a sample of how to score the companies that interest you