NCET2: Research Commercialization Introductory Course Starts Friday, April 15, 2011

The Research Commercialization Introductory Online Course is designed to help researchers better understand what research commercialization really is and how it works. The classes occur on every monday and friday starting 15 April, 2011.Registered students who achieve 60% or greater on the final online multiple-choice test at the end of the program will be granted a Certificate of Successful Completion for this course.

This workshop course is offered free of charge but registration is required.To register Click here

For more information about this webinar contact support@ncet2.org or visit Center.ncet2.org

WBT Showcase 2011

University of Texas at Arlington sponsored the World's Best Technologies Showcase Poster Session , held at Arlington convention center on March 22-23, 2011. Several Universities and early stage companies participated in the poster session.Also,this year UTA hosted a poster competition rewarding the winners with cash prize and a certificate of excellence. The participants enjoyed the competition and the networking with WBT attendees. The winners of the poster competition are:

1.  First prize (Cash prize $500 and a certificate of excellence)
     Prof. Andras Lacko ("Biocompatible, targeted drug delivery system for systemic therapies.")
     University of North Texas, Health Science Center

2.  Second Prize (Cash Prize $ 300 and a certificate of excellence)
     SLIC Team (Prasanna Rangarajan, Vikrant R. Bhakta, Indranil Sinharoy, Manjunath Somayaji and Jonathan
     Dietz) "Structured Light Image Capture"
     Southern Methodist University

3.  Third Prize (Cash Prize $ 100 and a certificate of excellence)
     Mr. Irshad Mohammad ("Wireless Sensors")
     University of Texas at Arlington

4.  Fourth Prize (Certificate of honorable mention)
     Dr. Jozef Borvak ("Natural Immune Enhancing Strategy for Increasing the Yield and Accelerating the Production
    of Antibodies")
     University of North Texas, Health Science Center

5.  Fifth Prize ( Certificate of honorable mention)
     Mr. Richard Tran ("Injectable hydrogel-Assisted Endoscopic Mucosal Resection")
     University of Texas at Arlington

First prize winner Prof. Andras Lacko receiving his award


Second prize winners SLIC team receiving their award