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March 12-14, 2009

2008 Sponsors

Sarosh Kumana

Bank of New York Mellon
Respironics, Inc.
Wabtec Corporation


Draper Triangle Ventures
Fox Rothschild LLP
Idea Foundry
Innovation Works
Medrad, Inc.
Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP
The Fish & Neave IP Group of Ropes and Gray LLP
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center


Adams Capital Management, Inc.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Donald and Sylvia Robinson Family Foundation

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse

The Technology Collaborative

Gefsky and Lehman, P.C.




Please click here to view the 2008 McGinnis Venture Competition Announcement.

Congratulations to our 2008 McGinnis Venture Competition award winners!

2008 McGinnis Competition Final Results:

Technology Track
Grand Prize - University of Manitoba (MOOT)
(Civitech - An early-stage construction technology firm)

Second place - University of Michigan
(ePack, Inc. - Applies technology that provides packaging services for micro-electro mechanical systems companies)


Life Science Track
Grand Prize - Carnegie Mellon University (MOOT)
(Tropical Health Systems - Strives to cure malaria with a medical device that purifies infected red blood cells using a magnetic filter)

Second place - University of Chicago
(Etoh Pharmaceuticals - Seeks to commercialize a drug for the treatment of alcoholism)


Sustainable Technology Track
Grand Prize - Yale University
(Ideal Energy - Electric power company based upon wind-turbine technology)

Second place - Mudra Institute of Communications
(DAG-PL - Produce eco-friendly, low-cost building materials for affordable housing)

Third place - Kennesaw State University
(HydroCoal Technologies - Commercialize fuels produced by its patent-pending technology)


Elevator Pitch Winner
1st Place - University of Louisville
(Partum Group LLC - Developing medical device to monitor a woman’s progress through labor)

2nd Place - Drexel University
(Renaissance Scientific, LLC - Developing new spermicidal material that prevents pregnancies and prevents STIs)

3rd Place - University of Michigan
(ePack, Inc. - Applies technology that provides packaging services for micro-electro mechanical systems companies)


The only venture competition for MBA students that focuses on bringing new technologies to market through entrepreneurship

The McGinnis Venture Competition features three tracks: Technology, Life Science and Sustainable Technology

Winners of Technology, Life Science and Sustainable Technology tracks receive:
Cash awards
Opportunity to pitch directly to a top-tier venture capitalist
Valuable intellectual property services
Automatic berth to Moot Corp® for the top two teams

All McGinnis Venture Competition participants receive:
Interaction with venture capitalists and entrepreneurs
Opportunity to raise capital
Reality check for business plan
Invitation to attend social events in the best venues of Pittsburgh

The McGinnis Venture Competition, hosted by Carnegie Mellon, is a different kind of competition because it revolves around emerging industries such as information technology, biotechnology, sustainable technology, robotics, nanotechnology and telecommunications. Participants will include teams from the top business schools in the country. The event will be held in Pittsburgh at elite venues throughout the city. You will find details about the McGinnis Venture Competition in this site. If you are interested in entering a team, participating as a sponsor, or if you want more information, feel free to contact us at djc@andrew.cmu.edu
 
 

Please visit the Tepper School’s home page to hear Dr. Arthur Boni (Jones Center director) discuss the McGinnis Venture Competition.
 
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